Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-05-20
The People Pay.


~ declares that the Republics
programme Of this Congress 10 10
sntsgoniEs the economy OF the
Democrats in the last three Con.
crosses. The Treasury 10 full. and
can be kept full BY taxation on .
war bssis. Some Republicans msy
sish TO deny hh authority, har-
iDs the odiun OF . corrupt ana
chAracterless leadership; but Che
record speaks louder thas insiacere
protests, aud shows . perfect ae-
cord in the party on every sstsne
of spoliatiou or Of reckless expsndi-
ture since the beginning of the
session.
The Legislative, Executive, and
Judicial bill for the next fiscal
year exceeds in the aggregate the
present law By o., $50, Ses and
the Committee of Appropriations
prstesa to excuse this large sud
npjustifiabls increase by uyisg
that it is less by $l,4S4 ,855 than
the estimates, which were purpose
ly excessive, aud made so by the
different departments aud bureaus
for this very use. The Post Office
bill, the Indian bill, tbs Army
bill, the Agricultural bill the De
ficieacy bills, and Others thus far
reported or passed, are without
exception loaded down with aSdi-
tiors to the usual grants that will
foot up millions. Nnl,itudes OF
new offices have been created and
Jet the public service swarms with
old sinecures and idlers.
In the House OF Representatives
the Committee on Appropriations
consists of fifteen members-sine
Republicans and six Democrats.
Frank Hiscock is Chairman, and
Secor Robson is second in order,
but first in consequence and in
management. or the whole nun-
der there are but three Democratic
members who in any proper ssnse
can be called economists.
This important committee was
packed by Robson to do the very
work it has been doing and will
yet do. Randall, Holman Bloupt,
and other Democrats, who had
proved themselves the efficient
friends of economy, and whose ex
perience is Of great value in legis.
lation, were excluded intentionsl-
~ from this committee because
they would be stumbling blocks
in the way of jobs. Mr.. Whit
thorns was put off the committe vn
Naval Affairs, where he bad snvsd
millions TO the Treasury, and had
exposed the venalisy OF Secor
Robson, because his presence
there would have checked the
schemes o! plumber which are held
back to wait o favorable ohanos in
ths House.
Prodigality is visible in every
direction. The policy OF retrencl-
ment, introduced in the 44th Con
gvess by the Democrats, aud by
which the expenditures were re-
duced thirty millions in The first
year they controlled the appropri-
ations, has been radically rsvels
ed. The Republican rule is ex
travagance, loose legislation, anu
jobbery.
These facts cannot be concealed
from the country, and others Ike
them, equally damning, will enter
seriously into the elections mex
TALL. No arts of the Demeg rgue,
no misrepresentation of the lyiug
politician, can mi,lead the people,
with this record to convict the r.
publissn party Of willful waste, OF
organized raids on the Treasury,
aud OF mstured schemes of plum.
der.
The Republicans have possession
Of every branch OF the Govern
ment-legislative, executive, and
judicial. They have the cummit-
tees 30 shape Legislation in their
own way. They are responsible for
every dollar OF expenditure and Tor
every job that may be passed aud
they will not be permitted 10 es.
cape that responsibility. IN. Y.
Sun.