The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-04

To PRACTICE
ECONOMY
Expect to Demonstrate Ability
to Spend Uncle Sans
Money Wisely
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Special TO the Daily Leader
Washington, d. c., Dec i.--Demo
cratic leaders in the house Of repre-
sentatives are planning TO give much
Of their attention during this session
OF congress to the appropriation bills
II is by demonstrating their ability
! TO spend Uncle Sans money wisely
that the Democrats hope 10 establish
their claim for greater recognition
next year, and il thore is one thing
upon which there is no division OF
opinion among the house majority
leaders, II is the determination Ia
make the coming session memorable
for its business like administration
OF the vest government machinery.
That the Republican cabinet mem
bers realize that there will be no
chance Tor unmerited expenditures is
indicated by the fact that the great
EST care is being given 70 the prep
aratiOn of estimates. and All along
The line the word has gone forth that
No money must be called for with
out the authority of necessity. II is
also lmCWn that many of the Repub-
lican senators or the old school who
for years have been accustomed TO
drawing mdlscriminately on the pub.
nc treasury for money with which to
0uild improvements in their home
states, whether the expenditures
were necessary or not, are greatly
perturbed over the outlook
Chairman Fitzgerald and his ccl
leagues on the house appropriations
committee have served notice that
While on part OF the necessary gov
ernment machinery is going To he
rippled or hampered by insufficient
appropriations, wastefulness and ex-
travagance will not be tolerated.
On the work of the appropriation
committee great deal depends,
said Mr Fitzgerald AS long as
there is an enormous government eX-
penditure there will exist in the
minds CT some the belief that high
tariif Is necessary to raise the reyen-
ne to run the & yernment High
tariff advocates in the past have
pointed to the billion dollar congress
es as one reason for supporting a. ;ar-
iff pros%am which would bring in sur
llcient revenue to meet L.. nflaGel
were no other necessity for econom-
lcal expenditures. that ne Woul. Dc
But there are other reasons. Dem
)crats IN congress are pledged to an
economical administration, and this |
we propose to give We hold that |
he country is disgusted with the |
Hastetul and eXtravagant expenditure |
= government funds. and we are de- |
ermined to spend this money just |
IS conservative careful business men |
would spend it,
The estimates for the government |
departments already completed show
liberal use OF the pruning knife.
The interior department will ask for
million and a halt less than was
allied for last year The navy de-
'artment, 1t is announced will spend !
Wo million less, and a similar saving
VII be effected in the other depart
nents. THIS reduction is in the est-
mates alcre, and by the time the an
", prla'ions committee gets through
WITH rs pruning work the probabllit-
Is arc that the saving viii be great
increased, while the efficiency or
ne government business Will not be
decreased in the slightest degree
The Democrats. in short, are ont to
make q record as BUSINESS men.
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