The Irish standard., 1910-01-01
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Taft Administration More
Costly Than Teddy's.
The Star of Young Mr.. Loeb
II
Y is Beginning to Rise.
New England States Hostile
to the Republican Party.
Especial to the Irish Standard.)

AeId10eu 1dlI pOllcy Ol cuI-lO- tue-
quick" economy has already been side
tracked. Every indication is that the
cost of running the government under
President Taft will be greater than
under Roosevelt, when the national ex-
penses reached a higher figure than at
any time in the history of the nation.
With the deficit for the first six
months of the present fiscal year
amounting to over $2S,0OO,OOO, and
while arrangements are being made
for bond issue of s10O,OO0,O0O to re-
plenish the treasury, the work of Great
ing new positions in all the depart
ments is going steadily on. New clerk
ships are being created by the score
and they are all for men friendly to the
Taft-Aldrich- Cannon wing of the par
ty in power. There are not even
crumbs for the insurgents.
A careful examination of the appro-
priations asked for in the various de-
partments for 1910 fails to reveal down.
ward revision. The party leaders APP
parently do not agree with the presi-
dent that it is good politics to re-
trench. Political machines thrive best
under a policy Of liberal appropriations.
Figures show that even Mr.. Taft's
cabinet officers failed to comprehend
the meaning Of his announced policy
Of cut to- thee quick economy"
Here are some Of the latest estimates
and increases asked by Mr.. Ballinger,
secretary of the interior:
Office Of the secretary Ono additional
assistant attorney, at $500, an in
crease; returns office clerk $500; nine
skilled laborers, at s72O each; conting-
ent expenses, increase asked, $4,000:
rent of buildings, additional for civil
service commission, $500.
Patent office-Increase of one prin-
cipal examiner, $4,000; increase of five
first assistant examiners, at $4,000: in
crease of second assistant examiners, at
s2,1OO; increase of ten third assistant
examiners, at $1,000 each.
A search through the army appro-
priation bill, as prepared by the cut
-the-quick" economists who are act
ing under the immediate direction of
the president, fails to reveal a single
item suggestive of the advertised re-
100000 Is charged to Contingencies"
Last year the amount was but $4,000.
1t was expected that the signal service
would be cut, but not go The amount
asked is s25O,00o, the same as last
year. In the hospital corps the enor-
nous sum of s943,16S was appropriated
last year. The bill as prepared this
year carries $1,056 672; increase. $113,-
504. In the medicinal department the
appropriation last year was $1,3O0,O0O;
this year it is $1,49O,5OO.
g Eight years ago, in 1902, the aggre-
gate appropriation for the support of
sne government was $69O,667, 1888; last
year s1,044,014,29s. Indications are
that new record for extravaganza will
be established this year. reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Young Mr.. Loeb, who started out
as a stenographer, fell into politics
accidentally, but is now (much to the
chagrin of the party in power) COL
lector for the port of New York, is
laying his wires to capture the New
York governorship. -.
Mr.. Loeb is an interesting chap,
particularly to the sugar trust; also
to Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Aldrich, and 9TH
ers of the reactionary group. If you
do not know Mr.. Loeb, you ought to
get acquainted, because his star Is
only beginning to rise. He is a pol
itician of the new school, having
earned his trade under the tutelage
+ the master politician. One of the
my policies" which Mr.. Loeb picked
ZIP while sitting around the White
House was "the art OF forcing your
way into the newspapers" 1t is said,
in this connection, that Loeb has
5sufhcient number of canned customs
house scandals lying around his Office
In New York to keep the public in
reading matter until spring.
vi Had the leaders of the q. o. P. had
the least idea of Loeb's prying dis
position, he would not now be collec-
tor for the port of New York. He
would more likely be minister, to ST.
IBERIA. For, if the truth must be told,
and it ought to be, Loeb, .1r, is a thorn
sof thorns in the sides OF the Big
Chiefs. And they do not dare remove
him, thanks to the ticklishness of pub
He sentiment on all matters pertain
ing to sugar. And wise Mr.. Loeb, Jr,
Knows they dare not place the skids
under hin-at least not now. And as
for after awhile-well, Mr. Loeb will
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