Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-27
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Harlequin Finance.
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The government is nov spending at the
rate of 5000. 900 q month more than it
earns That i. to cay. It is running behind
at the rate of s72 ,0o0,0 year. As i'm
ports are likely to decrease still further OIL
account of the hard times, and tie anticipa-
ton of tariff legislation removing. lowering,
or otherwise changieg certain duties, the
hole will probably be greater than is indi-
Gated by the figures for the past five months.
The z Ivernment is thus likely to be s72.-
o0O. 900 or more to the bad by june 80,
1894 This condition cannot BE- improved
as far ~ the present fiscal yesris concerned.
The Hon. Benton G. McMilha puts the
deficiency made by the Wilson bill at S62,-
GOO 600 Suppose the ways and means
committee screw up some of the Internal
taxes and devise new ones. so rs to ill up
the hole msde by the Wilson hi |. The
S72 0o0, 900 cavity remains. How is it to
be Allied il the Wilson bill passes? How j.
il 10 he filed if the Wilson bill is stalled?
The talk about cutting down expenditures
twenty or thirty millions is fudge. A large
amount of expenditure is fixed; and what
security. or even hope, can there be that
men VII, have torn up their pledge to make
tlrif for ieFenue only, will feel them
selves bolnd TO administer the government
economically?
Dii ever set Of men posing as econo
mi t. get themselves into sorrisr plish.
than Prof. Wilson's committee? Who but
the lord treasurer Of the King of the CsBpi-
bal islands womb ever think Of diminishing
his ineo ne for the purpose Of paying hi.
debts? The gentleman W TO jumped into the
barber, bush Wa. = fnsnc'-l llegory pre-
figuring the bedeviled COMMITTEE. We are
going to be S12 600. 600 short. We will get
square BY reducing our income by S62 900,
600 Here is finance that seems to come
from Chrisfmas ptntomine, and hresthes
the rich humor of Psntaioon. Yet il Pan
falcon found that the manager was recoup
ing himself for losses and bad business by
positively extending the free list, Pantaloon
would have that manager hailed before .
iunacy commission immediately.
Another Aroosieek Industry 10 Suffer.
(Aroostook Republican,
If the Wilson bill. placing railroad ties
on the free list, becomes law, it will ruin
this important industry in this section and
many poor farmers, who in previous years,
have been enabled to derive steady in
come from getting out ties at a time when
they were unable to do much Of anything
else, viii find 'their occupation gone
James H. Oak of Presqae Isle, the heav-
lest operator in ties in this section. vas in
Caribou Yesterday and informed Us that if
the duty is tsken Oh of ties, that that indus
Try in this eouaty is ruinsd.
Before the Mckinley bill became = Law.
contractors we're Receiving 90 cts. each for
its. and Mr.. Oak vent to Boston and Of !
fefed to furnish railroad company $50 coo |
ties st 80 cts. each. The company offered |
% cts. per tie but this offer Mr.. Oak did |
not accept. Before negotiations we're COM
plesed news Vas received in Boston that the |
Mckinley bill had passed and duty Of 20 |
per cent. had been placed ON hes. Mr.. Oak |
imnedistely withdrew his offer and returned |
home. He visited Boston month Later
and made . contract with the fsilresd