The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-09
Hiding the Truth,

As was expected, the republican news
papers have already begun comparing the
appropriations of the first session OF this
congress with those of the first session OF
the Fifty-frst congress, for the purpose of
making it appear that the democratic House
is more extravaganza than was the repub-
lican House of the Fifty-hrst congress. The
Fifty first congress is called the billion dol
lar congress, because the total Of its appro-
priations reached almost a billion of dollars,
and exceeded the total OF the appropriations
OF any preceding congress by many millions
of dollars.
The republicans Of the Fifty-hrst oon-
gress fully appreciated the hostile criticisms
that their extravaganza would provoke, and
they enacted laws that would make it i'm
possible for a subsequent congress to meet
the demands of the government without
appropriatIng a larger amount than they
had Appropriated. And in this congress the
republican Senate has insisted upon increas-
ing the appropriations whenever an oppor-
tunity to do SO presented itself, and it has
done so, there Is reason to believe, with the
purpose mainly OF depriving the demo-
Gratis Of chance to make capital out OF
the extravaganza Of the billion dollar con-
gress.
Apparently there was appropriated
during the first session Of this congress
$44, 312 $50 So more than was appropriated
during the first session Of the billion dollar
congress, but II the different items of the
appropriation bills OF the first sessions of
the two congresses are compared it will be
seen that IL it had not been for the laws
passed by the billion dollar congress, In
creasing the expenses Of the government.
and II the appropriation bills of this con-
gress, as they passed the House. had not
been greatly increased by the Senate, the
total OF the appropriations OF the first
session Of this congress would have been
much less than the total Of the appropri-
atoms Of the first session of the billion
dollar congress.
Among the laws passed by the billion
dollar congress which required no additional
appropriations from that congress, but
which call for large appropriations from
this congress, are the dependent pension
bill, the sugar bounty provision Of the
Mckinley tariff. the bill referring to the
steamship subsidy bill. These various bills
required that appropriations should be
made at the first session of this congress
amounting to between SOS, 200, 900 and
$40, 000,000 Add 10 this vast sum the
amount given to the worlds fair and the
amounts which the republican Senate.
against the protests OF the democratic House.
insisted should be added to the appropria-
tions for new vessels for the navy and
other purposes, and 1t viii be seen that the
democratic House was forced by the repub-
licans into appropriating between 75.00O,-
900 and $50, 0OO, 900 more than It would have
appropriated II it had been In control of the
Fifty-frst congress and also Of this congress.
In other words, IL would have saved between
$95, oO0. 900 and SAC, 00O, 900.
1t is undoubtedly the purpose OF the
republicans to attempt to mislead the
people during the campaign with respect to
the appropriations of the Fitty-hrst con-
gress. and to make it appear that they are
economical and that the democrats are
extravaganza, but their attempt will not be
permitted to succeed. Their efforts TO hide
the truth will fail.
The democrats Of this congress have
striven not only to economic in the mat
ter of appropriations but also 30 Tighten
the burden of the people. They endeavored
to repeal the tariff on tin plate, which
takes from the people $12 100000 to
Sl5.000,OO0 year, and also to take the
tariff off binding twine, In the interest of
the wheat growers of the northwest, and
also the tariff OFF cotton ties, in the interest
of the cotton planters. They also attempted
to make clothing cheaper by admitting raw
wool free of duty. In each instance they
were defeated by the republican Senate.
The thing for the people to do to obtain
relief is 10 elect Mr.. Cleveland President
and give the democrats majority in both
branches Of congress. II the Democratic
party should then fail 10 provide for
the reforms which it promises there
would be some ground for charging
1t with a lack Of sympathy with
the people, but it would be the greatest
folly for democrats to abandon the Dem
ocratic party for the third party just when
there is strong probability of the Dem
ocratic party getting into power and being
able to show the people that 1t win do all
that can be done for their interests.