Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-06-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June %, 1906

The Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee will make
speciality of circulating literature
showing up republican extravaganza
in public expenditures. Notable
in this class of literature is the
speech OF Representative Living
ston, OF Ca, in which ho said
"And | call attention also to the
constant and gradual increase in
the appropriations for Pensions,
and likewise to the legislative, ex-
ecutive, and judicial appropriations.
These items could not have been
affected to any great extent by the
Spanish American war. 1t shows,
indeed, an increase all along the
line, despite the fact that the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds have held back all matters
before them, and the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors, all matters be-
fore them, with two or three excop.
ti0ns, and all accounts and claims
have been practically barred from
consideration at this session. 1t
should be borne in mind that in
the case OF the appropriations for
the Navy, the authorization Of the
eight new warships-two battle
ships, three armored cruisers, and
three protected cruisers, involves
an ultimate expenditure for con-
struction, armor and armament, OF
something like $5G, 000,0 900, not
one dollar Of which is now appro.
priated. The dominant party at
tempted to commit this Congress at
this session, and will doubtless re-
new their efforts at tho coming ses-
sion to so commit tho government
what is known as the ship-subsidy
scheme, which involves the sum OF
$500, 100000 to be expended
throughout term of years"
Senator Harris, OF Kansas, said
Of the political outlook just before
leaving Washington, for his home
"The people are not to be deluded
into the idea that sho existing pros.
perity is the product of the repub.
lican administration. We arc hay.
ing prosperity in the West, but it
is due to good seasons, hard work,
rigid economy and self denial. I'm
favorable conditions elsewhere, even
now, are advancing the price of
wheat, which will greatly benefit
the farmers Of Kansas and the West,
but these unfavorable conditions
were not brought around by rcpubli-
can administration. The people
understand the reasons for these
things. Further than this, the
people recognize that the late SEES
sion Of Congress, gave to the trusts
OF all kinds, all that they asked for.
They also recognize that Congress
absolutely refused to do for the
country those things which we're
demanded irrespective Of party,
such as an amended Interstate Com.
merce law, Antitrust Legislation,
a reduction Of the War Taxes, pro.
viding for the Nicaragua Canal and
other things" Senator Harris says
the Bryan ticket will carry Kansas
easily, and if the right candidate
for Vice. President is nominated at
Kansas City several other middle
western states.
Republicans are condemning their
own management of Cuban affairs
by widely advertising the fact that
since the exposure of the wholesale
stealing of Cuban funds by repub-
lican officials, there have been re-
ductions in the salary list in Ha-
v0ns alone which will result in q
saving of VI 100000 a year. Such
an open acknowledgement of ex-
travagance and incompetency, has