The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-10-21
Election Tuesday, November sth, 1910.
REPUBLICAN, EXTRAYAGANCE.

REPUBLICAN, EXTRAVAGANCE
The times are hard, everyone
knows this, especially the man Wht
works on a salary and the man wht
works by the day. He and his fam
lily must live, must wear clothes and
eat, yet, he realizes that his weekly
earnings will not get him the same
amount of food or anything else thai
he must have, that 1t did two years
ago. The Republican party claims its
tariff law has been blessing; thatits
administration of public affairs has
been perfect; yet every man feels
that things are not right.
From many high sources i'm the
ranks of that party the statement has
been issued that the extravaganza Of
the people l. responsible for this
condition. They point with alarm
and view with apprehension, the pur-
chase or automobiles by the farmer
and pianos by the laborer. We know
the farmer has bought automobiles
and no doubt he finds them good
investment or he wouldn't buy them;
but we doubt exceedingly III any
working man is investing his sur
plus wages, i'm pianos, for he has no
surplus. If il is the extravagancey
however, of these classes that is causing
such distress and that produced more
4A= failures, In 1908. than any year In
our history, why has not the Repub-
lican party set the people an g
ample of frugality
If the party which now masque-
wv rades under that name had leaders
like it had in 1860 it might be trust
ed to do something. The Democrats
then had been spending for the ordi-
nary expenses of the Government,
about 65,0OO,OOO, year, yet, the Re
publican platform of 1860, declared
that the people justly view with
alarm the reckless extravaganza
which prevades every department of
the Federal Government"
At that time our population was
not small, it was about 100000
and thus we see it cost them a little
over $500 piece to run the Govern
ment. Today, with a population of
90,000,000, we pay about $11.50
piece for the same purpose, for our
appropriations for this year are ST.
044,401 ,85712 Is there any excuse
for this None can be given. This
very increase l. confession of in
competency. The payment of $11.50
head does not represent all that the
Republican party IL costing us, as
under the clever workings of the
tariff for every dollar extracted by
it for the Government, it generously
takes a toll of seven additional ones
for the trust barons, it, benefciaries,
and charges them nothing for collect
ing it.
Naturally an ordinary man
would want to know VINO gets this
money, but it would take an expert
accountant to solve all the mysteries
of the appropriation bill. A sample
of it can easily be secured, however,
by comparing the amounts it cost to
keep Cleveland and what we pay for
Taft. Mr. Cleveland required only
$l39,222, in the year 1894 for his
salary and expenses, while MIR. Taft
was this year allowed $274,5S0. So
they must be living better in the
White House, or the pinch of the
Payne tariff is being felt; which ?
A perusal of some of the items in
this section Of the appropriation bill
is instructive. Cleveland was al
lowed $4,000, a year for fuel, Taft j.
allowed $4,000; Cleveland repaired
and took care of the greenhouse for
$4,000 a year, Taft asks and il given
$4,000; Cleveland was allowed $4,000
a year for contingent expenses, while
Taft requires $4,000; Cleveland paid
his own bills for travelling, while
Taft requires SIS, 900 to pay his way
over the country to make political
speeches and defend Cannon and Al
drich-
The State Department uses two
horses for one mail wagon, and two
for one carriage, for which II spent
for their keep last year $3,419.37.
Somebody must BE- getting rich Oh
this But it Is only an example of
the way the Republican party is vast
Ing the peoples money in running the
Federal Government and every one
of its departments.
This extravaganza III felt by every
one; it is wrong and must be stopped.
The Democratic party has ever stood
for an economical administration OF
public AFFAIRS, and its record proves
it- M recent years che Republican
party has done nothing to eurtail
expenses. III has prated OF economy,
but voted for extravaganza; IL
promised to Tighten the burden of
taxation, but has increased it. How
then can 1t successfully appeal for
support to the man who pays these
unnecessary taxes when ill., buys Inf
food ELI