Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Representative Byrum who has just
returned from Indiana He is as
HAPPY as all democrats are over the
result of the election. He thinks
Indiana is in the democratic column to
lssay. Speaking of 1892 he said that at
this time it seemed to point to Mr..
cleveland as the democratic NOMINEE.
The people in the west have a conf
dence in Mr.. Cleveland which cannot be
shaken. They will stick to him because
they believe he has sterling qualities
which makes man of the people, a
man who has the welfare of the whole
country at heart. Your corresponds
ent is fully convinced of the truth of
this statement from the fact that in
many interviews with western demoe
Gratis the latter expressed the utmost
confidence in MIR. Cleveland. To be
with them would convince any one that
Mr.. Cleveland has the hearts of The
democrats of the west. They tslk Sc
: no one else for 1892
There has been much discussion zs to
whether there will be an extra sessioe
of the fifty-second congress in the
spring, but unless there is great dead
i. of filibustering and friction in the house
during the approaching session there
will be no need for the fifty-second
congress to assemble before its regue
lar time.
a The pension deficiency which ias
been variously estimatedEs now knowa.
{ Commissioner Raum having submitted
I his statement to Secretary Noble. 1t
calls for a little over $40. .O00, ,0O0- The
i. appropriation FOR the last fiscal year
!, was $50 600, 900, to which S26, ,000, ,00e
was added by deficiency appropriation.
making s106 900 600, for the year For
y the present fiscal year the appropria-
n ton is S97, ,O00.0 to which will be
added the $40, 900 900. now to be asked
!. for, or S137 900, 900 i'm all. An increase
a os S31 ,OOO, 900, over last year. Com.
Raum stated yesterday that the
payments for the first quarter OF this
year had reached 500 ,o0o,0 When
asked if the increase of S31 600 900 for
the year was due to the new pension
Is law, he stated that only one-foussh of
i'll the increase could be cllargeahle 10 that
IN account the remainder being due Co the
lie accretions to the pension list.
III Owing TO these enormous pension
g disbursements, bankruptcy as the
treasury seems imminent in the immes
o. diate future. One of two things must
be done, we must either reduce eXpen-
III ses or devise lsome means tn raise
additional revenue. For the first eime
:. since '65 it Is costing more 20 run She
government than the government takes
in. Representative Morrison declarez
i'm the fiftieth congress chat it wac eos
III safe to let the national surplus decfiAe
below S22, 600 900. and now it has SUM
l. to SO, 600 900, not including q feW alif-
90 Ions held in the banks. How long 0iE
it take that to melt away? But boN
>" are we to raise more revennes The
Mckinley bill by putting up the tariff
," so as to check importations, wiz tend
to decrease import collections 1t is q
of condition not a theory chat confronts us
and it is going to take the best soTs of
ie craftsmanship to steer clear of the quick
sands.
\. The democratic members of che ap-
preparation committe shave got to look
.e out carefully. The coming session of
congress has to appropriate for the hexs
fiscal year. ending June Both, 1892
- This year there Will be a big deficit,
$40, ,O00, 900 for pension payments, aFEs
dc money will be diverted from the aepro-
priations made for tine year ahead 10
lie make up the forthcoming shortage.
lse This is the program for the republicans.
but it shouldn't GO through. Each
lie years appropriation should stand by
itself. The democrats must insist that
l." the full amount needed % pay pension
claims should be appropriated. II 0o<
L. the democratic party ssill he chasgeS
with all the sins of omission and com.
- mission during the fifty-second con-
gress.
The republicans, at least ehe adyo-
Gates of the Lodge bill. are using every
/. endeavor to induce President Harrison
to favor i'm his forthcoming message
- the enactment of that measure b ehe
present congress, and TO back ii witt
the whole power of the administration
What useful purpose can be served thi:
;ial winter by reviving contention in con
all gress over this bill which stood in In,
ted way of prompt passage of tariff legisla
do tion in the recent session of the fifty
md first eongresse There can be no gai,
fo, for the republican party in inciting
fresh display of bitterness IN the senat,
aif- over a measure which the republican
Fho press and republican constituents as
an lai notn peine nicineo 10 SUSTAIN aIi'
i'm r..sSad Tha n,ssa,,t .,,,,rr,a.ss - ,,,;l Il
have but little time to waste in attempt
ing to do what the majority of the sen
ate Will not do, nor the parry ss1Actior
ahu The short session will be none too lon
rom for the transaction Of the regular busl
nth ness. SO that there NAV be no neces