The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-04
The ACTUAL FACTS.


penditures Under Republican and Par
TALLY Democratic Control OF the Gov
eminent
In 4 late speech Senator F. NJ 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 l. ISL and con-
tinued in uninterrupted control of the judi
cial and executive branches up to March 4,
1885 and OF the Legislative up to March 1. 1873
the beginning of the Forty fourth Congress,
which first met in December, 1870 The House
of Representatives has been Democratic since
March 4. 1873, during the Forty-fourth, Forty
fifth, Forty-sixIh, FOrty-eighth and Forty
ninth Congresses. and was Republican dur
ing the Eorty-Seventh Congress The Senate
has been continuously Republican except dur
ing the Forty sixth Congress, when the DEM
ocratS had small majority. The executive
branch passed into Democratic hands on
March 4, lSS5- The Forty-frst, Fortv-second
and Forty-third Congresses, from March 4.
1853. to March I. 1873, six years. being Repub-
Hcau in both the House and Senate. made the
appropriations for the expenditures of the
six fiscal years. ISL to 1876, inclusive. The
Forty-fourtn, Forthwith and FOrty-siNth
Congresses, from March 4, 1875. to March 1,
1851, SIX years, with Democratic House and
Republican Senate, except in the FOrty-SiXth
Congress- made appropriations for the eX-
penditureS for the SIX fiscal years ISL to 1882.
inclusive. The FOTty-Scventh Congress. Re
publican in both branches. made the appro-
pratiOns for the expenditures in the fiscal
years lSSS and 1884. The FOrty-eiGhth and
Forty-ninth Congresses from March 4. 1855,
to March 4. 1881. Democratic in the House and
Republican i'll the Senate, made the appro-
priatiOns for the fiscal years 1885, 1856 and
lSS7.
In the comparisons shall give shall state
the figures from the tinal official records made
i'll 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-
ditureS for such year.
The net ordinary expenditures for the six
fiscal years 1871 to 1876 during full Republican
control amounted to the sum OF 81, $50. 251.-
45g SO, ana for the six fiscal years lS1T to 1882,
with Democratic House. amounted 10 ST.
50. .h@, $40, thus showing IL reduction bv Il
Democratic House of SIJl347, 955;'9, or an an
nual saving OF 81. 3t $50 p 1T including the
eIpend lures for pensions and interest on the
public debt during the two periods, and we
Still have a total saved by n Democratic
House in six years of Sl2j SIS ..3l y or an au-
nual saving OF ST.. l36315 2ll5. What were the
items OF these large reductions or savings,
The record shows them to be rs follows:
In civil and miscellaneous expenditures. s. y
gif.j223s; in War Department, S1,lSi,; s$3 -;
in Navy Department, S43, 5jf.27; III In
dian service, s6.l7j,346.05; in premiums on
loans and purchase of bonds. SlS6Ig, $3.50;
in interest on the public debt, $l03-
50 S6d19. These items shown an aggre-
gate saving of S2}l, G,I{ IOiO7 in six
years under Democratic House. In what
item of expenditure was there an excess suf-
fcient TO reduce this sum TO Sijl, 3i1, 9E5.3J?
The excess of expenditures for pensions to
our countrys wounded ana disabled heroes
and their widows and orphans dur ng these
six years of Democratic supremacy in the
House over the expenditures for the same
objects during the SIX preceding years of
Republican control was S7a5l5. IS. the ex-
act sum making the reduction. Now COM
pare the same expenditures for the fiscal
years 1883 and 1854 under Republican Con-
gresS with those for the fiscal years 1881 and
lsS2 under a Democratic House and we find
that the expenditures were for 1855 and 1884
s3Gl534 3Si-S.. and exclusive of pensions and
interest on the public debt were S214.a54, 90
II, and we're for 1881 and 1SS2 S5lS.G4. :S2I 10,
and exclusive of pensions and interest on the
pubic debt were S2,j3, 1U3. ~, thus showing
an apparent reduction in lSS and 1884 over
1851 and lSS! i'll total expenditures of 81, l5g.-
9i5.29; but an actual excess of expenditures
excluding pens. and in crest on the public
debt of S2J.Gj. l54S2 not considering the fact
that there was no Appropriation for rivers
and harborS for the wear lSS4
Now compare such expenditures for 1888
and 1854 under n Republican Congress with
those for the fiscal years 1855 and 1856 under
Democratic House again, and we have for
1855 aud 1884, 1913, 5:'4 Isl 81. and excluding
pensions and interest S2TI.35407OH, and for
1873 and 1SS6 $5G2 7l0,J73.6l. and. excluding
pensions and interest. S2Sl 2&b. 5}g. 81. thus
showing an apparent saving in 1883 and 1885
in total expenditures of SG.SS4,3 0S %; but eX-
Guiding pensions and interest, an excess of
s.. SS2. 1921 which was caused largely by ap-
preparations in 1885 for deficiencies not pro-
Vided FOR IN 1884. The Republican press and
leaders have made Il great camOr over the
alleged anC pretended extravaganza of the
appropriations for the fiscal year l'S7, made
by the present Democratic House of the
FOrty-nnth Congress ut the las session. and
have attempted 10 make the impression upon
the people that the present Democratic Adj
mInistration WAS eXtravagdnt and wasteful.
We can never know what the net ordinary
expenditures for any fiscal year may be until
the expenditures have actually been
made, the year ended and the books
in the treasury closed. The expediture5
preparations, and, if more. the deficiencies
VIII. during the ensuing session. he provided
for. Therefore. at this period in the fiscal wear
leS1, we can only take the appropriations
already made, rs a basis for comparison.
Now. compare the ordinary expenditures for
the fiscal year 1854 under a Republican Con-
Eress with the appropr ations made at the last
session for the present fiscal year 1887. The
aggregate appropriations for 1857 are $,64-
1Si.519.59 for all objects and purposes. Now,
deduct from this aggregate the several appro-
pratiOns not incident to the necessary opera
lions of the Govern ment and not made in 1884
and not ordinary IN their character, as fol-
lows for paving Alabama awards S5.769.GI5. s.
For new navy. S3,5IO,00); excess of pensions
over 1884. S20645. 81 81; for rivers and harhors
not Appropriated for in 16S4. Sl4,413g00. Now,
deduct these sums, amounting to S44. 3SS,-
So'.~-, rom TIE tOIdl dppFOpr1htlOns ana we
have 500 .692 81. Deduct the same from
the net ordinary expenditures of 1854, which
were 1914 LII, 224 30. and we have the sum of
Sl3, i3l ,jjl.9j as the saving or reduction by
the appropriations for 1857 over 1884. This
clearly shows the falsity of the Republican
clamor and the actual economy of the pres
ent Administration. In this calculation no
account has been taken of the interest on the
public debt, which is gradually being reduced, |
and will be less this year than in 1884. Max
ing proper reductions for the decreased in
tereSt, and we will still have Il saving of near
S2U,0O0.OJO- Thus the records show a reduc-
ton, II saving in the ordinary expenditures of
the Government in the enormous sum of over
SlT0Ob0.000 by the Democratic House OF Rep
resentatives, and establish the Democratic
prime pie economy in the public expense
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