Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-02-17
A COSTLY JUNKET.
Charlotte News. VS..

the Roosevelt panic, the public
was told the pressure was only
for temporary relief" and would
be supplanted by a real piece OF
remedial legislation later on.
The history of the legislation
shows that temporary meas.
ureS" usually become permanent,
and 20 it would seem in case OF
the currency bill. But in order to
carry out the bluff q monetary
commission" headed by t hat
great student of economics and
and high finance, Mr. Aldrich
was appointed to visit the old
world and with knowledge gnin-
ed of international finanrial
methods and measures, to re-
port such bill as would be .acrep
table to the American people.
After making a costly junket
abroad studying financial sys-
tens" scenery, etc., the com
mission returns, and that is the
| fast we hear of remedial fiuan.
cial legislation faithfully prom.
ised.
While on a speech making tour
a few months ago, just prior to
the assemblage OF Congress, it
will b. recalled that Mr.. Aldrich
reiterated his belief that there
was need of reform m our finan.
cial laws-in fact, it was his ex-
pressed opinion that Cuisines
men generally" appreciated this
need. BY the way OF parenthesis
lie took occasion to remark thu'
the finding ofthe .nonetary.com.
lnission-junketers was not in
shape to offer congress, and that
perhaps it would be several
Years and several sessions before
a bill could be reported.
The sequel to this postpone
ment of action might lie found
as was pointed out by the Jour.
nal oi Commerce, in the fact that
this fall marks tha election Oi
representatives to Congress, and
that it might not stimulate pros
kperts OF numerous members to
take this pressing measure up
just now. Consequently, for the
sake OF harmony and for contin
ued Republican plurality IN the
house, the financial and mOneta.
ry needs OF the country were fit
tingly inferred in. office pigeon
holes.
Thus endeth the first chapter
in the Roosevelt government b.,
commission.
1t was only yesterday that
very interesting data was Offered
to the country by Representative
Bacon, concerning the ''liie AM
labors' oi another joyous band
OF junketers. The National Immi
grafton Commission. This par
ty of JOY SEEKERS, it will I've recall
ed, toured the old world, at Un-
Gle Sans expense, for the pur
pose Of gathering vital data on
the immigration question.
II fats madepublir bv Mr.. Ma
con, and he saws they are veri6
ed by expense accounts, are true
it is up to Congress tn inangu-
rate another investigation il
0rder to show the American peo
) pie Just where the $657, 1893 o.
their tax money went. Such wa'
the amount spent by this com
mission aud if any results have
hem secured no one ,eeems tt
know about them. Hestates tha
six members of the commission
and seven employees made t h
trip to Europe on $4,000 whit
, in their report they account fo1
only q little over $4,000. Ant
, that report charges the govern
ment up with such expenditures
as steamship aid railroad, char
lkges, carriag" charges. fee- ant
+ tips, hotrl bills, telegrams. wine
whiskies, cognacs, mineral wa
tiers, lemonades, glaces, siphons
! citrons, rhavps, shines, haircuts
Q shampoo and rnts. Such Iuxu