Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-11-11
EAcTs Anp Elou6Es

a Comparison OF the Net NAt1onn1 Ex-
penditures Under Rspubllcan and Par
<faiIy DemoCratfc Control of tho Gov
eminent
tell, of Missouri, gave the following
conclusive statistics regarding the Ma
.ional administration of public affairs
dnder the different parties:
The Republican party assumed tho control
Ut National affairs on March 4. SCI. and CON
<inued in uninterrupted control OF the judi
cial and executive branches up TO March 4.
1855 and of the legislative up to March t. 15.5,
which 3rst met in December 1919 The House
OF Representatives has been Democrntlc since
f1fth, ForTy-sixth, Forty-cightE aud Forty
ninth Congresses. and was Republican dur
iia: been Continuously Republican except dur.
ing the Fort -sixth Congress. when the Dem
ocrats had small majority. The executive
branch passed into Democratic hands on
bIarch 4. 1873. The Forty-first. Fort second
and Forty-third Congresses. from March t.
1863 TO March 1. 1910. six years. being Repuo-
Iican in both the House and Senate made the
appropriations for the expenditures of the
Fcrty-fourth, Forty-fifth and Fottysixth
Congress from March 4. 1875, to March 4.
ISL six year.. with a Democratic House and
Republican Senate. except in the Forty sixth
Congress. made appropr. atoms for the ex-
Inclusive, The Forty-seventh Congress, Re-
publican in both branches. made the appro.
priatlous for the expenditures IN the fiscal
years 1888 ana 1884. The Forty eighth and
Forty-niuth Congresses. from March 4. 1859.
70 March 4. 1857. Democratic in the House and
Republican i'll the Senate. made the appro-
i ss1 i0r Inc nSoai years 1882 1919 ana
In the comparisons shall give I shall state
the figures from the final official records made
ia 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 hecn audited and determined,
being the final record of net ordinary expen-
dItureS Tor Sucn
The net ordinary expenditures for the six
fiscal years 1871 to 1876 during full Republican
control amounted to the sum of ST $50 257 :
ass. 81, and for the six fiscal years 1877 TO 1882
with Democratic House. amounted to ST.
62o,SJ9, sJU4I0 thus showing reduction by q
Democratic House Of SI5I;347. 955-3 80. or an an
nual saving of S25. "a i59.23 rs. including the
sexpendf tures for pensions and interest on the
public debt during the two periods. and we
still have a total saved by Democratic
Hual saving OF SCI. 1876, 3732lH. What were the
items Of these large reductions or savings:
In civil and miscellaneous expenditures. So l.
9i&,522as; in War Department, S7,lSI, SD. 75
dian service, Sells. O5; in premiums on
iohns and purchase of bonds. SIs6i9,4&5 81;
s4saa 81 These items p SHOWN os sn aSFre
gate saving of S23). G5;i. i0i07 in X
years under Democratic House. In what
item of expenditure was there an excess suf-
ficient to reduce this sum 70 Si5I,3i1 5 3?
The excess Of eSDenditureS for pensions to
and Their widows and orphans dur ng these
six years of Democratic supremacr i'll tne
House over the expenditures for the same
Officers during the X preceding years of
Republican control was S7..3I5, III SO. the ex-
act snll lnaNiuE the reduction. Now com
pare the Same expenditures for the fiscal
ycnrs 1885 and less under Republican Con-
gross with those for the fiscal years 1851 and
1S5. under II Democratic House and we find
that the expend lures were for 1888 and 1854
$5o9524. 3Sl 81, and exclusive of pensions and
interest on the public debt were S314..54, 05O.-
Il, and We're for 1881 and 1SS3 $5iS59t. .s21 Ii,
and exclusive ofpensions and interest on the
pubic debt were $253, I03. 9J5 g., thus showing
au apparent reduction in 1885, and 1857 over
1881 and 1882 in total expend lures of So, 49,
$3.50: hut an actual excess OF expenditures
excluding pensions and interest on the public
that there was no appropr alton Tor rivers
and harbors for the wear 1854.
Now compare snch expenditures for 1888
and 1884 under Republican Congress with
those for the fiscal years 1881 and 1856 under
Democratic House again. and we have for
pensions and interest SZ74.354.170 n. and for
1885 and 1886 $5O2. III .UT3.6l. and. excluding
showing an apparent saving in 1885 and 1856
in total expenditures OF $G.sei.3 20; but ex-
$685., 1851 which was caused largely by ap.
preparations in 1855 for defc ences not pro
vided for IN 1884 The Repubt can press and
headers have made great clamor over the
salleged ano pretended extravaganza of the
appropriations for the fiscal year 1857. made
by the present Democratic House of the
Eorty-ninth Congress at the las. session, and
the people that the present Democratic Ad
ADMINISTRATION was eXtrayagOnt and wasteful.
expenditures for any fiscal year may be unit
the expenditures have actually been
made, the year ended and the books
in the treasury closed. The expenditure
may be more or less than the APP
preparations and, il more, the Deficiencies
will. during the ensuing session. Ne provided
for. Therefore. at this period in the fiscal yoar
1887, We can only take the appropriations
alreadv made. n basis for comparison.
Now. compare the ordinary expenditures for
the fiscal year 1884 under n Republ can Con-
gress with the appropr ations made ut the last
session for the present fiscal year 1887 The
:agGregate apprO priatonS tor 1881 SEA
'1SS. 5l9.59 for all objects and purpo Now,
deduct from this aggregate the -eraI appro-
tionS of the Government and not made in 1874
aud not ordinary IN thor character, fol
Tor new navy. $50 0O01; excess of pensions
over $50 so 645. 81 [ "a: for rivers aud harhors
mot appropriated for in 1884 $l-.473.g0). Now.
deduct these sums. amounting to 81. 3SS.
SSI.22, from the total appropriations and
have S22O,S3I, 61s 81. Deduct the Same from
the net ordinary expenditures of 1884. VIII Oh
were S2s4. l2d244.33 and we have the sum of
80, '3i,a5i9d as the saving or reduction by
s1he appropriations for 1887 over 1854. This
Clearly shows the falSitY of the Repaid can
<clamor and the actual economy of tie pres
sent Admins ration. In this c0lcu laLiOn
account has been taken OF the interest On.the
publ C debt, which is gradually benz reduced,
and Will be less this year than in 1851 Max
5Gg proper reductions for the decreased in
stereSt aud viii still have Il saving of near
-S3a0J90b Thus the records show n reduc-
SiOn. & saving in the ordinary expeud lures OF
$l70,0DtlO 10y the Democratic House OF Req
Sesentat'ves, and establish the Democratic
principle economy in the public expense
that labor may be lightly burdencd."
Under the clause of the United
States constitution giving powe. to
Congress TO regulate Interstate