The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-11-03
SAW SAVING" MONEY.
Some Suggestions Submitted
to the Parkerites.
Several Of the "Extravagances" For
Building Up the Country and 6ene.
fitting the People, That the Demo-
Gratis Might Wipe Out, n They Dare.

fitting the People, That the Demo-
Gratis Might Wipe Out, n They Dare.
With all the Parkerite talk about in
creased government expenses, they
have thus far failed to specify sin.
gle point for reduction in this respect
OF course there are minor matters
which may be touched, but no great
comprehensive matter of policy. ex-
cept as to the army. About that their
own General Miles has already an.
swered them completely
They would like to reduce the pen
sion list, as shown by the mean things
that they say about 1t, but dare not
openly avow such. an opinion.
As they crippled the ocean mail ser.
vice the first chance that they had so
they might like to attack the entire
postal accommodations Of the people.
The rural free delivery would suit
them for starter. Cleveland refused
to give 1t fair trial. and not until Nc
Kinley came in did 1t amount to any.
thing The s2O,O0O,0O0 year spent
upon It for the farmers is big item
in the increased expense that Parker
and Davis talk about.
The new navy voted for in both
houses of congress by both parties
time and again has been nonpartisan
until now. Do the Democrats intend
| to stop work on that? Would Parker
let the ships launched and building
rust and fall to pieces for lack of COM
| pletion, and for need of men to man
them, and call it economy, while the
United States would be at the mercy
of anybody and everybody on the seas
Of the world?
| What about the public buildings?
Must all work in that line be suspend
ed? Lots of Southern towns have had
the benefit without fraction Of the
revenue to the government in the pos.
tai service paid by larger Northern
cities that have had to go without
buildings. 1t would make a great big
saving if the United States should stop
work upon all buildings planned or
proposed in Washington and every.
where else. Would it be real economy?
Then there is the comprehensive
scheme enacted by congress at tho
| special instigation of this terrible man
Roosevelt. for irrigation of the arid
lands in 13 state and three territories.
AS over s93 900, 900 had been spent for
this purpose up to 1902, and the gen.
eral government has been appealed to
to aid in the work thus only begun by
individuals and communities, the i'm.
mense possibilities in this direction
may be appreciated True, the Roose.
welt law provides for using the pro
ceeds of the sale of all public lands in
that region for this purpose, so that
the outlay by the United States would
be nothing but an advance. but still II
would figure in the appropriation bills
and thus be "holy terror" to the ESQ
pus statesman.
What about the rivers and harbors
The immense commerce of the Great
Lake illustrates the value of such work
It would be absolutely impossible as al
present operated but for the improve
ments made at the expense Of the gov
ernment, which have resulted in NOV
ing freight at the lowest known rat'
in the world the amazement of all the
nations, Are these things among thu
items that Parker would oppose AM
seek to defeat?
Particularly would Parker attemp
to prevent the Solid South from get
ting its own great special scheme sc
cured for which 1t is working TO
wholesale changes in the Mississippi
river? The engineers gave up endeaN
oring to estimate the expense as er
tirely too extravagant, but the loves
) figure named is $15O,000,000. Thi
son-me Is pct with that part Of tn
country where Parker is alone sure c
) any electoral vote Would it be "e:
: travagant" Il it Is for the South?
Then there is the Panama cana
with another $15o,oOo,0oo Of work ye
} 10 be done up5ii it, 1t would be tr'
mendous saving from tie eafker poir
: of view not to spend that money.
; In fact, provided Parker got his ow
salary, 1t might be well to dispens
paying anything to anybody for any
thing else