Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-08-04
DELUSlON AND FRAUD.
The Nation Imperiled by Demo.
cratic Incompetency.
Government Business Paralyzed..ThOu
sands of Men Idle.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-People should
not be misled by the title claimed by
and generally applied to Mr.. Holman
of "econOmizer. The title is a delu
sion and fraud. He is an economizel
only in name. For every penny he has
saved the tax payers of the country he
has cost them many dollars directly
by needless appropriations for his own
locality, or indirectly by delaying and
embarrassing Governmental functions.
If he can defeat, with his 81 object, .
an appropriation to complete half fin
ished Government building, he calls
that economy and saving of that
much money.
Consider the present situation in Con
gress, for which Mr.. Holman is respon-
sible. In the face of a decided major
ity of both houses that have voted for
the Worlds Fair appropriation, Mr..
Holman sets up his opposition. Had
he not done so, Congress would have
adjourned week ago. Congress
in session costs nearly 100000 day, SO
Mr. Holman's economy up to date in
this single instance has cost the tax
payers about $1SO,O0O, and no one can
tell when the end will be.
Mr.. Holman is just as responsible
for this waste of money as if he had
pilfered the amount from the Treasury
and put it in his leather wallet. To be
sure, he has had his little band of fill
busters, but they are working his will
while he lies back and Isles 'em on. -
This great combine of craftsmanship
and Tammany Democracy propose to
hold Congress in the present condition,
at cost to the country of $50, 900 a
day, until the majority yield to the mi
nority. But the cost to the country in
money directly is of little moment com
pared with the direful condition into
which the affairs of the Government
has been plunged by the attitude taken
by few such men as Holman, Outh-
waite, Cummings and Bailey.
Two weeks ago resolution was pass
ed continuing the appropriations of last
year, pending the passage of the sundry
civil bill until July 30. Yesterday Hol-
man tried hard for another extension to
keep up the filibustering, and one OBJ
lection defeated him. The appropria-
tions ceased at midnight last night, and
the Government Printing Office was
closed and 5000 employees turned out.
Twice have extensions been made on
account of the incompetency and the
filibustering of the Democrats, ana
now that that sort of thing has been
shut down, the Government finds itself
in an unprecedented condition, and to-
morrow will open up with many of the
leading departments paralyzed and all
action stopped.
Tomorrow night if the lamps in a
light house are lighted, those doing it
are liable to punishment, and the life
saving service must not 90 to the aid
of wreck, and any official taking ac-
tion when there is no appropriation is
liable to impeachment. Not revenue
cutter can move, not an employein the
different departments OF the Govern
ment may do thing until Mr.. Holman
and his tools see fit to allow the Gov
ernment to proceed.
This is in part and suggestive only of
the condition that will dawn upon the
country tomorrow morning, by the
grace of Mr.. Cummings and MI. Bailey.
How long 1t will endure there is no
way of telling. If the assertion of
these two great statesmen is correct,
that they will stand to their position
till the snow flies, we shall be in pret-
ty mess, for the majority has no idea of
yielding to truculent and reckless mi
nority that opposes, on constitutional
grounds, an appropriation for Chicago
that they voted for in the case of New
Orleans.
Great heads! Great Patriots Bril-
liant statesmenl Typical Democrats !!