West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-06-11
Remarkable Record Made by the
SiItieth Congress.
BILLION DOLLARS APPROPRIATED
Will Cost Zach Man So Per Month
for Federal Taxes-Taft's Ne
mortal Day speech.
From oar Regular Correspondent.

tor one year. Just
hink OF the exac, amounts. ooS.-
It's only few wears ago that a
billion dollar congress broke the
record, but now we have tha, enor-
nous ,mount more than doubled,
Tor the appropriations now made are
Tor one year only.
As the population is now esti.
at about 81, 900, 900 the ex.
IendiiuIes for the coming fiscal year
will exceed sIs per capita, or 500
per family. That is S. a month FOR
each man to pay in taxes to the ted.
erai government whether he is rich
or poor, a business tnan, a farmer,
or wage Garner.
The Republican party certainly is
arecord breaker for spending money.
but unfortunately IIs record for
spending will not be squaled by the
receipts, tor the estimate of the
chairman Of the ways and means
committee of the receipts of the
government for the coming fiscal
is $3.50, 900, 900 less than the appro-
priations. But that did not have
any effect on the Republican asso-
GATES OF the chairman, although he
repeatedly warned them OF the de.
hcit for the present year OF 500, 600,
900 and Of the far greater deficit of
1909.
Congress started out to do moth
ing but pass the appropriation bills
and to stand pat on everything else,
and as for useful or reform leglsla-
ton 1t came mighty near carrying
out the designs OF its leaders. At
the last minute it did pass a compro.
mise currency bill that only seems
to satisfy the Rockefeller interests
In Wall street, because 1t will create
a market for their railroad bonds
and allow them to dominate the
financial interests of the country.
Thus congress may have caused
another record to be broken, for the
campaign contributions from the
favored financial interests should
certainly suTpass their former record
in that direction. Instead of that
maiefattor of great wealth. the no
toriouS Mr.. Hartman, raising the
large amount requested by President
Roosevelt, he will be an migrate if
he does not at least double it.
Then the tariff protected trusts
should certainly respond hand.
somely, for did not congress stand
pat and refuse to touch the sacred
tariff Also the railroad CORPORA.
tons will surely be willing to sur.
pass their former contributions TO
Republican campaign funds if they
have spark OF reciprocity in their
make up, for did not congress refuse
to NEEDLE with railroad legislation?
If yon think this is too strong a
Democratic view of our record
breaking congress ask the represent
tative Of the Business Mems Asso.
citation, or the member of the legis.
lativc committee of the National
Grange, or the labor organization,
how they Jared with important legis-
lation they asked tor. Can you find
any one but Republican politician,
who has to agree with whatever is
done, that is satisfied
The attempt to pass a force bill
by lacking it on to the bill for pub.
licltY of campaign contributions was
perhaps a smart political trick, but
the Republican party cannot eyade
its obligations to the people by such
evasion Of its responsibility. The
Republican party is in absolute con-
troll OF the government with a large
majority IN both houses of congress.
1t could, therefore, legislste as it
chooses
There was an almost universal de.
mand for law requiring the several
political parties to publish the names
of contributors and the amount con
iribuled for campaign funds and to
make It unlawful to accept money
rom corporations.
There vas no demand by the
voters to reduce the representation
'f the southern states in congress.
because they have disfranchised an
gnorant and corruptible vote for
he purpose Of preventing negro
domination Will any wellwisher OF
progressive civilization declare the
Republican party intended 10 re
orm political corruption by coup
ing the publicity Of campaign con.
ribution project with negro suffrage