The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-02

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lBy The Independent Svws As~crsassoa,l
/ WASHINGTON, n. c. Jan, 5i.--of
ail the Monstrous stea.s Of glgaa-
tic thieycry carried oa at Washing
ton those tackled oa to the "Aapro-
priatioa bill" are the mos, Colossal.
Si.70o, 900 has been ''hIown Ia
simproying military posts"
Si,O00.o00 has bcen secured by
the war department for the port OF
Galveston.
$1,000, 900 likewise fer the Sa-
yannah harbor.
: S75o,000 for the shifting Mis-
| soari.
S750,o00 already appropriated for
Q "building barracks" and millions
north and south for eternal" inn
: provements of every thing except
toilirg man.
. In the face Of this. bill appro-
5 priating hall a million Is offered
: 10 build barracks for u standing
D army. During the debate which
z followed. Mr.. Blount of Ga, ut
e tered the following startling con-
n firmation of our presage OF imam
y cial stormS
u 81 do not believe that at any
! time in twenty-five years past, even
4 during the period between the panic
A of 1873 and 1880, the condition OF
L. the treasury was as alarming rs II
is to-day"
lie When on a division the motion
s. was defeated, the military democrat,
At Cultivate. Immediately moved for
ie 100000. U.css than l30 present,
=, - as usual.D
- - The Jobbers wanted, among
m other items
ne S73,0 900 for Fort Sheridan (addi-
,d tional--near Chicago--to keep down
1t the laborers) enough to barrack
he twenty thousand men.
on 100000 for Fort Crook, with
ey barracks enough already. Probably
" " this gum would barrack the u. y.
ms army and more.
q SAYS the bill, "for the coming
all year $4,000 will be necessary 10
IN properly accommodate the garrison
es. at Fort Riley, Kansas" Whew,
he the Dutch are invading Holland!
ON Fort Riley? One of the members
:, IN swore an oath that Fort Riley was
~ ne on the southwest corner of Spain,
,no ,n and was captured by Hannibal un-
err der Gen. VIM. Pitt.
yill $4,000 for the Madison barracks
tn $4,000 for barracks for Fort
re- Thomas, Kentucky.
the So on, and so on, through the
al list of city forts for a centralized
'al, military despotism in the republic
II development evidenced every day
nd in congress.
vor Holman took "a square lool
Gus at the job: "l repeat sir are yot
be- prepared, with an almost an empty
lem treasury confronting us, 10 throw
abs upon the next administration TN
liZe burden of meeting expenditure
Vlte which it cannot bear except b.
lbs. greater taxation or issuing NOR
bonds.
bat Jerry Simpson took up the issu
our and made an effective address:
ign. "Why democrat, claiming :
fish be IN favor of commercial inter
asm course with all the world woul
,lng want TO appropriate the revenues O
sep the government 10 build up grea
the military institution at the expense o
Doi o the people rather than 10 increas
nds the facilities for carrying on trad
;gbt and commerce, | do not know.
lust | can understand why such sboul
ome be the established policy of pl,
with tocracy TO baild up large mil
en- tary establishment / can readil
with understand how the secretary
ana war should recommend the estal
Ia lishment of regiment of the reg
snI;d lar army in every large city in u
! we country. can readily understan
that also. that the party which has pl
since Chinese wall around the count
r. cutting off all trade or commer
sT. with the rest of the world, shou
still be desirous of robbing the pc
Us. pie to build up rich aristocrae
0 the policy which in the last tweil
said years has ruined so per cent Of Z
will people, and left them living
made. rented farms and in rented hom'
great - lie complains because ma
enty- of the barracks are not fit for b
,lIege man beings TO live in. | can I'll
Uni this condition of things in eve
lists" city in the country; and it is ths
lately people throughout the country W
b the live in hovels and huts and gari'
tapds and cellars, who are paying ont I
PARTY. money to build mp the barrac
3 and when the money extorted frs
have them should be appropriated
wait their OWE comfort
lniza- The military outfit then amui
itself by assaulting Kansas. But Je
IN es- held them level most magnificent
}. feel Amendment for the increase '
! hope defeated after long debate.
heart The River and Harbbor fraud ,
ne do. gregates over sixteen million d
dially lars.
pnant, KANSAS.
tney The election OF John Martiii
r the populist democrat, TO the senat
iy for ship of Kansas has changed the 6
of conflict to Washington. Mar
will soon tie on the ground, q
warm time may be expected.
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