Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-09-23
Vital Washington News.
BY TAvENNER.
Special Correspondent of The Sentinel.

washington, ID. e., Sept. ~, 1910.
Spending So, 567, 1855. SO every business
day, the United States under the reign of
the standpat Republicans has become the
most extravagant government in the world.
Increased expenditures in the first year
of the Taft administration over the cores
pOnding year of Cleveland's last admins
tration amounted to $575, 10000 or over
1870 per cent. This occurred under the
ch-heralded Taft policy of "cut-to-the-
quick" economy, recently repudiated in
Maine and Vermont.
National expenditures for the ensuing
year amounted to $l.098, 847 1874, which
is more than the entire capital of all the
national banks in the United States,
$919,l43,825, and more than one-third Of
the entire output of all of our gold mines
in 120 years, So 1868, 1887, 900.
Two striking illustrations of the Repub-
lican business" administration are A de-
ficit of Sll,579, 265 since June 80, 1910
A deficit of $3.50, 1881. 355.69 since June 80.
1907
Here are some of the ways the stand
patters spend the peoples money in a re-
public:
Marble baths for Senators. Autos to
carry them 100 rods between their offices
and the Capitol. Touring cars for the
President, Vice-President and Uncle Joe"
More than $500 for apollinaris water
for the Senators. Thousands Of dollars to
keep them in vaseline. castor oil, olive oil,
bromo quinine. hair tonic, costly perfumes,
glycerine, bergamot, nail brushes, clothes
brushes, travelling expenses in attending
funerals, etc
MUCH MONEY WASTED.
II the waste at Washington is $780,
100000 year. as stated by Aldrich,
every American family suffers to the ex-
tent of $16,66 every year. This is enough
to buy suit of clothes. II will buy an
overcoat or cloak. 1t will buy nearly
three tons of anthracite coal 1t will buy
four or five pairs of shoes, or various other
necessaries.
ExTRAvAGANCE INCREASES PRICES.
Under our system of excessive protec-
ton, government extravaaance and cost of
living keep pace. AS the government
raises practically all of its revenue by tax
ing things eaten. worn or used, the con-
sumner pays his pro rata of government
extravagance every time he buys a pro-
tected article at his local grocery, dry goods
or furniture store.
This rule proves itself The per capita
appropriation by Congress jumped from
So to $l2 between 1890 and 1910 Increas-
ing in almost exact proportion, the prices
of 100 leading articles, according to Brad
street, advanced SO per cent between 1896
and 1910
The PEOPLE ARE Nor REPRESENTED.
An increased annual tax of more than
500, 100000 has been saddled upon the
rates within tba Ias, Zoe, ,,noro ,.,;tha,', an
nosition nv the sovornn, su r., ,h;s ~ T.
mt anonab Tho raiIroaJo ,,,on, all, ,,,oro
revenme and no soon no. ,ha Houambor
aJec,ions Are over i, ia hoI;a,,ad r., Iii,
he ojIo,.ad to hoos, 49, 80 = no',l ns
matches bidber 0"'''' -
The in,ars,o,o ,o,,,,,,o.o, communicate, 1.
now doind throndh The forn,ol nro"ad,,ra oS
tokinS testimonv az 70 The roasono hIanoss
~ ,he na,., ;Ons.oaaa ,,hioI' "oan.,i;.,a se
.ha ao,in,o,aa 81 H. a,,,,;na;o., Iii
the annual nrof,s Of ,ba roiiroods Ssr6
o0o nnn Thorn 90 LA, ,'.;ood 1900, YoU0,
for Tho raiIroods a. tha Saarinds ~ oIao
an imnosina or,av ~ jaaoI taien, ~" 70, he
big shippers The public alone is unrepre-
sented,
ohe Iact mas cropped out at the hearings
70 u'a' 'no Iai"oaus seeI'i W haVe uhaill-
nlousy aeIeeu una. the Increased rates
sllall Apply where tney wlll DC the least
annoyance 10 she trusts ana ols comD,ha-
IONS Oh nlahuiactufeIs' me auued Dur
den Is 70 De laid ON tne niue ieliow-the
merchant uie housemoluer, the iathers ana
hothers vi the iaiiiiiles' tie country STORE
keeper ana the FARMER. PRODUCTS OF the
trusts ENJOY STRIKING immunity from IN
Greases. inns Is nor nara 10 understand.
II Is nor easy ior ule railroads. 10 put an
Increased ra'e on tne sugar or the steer
trust ouch nicIeases Wouiu DC iougnt
tootn ana nan ana proDa1ly deIeaIed py
cOuhsel Ior the coinDines whicn gamer IKE
mes ABOUT uhe room III which the commas
SION meets. put IL IL easy money 10 put
an increased rate on tne eeneIal consumer
because ne ism present 10 enter oDlectlon'
nor ID sheIe anyone ehefe 10 enter OD-
JeCIioh Ior NM
Inc interstate commerce commission De
elares II represents no one III particular,