The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-06-03
Vital Washington News


Try comprehend the magnitude of this if you can and
then pause and reflect the fact that is the the Senate
has voted spend the navy IN SINGLE YEAR, time
profound peace Then consider that only IL years ago 1885,
appropriation but O03234 hundred millions
less the appropriated for the year ending June 80 1911
connection with this awful increase which the public
seldom hears that every penny this S100Oo000O which to
be spent OF the used 1895 from the
from the rch but largely from the working and
the ultimate who pays the batleship bills who
maintains evernceasing OF ofcehoders IN Washington
and who the OF the
He does by paying excessive prices for the things he
buys
government practically all through
the internal Offices where
levied things used by the people When the con-
purchases protected aceand practically all of the
life protectedh pays the real natural value of the
article and in addition thereto the amount OF the tariff tax
The baleshp constructed the greater the amount the
government through the consumption and the
greater the cost Of living
Thus it is not SO strange Taft administration
which spending than the used by Cleveland
to the the cost OF living is 80 per cent greater
than under the Cleveland administration
While the hat shirt of the taxed almost
per build $1 10000 batps and keep extrava
giant government spending money Messr Morgan Rockefeller
Carnegie asked by the federal government to pay any
tax whatever on their swollen fortunes. ..--
Wealth escapes bearing its share of the burden OF taxation
of the absence of federal income inheritance tax such as
long by Britain Germany France
Holland Austria Denmark Switzerland Australia and New Zea
land
an income tariff law Such legislation would
upon the books had not President Taft and Senator
Aldrch defeated project through the substitution of
alton tax the necessary eefours OF the state legislature
will constitution practically certain which
cratic administration.
cent higher been without tariff Hence cal
cang average family consumed S941 worth OF supplies
per increased payment account OF the tariff was
this Sill $3.50 went to the government collections and S9oo
the high prices Ot this S945o S99o was on
wooes more S17 other clothing S625 furniture 25
ON beef and mutton pork building materials and
the of living being Is cent higher than IN 1905
the average family pays S1OSo OF which 10 per cent or SloS IS
tribute to the and other protected industries
little table which speaks for itself 1t compares the
expenditures army and navy period OF peace with amounts
expended for features of civil establishment;
EXPENDED SINCE 1897.
For rural free delvery------$ 178,7555l5
For rivers and harbors- 29O,olol9I
For public buildings and grounds l2s,l4S4 4oa
For the navy io44IoTisS
The exposure of Balngers secret relations with George w
Perkins, of Morgan Co, in Alaskan matters has started
reports that the usefulness OF the present secretary m @ that as
even land gabbe has been DESTROYED IT. anucPaed d
compromise investigating committee Will not only whtewas
Bager will enamel him white as the lady sPouesS low
acknowledgment OF this courtesy ne VIII had III MS
resignation -, n c,,
praises Adch the skies and there were not ew reducuo
in the tariff which introduced at his instances or VIII"
consent In other words concessions IN egaIh WIN w III h d
to affect living 9O0ooooO Americans could only DC ad
with the consent of political boss and that Poca Doss az
knowledged representative of the tariff trusts and wan street ~
We all know that Taft will be renominate That newt
able" says Washington Post which IN the National eaPlo Is
e;dered v MANY TO be administration mouthpiece
There Is little doubt but standpaters still seriously con-
slider Taft logical candidate in 1912 and II they are IN tne ma
oty Congress after the approaching congressional eeouos d
over the President will little difficulty IN securing re-
nomination it understood IN many quarters ta
the promise denomination the price PAD Dy e g
b for the Presidential signature the upward revision a Dill
Is the public finally believe that Bainger was gwen
his present position further the selfish interests OF e
Cuggenhem syndcate asks The Cleveland ram el
Clifford Pnchot charge OF unfathuness with the 1actS
= Re nort was the first of of exposures that has complete
K dscredted the of the Interior Department ne mas De
shown TO be an unsafe direct the department Oh ne govern
nartary concerned with protecting the public resources an
alv Of p Morgan be trusted to preserve properly wf j.
P MORGAN wants Unfortunately Balngers oHeises nave
not left s chief unscathed his audabe effort to preserve peace