The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-30
THE TREASURY IMPROVEMENT.
Democrats Success Essspersting sns
Republicans

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D~moerat,c Success Esaspersting the
Republicans
A rrea, part OF the stun that Is pup
iished from day to day as Washington
dispatch-s in newspapers that regard
IL rs a solemn duty to discover Jug
cling" Of figures and distortion" OF
facts in the daily reports OF the conai-
ton of the United States deot Is very
Mainly intended to be taken without
reference TO the ascertainabic proofs
TO the contrary.
some apparently juvenile writers
take up the daily rerorts. and. evident
IL suffering uncontrollable exaspera-
.ion because the receipts of the govern
ment persist in keeping pace with. ana
even exceeding. expenditures. THESE
jealous but unrehecting critics at
Washington straightway make hula
laloo about the wrongs that are being
inflicted upon all manner OF persons
because. as il Is alleged. payments that
are due from thc treasury are withheiu
TO enable the treasury 70 make a
report that will Giscredit partisan pre-
dictions-
II the readers OF these rash and per-
sis.cntly wrong reports VIII take 'hc
trouble 70 examine the daily reports OF
the state OF the treasury and compare
the expenditures with the appropria-
lions. il will become apparent at once
that the pensioners, for instance, are
no. being deprived Of the money mp
nronr;ated for them. The appropria-
tion for pensions for the year begin
ming July ! was Sal. 1880. lha'
would be ut the rate of Sll,ssl. s>9 per
month. According to the report made
nv the treasury. there had been paid
out on July Is on account OF pensions
SIT. NO. or Mt the rate Of about sls,-
COO, 900 for the month.
Take the war department. when ap-
pears TO have drawn s3.59',ooo IN y
J DAYS The figures do not suggest thai
appropriations have been withheld
! from that branch of the service fo'
the amount appropriated for the army
: is about so3. ESQ. 900. or at the rate o.
less than 81 .0OO.00o n month. The
treasury has honored acquisitions in
little more than half the month Tar II
excess Of the monthly average OF tn'
yearly appropriation for war. M
l navy is entitled to an average expendi
! ture OF g.. sol. 900. II has received 81,
ssl. 900 in Is days Of July. or at the ra's
: of about 100000 daily. Should th'
: rate Of payments on navy account o.
maintained. the navy will have ex
ceeded by July 81 the average to which
!. il appears to be entitled
d Has the secretary of the treasur.
; withheld appropriations from the IN
dams? The allowance for Indian ex
i penditures for the year was ss.OoO,o Oc
y or s-4i.666 per month. During Tn
10 DAYS OF July there was draw
5 from the treasury on account OF India
expenses s4-6. 900. II the treasury ha
cared TO withhold money and TO issu
N it only upon a schedule arranged
y restrict the outgo it might have save
N sac 900 in the Is days IL tn
le rate of payment for the first half
the month is maintained until july
IN the average TO which the Indians al
to apparently entitled will have bee
considerably exceeded.
The criticisms which have provoke
IN these illustrations OF their falsity .
e- not really deserve further explanation
II is absurd to imagine that they al
III believed by anybody except possio
or the men who talk so glibly and Toe
ishly and ignorantlv about the mi
IS representation" that's practicei'to fu
e' nish a good showing. No one who h'
zee q valid demand upon the treasury
ue likely to hold it beyond the time 1t g
&c. be presented with reasonable expect
ton tina. il will be honored. The d
ng position Of rejected applicants for pa
OF ment to make q fuss about della
nd would speedily advertise any pener
AZ tendency to delay on the part OF .
I'm treasury officers II delays have {
! Cured, if they have been common,
VIC large number and for large amour
The OF money due, who has prevailed up
the postponed creditors TO keep SO p'
err found silence? Why do not the pr
Tor crs abo-t the government postpor
ments Of paw give some particulars
Ter, make plausible the charge that n
ments are not met with reasona'
re and customary promptness?- \.
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