The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-04-05
Ispeclal Wnahlngton 1.etter1


a Republican; therefore any.
thing he says in the way of
criticism of present governmental meth
ods Will not be taken as made by II
wild eyed anarchist" On March IL.
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 1883 until now
In 1888 and 1897 we had some legislation
that required the clerks OF the approplia-
tions committees on the part OF the house
and the senate 10 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 Vall-
able clerk Of the appropriations commit
tee of this house. Mr.. Courts one of the
most-l won't say the most-efticient. be-
cause that would be an invidious distinc-
tion as to the other clerks. but | do not
hesitate TO say ;hat he is one OF the most
valuable and efficient servants that this
house of representatives, has He is am
absolute encyclopedia upon the fiscal op-
erations of this government | have had
occasion 10 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, | doubt
very much, so lar as practical results are
concerned, whether any member of this
mousse or senate has availed himself OF
the information disclosed by these men
as Il 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 tle. 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. viii, the arnoGnt of such reduc-
ton
Now | will give the house the benefit of
the work of these gentlemen. Since 1855
1889 being for the fiscal year ending in
lsS0-oftices created aggregate a charge
OH The treasury of 81, lG9,779. The offices
omitted We're sl35,l12 showing u net in.
crease In 1859 of 81, ,334 COZ.
Now, l will not go into the details. but
win give the results, because, unfortu-
nately, in every year from 1889 up TO 1855
there has been an immense increase, and
1 viii read them. | will put this list in
the Record. In 1850 the increase was
50 GSG, ,229; in 1871 an increase of 81 264 234 in
1892. SS75,0Is; in 1888 Sl,033, ,233; in 1894
SlOl4.G Coz; in 1895, $i,62l l16 in 1896, $Ss6O9j ,
in 1887 81 05I 1856; in 1898. $685., ,906.
OF course. the members viii understand
that that was the war year. involving eX
traordinary and unusual expenditure and
a necessary large increase.
In 1899, $l3.9j3,O9o; in 1900. $5132, 6G3; in
1901. 81, 955, ,22l in 1902 $7l65 272; in 1893
sl4,33O, 297; n 1901. S4,a0c,l4' and in 1905
$40, 45O6 69j.
Now, l 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
been reported to this house from time to
tlme by some committee who examined
these questions. l 90 not purpose CRITICS
ing the committees out | do wish TO sug-
Sest that these facts are such-and 1 am
going to give an S'erage In just mo-
ment-thaI should iequire the committees
before they report these bills creating
these offices TO examine with great care
these departments for the purpose of ad-
vising us whether ttese creations OF of
nee are uecessary. The average net in
crease per year from $50 10 1887 was 81, 1851,
O52. The average net Increase per year
from 1902 10 lyU5-four years--was Sll ,513,
lO2 In other words, IN four years we
have created offices In appropriat don bills
10 the extent or $40 ~. i0s Now, 1 think
the time has come when the committees
aud the house should halt upon the
threshold Of this question / desire 10 say
this THAT there have been unusual eX-
penditures during the last four or Iiye
years that 10 d certain extent VIII account
for some OF these otttcds created. We
have had the rural free delivery. / have
-
the power or amy one man 10 Investigate
ali the details involved In this situation
10 give to the house or 10 the committee
or the whole the aggregate amount or in
creased charge upon the public treasury
by the rural free delivery. | believe in
the rural free delivery, far as that Is
concerned. | may say right here that the
creation vi 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, $40, and IN a large de.
gree / have no doubt that was due 10 the
rural free delivery service,
This Is Il sample of Judge I.lttleheld's
entire speech Finally Brother Crum
packer or Indiana, another Republican.
concluded that l.lttlefield, though Il lie
publican. WAS furnishing campaign
ammunition la The Democrats and led
AN attack on Llttlehed. This was par
tlcpated in by half d dozen Republic
ans until II became bitter cOntro
yersy, In order TO bolster up his own
RepublieanlNn, l.liteheld cited the
fact that the president had appointed
the keap commission ITO Investigate
the extraraganees OF the government"
Altogether II MAS ine row aud ought
To help the Democrats.
Exit Addieksi Enter sehwab.
III the same Issue OF daily paper
there recently appeared two items
which taken together force one TO con.
slider seriously the important question
"Whther are We driftingT one was
that Hon. Gas Addlcks Is no longer
factor ia the Keppbllcan politics OF
Delaware; the other that Charles NJ.
schwab. Steel trust magnate has set
about acquiring citizenship ia Nevada
for the sole purpose OF succeeding Hon.
Francis a. NeYlands Ia the senate of
the United States ln plain, unYar-
nished language this means that Ad-
dicks. being busted, no longer. hopes TO
purchase senatorial toga and that
schwab, having millions, proposes to
buy commission ~ sit among the