Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
Ratio to Aggregate Wealth.

In census Office table subjoined to
Chairman Tawney's report there are given
comparisons showing the relationship of
expenditures for the maintenance of gov
eminent to the aggregate wealth of the
nation and proving the uniformity of that
relationship for a long series OF years.
This table shows that the census report
payment for all expenditures for all
classes as distinguished from mere tax
levies, for states, counties. cities and MI
nor civil divisions, including schools.
amounted 70 sos. 20. 634. or total ex-
penditure of $3.50 for each $1.0CO of ma
tional wealth. In 1892. however, the year
in which the next census inquiry upon
this subject was made, the aggregate eN-
penditures of this class had nearly dou-
bled amounting to 81. 1o6. i4I .OS1. or 81 20
per 81 GOO of national wealth.
Commenting upon these figures. Mr..
Tawney said: In general. therefore. 1t
appears to be an established fact that
while the expenditures for the mainte-
rance of the national government have
steadily increased during the whole ma
tional existence. and latterly much more
than l believe they should. they have
maintained almost uniform proportion. ex-
cept during the period of the civil war. in
comparison with each $1,000 of national
wealth; but that the expenditures made
for the maintenance of state and local
governments of all kind have shown a de-
cided tendency to increase in proportion
to each 81 900 of national wealth. thus re-
fecting the general tendency of the age
and of the nation. as wealth increases,
to make more liberal expenditures for
the maintenance of various classes of
government and governmental institu-
tions."
Denounced by Fitzgerald.
Representative Lon" Livingston of
Georgia. senior democratic member of the
House appropriations committee, is down
south looking after his fences in these
closing days of the session. and so 1t fell
TO the lot of Representative Fitzgerald OF
New rk-"Fightng Fitz.' as they call
him in the House-to follow Mr.. Tawney
with the democratic protest
Mr.. Fitzgerald reviewed the appropria
lions of the session from democratic
standpoint. He arraigned the republican
party mercilessly for what he stigmatized
as shameful squandering of the public
funds" He predicted d staggering deficit
70 be impending and denounced the Presi-
dent. the executive departments of the
government and the republicans in Con-
gress. as causing it.
would have been benefited had the
recommendations of the committee
charged with the preparation OF the sup
ply bills been more generally needed by
the House. Inc lHpoi Utilities VI muse
outside are sufficiently difficult to resist,
without having the membership of the
House take sides against its committees
on questions of expenditures.
Turning a neat compliment to Mr..
Tawnay. the republican chairman of the
committee on appropriations. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald said: 1T has been source of keen
qualification to have worked with him.
knowing that his only ambition has been
honestly to serve his country and to con-
sarya the nuhlfc interests. He deserved
more loyal support from his party ALSO
c,ates. Had he received that aid and CO.
operation from mis- own party which
should have been freely given, all honest