The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-23
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Campaign Literature That Is Being
Sent TO American Voters.


Sent to American Voters
There was a midsummer calm az the
headquarters % the Democratic Congres-
sionaI Committee today. although II was
said that a reasonable amount Of work is
being done and that unofficial reports from
various parts OF the country indicate that
the Fifty-seventh Congress viii De Demo-
cratic.
In the literature that is going forth from
headquarters much OF 1t lays stress upon
the extravaganza OF the Mckinley Admin
istrauon and the rashness OF Republican
appropriations
In one OF TIE campaign documents which
is already IN circulation il is recited that
in every department OF the Government
there was an increase in appropriations
over those passed by the last session OF
the Fifty-fifth Congress And then. If TO
the aggregate of S10e 600 eco expended oy
the Flfty-sixth Congress during its first
session should be added the amounts which
were deferred till the next session, but
which II said ought to have been sppro-
pr!ated at the last session the total would
be approximately $500. .0oO, ,000- There was
no regular River and HarboT Appropria-
ton bill no claims were ordered TO ps
paid. and public building bills were laid
aside.
The Congressional Committee in its lit
erature quotes extensively from the state
ment Of appropriations made by Represen-
tative Livingston Of Georgia at the close Of
the last session Among these quotations
is the following:
And I call attention also TO the con-
stant and gradual increase in the appro-
priations for pensions. and likewise 70 the
legislative, executive. and judicial appro-
priations. These items could not have
been affected 10 any great extent BY the
Spanish-American war. II shows. indeed
an increase. as before stated, eli along the
line. despite the fact that the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds have held
back all matters before them, and the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors all mat
tiers before them, with two or three ex-
ceptiOns 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 war
shIps-tNO battleships, three srmored
cruisers. ard three protected cruisers
involves an ultimate expenditure for con-
ScruCtioR. srmor, and armament, OF some
thing like $50. 600 900, not one dollar Of
which is now appropriated for and does
not hgure IN the Navy Item. but must be
met in future years.
The dominant party attempted to com
I NIT this Congress at this session, and will
doubles renew their efforts al the CON-
ling session to so commit the Government
| to what is known as the ship subsidy
scheme, which involves the sum OF Si20-
, 600 600, TO be expended throughout term
! Of years"
| Mr.. RICHARDSON. in speaking with a re-
porter for The Times, said that the co OF
/ administering the Government o. the Uni
| ted States had been $500. .eoo, 900 more an
| nually for the last three years than before
! the war with Spain He said the voters
| Of the country would look upon it as a Sc
| rious question as to whether the glory Of
| that war was worth $900. 00O. .000 70 tie
American people. The electors, he thought.
would marvel at the tardiness o: the Re
| publican party in reducing war taxation
| when the war had closed.