The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-24


Elkins is chairman Without holding |
hearings on the bill and without |
changing.
The measure was reported favor |
ably to the senate Such treatment |
established a precedent that is unique |
in the history of similar legislation.
Senator Elkins read a speech ON the |
bill which he may have written him. |
self but which is believed to have been |
prepared for him. His speech was re-
garded as a failure. Although father |
ing the bill, he was not sufficiently |
familiar with some of its provisions to |
either defend or explain them. Many |
senators smiled at his interpretations. |
CIark's caustic Remarks.
firing of hearing Republicans offer i
technical excuses to every suggestion |
of economy, Minority Leader Champ |
Clark turned his face toward the ma |
joTity side of the house and made !
some caustic remarks which brought |
prolonged cheers from the Democrats. |
What particularly aroused the min0r |
ity leader was an inSinuatiOn by Rep |
resentative Mann, Speaker Cannon's !
floor m, lager. to the effect that Mr.. !
Clark's opposition to a $4,000 instead
Of a $o0,0e0 contingent fund for the
house, was "child's play" Mr.. Mann's
feet in a hurry.
Somehow" declared Mr.. Clark, mo
concrete proposition of economy ap-
peals to certain theoretical economists. |
Their advocacy Of economy is mere lip
service. Not long ago we had a prop
ositoin to try to save 100000 per an
mum on one bill. Then they said we
were Gripping the government. A few
days after that a controversy arose
over the action of the state depart
ment in spending S237.66 for shoeing
four horses one year. Then they came
back and said that we were cheese
parers, and in the polite language OF
the great economist from Illinois (M~
MANN, this is mere child's play! If
YOU propose to make a large economy,
you are Gripping the government. and
if you concern yourselves with small
economies you are cheeseparers!
''The gentleman from Massachu
sets (Mr. GilletD says that it is
picayunish and peanut politics to talk
about this automobile for the speaker
and the expenses for it. | have never
said much about it. But l will tell
you what / am in favor of, and I do
not think l am demagogic. I am in
favor of taking these conveyances paid
for at public expense away from every
government official in the city of
Washington, l do not care who he is.
If they are not drawing salaries
enough, let us honestly and coura-
geously raise the salaries. That is
proposition men can understand, but
this thing of getting a little here and
little there on the side or in some ind-
rect way never did appeal to me.
Il do not propose to permit the gen
tleman from Illinois or the gentleman
from Massachusetts, or the gentleman
from anywhere else to lecture this side
of the house about cheese pairing
economies or any other economies,
without uttering a protest; and if we
ever get the control of this govern
ment again, as far as l am concerned l
propose to make good, as far as in me
lies, the declaration of Senator AL
drich, that this government can be run
$500, 100000 cheaper than it is now.
81 believe that the people of the
United States will indorse that. and
while / am at it want to say this,
that / do not believe in cheese pairing.
! would not give vote under any con-
! sderation whatever-that I thought
would cripple the United States gov
eminent in any of it's legitimate func-
tons, for this is as much nv govern
ment as it is your government 1t is
my government 1t is my fathers gov
eminent. 1t is my children's govern
ment. A man who would not support
it in all of its legitimate functions is
not fit for the great honor of American
citizenship, and l always add to the
old Democratic d1ctum, economy IN
the public expense. this: that every
function of the government should be
economically but effectively admins
tered, and enough money should be
voted for that purpose. But We should
, remember that we are trustees OF
trust fund and we have no right to
) squander the public money We are
not fit to be here if we do.
Nor do l advocate things while we
: are in the minTity which / will be un-
) willing to advocate when We are a ma
J jority. We in congress can not reason
ably expect offers to economic un-
l less we set the example
= whenever Du have a legitimate
4 appropriation hire I will vote for it;
whenever you hive oneTI do not care
4 whether it is hi or httle-which I do
0 not believe shodd go into an appro-
D priation bill 1 VII vote to put it out
s and you can callthat poor leadership.
l. if you choose, bu believe the Amer
8 lean people will Endorse it." cloud
e applause on the elnocratic side).