Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-27
GROWTH NATIONAL EXPENSES


GROWTH NATIONAL EXPENSES
Ia epigramatics speech in congress
against an item in the urgency lie
ficiency bill carry $500, ,o00 for per
nanent army barracks at Mania
ll0u. Champ Clark. of Missouri, gave
the following Interesting statistics on
the growth If The national=expeases
''in 1898. the second yer OF JefGer-
sons administrations the per capita
expenditures We're only 80 cents.
In 1872, under John Tyler they
had risen to si.39.
IN 1860. when James Buchanan
was president, they had risen to $2.01.
"Ba1ins the evil war, the totals Of
appropriations as we'll a. The per
capita ezpedjtagea took an immensa
jump
TIE lowest per capita appropria-
ton since the war Was in 1886. dur
ing Gleyeland's first term when it
was S432, the total being $242. 483.t3S
In 1891. the per capita expense was
was S57i. in 1896, $493;; in 1897
S5.0l. And the tendency is unfor-
tunately towards still greater expen-
dtures =
The rate at W4ieh TIE national ex-
pensas arr increasing under Republic
=caa Ilie IS enough to= cause serious
alarm OF The part Of the people and
cause them to call a halt by turning
out of power the party which is so
prodissl @ith tAe peoples money.
Othar sensible remarks made by
Mr.. Clal< in his speech were as
follows:
All sensible people recognize taxes
as q necessary eNi!-3he less Of which
We have the better.
Therefore, it should be the con
staut aim OF legislators. national
state OF municipal, to secure the max
inun of good sovernment with the
miuin1un OF taxation.
Every dollar wrung from the brow
OF toll. in tie shape Of taxation. in eX-
cess of What is necessary to conduct
a government economically adminis-
tered, is robbery committed under
the forms of law
IT is easy to be generous. evGM
prodigal. With other peoples money
The retired list IS growing like
Ionah's goufd Vine. 1t is a great pity
that il viii not withe1 as soon.
To place q person on the retired
list with a salary is only another
way ef granting a pension.
"'phe hiil p"Haing te raise the sal
ary II the officers of the revenue cut,
ter service apd thon retire them on
three=fouYths pay viii cost the peo-
pie about $2Do .o02 year There is NO
shadow Of excuse Tor that raid ON the
treasury What is sill worse. It is
only tha fafer0npnr q vast brood
Of simila hijis IL retire somebody and
finally - retire o.e91 body that is
every body holdjns IN apDoietien place
Undet the soyelHn,rnt at &ocd. fat
salary.
The employees Of the weather hun
eau and the railway mail clerks Wili
come aeXt; and truth to tell. they
are iust rs much entitled ta a pension
as arp the revenue cutter officers.
Then the vast army constantly grow
iug vaster-ot clerks, agents aud sup
ernumerares i'll all thedepartmontso Of
the government apyWne~e and every
where, vii hr paneioned
It / voted to retire The officers of
the revenue cutter service I would
Natc to Dension al the rest
The inevitable result is that mono
OF the taxpayers viii be granted pen
sions and all Of the tax eaters will
enjoy that luxury,
There would be more wisdom and
more Justice in establishing a uniyer-
sal old age pension for every citizen
of the Republic than there are in the
manner in which We are proceeding
10 create an old age pension list from