The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-07-26
LET Us REASON TOGETHER.

provided q surplus OF ,Oou,'
100 or more, are not sufficient 10
the government.
This is not to be wondered at when
consider for u moment the saturha-
ia for pensions and other jobs. NO
humane or patriotic man will object to
The government caring for the federal
who has been i~ncapsci,ated by
wounds or sickness. This is the proper,
and the only proper object OF pensions.
More is q largesse, not a duty. Inc
federal soldier protested to fight from
motives of patriotism, not for iuiure
bounty. When MIR. Garfield saw ID
pension charge approach 1929, 900 ,eoo
per annum he said when il reached n
$50, 900. 900 mark the amount should
yearly recede. Instead of this il con-
stantly increases, until for the year
ending June 80, it is officially ANNOUNCE
ed that II amounted TO $l09 1857 1874. In
the previous year it was 8 7.644.779 IL.
The year before that 1t was Sso'2so,-
sos II. This year it Is thought thai u
will n up to $3.50, OO0. 900. With a
continuance In power of the republican
party the chances are that tins item OF
expense will steadily increase. We are
often told that the expense of European
armies brushes the life out OF the
people that to this fact alone we are
indebted for much OF our best foreign
immigration; yet the cost OF the
German army for this year, it is
estimated, will be but $9l, 726. 2s3'
Beside our pensions we have q charge
Of $50. 900 900 for u army.
Even 90 strong q republican news
paper as the New York Tribune
heretofore q thick and thin advocate
for pensions, now cries q halt, ana
warns It's party of breakers ahead.
These warnings are, however ,unheeded,
and the Reeds aud Ingalls, continue TO
pose for the soldier vote, by the
dishonest expedient of voting away the
peoples substance IL unjust as quickly
as in just pensions.
Il therefore behooves sensible citi-
zens, conservative citizens, who have
heretofore been republicans, 10 pause
and reflect carefully If prejudices born
of long settled aud dead issues are not
influencing them In favor OF a political
party which has out lived its usefulness
Let us review for q moment the fisca|
condition OF the national government,
as prepared from republican dats
entirely.
The annual appropriations for thit
fiscal year from June 80, 1890, to June
so, 1891, actually passed and pending,
amount to 1859 600, 900 OF this amount
S29, OOO, 900 has already been paid fol-
deficiencies. This leaves $3.50, 900 .OO(
to be paid.
To this sum ia added 1856, 0O0, 900 fol
the dependent pension bill, $l2 1000 .Oot
for deficiency Ia the regular pension
appropriation and 0 1000. 900 fol
deficiency IN the postofiice appropria'
ton. Total amount Appropriated aud
to be paid out OF the treasury dnrins
the fiscal year Is 1886 600, 900. The
permanent annual appropriation FOL
the sinking fund and collection of the
revenue is SlOl 600. COO. Grand total
$4s7 900 900.
Estimated receipts from all sources
except postal service, according Il
Secretary Windows annual report
1886 ,0OO, 900 ;actual increase of receipts
not anticipated in the report, $4,000.
600; estimated postal receipts tor the
year, $65 ,0O0, 900. Grand total $500 GOO,
600.
Estimated loss of revenue receipts
from sugar duty aud cost of sugar
bounty under the new tariff for the lnsI
halt Of the fiscal year, $50, 0OO, 900
leaving an actual income from al
sources tor the focal M ending JUNE
so, 1891, of $43O, OOO, 900.
To this amount add surplus in th'
treasury, July l, $65, 500 900 aud th'
national bank redemption fund, s55,
GOO. 600. This gives q grand total o
$546, 1Oo, 900 of available funds.
The expenditures will be $4S7 900,
900. But the government has 10 Y Il
redeem national bank notes, and tn
amount required for this fiscal yea
will not be less than S23 600 600
making the total expenditures provided
for or which will have to be paid out q
the treasury this year $500 D 600.
The government will still W tn
national bank note redemption iun'
SIS, OOO, 900. The amount which vii
be paid out or 10 actually set apart b.
Appropriations will thus be $542 500.
900.
A careful reading of the above figure
will show that Il is inevitable that theiJ
will be q deficit in the United state
treasury July 1, 1891, of 81 800, OOC
unless there shall come q curtailment G
appropriations, and no one looks 10
that. No matter what the Globe
Democrat, The New York Tribune. o
Messrs. Reed and Mckinley may So
and do TO @ ' their party, the repnb
hcan members Of congress will leg-rOI
these appropriations through.
the president shall veto tb
river and harbor bill, which will
work incalcnlable injury to the agricul
tural west, 1t will make no difference
other things will be made to absorI
the money. 1t must be borne in min
that the above figures are not demo
: cratic calculations bnt state ments mad
by Secretary Window and Senate
Allison.
. The above Is not tho only subject 10
consideration. The farming classes al
borne down by debt aud low prices m
: I'll there 10 no profit in their business
. Syndicaies, trusts and the high tart
are sapping their life blood; and wins
, does congress dor Reduce taxation
remove the burdens Of the people
relieve ihem from the tTpst iosterin
features VI the TARIFF Not al all, bat
adds TO the taxes, increases I'll
burdens, and all OF this without Obtai,
ing a single recOmpense to the farpe
and the tax payer, 10 The extent TIN
Mr.. Blaine 10 constrained TO say iD
-.huo Ia,fer 10 Senator FRYE in regar