The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-22
HALT
Must Be Called On The
Heavy Expense
OF Conducting Affairs Of
Washington Government
Republican Administrations
Show Constant Increase
Salvation Is A Return 10
JGffGrSOnian Simplicity
And RetFenChment That Bur-
dGnS May Be LightGnGd

Columbus, o., Aug. 19.-Since 1860
the population of the United States
has increased 1856 per cent, while ex-
penses of national government have
increased $50 per cent. During nearly
all of this time Republicans were IN
control.
Under the Democratic administra-
ton the appropriations for the two
years during the fifty-third congress
amounted to $917, 1913, ,523.34; Repub-
lican administration during the six
tieth congress appropriated $2,502,'
799, ,4OO.6S for 1909 and 1910, an in
crease of 81 ,5S5, 1856, ,87734.
Since 1896 the war department ap-
preparation has grown 1886 per cent.
and the navy appropriation 1856 per
cent.
Large additions to the salaries of
the public officials, from the president
down, expensive new bureaus, com
missions, and court have enormously
Increased the general expenses OF
government The whole history of
Republican administration has been
one orgy of rightful extravaganza.
The sixtieth congress and the Taft
administration, pledged to economy,
has already put 26944 tax.eaters on
the public payroll at an annual total
cost for salaries of $24 ,943,2 ,276,l0. The
White House expenses this year are
$135.35S more than they were under
cleveland in 1894 and three vessels
are detailed from the navy to serve
as yachts for the president while
eight government automobiles are at
his disposal
Republican extravaganza is piling
the burden of taxation higher and
higher. The great part of this burden
falls on the farmer, the workingman
the small home owner. The only sal.
vation is Il return to Jetfersonan sim.
plicity, and retrenchment of expenses
by Democratic congress, which alone
can and will tighten the burden.
II Is doubtful whether bill was
ever enacted in Ohio that proved to
be OF as much benefit to the people, a.
the one per cent maximum tax rate
measure, which was enacted during
the 1911 Legislative session At the re
quest of Governor Harmon.
For many years salaries in Ohio
had been increased, new Offices were
created. there was extravaganza In
expenditures OF public money, places
of profit were increased far beyond
the needs Of good service In toe
many public offices the business was
conducted in the interest of machine
politics rather than ON the basis oI
how well and economical can the
people be served. Money was ex
pended in manners not only clearly Il
legal, but by poorly organized and, In
many cases, coruptly conceived mis-
administration,
During the past decade the popula
tion In Ohio increased l4,5 per cent.
the tax duplicate only 30 per cent,
while the amount OF money raised fol
taxation mounted at the rate of o.
per cent. Here are some figures show
ing how fast expenditures of the peo
pies money increased:
Total taxes raised in Ohio for 1910
s7l 0,59G.SS; total taxes raised II
Ohio for 1909, s61423, 1924; increase
s4,O27. 7.2i3.64
The more than Si,0OO,0O0 was tn,
average yearly increase in taxation
in Ohio. The one per cent, tax rat'
law will save the people nearly $4,000
900 year under a limitation limiting
the maximum amount of money tina