The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-16
paRsrnosY nor srATEsnassHIr.

PagsrmoSY NOR sTATEsNASsHIP.
Congressman Holman, of Indiana, -
that very commonplace deIuagog7s who,
early and late. in season and out Of season.
horEs for that kind Of economy in the
appropriation OF the public money which
is identical With the stupid parsirnony Of
a man who allows his farm Buildings,
wagons and agricultural implements 10
fall into decay rather than spend money
10 keen them IN decent repair.
Everybody knows the ''fool" farmer who
allows bis wagons and tools to become
ruined BIZ exposure TO the weather, be-
cause be cannot afford 10 build q
shelter for them; who allows his
fences 70 fall; his gates 20 go
unhung: his house and barns 10 90 with
out repair until the roofs leak, because
he cannot afford 20 spend money upon
them 10 ensure their good condition. The
same fool farmer never can afford 10 buy
fertilizers, and his land becomes exhausted
through his so-called economy" The
man who consents 10 live Ike pig and
starve his wife and children in order TO
save money Is never esteemed a wise or
able man of affairs: he Is only despised as
rniser.
If Congressman Holman, Of Indiana.
could have controlled the congressional
appropriations since Harrison was in
augurated, the country would be today
where il was ten years ago, when il was
without single modern ship Of war;
without solitary modern gun or plant
10 manufacture them. Today, because
Mr. Holman has not had his way, ne
have respectable modern navy and guns,
and are ready 20 construct all our needed
ships and guns at home instead Of being
compelled 10 purchase them abroad.
We have taken the initial steps
toward putting our sea coast in decent
state of defense; we have made vast i'm
provements in the national waterways;
the commerce passing through the Sauls
St. Mary's canal, connecting Lake Super
Tor with the lower lakes, has been in
creased tenfold because of the large lump
appropriation voted for its repair and i'm
provement.
If Mr.. Holman had controlled the con-
gressional appropriations there would
have been no millions voted for the i'm
provement Of the navigation of the Column
bia at Astoria or the Cascades; there
would have been no money voted to i'm
prove the harbor at Galveston, and, if he
has his way. there viii be no money voted
hereafter for the great objects Of the river
and harbor bill.
when the bills were all reported by one
committee" Mr.. Holman says, 'the post
Office bill averaged only So. O0o, 900, while
now it has grown TO So, 900 OO0" Mr..
Holman is reminded by the Philadelphia
Press that when ''his committee had charge
of the postofice appropriation bill the an
nual revenues of the department fell short
of its expenditures about SIC. 900 But
now that the bill has been nearly doubled,
the revenues of the department nearly
equal its expenditures, and in another
year they will probably exceed them.
Thus. by increasing the expenditures and
improving the facilities, people have actu-
ally been relieved of an annual tax of
about 100000 TO sustain this one de-
partment"
Mr.. Holman has been in congress for a
great many years, but his voice has never
had but single note-that is an Incessant
cry for public parsimony that starves the
government; not wise economy that re-
presses reckless extravaganza. He is a
political starting that has learned but one
word, economy" which he would prob
ably continue to repeat if an armed enemy
was at our gates and an appropriation of
money asked of congress to equip troops
10 exPel the invaders. 1t would be more
economical TO sue for peace and make
frugal submission than TO buy arms and
conquer peace with honor. And it is
such professional demagogue economists
as Holman that annually seek reelection
on the plea that they are the dull dogs of
the treasury" They should rather be
styled the Bourbon bull pouts of the ma
tional legislature.
Mr.. Holman always seems to be flied
with the conviction that every congress
man who votes for large public improve.
ments IS thief or parasite on the body
polite. Mr.. Holman is really the legisla-
tive representative of the ''fool' farmer
policy in government, the policy that re-
fuses 10 keep the country in q good state
of offense, defense and repair; in a good
state TO do business. 10 increase our trade
with the world, and keep step with the
music Of the future