The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-05-22
FACING A BIG Deficit
ROOSEVELTS ADMINISTRATION The MOST EX-
TRAVAGANT in THE NATIONS HISTORY

The Republican party is warned by one of its own
leading organs the St Louis Globe Democrat that the
present deficit the beginning of Presidential
is awkward thing atho it behooves the signs for
steady improvement. If are believe still higher
Republican authority however Chairman Tawney of
the House Appropriations Committee, the Signs for
STEADY deterioration At the end of April the Treasury
showed deficit of S50000000, compared with
surplus of over SIS 100000 year before making differ
ence of SO5 100000 By the end of June when the fiscal
year ends Mr. Tawney predicts that the deficit will reach
S60000000 S65000000 contrasted with surplus
lot S87 10000 June 80 1907 difference OF SloO0OOOO
And if this were not enough Mr. Tawney declares there
will be almost certain deficit of not less than
at the end of the next fiscal year
This big balance the wrong side of the ledger is
attributed partly the falling off caused by
the hard times and partly to the increased government
for example nearly S12O00000 in excess OF its ex
penses for the month of 1907 Not few papers
regard this increase extravaganza Thus the New York
lGlobe (Rep) says:
I'VE have set up the most extravagant government
the world has known and by year we are making
lit exravagant. 1t is unpopular to talk economy
lit is held to indicate salness of mind Is not this the rich
est country in the word Can't afford to have what
we when want it? The older generation thought
that one OF the prime objects OF administration was TO keep
expenditures down Parties and public men boasted OF
what sneered cheeseparng Now the man who
opposes appropriations instead of gaining popular applause
is likely to find himself considered narroW-1nnded old
fogy who is out of place in generous age
"The administration of President Roosevelt is the
most expensive this country has ever known during time
has been increase Of dsrbutionn most cases an IN
crease relatively larger than increase wealth and
population The President has been industrious writer
of state papers He has bombarded Congress with
general and messages special He has touched almost
every subject of mundane concern Yet one looks vain
through the volumes Of his writing to discover any
than prefunctory advice to keep expenditures down He
has been an adviser of appropriations all along the
line No President in history has shown a smaller
DEVELOPMENT of the economy He has many times
shown extreme impatience when it suggested that
while particular thing might be good perhaps the Gov
ernent could not afford It, He has enlarged on how mean
it was for opulent country to tighten its pursestns
When will Idahos senators give to the public the gst
of the report of the special agents who from Wash
ington to discover ]. Frank Hunt was polygamlst
Can't Borah detail his press agent Brown to look the
matter up? We bet it would make mighty interesting
reading
W T. Booth of Boise and Joe Lppincott of Idaho City
are the latest names be mentioned connection with the
Democratic gubernatoria nomination Ihere IS something
attractive about the proposition to run against Boss Brady
and list of good men being spoken OF continues to grow
The Citizen published twice week and given state
wide circulation will be very tower OF strength tor the
Democracy during the approaching campaign We will
do our part and improve the paper in every regard the
support is Forthcoming as it should be-
The people are more and demanding that politi
cal parties state their views, plainly and unequ1vocay
and conduct campaigns upon plane OF fairness and honor
The davs of rckster and boss fast being numbered
We want five thousand names added to subscription
list during the next sixty days Every democrat soud
subscribe and then get his neighbor to do likewise
NEIL FEED g. FUEL CO.