The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-31
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W.AsH1NGToN, d! ca Aug. 50. One.
1.-THE silllest Of recent Democratic ut
tefances IS the attempt to 5juggle with
tbcStreasury. figures for campaign ipur-
\ poses, that unexamplcd extravaganza,
I'm war expenditures may, be shown
against definite Congress approprIa.
lions. I It is alleged by q Democratic
organ in New York on a presentation
Of bogus Official statements that there
must beia heavy deficiency to meet at
the: close OF the present fiscal year. The,
;sdeclarationiis made that with the pres
aent rate OF war expenditures the cost Of
Z maintaining the several departments OF
the government for the fiscal yes. 1901
will exceed by many millions the up
preparations made by the last Congress-.
1T Is declared that from June 80 up to
: date. less than two months. the sex-
penses of the war department.; as Civ
en- out by the treasury, have been $685.
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8 dere IL SIPS GoB.
Fora start this would be oil right II
/ the explanation was not mentioned
sthatiit does not include the cost OF re-
cent operations in the Philippines and
China, as no report as yet has been re-
ceiYed from the several disbursing off,
GERS OF the United States armies in the
east Ordinarily It would not be neces-
sary to go beyond such an assertion TO
prove that the Democratic claim Of
\ reckless expenditures for war purposes
is q lie, based upon an ignorant or will
full distortion OF facts. The disbursing
officers OF the United States armies in
= the east draw their allowances In ad-
: vance. and the amounts so drawn: are
promptly charged against them and
included in the expenditures for the
service to which they belong. Anybody
familiar with the treasury system OF
disbursements by warrant ought to
know this Others should not attempt
to build up reckless political charges
on mere assertion.
~ Figures Ealsihed
The next announcement Is that the
appropriation made by the last Con-
gress for the maintenance OF the war
department, Including all expenses OF
the army. was sl14.5Ss.22s. This is not
3 true. The appropriation for the army
alone was as stated, but the. appropri-;
sation by the last Congress for the main
! tenance OF the war department, includ-
ing all expenses OF the army, reallyswas
; s14S.e79.1l5. 1t included rivers and har-.
gbors. Notifications and arscaals. Who
ever made up the figures either did not
know or concealed the fact that In the
daily expenditures Of the war depart
I. ment Is added those OF the army prop,
err, all river and harbor improvements,
4 Qualifications, military posts. the ar
s,nals and the military academy. To
say that the definite appropriation for
the army Will be exceeded at the close
OF the fiscal year because the total e1-
pend!tures OF the war department to
date are In excess OF an estimated av-
era6e on single item, IS so UNFAIR as
scarcely to need comment. rs
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That the expenditures. FOR armyisand
other purposes by the war department
have been heavy in the last two months
I nobody has tried to conceal. They5a are
I heavy for all governmental purposes in
the month OF July every year because
1t Is the period In which the new ap-
Z preparations become available and for
which all contracts are waiting. 1t
: has been heavier for the war depart
ment than usual this year on account OF
the troubles In China. For this. how
4 ever, the administration Is in no way
responsible. II cannot be held that
+ because the July and August war cr-
penditures for, transportation and
y winters store of clothing and food /, In
! China nrc seemingly excessive that ex-
penditures at the same rate will be
Z continued for the rest OF the fiscal year.
The heaviest outlay for army equip
;ments and transportation OF supplies
alrcady has been made. A winters
compnfpn In China will he nj nnly LITTLE