The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-12-18
That GROWING DEFICIT.
aVFRNNENT KEEPS ON SPENDING MORE Than
RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES


limited States Government is like some of Oudas fascina
s who never would take the trouble to look into their
Consequently the poor fellows "went broke in tba
WI m third chapter, and had to commit suicide to save their
r flee to Africa to their lives Secretary CorteIvou
L onor warns that Government is treading the pr
tb toward something very much like insolvency The ex
have increased at spendthrift for the last dozen
tber has been corresponding increase in the revenues
we are face face with treasury deficit which may foot
s1OOooOOOO before the ends, says the Oregonan
w. Creyou says the deficit from the panic and the
nnroprations made by Congress- which enough as
goes The flowing from business naturally
when business ceases and Congress which spends more
ID more money with headlong reckessness from failing income
~ scarcely expect anything but deficit Still it would be
| o come out openly with the confession that in general
na finances are badly managed From the very beginning of
american history have had the habit Of saving drop two at
with infinite parade of economy while the bunghoe
nc wide open Think how unspeakaby stngy Congress has
s been in fixing the salaries of Federal judges for example
nd how serably it has provided for the Smithsonian nu
i'm while has complacenty squandered millions in river and
r improvements which improved nothing and hundreds Of
us more in pensions which only thny disguised brbe
voters.
a dqent in some Individual brain Our annual budgets
made ND heter-skeer in congressional committees Mr. Burton
smbuting lucky guess Mr. Tawney fortunate suggeson
Mr. Cannon an imperative demand for show OF economy no mat
how deceptive the show may be- We have no man OF nac
% Ike Gladstone or Coschen to down by himself and calmly
arrange the income ougo of the Government year ahead
carefully computing the product of each source OF revenue ana
g the expenditure accordingly Our way to spend with oOth
hands and let the revenue take of itself 1t is an article IN
creed that the sacred and abenefcen tariff will pro
vide money as Congress can possibly spend on with the
dance let joy be unconined
N in sn of the tariff and all its mutitudnous benefachons
We have danced ourselves into deficit Like the spendth IN
the story who thought his money could never give out' we
ofnd the Government on the way to the poorhoue WIN p
just like Congress to meet the emergency by cutting uow W
aries of few poor clerks curtaing the Wrechea
postal service for what pay much and get SO l',e -
We rest in serene certude that no pensions WIN We
not even those which 90 to milonaires But the rnmg aA
shifts which have heretofore enabled Congress to saVe Oh
problems not likely to be of much service now. Ln
must find way either to decrease Its expenses Id
increase its income We may take it for granted 'n"' m
nses will not be diminished The army and navy PelsV @
waterway improvements will require more money ll'G -
the years pass while any attempt to cripple w CO. av
prove the political death warrant OF whoever MAKES "
. must be found to increase the revenues. ~ tobacco
Perhaps little can be raised Oh "i saloon
although the former does not promise much Inc an" | Go
people cutting down the Governments WHISKY tb we
Mdy may be found to father the tariff on colee
doubt it Mr. McClearys experience with tna1 '@ The
repeat The most obvious and simple methou u - dox
is to lower the tariff To this may looh Ne
out is nothing of the sort. 1t is plain common m Cover
Shgh that prohibits imports produces no revenue = 90 nat
aent though it is a bonanza for the fustS' - Golden
Oregn goods may come in and it Immediately ' ir tbe
sream into the treasury The financial reasons ~
art therefore almost cogent the noI 4 ovanle
Very likely tariff devised to produce the Tho trusts
the Government instead of the maximum OF SP Congress
Would speedily turn the deficit into surplus ana turn
bwaste reasonable n besides If did not then we nus ~ M
the federal inheritance This is hlsy erncious
same which make prohibitory all hs and pro
would distribute wealth which the tariff ress must
au which the tariff withhods Now C9 anc
sometime - d +h Governments shfy hnance
may easily enact measure of permanent uVll'y' "
Sw see how it improves its opportunity
The authorities Of the city Of Denver have been been asked