New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07
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HE CONTRASTS THE 81 81 AND
SIND CONGRESSES.


No Such Pressure on the Latter as
the Former-- Large Deficiencies
Left for the Future--Y Yet the
'BillionsDol Congress
was Surpassed.
[HoN. 7. ,. REED, in New York Press
But while the Democratic House
has failed in ell. other respects, the
most signal failure has been in the
matter OF economy. All the circn1n-
stances conspire to make that failure
conspicuous. The abuse which was
poured out upon. the last Congress
comes back with added force on this,
and the time has now come to do.jus-
tice to one Of the most really econom-
lcal statesmen we ever had, the Hon.
Joseph g. Cannon. His conduct as
chairman OF Appropriations in the
Fiftyfr Congress was worthy OF all
praise. He was careful, economical,
upright and just, and has always
deserved well Of his country. People
do not realize the tremendous pres
sure there was on the Fifty
first Congress, and, how very hand
somely Mr.. Cannon stood up against
it, and how well he was backed
by his associates. You must remem-
Der that the Democracy, as part OF
their scheme to pile up q surplus and
break down the tariff, had refused to
pay even the honest debts Of the
Government. The result was the ac-
emulation of great surplus revenue
and an overfoWing Treasury. The
natural result ofysuch an accumula-
ton is always the same, 1t en- enders
proposals to send it. It is the tend
ency Of piled up money to scatter.
The rivers and harbors at once de-
manded more. Public buildings called
for thousands here and thousands
there. The so 'diers were not recon-
clled to be left out of the distribution.
New projects sprang up on either
hand. Notwithstanding all this pres
sure the Congress OF 1890 provided
for the expenditure OF only $685.
OOO, 200. This sum seemed at
the time immense. and there is
perhaps little wonder that great feel
ing was exhibited and great
astonishment expressed. But it is
now plainly visible to all men that
this sum, large as it was, was but the
adequate expr ssion Of the honest ex-
pendltures of a great Government.
which has grown every year beyond
even the widest hopes Of it's people,
In the present session ofsCongress Mr.
Holman has had to stand up against
no unusual pressure, such as Mr.. Cam
non encountered. No one has failed
to learn that the surplus has been
paid out and the revenue reduced, so
as to be only sufficient for the purpose
OF government honestly and econom-5
ically administered.
Mr.. Holman and his friends even
went further. They strove with some
success to frlghten the American peo-
pie with the declaration, oft-repeated
by the mouths of his lleutenants,
Governor Sayers and Mr.. Dockery,
that theincome was unequal to the
needed expenditures. With a House
elected on a platform of economy,
with over lao majority, q majority
larger than the whole opposition, we.
naturally expected some reduction Of
what Democratic orators call the
public burdens. I confess that I was
myself. astonished to find that not
only were the appropriations OF the.
first session OF this Congress to exceed
the appropriations of TIE first session
Of the last Congress, but they were to
exceed them by the enormous sum OF
$4,000, My surprise was
very much heightened by the.
fact ..that day after Day I
had seen appropriations manifestly
inadequate carried through the House
against all argument and fact by sheer
force of numbers. The present condi-
ton OF things is an overpowering tes-
timony, not only to the growth Of the
country. but to he integrity and
economy Of the Committee on Appro-
priations, Of which Mr.. Cannon was
the head. The debate in the Senate
OF July g. shows, moreover, that
even the $4,000, 900 appropriated
have not reached the needs of the
COuuGl y. MI. 5iAliSllt vi W e1iollillSIOil,
shows that q lighthouse has heen
thrown out which should have been
built, on a spot which has already
cost the country the lives of many
men, and NJ. Allison shows that one
item at least. Of large amount has
been lessened on the demand OF the
House by the simple expedient OF cut
ing off one-hah, with the understand
ing that it shall go on next years
deficiency bill. ! want TO call your
readers attention to this simple fact,
even at the expense OF reiteration and
of beng tiresome. We expended
1862, 600, 600 the first session OF the
Fifty first Congress. We were abused
most roundly therefor. The lowest
figures any Democrat can now make
for his Congress is $50. 100000
These figures are undisputed. The
moral is lndisputable.