The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-07-01
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Mr. Cleveland Ia in earneaI

Mr.. Cleveland is IN earnes&
tentious to curb the extras
Congress. On Monday he vetoed
sion bills and two bills appropfh
money for public buildings. He sta!
in message to Congress that during th1
present session 493 special pension bills
have been presented to him. and that he
is advised that III more will be presented &
in day or two. he dwells upon the
propriety of leaving applicants Tor pen +
sions to the regular channel OF the Fen.
sion Bureau, which is fully equipped to;T
attend properly to their cases, and con-. b
demns the demoraliziDg idea Htbat as 4
against the public treasury, the most q
Questionable expedients are allowable. s
he vetoes the two public buildings billgs
because nc Federal Offices are located at
the places provided for in the bills except 4,
post Offices, and the postal business ofaSs
those places does not warrant Inc erec;as
tion of public buildings for their espse
accommodation.
In this connection tits interesting to n
notice the figures showing the exl,sndl:i Al
lures by the United States Goveriimenta3 III
on account Of pensions The 81
amount of disbursewen on account Of SsII
pensions during the fiscal year ending /,
June 80, 1885, was $65, ,693, 707, being spssl!!
increase of SS,420, ,170. over the previous
wear. Ten years previous in 1875, Jhe;
disbursements on account of pensic1 B
we're only 1858, III, and in 1866 theyiss,,ll q
were only S8,525, ,153. So that the pens
sion disbursements last year are nearly.
eight times as much as they were 20 years.
ago, and more than twice what they were
10 years ago.
The number of pensioners on the rollas
in 1866 was Sc, 1886. In 1875 they had "A
increased to 234, 1921, and in 1885 thea
number had grown to 345, l25:s
Ii there any wonder that there should q
be such an expression as sspension grabsas
current in this country Is not the9s,
President right when he insists that Con:as
gress shall cease the reckless Passage
pension bills at nominal sessions held
for the express purpose of their consider:as
alton and attended by q small minority
of members?" In his position he yerytae
properly recognizes the proptlety 4!
granting pensions to- soldiers who are 8
entitled TO them under the principles 0flI
the pension laws. But he is also right
in thinking that some greater effort should 4
be made to ascertain who are entitled stol|
them than can be put forward in 4;
nominal sessions" sssisI
In this very matter of pension legislas 3
ton, and in other eS Stravagances of Com ;sf
gress in squander;ng the public treasure
are to be found some potent causes Of 4
the present depression of business. AsideS
from the burdens of taxation, which such 4
expenditures involved, it is impossible
that great government like this shsSs 4
mar age its immense financial adaisS4 i
4loos ely and in violation of the ordinary 4
principles of economy without demoral
izin, to some extent the business Of 5h|
civilized world. Free trade and prptec'
itior the silver dollar, imitation and con:
trae lion Of the currency, importal6 fnan; 4
cial questions, as they are, are:u g e
important as the necessity for stopping q:
the waste of public money that is been q,
going on so long under Republican rule, Il
and which the President is now SO brave
ly endeavoring to stem. - Colitsbia' tss} ss;5
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