New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-16
CARLISLE'S " FAIRNESS
HIS TALK ABOUT DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
STATEMENTS THAT ARE NIsL2ADiNG-FiGUREs THAT
ARE FAR PROM BEING PAIR ANp EXACT.

STATEMENTS THAT ARE MISLEADING Fibtfiss THAI
ARE FAR PROM BEING FAIR ANp EXACT.
WAsuINGroS. Sept. - t'p.caD The Speaker OF
tbe House o Representatives - Of tho fairest Of
men, (" for he himself hath said it" on numerous
occasions. and the statement has been frequently
published. Mr. Carlisle hls just furnished another
eramn,e OF his fairness in the shape of statement
resDcetng appropriations This remaTSlble state
n,ent. which first appeared in print Oh Monday. n
going the rounds of the Democratic newspapers. II
Mr. Randall or almost any other man. bad furnished
it. he would have been accused OF misrepresentation
and suppression of the fncts. Mr. Carlisle declares
that - we saved in the fiscal year ended June 30,
1883. the sum of aT17, 743 796-quite goodly
sum- By partial statement he seeks to make it
appear that the appropriations and expenditures
were less by that amount in the first full year under
a Democratic Administration than the year proceed
inc Mr. Carlisle Is careful not 70 take into account the
amount appropriated at the last session to supply
dedcjencie. caused by inadequate appropriations for
tie year $50. which was Sl3, 967,372 He is also
careful TO omit to state that Democratic House and
Republican Senate agreed IN appropriating tho sum
Of 5000 200 for the Improvement of rivers and
barbors in 1855 and that appropriation Tor that
ohiect was made Tor 1856 The latter item wipes
ont his saving" of sS,3f6 42j on account Of the
War Department and shows actual increase of
80 500 775 IN other items for that branch Of the pub
lie service The two item which Mr. Carlisle forgot
to mention amount 20 $279l6,572, or SlO,112.1'G
more than his boosted saving. Among the items OF
saving, enumerated by the Speaker ia ohe OF
10Y 2ss on account of the diplomatic and consular
service lie appears 10 have been conscious that ms
statement would challenge investigation and exposure
n so he said that perhaps In justice ne ought 10 OK
Main Inst this saving was Attributable manly 70
a qoot If seduction in the amount paid On account
-
Great Britain. But Mr. Ccylisles sense oil FAIRNESS
- boom or,rol, NOR ,tronr enough to impe him to
tell the exact truth. winch that the e@ren''uio'
nrororlv cbaroeable to the consular and dlroha'lc
aoie il 1856 exceeded those Of 1885 by the sum -
~ 900 not including large amount of deficiencies
for H.. wear 1883 appropriated at the Last session to
ray disbonored drafts Of consular and diplomatic
officers.
Mr. Carlisle was asked about the charge Of extrava
caaeo in the appropriations Or the current year. lie
laughed oyousy as he replied 4" ] can tell you all
about that with absolute exactness The ten great
appropriation bills which provide for the annual sup
port of the Government-wc have other permanent
and extraordinary appropriations also-are the AgIi
cultural the Army the District of Columbia, the
Navy the Legislative, Executive and Judicial, the
Military Academy, the POst-ohice aud the SundIy
Civil There was appropriate by these DIG Tor the
fiscal wear ending jane 30. 1NS6 the sum OF eloZ-
400 779 Is while the appropriation made by the last
session of Congress the same bs ana Tor the same
purroses Tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1851
was II fGOO4 JS3 "A. or S6,4S6l93 II less than
for the preceding year. Instead q the appropriation
beng larger. il Is six ANA bali millions less" Hy
this statement the Speaker OF course intended 20 con-
yoy the idea that the entire appropriations Tor Ie cur
rent fiscal year amount only TO @l46oOl.o S3 ~ or
S6.5OOOuO less thau for 1850 IL l. true that he
aliudcs to certain permanent ana EXTRAORDINARY
apuroprations." but he does it in light and airy
manner calculated deceive the unwary reader Mr.
Carsle speaks of "th ten great appropriation bills
I'D r..sfl IA 1Iff Inc
Indian aud Consular and diplomatic bills. Including
these two bills the total j. nearly Tl1DObUOOO
which SHOWS trfing error OF about v3,oOo 900 m
Mr. Carlise's statement OF "absOiute cNactless."
What else does he omit! First. he l. careful not 10
disclose lc fact that not dime was appropriated on
account of Notifications for our decncelcss seahoard
cities second DE O,nts the River and iarbOr bill OF
Ttl,f739u0; tbiri, he has not word To say about
tic miscellaneous appropriations, amounting To
$40. 7G9OlJ. OF when - 100 Oi5 WIS ON account ol
the Alabama awards fourth, he Onlts 9l3.JDt,1'Z
appropriated account OF deficiencies. which b. was
bound 10 include here, rs he Lau omitted II IN his
COMPARISON OBJ appropriations LOT 800 ana ioopi
hiib, he ucsle cts to include the Pension Appiolna-
toa bill. Which amount TO ts6Ol5 200 These ein's-
sious beng supplied, the total 10 80 tNu 49, Ia
steld OF IS i6 UO4 JS3 Moreover TINS total does not
include permanent annual indefinite appronriaiog-,'
which. according TO Acting Secretary farch.ids' IS
oicia statement furnished Ia Representative Cannon,
viii amount to at least SOB OOO.OOO
IL AUST he confessed thai ior stat mont of also
iuic cAuctncoa " the 0ne iWnl,ied TO Tire Democratic
newsp'pe.- oN Spea.'f iiii.'e is open I'D uh'oin-
monty srt ere criticism. In the same int view ile
Speaker ASSERTS that the revenues oil e cur ent year
vii g. coed thc enormous appropriations 10y " az least
$50 OOO. 900 0I 3J.OOOOJu," and that democrats
aud Republicans alike vfto eager" in voting 40 ley
Tor the payment of PENSIONS Has speaker Carlisle
forgotten that he and bis party ia tne House ,tiogc for
day- at the last session change thc rules as 10
ia-ten npon every pension bin au ouunND tax pro-
vision That the oy plea iOi tins was one OF necessity
account OF prospective deficiency IN the revenues,
aud that pension legislation was defeated by the
majority because the Republicans would not consent
to hc obnoxious al invidous distinction which i was
al tempted to create the expense Of disabled Union
pensioners and the widows and orphans of deceased
Union veterans How docs the cuiucnty iar'
Kentucky statesman reconcile the legislative conduct
and statements Of himself and hi, party associates in
tie House with his campaign statements now