The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-23

eauon OF new officers and the in
crease Of existing Offices.
AT q time when the people are pay
ing extraordinary taxes to meet the
expenses of the war with the Fill
pinos, and other expenses OF our co.
lonial dependencies. the recent re-
publican congress mustered In more
than two full hrigades of new fed
eral offiee-hoiders, ami increased the
salaries of nearly regiment of 9TH
er officials now ON the payroll. That
congress, only a few weeks since.
closed its first session. and with the
approval of President Mckinley In
creased the appropriations. exclusive
OF spanihh war expenses, by S2t.624,.
&l'4s over the amount appropriated
for the last fiscal year.
! hold in my hand an official table,
comprising s22 printed pages. disclose
ing the details oi ;hc shameless loot
ing of the national treasury. This cx-
hioit' among other things, shows that
the net increase Of new Offices. spe-
officially created BY thc last rcpub-
lican congress, was ago, carrying
annual salaries amounting 20 s2.i93.-
0is.TT. The exhibit also shows net
increase OF so,Gu, 647.s4, annually, to
pay the salaries Of new officers out Of
lump" appropriations. il further
shows that si39.s29.7S has been added
TO the annual tax burdens To meet
he obligations imposed by rnisingt the
salaries Of $40 federal officials already
In Office.
In other words, my fellow-ciiizens,
the Mckinley administration has Just
appropriated s5,s6s. 1890 to pay the
yearly expenses OF new Offices Great
ed and OF salaries increased.
Comment upon this stupcudous
waste of public money is unnecessary.
IL would seem that the time had come
when the people must interpose to
protect our rAyished treasury.
Mr.. Chairman. / now desire 20 sub |
mit comparative statement OF OK
pendituTcH, which also conclusivcIy |
establish the extravaganza OF the Me- |
kialey administration. This exhibit |
deals with expenditures only,which, aH-
ter all,is perhaps the best test, becaus. 4
all appropriations are not expended.
] submit comparison of the last
three years OF the administration Of
President Cleveland with the first
three years OF the administration OF
President Mckinley. This statement
includes every dollar Of governmental
expense with the exception of the es-
timated expenses consequent upon
the war with Spain and with the Fiji.
pinos.
The total money actually expended
by the government for the three fiscal
years ending June 80, 1890. amounted
TO si,9io, &C.. s3S.lo. The total expcudi.
lures for the last three fiscal years
ending June 30, 1000, were 81 ,1Ot, 49,
Sbs.22. In other words. the first three
years Of the administration OF Prcsi.
dent Mckinley cost the tax paycrs
Ss4,329, 549i2 more In money actually
expended than the last three yrars
OF the administration Of President
Cleveland. This is an object lesson,
which should not fail to have an inn
presSivc effect upon the people of the
country; for / rritcratc the abatement
that this stupcndouE increase of ex.
pcnditures under this administration {
Is entirely exclusive of war cNpendi. I
lures. The plea may he offered :
that the increase h due to the growth )
Of business and the expansion OF ter.
ritory This view is mistaken one. :
because these mighty totals do not >
include a single item Of expenditure v
connected with the administration of y
anairs IN our colonial dependencies. Y
Cuba. which In now under the control 4
of our army, during the last calendar u
year paid into her own treasury SIC
a4e,Oi5.i7. and OF this vast sum sit. 0sS,. l
boa.32 has been charged up by the 7
representatives Of this government for .
the cost of administration there. or 1t
course this exhibit ms 20 Cuba In. ''
riudes only the money which found y
Its way into the treasury of that is. ~
land. ] do not know how much. n ~
any, WINS stolen in transit. II appears, 81
however. that our officials there have "
iumllIated the republic before the p'
Rorld 10y the acknowledged theft Of w
'lsi'OoO up TO this date, which has -
been made good TO the Cuhana by an w
from our own treasury. ~
have not included the income and VI
Of either Porto Rico or ~ :,
he Philippine islands. In the com. ~. ~
'arison submitted, Us between the "
ost OF thlE administration and that w.
y Mr.. Cleveland. have. as heretofore y
fated' not included expenditures on
ceount OF our colonies. have limit va
d the comparison 10 three years. be- Y"
ause this administration has not We, en-
oncluded u four-ycar period. but M WI
he preaant rate OF expenditure the el'
our-year term Of President McKin- ."
y VIII cost the people considerably -
lore than one hundred millions OF 10
ollars In excess of the cost of the Ia
ist administration Of Presiden, .n'
levland. The extravaganza of the w,
publican national administration Ia
irther demonstrated by the per can. GU
a expenditures which was only So .O9i ~, ~,
DC, but in excess OF so.Is in 1900. ~ ~
ow long The people will continue 10 '
'israte the emotions of the repub-
;hn treasury spectators remains 20 -
seen. Our people are long suffer 49,.
q, IL 10 true. but the time is not far ~,
slant when n revolution in public -,
ntiment viii retire TO private life ~.
Representatives, whatever may be ar
c party name, who have wantonly 80.
the public money. and =,
US proven faithlesa 10 their trussz. 49,
THE INCOME TAX. fair
The demand for an income tax IN cert
Z only just and righteous, but In pcti
tire accord with the policy of this zen
public until the recent decision Of ,.on
supreme court declaring its un. arc
nstitutsonality. That decision re. mo,
rscd the decision and preceden,s anti
that august tribunal for a century, nm,
the country shares the apprehen. 10 {
n of Mr.. Justice Brown, Of I
'epublican judge, In his dissenting the
nion, when he expressed the fear KIND
& the decision nigh, in some hour ly o
danger rise up 20 psralyxe the arm 60 I
the government The income tax pate
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