The Boise citizen., 1910-09-09
Mr.. Tawney on Extravaganza

an article the Reviews September
increase Of Federal appropriations James Tawney chairman Of
the appropriations committee the Congressional House of Repre-
senave suggests two principal for the growing eXtrava
gance of the Government says the Oegonian Under each main
head he presents number of minor but the root of the
disease lie the protective tariff and the lack of systematic Federal
budget Of Mr. TaWney thinks the tariff the
blamed "he fundamental of greatly increased
pendres he is found the fact that the Government OBJ
form Indirect taxes The people do not realize that
part of the money they for food clothing and the other nece
of life really tax which goes either to the Government
to protected manufacturer The income from the tariff
was supposed time be derived from mysterious
nobody kew quite what Many believed that the douc foreigner
paid it. The American felt fully convinced that whoever
might have to stand it. he did not
This article of faith held quite implicitly years
The notion that the Government could forever drawing
its sums of money from nowhere and spending them all
f fo without burenne the taxpayers last yielded little
n common sense The Nation longer hopes accumulate end
less riches by taxing itself But light the subject has too
late to prevent development of serious evils OF which Mr.
aev sets forth detail Easy easy has been motto
concerning the of the general Government Since no
odv had to pay why should anybody over the
estion how they SPENT Economists long taught that
in addition its other miscets the protective system tended 70
ea the morals the country. The habit of living on ones
neghbors which incucates does not stimulate the manly virtues
er greatly The natural logic of it that if it right for to
rob under the protection Of the law it fully right for to rob
D without such protection o
Mr. Tauney complains that under the influence of our easy tariff
tbe country has been taught look the general Govern
ent for action which belongs properly to the states OF to individuals
c e authorities Washington possess measureess floods OF
] which are created nothing let them share of their abund
e with everybody every imaginable occasion Thus the Ma
> authorities have undertaken great number of functions which
% never ought to have assumed according to Mr. Tawney
Reflective statesmen are eager draw the line between
what government ought to do and what ought not as ey were
- 400 If is possible that there other reasons besides
% asI money from the tariff which has led the public to look to
b National authorities for action in many cases r lawney
meat inspection as duty which ought to be left to the states
y Illinois had properly looked after the packers he says the Amer
n would have saved the $30000O0 which now spent to
keep their products reasonably hyglenlc. -
m course he remedy for extravaganza growing out OF proec
zion s TO reduce tariff The waste which flows from our lack
u = ot budget he thinks he could cure by placing all ap
q nder the care great Congressional Committee
@ a looks attractive but the thought cannot be eyaded that
hs % tee would be potent instrument for dscping mem
sc b happen to nsurge against the ruling clique of the