Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-24
h 7he Halls of Congress
Special Washingtop Correspondence
BY TAV.


 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.-Tiring of , hearing republicans offer technical excuses to every suggestion of economy, Minority Leader Champ Clark turned his face toward the major lty side of the house and made some caustic re- marks which brought prolonged cheers from the I democrats.
 What particularly aroused the minority lead CT was an insinuation by Representative Mann Speaker Cannon's floor manager, to the effect that MT. Clark's opposition to $75,000 instead of $50,000 contingent fund for the house was ''child's play" Mir. Mann's remark brought the Missourian to his feet in a hurry.
 Somehow" declared Mir. Clark, ''no con- crete proposition of economy appeals to certain theoretical economists. Their advocacy of econ omy IS mere lip service. Not long ago we had a proposition to try to save $1O0,000 per annum on one bill. Then they said we were crippling the government. few days after that con- l troversy arose over the action of the state de- pertinent in spending $2376 66 for shoeing four horses one year. Then they came back and said that we were cheeseparers, and in the polite lan- guage of the great economist from Illinois (Mr Mann) this is mere child's play If you pro- pose to make large economy, you are crippling the government, and if you concern yourselves with small economies you are cheeseparers
 ''The gentleman from Massachusetts (NIr. Gillett) says that it is picayunish and peanut politics to talk about this automobile for the speaker and the expenses for it. I have never said much about it. But I will tell you what am in favor of, and I do not think I am dema- 1 gogic l am in favor of taking these convey ances paid for at public expense away from ev- cry government official in the city of Washing ton, I do not care who he is. If they are not drawing salaries enough, let us honestly and courageously raise the salaries. That is prop osition men can understand, but this thing of getting little here and little there on the side or in some indirect way never did appeal to me-
 ''l do not propose to permit the gentleman from Illinois or the gentleman from Massachu- setts or the gentleman from anywhere else to lecture this side of the house about cheeseparing economies or any other economies, without ut tering protest; and if we ever get the control of this government again, as far as 1 am con cerned l propose to make good, as far as in me lies, the declaration of Senator Aldrch that this government can be run $300 100000 cheaper than it is now
 ''I believe that the people of the United States will indorse that, and while l am at it I want to say this, that l do not believe in cheese paring l would not give vote under any consideration whatever that I thought would cripple the United States government in any of its legiti- mate functions, for this is as much my govern ment as it is your government. It is my govern ment It is my fathers government. It is my | children's government. A man who would not support it in all of its legitimate functions is not fit for the great honor of American citizenship, and | always add to the old democratic dictTlm economy in the public expense, this: that every function of the government should be econom- ically but effectively administered, and enough money should be voted for that purpose But we should remember that we are trustees of trust fund and we have no right to squander the public money. We are not fit to be here if we do.
 "Nor do advocate things while we are in the minority which l will be unwilling to advocate when we are majority. We in congress can not reasonably expect others to economize m- less we set the example.
 ''Whenever you have legitimate appropri- ation here 1 will vote for it; whenever you have one--I do not care whether it is big or little which do not believe should go into an appro- pration bill l will vote to put it out and you can call that poor leadership, if you choose, but believe the American people will indorse it" Loud applause on the democratic side.)