Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-08


The appropriations, annual and permanent,
were:
Eirsi session. 5o.h, 1889. Sass, e2s sas,5s
Second session, 50th, 1890. Ss5, SS7.5l6 "a
Total. :. SSH, 96s, $50 50
Like appropriations for the 5lst congress
were:
First session, 1891 .......... .s48s, sos, $50 70
Second session, 1899. 5s5,0lS,672.55
Total. 1000. :. .sgss, AZ, 243 "a
or this last total COS, 8si ,9o7 IS should be de.
Quoted because the amount was expended for
payment Of Q pension deficiency for the year OF
1890, and was not appropriated for by the
like sum should be added to the appropriations
OF the Fiftieth Congress. Making this deduc-
ton from the appropriations OF the Fifty first,
the amount appropriated for the two years 1891
and 1899 is 1868, { 95, SS5 80. Adding like sum
10 appropriations Of 1889 and 1890, total would
be tS43, 2S5, 167.15, or an excess OF Fifty-frss
over Fiftieth of sl19, sos, sos 81. This s large
sum, and unless good reason can be shown for
this increase the last Congress deserves crit
icism Let us exAmire these increases In de
tail.
PENSIONS
The largest item in this increase after making
the deduction / have named, Is for pensions.
Under existing laws, and under the dependent
pension act passed by the Republicans In the
last Congress. This item amounts to t62 66S, 5E.
Surely the denunciation Of this twelfth resolu-
ton cannot apply to this item, for the tenth
resolution Of this Iowa platform endorses this
dependent pension act, although the great bod y
of the Democratic party In both houses OF Con-
gress voted against 1t. Can IL be that this sp-
preparation to our nations defenders marks
the final effort Of desperate politicians to per-
petuste themselves In power by subsidizlng
classes, etcf" II not, why denounce, rs this
resolution does, this appropriation In the
twelfth resolution and approve 1t in the tenth
resolutions The resolves are inconsistent,
which is Democracy this wear.
POSTAL SERVICE.
The next largest item of expense beyond the
Fiftieth congress is $50 $685. 600 for the postofce
department or the postal service, or an average
OF Sill 900 in round numbers per annum.
Does this appropriation also subsidize classes
and interestsl Does not the postal service
swiftly 60 to every mans door, with news car
ryipg joy or sorrow2 1t may be In the form of
letters, and intelligence in the form of newsps-
pers, magazines, and also carry email packages
for convenience ~ minimum cost Our postal
service is confessedly more efficient than any
other like service on the globe, and is carried
ON at cheaper rate to the people served, and
supported by hostages paid nearly to the ex-
tent OF the whole expenditure. The deficiency
paid from the treasury last year was about
$1,000 600, and that of this year win not exceed
100000 in face OF the fact that coDgres IS
letters, which are the chief source of postal
revenues, one-third or from three cents for
each half ounce to two cents per ounce. Moth
ing so marks the growth and development OF
our own country rs the growth Of our postal
service. When l entered the Senate in 1878
the postofiice appropriations for that year were
in round numbers s29, 000, 0C0, and the reve.
nues from the service were So, 000. 900, showing
deficiency of 81, 000, 600 paid out of the treas.
ury. For this year the appropriations are s77,
Ia.
"a, 100000. The efficiency OF the service In the
meantime has increased beyond my power To
describe In detail, but familiar to all. 1t is the
most beneficent agency OF the government,
with benefits directly participated In by all the
people Of the United states, wherever they may
dwell or temporarily sojourn. And why is II
necessary to denounce 1t In the 18th resolu-
tionl Is the Democratic party In favor OF
crippling this service by Withholding necessary
appropriations for III
INoREAsE: NAVY:
necessary in order to complete war ships author.
lied during prior congresses, even back to the
time when Mr. whitney PsmSers Was
We're these ships TO remain incomplete on the
stocks without armament? u ia and has been
navy, so that our flag would not be dscredited
and disgraced on the high seas in the presence
of the civilized world. Who is ready to denounce
this appropriation intended and necessary for
the national defeDse2
PURCHASE OF INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
The next item in amount is for the Indian ser
vice. The ordinary appropriations tor this pur'
pose during the Fifty. irst Congress were not in
excess lof those of the FIftietb. In beth con.
10 pay the debts due Indians sdjudicated by the
courts, and to purchase Indian lands with view
To opening them to actual settlement. Last seq
sion nearly SsUOGO1o was appsopria,ed ior tn ~
land. This land thus opened is TO be sold only 10
actual settlers at prices varying from u % 10
appropriated will be reimbursed tn the treasury
for the expenditure made under The appropria-
ton. The fleet of this has been to incre ase the
Indian appropriation bills Tor the Fifty nrst
Congress to the extent of 81, 3080 600. Is this the
appropriation made for special interests and
classes condemn ed in the 18th resolution?
RIVERS .sSD HARBoRs.
The next item of il crg ase 10 10 the appropria.
tons for rivers and barbors of s. 65D, QUO, all OF
which is found IN increased appropriations Tor
the Mit sissippi River for Deep Harbor ~ Gal
weston, the enlarg OF the Sault Ste. Marie
Genial and the Portage Canal on the upper lakes
and t5O0,00D to begin work on the Hennepin
Canal, all those being public works of greai
magnitude, intended to and doubtless will have
the effect TO cheaper the transportation OF all
bulky products, the grow tn of Iowa and other
western states TO be transpo rted to dill tant mar
lets, and o'her bulky products required fol
salt, coal, iron e:c. The ssuit Ste. Marie Canal
alone carried last year Gil N 00O0O COO of ducts
or onefourth In value of the whole internal
Iowa that these expenditures improving water
way communication for the transportation
chiefly OF all our crest products produced OF
used, are expenditure s to pei petuate politicians
in power, and that they are not for the promo
lion of the material prosperity OF the people
who come under the range OF their infiuenoei
What Democrat in Iowa will condemn and de
FoRTIFIcATIoNs.
The next item of portance Is the additi ma
appropriation of $500, IA for guns and anna
ments to protect our great cities from the
chances of war. 1t has been the policy Of boz /
la 90 Nnpd oil ohn
100000 for this purpose, and this small addftiona
appropriation, like the appropriations for tht
enlarge ment of the navy, is SO truly National II
litical parties and passed Congress- by the active
support of both Republicans and Democrats.
SOLDIERS HOMES.
The next item In Importance is the increase
for soldiers homes, including the portion paid
by the government to state homes In all u, $40,
new national homes for soldiers, one in Indiana
and another In California, and additions t.
state homes; These appropriations have MOI
been and will not be criticised BY our opponents
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT..
The next item in Importance 10 the increase
he weather bureau d, 1000. Year by year the
usefulness of this department Is more apparent
through increased appropriations and fnci eased
e9perimsnt Stations rec.ntly established In eS
cry state require about 100000 in all, and viii
be of incalcu alb o benefit to the farmers of the
country. At the head of this station, in ouI
own state, is Hon. James Wilson, q professor in
our agricultural college, an experienced farmer
Of great learning, and an accomplished writer
upon agricultural subjects. So the meat in
speotion law passed du ring the last congress 1;
provided for, one of the most important laws
passed by the last congress, and OF far reaching
value to the farmers, there is no special inter
est here" except the important interest OF ag
riculture. Do our Democratic friends propose
to repeal these provisions or stop these appro
priations in the future?
/ have thus in detail accounted for these in
creases. except in few MINOR cases, such al
appropriations for artificial limbs TO disabled
soldiers. about $500, co., and nearly that sum fol
the Worlds Fair.
Allow me to repeat these items:
For increase of pensions ............s 81, f6s So
Postal service EGGS 10
Navy. ........... ...... A,0i23i;
TO be reimbursed BY sale Of lands. 7,sOs,OO