The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-11-10
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER
TINE ACTUAL FACTS.

THE ACTUAL FACTS.
A Co,apsrjscn Of the Net N.tsesal E1-
peaditures Under Republican and Par
TALLY Democratic control 6f the Gov.
ernment.
In late speech Senator F. M. Cock
rell, of Missouri, gave the following
conclusive statistics regarding the Ma
tional administration of public affairs
under the different parties:
The Republican party assumed tho control
of National affairs on March 1. 1851, and con-
tinued in uninterrupted control of the judi.
1885. and of the legislative up to March 4. 1875,
the beginning OF the Forty fourth Congress,
which first met in December, 1878 The House
Of Representatives has been Democratic since
March I, 1876, during the Forty.fourth, Forty
fifth, FOrty-sixth, Forty-eighth and Forty:
ninth Congresses, and was Republican dur.
ing the Forty.seventh Congress: The Senate
has been continuously Republican except dur
ocrats had a small majority. The executive
branch passed into Democratic hands on
March 4, 1856 The Forty-first, Forty-second
and Forty-third Congresses, from March 1,
1859, to March l. 1875, six years. being Repub-
iican in both the House and Senate, made the
appropriations for the expenditures of the
six fiscal years, 1871 to 1876, inclusive. The
FForty-fourth Forty-fifth and Forty.sixth
1881, six years. with Democratic House and
Republican Senate, except in the Forty sixth
congress, made appropriations for the ex-
pendtures for the six fiscal years 1877 70 1882,
publican in both branches. made the appro
prlations for the expenditures in the fiscal
years 1888 and 1884. The Forty-eighth and
Forty ninth Congresses, from March 1, 1883,
Republican in the Senate made the appro.
f RS''onS '0r inc n''s' years 1854 1850 ana
:. In the comparisons shall give shall state
the figures from the final official records made
in the Treasury Department about the last of
August after the close of the preceding fiscal
year. and after all the expenditures for each
fiscal year have been audited and determined,
being the final record of net ordinary expen-
The net ordinary expenditures for the six
fiscal years 1871 to 1875 during full Republican
control amounted to the sum of 81, $50, ISL
1888, and for the six fiscal years 1877 to 1882,
6sS, 1893, 5O4.20 thus showing q reduction by a
Democratic House of Sl5l.347, $3.50, or an an
nual saving of SIS, "a, 1929 IL, including the
expenditures for pensions and interest on the
House In six years of $l26 slS 2S9.2S, or an an
nual saving Of I'll. l36, S732lh. What were the
items OF these large reductions or savings?
In civil and miscellaneous expenditures, $780,
in Navy DeDarsnens Ms 81 55iss: i'm in In In.
dian service, SO. l75.3 46O6. in premiums OH
in Aa Interest on the 81 p0eS dss s1
614,S66T9. These items shown an aggre-
gate saving of $685., 6S3. l06G7 in six
years under Democratic House. In what
ncient to reduce this sum to SIS, 3l7. 9,5 ssl
The excess OF expenditures for pensions to
cur country's wounded and disabled heroes
and their widows and orphans during these
House over the expenditures for the same
objects during the Six preceding years of
Republican control was $79.315, eS the ex-
act sum making the reduction. Now com.
pare the the, same expenditures for the fiscal
! gress with those for the fiscal years 1881 and
1852 under Democratic House and we find
that the expenditures were for 1883 and 1884
$685. 3s1.s7. and exclusive of pensions and
| interest on the public debt were SsN. 354 CO.
IA, and were for 1881 and 1889 S5lS s94, 327 .16,
and exclusive of pensions and interest on the
public debt were $253, 703, 9O5 81, thus showing
an apparent reduction in 1883 and 1884 over
| 1881 and 1882 in total expenditures of $9,159,
! $3.50; but an actual excess of expenditures
| excluding pensions and interest on the public
debt Of $40 659, 16ls 81 not considering the fact
I CndC C06rc was NO 6ODrOprt&GlOn Tor rivers
| and harbors for the year 1884.
Now compare such expenditures for 1885,
and 1884 under a Republican Congress with
those for the fiscal years 1885 and 1885 under
.l Demoerat ds House sga.1, and we have fol
pensions and interest s274.354, O7O.44, and fol
1885 and 1886 S502, TIC, o73sl, and, excluding
| pensions and interest $751; 236, 1896. thus
showing an apparent saving in 1885 and 1885,
| in total expenditures of IS, ,3OS 20; but ex
| cinNinp mansions and ipfprnst m axonoa n
| So, 8S2, 1921. which was caused largely by ap
| preparations in 1885 for deficiencies not pro
vided for IN 1884. The Republican press ant
leaders have made a great clamor over thu
| appropriations for the fiscal year 1887, made
by the present Democratic House of tn,
! Forty-ninth Congress at the last session, ant
have attempted to make the impression upo!
ministration was extravagant and wasteful
We can never know what the net ordinar!
expenditures for any fiscal year may be unit
ns I Hear end Ssye sn actually fs o es
in the treasury closed. The expediture
may be more or less than the ap
preparations, and. il more, the deficienoie
win. during the ensuing session, be proy,de'
1887, We can only take the appropriation
already made, as basis for comparison
Now, compare the ordinary expenditures TO
the fiscal year 1884 under kepub lican Cor
i SACoo WAeA tAC 0pR4Opi 1GtOAS Hluuc ~ Inc IN,
session for the present fiscal year 1857. III
aggregate appropriations for 1887 ere 1854
7S3, 1859 for all objects and purposes. Nov
deduct from this aggregate the several apprt
priations not incident to the necessary opers
tons of the Government and not made in 1876
and not ordinary in their character, ~ 70
lows for paying Alabama awards s., 76s,0l5.
For new navy. $3,55o,0 900; excess of pension
not appropriated for in 1884, sl4, 4T3soO. Nov
deduct these sums amounting to ~, 1888
8S7.22, from the total appropriations and "
have $40 3s4, 692 81. Deduct the same froI
the net ordinary expenditures Of 1884, whic
were s244 1926, 24l.3S, and we have the sum {
$223, 731, ISL. 96 as the saving or reduction b
the appropriations fer 1887 over 1884. TIL
clearly shows the fals&y of the Republica
clamor and the actual economy of the pre-
account has been taken OF the interest on th
public debt which is gradually being reduced
and will be less this year than in 1884. NAL
ing proper reductions for the decreased ii
terest, aud we will still have saving Of mes
$4,000. 00t. Thus the records show a redu
ton, saving in the ordinary expenditures
the Government in the enormous sum of Owe
sl70,0UO,0O0 by the Democratic House OF Re
resentatives, and establish the Democrat
principle economy in the public expenl
that labor may be lightly burdened."
Under the clause of the Unite
States constitution giving power
Congress to regulate inter-sta1
commerce Mr.. Reagan, of Texa
has been trying to get la
passed to regulate tie cost ,
transporting passengers and freigl
from one State to another. A Dem,
cratic House passed the bill, but it W.
defeated in a Republican Senat
When the Democratic party makes
its special mission to break up pool
combinations, monopolies and synd