Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-29
Especial Washington letter.


criticism of present governmental meth
DDS will not be taken as made by a
wild eyed anarchist" On March is,
in an elaborate speech criticising the
creation of new Offices and the increas-
ing expense of running the government,
among other things he said:
am going to call attention to the anal
ysis of the situation from 1889 until now.
In 1888 and 1897 we had some legislation
that required the clerks of the appropria-
lions committees on the part of the house
and the senate to report an analysis of
the appropriation bills for each session at
the close Of the session.
These clerks made these reports.
want to stop here now to say that have
had very material assistance in the in
vestigation of the question that am now
discussing by the very efficient and valu-
able clerk of the appropriations commit
tee of this house, Mr.. Courts, one of the
most-I won't say the most-eficient, be-
cause that would be an invidious distinc-
ton as to the other clerks, but do not
hesitate to say that he is one of the most
valuable and efficient servants that this
house of representatives has. He is an
absolute encyclopedia upon the fiscal OPP
erations of this government. / have had
occasion to ask him great many ques-
tions and have never found him want
ing in any particular.
Now, in the discharge of this very i'm
portant duty-and, by the way, I doubt
very much. SO far as practical results are
concerned, whether any member of this
house or senate has awaited himself of
the information disclosed by these men
as result of this statute-under these
statutes these gentlemen have collected
with these clerks and prior clerks since
1888 these statistics and summaries. and
one of the items is, New Offices created
and salaries therefor another item is,
offices, salaries of which have been
omitted, with the amount of reduction
another item is, "Offices, the salaries of
which have been increased. with the
amount of such increase" another is,
"Offices, the salaries of which have been
reduced, with the amount of such reduce
ton
Now I will give the house the benefit of
the work of these gentlemen. Since 1889
1889 being for the fiscal year ending in
1S90-offices created aggregate a charge
on the treasury of 81, 1853, 779,F The offices
omitted were $135,172, showi g a net in
crease in 1889 of 81. 1874, 6O7
Now, / will not go into the details, but /
will give the results, because, unfortu-
nately, in every year from 1889 up to 1905
there has been an immense increase, and
will read them. will put this list in
the Record. In 1890 the increase was
ST. $50 229; in 1891 an increase of $2.264, 234; in
1892, $375,919: in 1898, S1033, 2S3; in 1894
$1.044606; in 1895. 81, JIG; in 1885, $SS6095;
in 1897, 81, 057, 1866; in 1885, s55, 557, 90s.
OF course, the members will understand
that that was the war year, involving ex-
traordinary and unusual expenditure and
necessary large increase.
In 1899. $13, 953. 096; in 1900, $5,132,663; in
1901, 81, $50, 221; in 1902, $7,165 272; in 1903
$14,330,297; in 1904, $14, 147 and in 1905,
$40, 450.695
Now, 1 submit Mr. Chairman, that that
is not record of which any of us should
feel entirely proud. Every one of these
creations of office and offices omitted has
beensreported to this house from time to
time by some committee who examined
these questions. DO not purpose critics.
ing the committees, but do wish to sug-
gest that these facts are such-and / am
going to give an average in just a mo-
ment-that should require the committees
before they report these bills creating
these offices to examine with great care
these departments for the purpose of adj
vising us whether these creations of of
flee are necessary. The average net in
crease per year from 1889 to 1897 was $780,,
052 The average net increase per year
from 1902 to 1905-four years-was $11563,-
1872 In other words in four years we
have created offices in appropriation bills
to the extent of 6,242, 408. Now, 1 think
the time has come when the committees
and the house should halt upon the
threshold of this question. I desire to say
this: That there have been unusual ex-
pendtures during the last four or five
years that to certain extent will account
for some of these offices created. We
have had the rural free delivery. I have
not been able, because it is partly beyond
-
all the details involved in this situation,
to give to the house or to the committee
of the whole the aggregate amount of in
creased charge upon the public treasury
by the rural free delivery. I believe in
the rural free delivery, SO far as that is
concerned. ] may say right here that the
creation of offices in the postal service for
this very last year carried in the appro-
priation bill ending July /, 1906, that the
balance was 81. 439, 300, and in a large de-
gree j have no doubt that was due to the
rural free delivery service
This is a sample Of Judge Littlefeld's
entire speech. Finally Brother Crum-
packer Of Indiana, another Republican,
concluded that Littlefield, though a Re
publican, was furnishing campaign
ammunition to the Democrats and led
an attack on LittIefeld. This was par
ticipated in by half dozen Republic
ans until it became a bitter contro-
versy In order to bolster up his own
Republicanisfn, Littleheld cited the
fact that the president had appointed
the Keep commission ito investigate
the extravagances of the government"
Altogether it was fine row and ought
to help the Democrats.
Exit Addicks; Enter Schwab.
In the same issue of daily paper
there recently appeared two items
which taken together force one to con-
slider seriously the Important question
"Whither are we driftingY One was
that Hon. Gas Addicks is no longer
factor in the Republican politics of
Delaware; the other that Charles NJ
Schwab, steel trust magnate. has set
about acquiring citizenship in Nevada
for the sole purpose of succeeding Hon.
Francis G.. Newlands in the senate of