Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-21
A New Deal Much Needed.

A New Deal Much Needed.
The postal frauds and the punish
,nent of those who have been indicted
appear to be lost sight of In other
campaign issues. The Roosevelt ad-
ministration evidently has postponed
the trial Of the cases so that the puDhc
will forget the scandal. The refusal Oh
the Republicans in Congress to allow
an investigation showed they feared
the exposure Of more frauds, II the
Democratic demand for a congresslon-
al investigation was acceded to. lhae
very fact should lead to the election
of a Democratic majority to the next
Congress-, so that Congress may do It's
duty as the grand inquest of the ma
ton.
Beyond the postal frauds there are
other scandals that need Investigation.
The Interior Department has land
frauds that much surpass the postal
frauds, as far as the amount involved
is at stake, yet but little attempt has
been made to punish the land robbers
and the department refuses to make
public what it has discovered.
A political party is seldom bold
enough or honest enough to fully in
vestigate the wrongdoing of its own
partisans and the safety of the Repub-
lican institutions is best conserved by
change Of administration to look into
the way Of doing things of it's prede-
cessor. The honest Republican voter
must wish to cleanse all the depart
ments OF the government of grafters,
to reduce taxation, to stop extrava-
gnnce and curb the trusts. He may
even believe the trusts should be con-
tinued to sell cheaper abroad than
here, rather than disturb the sacred
tariff, but he must wish to stop the
general trend toward universal graft
ing. How can he expect reform I'M
less he elects reformers? The Repub-
licans from President down declare
they will continue in the same rut
they have been running in and are ap-
pealing to the voters to confirm them
lii power and take their word for it
that everything is honest and prosper
ous Even If an honest Republican is
elected to Congress-, the machine at
Washington will overawe and brow
heat him and arrange to defeat his
denomination, if he shows a spark Of
independence. To effect reform there
must be a new deal.
Government Receipts and Expenditures
The first two months Of the present
fiscal year, July and August, showed
a deficiency In the governments reve-
nues of $23,O0O,OOO. The last fiscal
year ending June 80, 1904, showed a
deficiency of $41,OOO,0O0, a total of
$64 100000. September Of the present
year shows surplus of $3,80O,OO0.
That month usually makes a good
showing; in 1893, the surplus was &c.
100000, and in 1892, $11 100000. Oc-
tober generally shows a deficit, as the
interest payments, which even Secre
tary SHAW cannot defer, like he has
good many other payments, will de
mand about 100000, and last year
this month showed deficit of nearly
100000. In consequence Of the ex-
travagant appropriations, the expendi-
lures are all the time increasing, so
there is no doubt that October will
wipe out the September surplus and
perhaps add to the deficit In any
event, the first four months of the
fiscal year, or on Nov. l, there will be
deficiency of receipts over expendi-
lures of over $2O,OOO,OOO, or at the rate
of S8O,00O,OO0 for the whole year Re
publican orators and organs are ex-
hibiting great awkwardness in explain
ing this lack of prosperity.