New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-14
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President Harrison returns with MS Nc'o
bill making appropriation for a new puoHc
building. and remarks that IN town Oh ITO
croot nonulation, where the whole public ser
vice requires only postmaster and Two corkS'
tboro is no need for a costly structure. ope'k-
or Reed refuses to recognize mcmoci VINO
nloads that he has only one bill for publlc
bu;ldinc in his district, and is sure that VIII
mass if no can get it mp. whereupon the Speaker
handy replies that there are scores more III
exactly the same position. MeanWhilc' cia''
Of newspapers which profess to be independent
and non-partisan are publishing tables OF huge
appropriations of this and other classes rs II
thev had been made, though they have not ana
are advertising for lost surplus.
If is too early for any candid or far man
70 reckon up the appropriations OF TINS CON
gross Few of the bills have yet been passed
Those which threaten the largest increase III
appropriations are still hanging somewhere
All NAV be passed, but only unScrupulouS par.
tisanship can assume that they Will, Ill view OF
the earnest opposition already shown 10 eN-
travapant legislation by the President ana the
sneaker The President is right, for 1t Is his
duty 10 defend the country against lobbciN
who are so prone to help each other Ill the lo1
an ..,,.;tb money in them" The
sneaker is right for the interests Oh the pdI'!
by which he was mtruStcd with large power
in legislation require that extravaganza ana
wastefulness should be avoided. They are
sustained by the sober judgment OF members
&C Compress. who want to please constituents, II
;s true. but do not want TO bring defeat upon
the Republican party and its principles
II is too early TO count up the appropriations
by this Congress, but it is not too early 10 re-
neat the warning that lavish expenditure thlN
YEAR NAV result in beggarly majontleS, or II"
m,iorities AT all. The House has already de-
cided upon an admirable Tariff BILL which
will reduce the revenue many millions rem
s;ons and some other bills have been passed
bv the same body which will increase the
expenditures largely. with provision lor inc
necessary expenditures of the government ana
the other appropriations already maze Ooh-
cress cannot help exceeding the appropriations
by the last and worst Democratic Congress II
if goes on adding literally and loosely for
rivers and harbors, public buildings, and other
objects in which individual members feel an
interest Republican Congressman cannot al
ford 70 make this mistake. Somewhere there
must begin a suppression of local ana lndi-
vidual demands for the sake OF the public
welfare
AT the same time, it may be said that those
who are advertising for lost surplus are not
only premature, but inconsistent. Not long
ago they were finding fault with kepubiicanN
| because nothing had been done to prevent
dangerous accumulation of money in the Treas
urv. which would bring disaster 10 business
and industry, they were wont 10 assert Inc
| accumulation has thus far been avoided by
the successful management of Secretary WIN
dom who has defeated efforts TO corner tho
Treasury by locking up bonds. Now that d
Republican Congress proposes to cut OF tho
surplus revenue, and to put nearly sixty mil
ions of bank deposits where that sum need ne
longer lie idle, but can be used to meet any
exceptional demands for disbursements, The
critics change front and berate the Republicans
for pouring out money too Literally. There
| will be time enough to criticise excessive ap
propriations when excessive appropriation
have been made by Congress and approve
by the President