The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-07-07
Vital Washington News.
BY Clyde H Tsvenner


President Taft claimed that he was
omnipotent and could force Congress
to do anything he desired" declared
Minority Leader Champ Clark, re-
viewing the session just closed in an
interview with the writer.
If that be true one thing must be
admitted and that is that Mr.. Taft is
in favor of the reckless waste of pub
lie money.
''The total of appropriations for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1910,
was 81, 044, 900, 900. whereas the ap-
preparations for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1911, are about 81, 05S,-
600, 900, an increase of $l4, 600, 600,
Such expenditures are absolutely
uniustifiable. When the President
came into office he declared for
economy with a great flourish of
trumpets. The newspapers were
full of what he was going to do in
that regard to relieve the taxpayers
of the land. But all such talk turned
out to be laundering in the index-as
the foregoing totals show.
81 have therefore stated in the
House and out of il that Senator Aid
rich said a good business man can
run the government as well as il has
been run for $500, 900, 900 per annum
less than it now costs. The President
himself fixed the amount which could
be saved every year at 100000 600
Other Republican big wigs, not
ably Senator Carter of Montana, Sen
ator Hale of Maine, chairman of the
Senate Appropriations committee and
Hon. James A. Tawney, chairman of
the House Appropriation committee,
have talked economy; but the fact re-
mains that their economy consists
entirely of CAB and that they actually
increased the appropriations instead
of reducing them,
AS they have large majorities in
both Houses of Congress and could
do as they pleased, one of two things
is true; |. They do not desire to
economic; or 2. They are utterly
incompetent.
''But how can President Taft eX'
pect Congress to economic when he
! sets the example of extravaganza MOI
only by using up the $4,000 annua
allowance for travelling expenses, bu
uses up several thousand dollars
more? Be it remembered no presi
q dent ever received this travel pay til
= the last part of the Roosevelt regim,
. and Roosevelt never used all of tn,
. allowance, while his successor use
= more. Can Congress be expected II
!, economic when the Vice-Presiden
and Speaker set the bad example b,
p using automobiles paid for by public
v money!
4 81 am aware that economy is al
humble theme, but il is close to tn,
! hearts of the people and millions o
; them cannot afford to be taxed t.
!. support Republican officials in thei
;. RECKLESS extravaganza.
# Roosevelt Snubbed Taft.
h 1t has become known in Washing
ton that President Taft endeavore'
to have Roosevelt pay him visit a
the White House, and that the latte
e did not accept the invitation. Thi
y further emphasizes the story that tn
b Taft administration has been so ba'
= that Roosevelt will not dare to en-
/, dorse it. 1t is said that the President
l.. invitation was carried to Roosevelt
orally by Captain Archibald Butt, am
delivered on the day of Roosevelt
return. Senator Lodge of Masss
: chussetts and Son-in-law Longworth
: according to information which ha
u leaked out, also made strenuous Ell
II forts to have Roosevelt pay his re
spects to Taft at the White House
J. but T. R. baked.
> Lodge Shown Up.
Now comes Representative Butte
: Ames of Massachusetts,, Republica
l. insurgent, with the statement thu
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