The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12
THE TREASURY IMPROVEMENT.
Democratic Success Exaspcrating the
Republicans.

tTlE tuGAOONt iWThONG"ENts
Democratic Success Exaspcrnting the
Republicans.
A great part Of the stuff that is pub
lished from day to day as Washington
dispatches in newspapers that regard
1t as a solemn duty to discover Jug
Cling" Of figures and distortion" Of
facts in the daily reports OF the condi-
ton of the United States debt Is very
plainly intended to be taken without
reference to the ascertainable proofs
to the contrary.
Some apparently juvenile writer's
take up the daily reports and, evident
ly suffering uncomfortable exaspera-
tion because the receipts Of the govern
ment persist in keeping pace with, and
even exceeding, expenditures, these
jealous but unrefecting critics at
Washington straightway make hula
baloo about the wrongs that are being
inflicted upon all manner Of persons
because, as II is alleged, payments that
are due from the treasury are withheld
to enable the treasury to make O.
report that will discredit partisan pre-
dictions
II the readers of these rash and per-
sistently wrong reports will take the
trouble to examine the daily reports Of
the state Of the treasury and compare
the expenditures with the appropria-
tions, II will become apparent at once
that the pensioners for instance, are
not being deprived Of the money sp-
propriated for them. The appropria-
tion for pensions for the year begin
ming July 1 was s14I 1873, 800. That
would be at the rate Of Gil, ,7s1, ,7s9 per
month. According to the report made
by the treasury, there had been paid
out on July 1s on account Of pensions
1897, ,ooo,or at the rate Of about s1s.-
900, 900 for the month.
Take the war department, which ap-
pears to have drawn S3, ,394, 900 In 16
days. The figures do not suggest that
appropriations have been withheld
from that branch of the service, for
the amount appropriated for the army
is about S25, ,250. 900, or at the rate Of
less than $4,000, 900 a month. The
treasury has honored acquisitions In .
little more than half the month far In
excess Of the monthly average of the
yearly appropriation for war. The
navy is entitled to an average expendi- :
ture Of s2,so1, 200. 1t has received 81
ss1.o in 1s days Of July. or ut the rate
of about 100000 daily. Should the \
rate Of payments on navy account be
maintained, the navy will have ex-
ceeded by July 81 the average to which
1t appears to be entitled. J.
Has the secretary Of the treasury
withheld appropriations from the In
dians2 The allowance for Indian ex-
penditures for the year was SO, 600, 900,
or s74l, 666 per month. During the
1s days Of July there was drawn
from the treasury on account of Indian
expenses S476,o00 If the treasury had
cared to withhold money and to issue
it only upon a schedule arranged to
restrict the outgo It might have saved
900 in the Is days If the
rate of payment for the 6rst half Of
the month Is main tanned until July 81
the average to which the Indians are
apparently entitled will have been
considerably exceeded.
The criticisms which have provoked
these illustrations of their falsity do
not really deserve further explanation.
1t is absurd to. imagine that they are
believed by anybody except possibly
the men who talk 80 glibly and fool
ishly and ignorantly about the mis-
representation" thatis praoticed'to fur
nish good showing. No one who'baes
valid demand upon the treasury is
likely TO hold 1t beyond the time It can
be presented with reasonable expecta-
tion that 1t will be honored. The dis
position Of rejected applicants for pay
ment to make fuss about delays
would speedily advertise any general
tendency to delay on the part Of the
treasury officers. II delays have oc-
Cured, II they have been common, In
large number and for large amounts
Of money due, who has prevailed upon
the postponed creditors to keep SO pro-
found a silence? Why do not the pratt
ers about the government postpone
ments Of pay give some particulars to
make plausible the charge that pay
ments are not met with reasonable
and customary promptness2- N. Y.
Times.