The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-13

PROGRAM IS
DIFFICULT
HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE SORRY
SAVING RlS EVER PROMISED
NOW LOOKS IMPOSSIBLE FoR
PRESENT HOUSE TO MAKE
ANY RECORD IN MATTER or
LIGHT SPENDING.

WA01lNG1O1Ns Jan. l5--A HutHD6F
of house democrats are now sorry
the party ever made any economy
promises when it came into posses
sion of the lower body of congress
last April In private compensation
IN the cloakrooms and elsewhere
democrats admit the economy an
no1ncement was strategic blWnder,
for it Will be almost impossible for
the present house TO make record
in this respect.
The $50 200, 900 dollar r-a-day' pen
sion bill gave the economy plan a
fearful blow. Then came the an
notHnced determination of the public
buildings and grounds commit ZEE to
report out a pork barrel of some
thirty or forty millions, despite Lead
er Underwood's advice to the con-
trary.
The expenses OF the investigating
committee are now climbing, fer
the democrats believe that in taking
hold of one branch of the government
after 16 years rule by the OPP
position party, it is imperative that
they should check up the work of
these 16 years.
The country has the wrong idea
about the democratic economy plans.
say some OF the leading democrats in
confidence. The mistake was made
when Representative Palmer of
PENNSYLVANIA, one of the democratic
watchdogs, stressed the fact that
the house democracy had cut the
salary list of that end of the capital
$1S6, 600. This proud boast gave the
country to understand that democrats
would be able and willing TO slash b
everything and that there would be
a wonderful saving all around. 1t
can't be done. There are certain ap-
preparations for regular purposes
that must be maintained. There are
public projects under way, such as
rivers and harbors improvements,
Notifications and navy and army Inn
provements and must be continued
and the democratic house is forced
to appropriate for things that have
been started under republican re-
gime.
Representative HardWiek, one of
the members of the rules ,commlttt {
in discussing the dilemma which
now confronts the house, said:
"It is absolutely impossible for
great saving this year when we
must come and take charge of the
Legislative machinery that has been
operated by the republican party for
16 years. We have a certain amount
of checking up to do;. we must get
adjusted to things and 1T was a
mistake to give the country the i'm
preston that the democrats would
bring about great economy reforms
in any one session. We are going
to be just as economical as We can,
but l think that the party should
make plain the difficulties under
which we wI1 necessarily labor be
cause of the extravagant regime oi
those who preceded us i'm control
The attitude of the Georgia rep
reSentative sums up the situation az
it is viewed by a number of demo
Gratis who think that the party
should not talk constantly about
economy. They have come
to the idea that the country is
growing more liberal each year; thai
the people realze ithis is one oi
the greatest and richest nations or
earth, and that the voters Will mo-
give their sanction to small CUT
that might spread abroad the fee3int
that this government Is penurious.