The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-29
pLuNDERERs OF THE PusLlo.
How the Nation Has Been DespoiIed by
the Democratic Congress.


The question of appropriations. as
the New York Sun stated the other
day, turns wholly upon the condition
Of the treasury and the people at the
time the appropriations were made, and
the character of those appropriations
with reference to national safety and
productiveness- Even in time of
great depression an appropriation by
which the productive power of the peo-
pie would be clearly and quickly in
creased might be held excusable by the
most economical But when the num-
ber and salaries of taxeaters are large
~ increased at a time when the re-
sources of taxpayers are at the lowest,
no words of condemnation can be too
sharp.
1t is in this aspect that the wanton
wastefulness of the last democratic
congress is most conspicuous and Of
fensive. Appropriations were no larger,
but on the whole smaller, for the pro-
lection of American citizens at home
by the army, for their protection on
the coasts and the seas by the navy,
for their protection in foreign coun-
tries by the diplomatic and consular
service, and for their protection by the
courts. But the salaries embraced in
the sundry civil bill were enormously
increased, while the payment of pen
siOns to loyal veterans was greatly re-
duced. Poverty might serve as an ex-
cuse for putting off OF pairing down
pensions payments If the aggregate APP
preparations had been correspondingly
reduced. Economy in expenses for the
nations defense might be excused if
the army of taxeaters had not been en-
larged, and enabled to swallow many
millions more of the public revenue.
But when public defense is neglected,
and loyal veterans are stinted and
scrimped if not robbed, it IS simply in
famous that the army of taxeaters in
civil service should be. increased and
more lavishly fed.
This-is done, moreover, in time of
great national embarrassment. The
treasury is empty, and the future Of
the nation has been mOrtgaged more
than sl62, 900, 900 in only about one year
to meet the deficit. The people suffer
from great depression of industries,
and every dollar they now pay takes
a larger share of their earnings or prof
its than Sl.50 took four years ago.
The differences in aggregate of appro-
priations, about which. democratic
leaders make such, a. clatter, are too
for consideratio ton in view
Of the enormous differences in the con-
dition of the treasury, the people and
the industry and business of the oOun-
try. 1t is no exaggeration to say that
of 81, 900, ,OOO,OO this
year will take from the people
greater share of their earnings and
profits than appropriations of 81 l,5OO,-
BOO, 600 would have taken in 1891, when
the last republican congress adjourned.
In every true sense. the congress of
lS94-95 has actually increased the ex-
Denditures by at least $500, ,OOO, ,OOo, in
to the ability to pay, over
hose required by the last republican |
congress-.
The official statements, disagree, as
usual, but even the democratic calcu- |
alton admits an aggregate of appro- |
Driations slightly larger than that of
ls90-9l, as reekOned by the official esti-
mates of the clerks. In order to swell |
he latter, 1emocratic calculation in
.ludes the entire amount of money |
payable in future years under the ap-
of Is9O-9l, but carefully
LvOids, doing the same. thing in esti-
mating the appropriations by the con-
rress of 1s94-95. If the same method
we're pursued for both years, as repub-
lean leaders have shown, the appro-
'riations by the congness, of 1s94-95
would be. greater by many millions
f appropriations by the. congress of
S90-9l. Or if the amount actually ap-
for payment within the
seal year be taken in. both cases,
Thich is the mOrs accurate mode of
the congress which. has Just
djOurned,. even. on the democratic
has surpassed in. expendi-
nre that; of ls90-9l. But the difference
) insignificant. either way, when it is
that out of;an,oHerfiowing n
reasury' republicans appropriated ,
bout 81, 900, ,OOO,OO0, while out of a
bankrupt and borrowing the 4
emocrats expended. about 1000, ,OOO,- I
10. II
One other fact is commonly over
,Oked! The kind of taxes imposed
altes,a,tremendOus diffsrence in the '
the peOple.have to bear. y
he democratic congress has just ap- '
ropniated about $1,000, ,OOO, 900, of '
hich. about S2O0,O00,O0O must be $
aid directly by the people in excess, of
'rmer taxes of the same.nature, name I
:, about 500, 100000 On sugar, so, ,OO0,- S
70 o. more according to democratic /
'timates on incomes, and $40, 900, ,OOOor Z
ore additional taxes,on whisky. But 4
le repr blican congress raised as much t
Id even more money by taxes on i'm v
orts, which were paid to a great ex-
nt by foreign manufacturers and i'm .
1rters- Not only has the taxeating q
ass been greatly increased, and its q
under of the people, but the people S
lemselves are compelled to pay about C
per cent of the aggregate expenses
hich were paid under republican ad- e
Illustrations by duties on goods $
'ought hither for sale.-N. Y. Re O
lblic.
- The democratic managers place
Ie appropriations of the Ffty-third
'ngress at $500, $40, 69l.O4. But they c
,giect to say that this does not include
'ovision for interest on the new bond Q
sues, or several contracts authorized $
ithOut providing the money which ;