Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-21
:clAL WASHINGTON COR
REsPoNDENcE.
SPECIAL
BY clyde II. Tavenner.

the corresponding year OIL CleVelandS
last, administration, amounted to
$575, 10000, or over 100 per cent.
This occurred under the much herald
ed Taft policy of "cut-tosthe-quick"
economy recently repudiated in
Maine and Vermont
National expenditures for the en-
suing year amounted to $1,09S, S47, 1874,
which is more than the entire capt.
tai of all the national banks in the
United States, $919,143,S25, and more
than one-third OF the entire output
of all of our gold mines in 120 years,
SO, os3. 1877 900.
Two striking illustrations of the
Republican business" administration
are: A deficit of 11,579,265 since
June 80, 1910. A deficit of s1S0,SS1,-
1850 since June 80, 1907.
Here are some of the ways the
standpatters spend the peoples mon
ey in republic:
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 $4,000 for appolinaris
water for the senator's. Thousands of
dollars to keep them in vaseline, cas-
tor oil, olive oil, bromo quinine, hair
tonic, costly perfumes. glycerine, Der
gamot, nail brushes. clothes brushes,
travelling expenses in attending fu-
nerals, etc.
Much Money Wasted.
If the waste at Washington is $780,
000, 900 year, as stated by Aldrich,
every American family suffers to
the extent OF $1,000 every year. This
is enough to buy suit of clothes. 1t
will buy an overcoat or cloak. 1t
Twill buy nearly three tons Of anthra-
cite coal. 1t will buy four or five
pairs of shoes, or various other neces.
saries.
Extravaaance Increases Prices.
| Under our system of excessive pro-
lection, government extravaganza and
cost Of living keep pace. AS the gov
eminent raises practically all Of it's
revenue by taxing things eaten, worn
or used, the consumer pays his pro
rata of government extravaganza ev
cry time he buys a protected article
at his local grocery, dry goods or fur
niture store.
This rule proves itself. The per
capita appropriation by Congress
jumped from Sc to $12 between 1900
and 1910. Increasing in almost ex
ac. proportion, the prices of 10t
leading articles. according to Brad
streets advanced Sc per cent between
1896 and 1910.
People are not Represented.
| An increased annual tax of more
than s10O,0OO,O00 has. been saddlet
upon the American people through in
creased freight rates within the las
few years without opposition. by tbs
government. But this Is not enough
The railroads want still more reve
nue., and as soon as the November
elections are over it is believed they
will be allowed to boost their rates
a couple of notches higher.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion is now going through the forma
procedure of taking testimony al
to the reasonableness of the new
; increases which. according to tn.
estimates of the commission, will
swell the annual profits of the rail
roads at the hearings, and also al
imposing array of legal talent fol
the big shippers. The public alone
: is unrepresented.
One fact that has cropped out a
the hearing is that the railroads seen
to have unanimously agreed that tn,
Increased rates shall apply where
they will be the least annoyance II
the trusts and big combinations o
manufacturers. The added burden i
to be laid on the little fellow-th,
merchant, the householder, the faith
ers and mothers of the families, thu
country storekeeper and the farmer
Products Of the trusts enjoy strik
ing immunity from increases. This Il
not hard to understand. 1t is not easy
for the railroads to put an increase,
rate over on the sugar or the stee
trust. Such increases would be Tough
tooth and nail and probably defeated
by counsel for the combines who
gather like flies about the room il
which the commission meets. But i
is easy money to put an increased
rate over on the general consumer
because he isn't present to enter OBJ
lection, nor is anyone there to enter
objection for him.
The interstate commerce commits
sion declares 1t represents no one in
particular, but sits as judicial body
wholly. The result is that in many
many instances the case goes against
the consumer by default.
| Weather was Clear.
| When the results of the Vermont
election showed 81 per cent clump
in the Republican vote, the Republi-
can leaders in Washington declared
the phenomenon was due to rainy
weather. Then came the sweeping
Democratic victories in Maine. AS
the election took place on a clear
day. it would indicate the chnage in
sentiment going on all over the coun-
try bears no relationship whatever to
atmospheric conditions. If the cleo
zion Of the Democratic candidate for
governor. Plaisted, by plurality of
S,732, is not sufficient to discredit the
| weather theory, here are results of