The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-06-29
washinkrOn Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, June %. The Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee will make
a speciality of circulating literature showing
mp Republican extravaganza in public expen-
dtures. Notable in this GLASS of literature Is
the speech of Representative Livingston, OF
Georgia, in which he said: "And call atten-
ton also to the constant and gradual increase
in the appropriations for pensions, and likewise
to the legislature, executive and judicial ap-
preparations. These items could not have been
affected to any great extent by the Spanish
American war. IL shows, indeed, an increase
all along the line, despite the fact that the
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
have held back all matters before them. aud
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, all mat
ters before them, with two or three exceptions,
aud all accounts and claims have been practi-
cally barred from consideration at this session.
1t should he borne III mind that in the case OF
the Appropriations for the Navy, the AUTHORIZE
zion OF the eight new warships, two battleships
three urmored cruisers, and three protected
cruisers, involves an ultimate expenditure for
construction, armor and armament, of some
thing ike $50, 00o, 900. not one dollar of which
is now appropriated. The dominant party at
tempted to commit this Congress at this ses-
SION, and will doubtless renew their efforts at
the coming session to so commit the govern-
m.nt to what is known as the ship-subsdy
scheme. which involves the sum of 1920, OOt =
900 to be expended throughout term Of
years"
Senator Harris, of Kansas, said of the politi-
cal outlook just before leaving Washington,
for his home: THE people are not to be de-
luGnd into the i1ea that the existing prosperity
is the product of the Republican administra-
ton We are having prosperity in the West,
but it is due TO good seasons. hard work, rigid
economy and self-deuial. Unfavorabe condi-
ton elsewhere, even now. are advancing the
price of wheat. which will greatly benefit the
farmers OF Kansas and the West, but these I'M
favorable conditions were not brought around
by the Republican administration. The people
understand the reasons for these things. Fur
Their Than this the people recognize that the
late session Of CONGRESS, gave to the trusts Of
all kinds. all that they asked for. They also
rncorniz. that Congress absolutely refused to
do for the country these things which were de-
mauded irrespective of party, such as an
amended interstate commerce law, antitrust
LEGISLATION g. reduction of the war taxes, pre-
yidinv for the Nicaragua Canal, and other
THINGS" Senator Harris SAYS the Bryan ticket
will carry Kansas easily and If the rig mt
date for Vice President is nominated at ansas
City, several other mtdde-western States.
Republicans are condemning their own man
aceInent of Cuban affairs by widely advertising
the fact that since the exposure of the whole
sale stealing of Cuban funds by Republican Of
fciols. there. hnye been reductions in the salary
list in Havana alone which will result in saw.
ipo Of CT ooO 600 q wear Such an omen az
acknowledgement OF extravaganza and incom-
potency, has seldom, if ever been made by an
American administration
Speaking of Cuban matters, the Republican
on the Senate Committee, charged with lnves-
tigating receipts and expenditures in Cuba,
seem to have accomplished their purpose of
postponine the investigation until too late for
| its finding to have any effect on the Presiden-
tial campaign, by the agreement not to start
the investigation until furnished with state.