Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-10-10

Startling Figures Which Show That the
Cost Of Our National Existence and
the High Cost Of Living Must 30
Reduced.
Under a proper downward revision
of the Republican tariff schedules the
people of the United States would save
$1,000, 100000 each year, or over 500
per family Oh manufactured goods
alone.
President Taft's vetoes Of the wool
tariff bill and the steel tariff measure
passed by a Democratic house COST
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES ABOUT $65O,OOO.OOO PER
ANNUM.
The cost of conducting the federal
government MORE THAN DOUBLED
between the close Of President Cleve-
lands second administration Demo
cratic) and the beginning Of President
Roosevelts second administration Gre
publican).
AS the DIRECT RESULT OF HIGH
REPUBLICAN TARIFF SCHED-
ULES the people Of the United States
pay tax FROM NINE TO SEVEN
TY-EIGHT PER CENT on food and
ordinary household articles used in the
home by every family, rich and poor.
The total cost Of running the federal
government in 1860 was $55,OOO,OOO.
The amount appropriated at single
session Of the SiXty-first congress for
the fiscal year 1911-$1, O27, 133, 446. IL
was more than double the amount
1854, 400. O55. 13-appropriated for the
fiscal years 1897 and 1898 at both ses-
sions of the Fifty-fourth congress, the
last congress of the second Cleveland
administration.
Only eight years elapsed between the
close Of the second administration of
President Cleveland and the beginning
Of the second administration Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and yet the amount ap-
prOpriated during the four years Of the
latter - 1884, 2O3, 577.15 was more
than double that appropriated in the
four years Mr.. Cleveland was at the
helm-viz, $1,S71, 500, S57.47.
For 1910, the last fiscal year provided
for in congress under President Roose-
welt, the highwater mark in appropria-
tions-$1 ,O44, 4O1 ,S57. 12-was reached.
President Taft's estimate to the last
session Of congress for government
support for the fiscal year was $1,O4O.-
64S,O2655.
In other words, governmental eX-
penses for the FOUR YEARS of Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration dem
ocratic) were only $S3O,S6 ,551.02 more
than President Taft's Republican, esti-
mate Of the amount necessary to cover
the expenses Of ONE YEAR of Presi-
dent Taft's administration.
Congressman John J. Fitzgerald of
New York, Democrat and chairman
Of the committee on appropriations, in
addressing the house Aug. 26, 1912, on
the subject of appropriations said,
Thoughtful men have watched with
alarm the rapid Increase in the cost of
government in the United States" He
further said that two causes seem re-
spOnsible for many present evils:
zone, the UNFAIR AND UNJUST
SYSTEM OF TAXATION by which
an undue share of income by those
whose circumstances in life are not
considered more than reasonably com.
Portable is taken through our customs
laws for the support of our govern
ment; the other. the difficulty or inabil-
ity to readjust our system of taxa ton
and to remove many taxes from the
necessaries of life, so long as the GOV
ERNMENT IS EXTRAVAGANTLY
CONDUCTED. or the Instrumental
ties provided for the conduct Of the
public service are either inefficient or
are not utilized so as to render the
most effective and comprehensive re
Suits"
Mr.. Fitzgerald then called attention
to the fact that the Democratic party
pledged itself If intrusted with power
to do two things-REDUCE TARIFF
DUTIES AND RETRENCH PUB.
Lie EXPENDITURES by eliminating
waste in administration and the aboli
ton of useless, ineXcusable offices.