The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

Rooscveltism in a time of profound
peace and of prodigious Industrial and
business activity. in spite of the man
and his ways. cost the people of the
United States almost az much in
treasure Tor war purposes as did the
Civil var"
The man who for six years has
gripped the nations pursestrings and
is now about to retire to private lite,
having been defeated for denomination
to Congress last November, reels OF
figures pertaining to the goSernme.
finances with a fluency born of fifteen
years OF hard work In Congress. Dur
ing four years of his service at rho
head OF the Appropriations COMMITTEES.
he constantly was striving against
what he calls "Roosevelt extrava-
gance." His effort was not confined to
the Military budget. but 1t also in
cluded scores OF other items in the an
nual appropriation bills that had been
put In at the behest OF Roosevelt.
ours Is now billion dollar gov
eminent Mr.. Tawn.y resumed, renec-
lively, THE only one in the world and
the only one the world has ever known.
1t became billion dollar government
under the regime Of Theodore Roose-
velt, with his imperialistic Ideas and his
New Nationalism.' which, although
enunciated by him only recently, never
theless was put into practice by him
before he left the White House.
ne most serious problem that con-
fronts the craftsmanship OF the coun-
Try at present Is to cut liown the ex-
penses of the national establishment.
Before this can be done two vitality
essential things Will have 10 be done
We must first get back to the old bear
ings by which the ship of state was
Steorp1 hnfnrn
the aggressive leadership or the move
ment to saddle upon the Federal gov
ernment functions and expenses that
properly belong to the State govern
ments and are so defined in the Consti-
tuition.
The next thing to do will be to paro
down war expenses. Roosevelt con-
tralMation and Roosevelt inilltarism are
so interlocked-the two always go to-
sether-that they are almost inextric-
able. 1t Will require a high order of
craftsmanship to untangle them and
get us back on the old ground ] doubt
mat my Democratic brethren who arc
TO control the next House VIII be able
to make much headway."
senator Aldrich was quoted some
time ago as declaring that II no could
nave full control he would be able to
cut down the expenses OF the govern
'i!eht luiiE three hnndred million n
year. Mr. Tawney was reminded.
Senator Aldrlch told me recently
thot he didn't say quito that" was the
reply, land I doubt very much that he
or any group of men could make 80 big
reduction, at least, not MT once
me talk OF putting tho administra.
lion of government on a private husi-
ness basis sounds we'll to tho inexperi
enced, but to the experienced II is all
moonshine.
of the billion dollars the American
people annually pay for the support
alone of their Federal government
more than $4,000 600 arc spent for
wars we have had or wars We arc pre-
pairing for.
In other words. more than II per
cent of the revenues collected annually
by the government Is paid out on tho
military account In oil forms--pensions
the army, the navy, Notifications and
30 forth.
"Tbe pension roll. which now costs
something more than $3.50. 100000. ia
short time. SO we will not consider
that as n factor OF very great impor,
lance.
Cost shoots Up.
Before the Spanish War, when the
army was nearly q third It's present
size, It's average annual cost for eight
years WIS less than S24,000,0 900 In
1903. under tho second year of Roose-
velts first administration, Its cost shot
UP suddenly to nearly 100000 900. Tho
average annual cost for the oight-year
porlod from 1908 to 1910 was something
over $50. 100000.
Under Rooscveltism the navy's cost
shaNis an even bisGsr and moro Dyeten.