Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-31

ftigate In our hi6t0ry.2 ,yAtsaNagahcs
has run riot: the treasury has been
depleted; the pubic money has been
shamefuiiy squnndered.
"The responsibility rests with the
Republican party. It cannot evade
the issue he said. adding, 1.-The ap-
proprlations for the next fiscal year
aggregate the enormopS Apm OF 81
oDs. so4 .S94, ms against afgfcsate esti-
mates by departments " si.o77,4ss''
2SS,"
MIR. Fitzgerald quoted the estimat-
ed revenues for tina fiscal year 1910
Treasury hgures) M sS1S,l2S,oil.
"Ntver but once in our history" he
said. did. the espsnttares Of our
government reach the thousand MIL
lion dollar mark.
Attacks the Roosevelt Administration.
Training his Are on the admins
ton Mr.. Fitzgerald continued: AZ
To r,he war with Spain, during the
presidency OF Roosevelt. the cost
OF maintaining the government Tor
the four following years was 10 per
cent greater than daring the same
period when the war was waged.
Evidently. Mr. Speaker. some things
are expensive and come high"
Making A further comparison. Mr..
Fitzgerald said: Under Cleveland
the per capita appIppriations for the
army for four years were 1875: for
the navy 1854: for Qualifications 20
cents: the average PER capita for the
three years for such services &4D7.
Under Roosevelt. fl his second ad-
ministration for the army for the four
year eriod are 1856 more than two
and one.half times the aua0a1t under
Cleveland; for the, hwy. e4-yl, more
than three times the amount under
Cleveland; for fortilicAtions - cents.
more than 80 per cent increase over
Cleveland: and the average per cap
Ma cost for the threesserfices under
Rooseyelt-i is $3.50. two and one-fourth
times as great as under cleveland"
After entering into xmore detailed
set OF comparisons at Mrge. COM
prising figures from 6lrea4 Rritain's
fiscal records. Mr.. Fitsgereld5 contin-
ued; Surely thesh sisns4 facts
have not perneated the 4ecssses of
the White House, nag fEH ever q
temporary lodgmsnt in tins Asecptiye
brain OF the President"
No Warnings from Teddy.
Referring to the estimate he said:
Since these estimates were submit
ted to Congress the country has been
afflicted with panic. The business
and industrial depression is growing
rather than lessening. Yet in the
plethora of messages to the Congress
from the chief executive there has
not been q single warning to safe
guard the interests OF the people by
resolutely repel!ing all attempts to
raid the treasury. Indeed, when the
history of this session is impartial'y
written, as ii will be some day. the
wieider Of the big stick" will be Pic
tuTed in heroic size at the head OF
those who rified the peoples strong
box
Mr.. Fitzgerald had this to Say OF
the promised tariff revision: For
the present fiscal year the receipts
will fall sci 100000 below the esti.
mate. The industrial situation Is not
improving. the approach Of a national
election will not be stinulant TO busi-
ness: the promise Of revision Of the
tariff by its friends will tend fur
Their to accentuate n constantly grow
ing Industrial depression"
In conclusion Mr.. Fitzgerald said:
This Is a government by party. The
Republican party is responsible for
the results of this session. RESPONSE
bility cannot be shifted from the
House to the Senate. nor from the
CONFESS to the executive. The Re-
publican p,riy is in control Of all
these and Is called upon to answer
for its action. The Democracy is will
ing TO submit the issue to the intel
ligcncc OF the American people and
to abide the result of their jude-