Bisbee daily review., 1904-09-21
Must Not Talk
 About Expenses
ROOSEVELT MUZZLEs OFFICIALS WHO ARE MAKING ESTi-
 MATES FOR NEXT YEAR.
Consequently, in Order to Withhold Campaign Ammunition from Demo- crats, Utmost Secrecy Is Ordered From Headquarters.


 Washington, Sept. 19.-President Roosevelt has placed the seal of secre- cy upon the lips of Government off, cials regarding any information con- corning the annual estimates.
 This order has been promulgated in various forms by heads of the govern ment departments in pursuance of in- structions, received today from the president.
 By direction of the President off, eiais will neither discuss nor give ont any information regarding the annual estimates until further orders" is inc way it is stated
 As stated on Tuesday, an order was recently passed to all departments to scaie 10 the lowest possible notch the estimates Of appropriations required rom congress for the fiscal year end. ing June 50. 1905. Bureau and divis- lon chiefs have tried to comnlv
 n mas become painfully apparent ,nat tne estimates must be as large as les. year 1T existing policies are car. i,eo out The administration is disin. ehned 10 fodrsake any policy. so the oruer mas gone forth not to talk abont the cost. A apout
 coming so quickly after .Judge pa-l-
 speecn to the Democratic editors sihg extravagance and corruption ehoer Republican rule. this message % s;on;s oyster Bay is of much political siSnincance. Heretofore if has haen possible to obtain an excellent idea ol the amount of estimates in each da- partment. Sn ue
 me residents order has now muz. zieo bureau chiefs and assistant sac- Ie.ar.es who were yesterday willing in eaih oi the increased amounts tbe Quire "ouiu re-
 departmental censure and nroh.h,v Gismlssal menace any Government of hcial Or employe who makes if noss;. Ole for the Democrats to gain iron, +ba
 unates ammunition to continue the cam paign fire against the "extrava. sance or the Roosevelt regime"
 some or the officials who rece;ved .nis order opened their lips far enough 'oaay 10 say they did not believe if would nave been issued if this was moi an election year. Others wouId not aomit there was such an order Sucb one was Chief Clerk SchofieId of .bo war department, although it was re. eor'eo IF the corridors outside his of. nee mat the wires between Oyster Ray anu washington had been hot with tbe message few hours before Many of, nciais have considered the makinsscs tue estimates piecemeal good way to suuS oreak to congress that more millions were wanted.
 me total appropriations last ve.r were $7S1- -574,629.9O. The drain m the treasury is so great that inc ex. penoitIres since July l have been se2 fVi'oos-9O ip excess of receints Ona year ago yesterday the receints ware SooV'SI.43 in excess of expend;tu-os,
 me treasury Department estimates ~il De larger this year than eyer ha- io.e III ltsh istory. Even if m nnw ships are asked from Congress. which IS contrary to Republican policy tba naval estimate will require more ,ban slOO,OOO,000. The pensions ,o ha natd
 oe augmented by the Presidents permitting pension of from se eo >iz Tor every veteran 62 wears old or more. oio
 ihe war Department requirements anu those Of the Interior. AgricuIturo I ana Commerce and Labor denartment. snow no indication of being sm.1Ia- me postal service requires more mon. ey every year.
 II IS the belief that in the event of aepuphcan success in November tbe appfopfiatlons by the next Congress- VIII ertainly exceed the s7S1 .574 e29 9e appropflated by the first session of th Q fnty.eighth Congress- which ended DURANGO ROAn Fl o.e1