The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-08
DEMOCRATIC SIMPLICITY.

ton rode in her coach and six sh
was accused by the republican Mr.
Jefferson as being in favor o
monarchical forms. She retaliate(
by character'zing his followers al
dry democrats. Those days o.
republican views are gone. The
democracy can not be charged with
simplicity any more. Not content
with issuing bonds in time OF
peace, demonetizing silver, taking
the tariff off wool and leaving it on
woolens, az we'll az On cotton
bagging, and a general disregard of
the agricultural section of the coun-
try, Mr.. Cleveland is furnishing his
cabinet otfice with coaches and
horses at the governments expense.
and to complete the outrage, ne is
allowing them to put American
citizens, who, unfortunately. have
to labor for the government, into
the uniforms of British hunkeys.
General Washington paid for his
carriage and horses; bat we now
have vast mountain of fraud aud
flesh in the pre- sidential chair that,
not satisfied with betraying all the
principles of the great party which
elected him, is now aping the ways
of European monarchies. In proof
of the assertion, witness the follow.
ing dispatch:
WAsutNGroN, D. G., Feb. -
A Landau, a harouche, coupe and a
buggy constitute the livery equip
ment of one mem Der of the cabinet.
The vehicles were bought with |
government money, as we'll as the
horses which draw them. The
stable is maintained at government
expense. The building occupied is
rented for 5000 year, which the
government pays. The man who
mas charge of the stable is carried
On the government payroll as an
Inspector of something or Other.
The Investigator may search the
appropriation bills in vain for these
He will tind:
"For purchase of horses and
wagons for office and mail service,
% be used only for official purposes,
care and subsistence of horses, in
,luding shoeing, and of wagons,
harness., and repairs of the same,
$500"
This is an item in the current
appropriation for single depart
nent. Further on in the bill is a
clause;
"For washing and hemming
owels, for the purchase of awnings,
md purchase of other absolutely
necessary articles, $4,000"
In this way such scandals are
made possible. The secretary has
he equipment mentioned above,
nd besides, each of his assistants
las carriage and horses, bought 1
nd maintained by the government. ,
Whenever these official horses show
igns of giving way they are con-
emned and sold. Others are bought
t an average Of about $500 piece. s
Tx months is often as long as ,
500 team will stand the wear aud ,
ear of Off ,ial life. Nowhere in the /,
ppropriation bill is there mention l
lade of Carriages" yet not only
abinet secretaries, but their assist ,
nts, have them at government ex. !
ense. The drivers are carried on :
he rolls as laborers.
These luxuries are not peculiar to
ne present administration, although
neY seem to be little more numer. i,
us and lavish than they were ever +,
efore. For instance, no one :
amembers that government EN-.
loyes assigned to household service :
attendance upon cabinet members :
antilles were put in hunkey liveriss !;
ntll the present era of reform q
egan. !,
There is no more distress ing +
)ectacle presented than that of !.