Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
Record OF Democratic House.

Record OF Democratic House.
In his parting application of spinal
column stiffening to Maine Demoe-
racy, Hon. D. j. McGillcudy of Lew
iston. representative to Congress from.
the Second district, said;
"~ the people OF Maine are
pleased with the record of the Demo-
Like It's efforts 10 lower the tariff and
its insistenee on keeping down govern
merit expenditures. They feel that the
Democrats in Washington have full.
filled their campaign pledges and are
doing all In their power TO give the peo-
pie sane, clean government, taking
care OF all matters that need attention
and refusing to overburden the tax
PAYERS with lavish appropriations"
Beautiful sentiments, Expressed
quietly for home consumption. and
especially for those who do not know.
Here are few facts which the
jovial prophet from the Lewiston den
of Democratic lions will not attempt
to deny:
Just how hard the Democrat
House is finding it to make any sort
of showing on their economy
promises. is made plain in the way
they have brought about "a reduction
of approximately $2,o00.000. They re-
ported the legislative appropriation
bill to the House. bearing the stamp
of politics" in every purpose of the
committee.
First the bill proposed to abolish
the court of commerce and abandon
much of the work of the bureaus of
statistics and manufactures. fSta-
tistics are too potent for Democracy.l
The bill also provided for putting
some of the work of these useful
branches upon the bureaus of census
and foreign relations. but their real
usefulness is sacrificed for pre-
tense
And that is not ALL. The bill pro-
vdes for the discharge of all govern
ment employees above 65 years old.
On Thursday the bin created per-
Ifectiy delightful event in the Ma
tional House. 1t will most likely be
passed today (Friday). Our news
dispatches will report at the same
time this appears
But just how peaceful and serene
Democracy is in Congress is better.
described in Thursday nights WASH
ington dispatches than in the salvyy
utterances of Rep. McGilicuddy.s
Here is one of the dispatches:
The detection in the Democratic
ranks caused an outbreak In the clos i
| ing hours of the session, which lasted
from IL o'clock this morning until q
O'Clock tonight
The House under a misapprehen-
Sion had just repudiated the commit
tee on the clause providing for con-
lcentration in sending out of public
documents, by adopting am amend
ment excepting the Agricultural De-
partment, when Chairman Fitzgerald
arose in a chamber crowded with a
cheering, hooting crowd.
Il have sat here" he said "and
have seen certain distinguished mem
bers of my own party vote to over
rule its committee Working in the
interests of economy and for the car
rying out of party pledges to that end
these men have forsaken the com
mittee, and If defeat is the party.s
portion IN November they will be re-
Isponsible."
Seeing in Mr. Fitzgeralds remarks
La yelled attack on Speaker Clark. Re-
publican members deserted that side
Of the chamber and crowded aroune
him. No names were mentioned how
ever and although the Speaker hur-
ried in from his office during the at
tack, he took no notice of ii. while
Mr.. Fitzgerald denounced those DEM
Ioerats who voted against their COM
mittees as political guerillas.n
Thus is the committees cheese
pairing. political practices answered
by some Of the Democratic represent
tatives, and in turn they are de-
nounced by the chairman of the COM
mlttee as political guerillas." And
Speaker Clark, the leading Demo-
cratic candidate for Presidential
domination. is included.
And while Democratic politics
players have been saving" $4,000, 600
Tor such as Mr.. McGillicoddy to talk
ABOUT at home. they have planned
enormous increases in contemplated
OUTLAWS in other directions. The
amount they have reduced appropria-
tions viii hardly be one in twenty to
'he sum they have increased ex-
penses.
mat IS the Democratic economy