Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
REPUBLICANS
ExTRAvAGANCE
Government Cost More Than:
Doubled Under Roosevelt.
DEMOCRATS GREAT RECORD

Startling Figures Which Show That
the Cost Of Our National Existence
and the High Cost Of Living Must
BE Reduced.
Under proper downward revision
OF the Republican tariff schedules the
people of the United States would save
$2.000.oc0.000 each year. or over 800
per family on manufactured goods
alone
President Taft's vetoes OF the wool
tarin bill and the steel tariff measure
passed by Democratic house COST
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES ABOUT 100000 PER
ANNUM
The cost OF conducting the federal
government MORE THAN DOUBLED
between the close OF President Cleve-
lands second administration Demo.
Roosevelt's second administration IRE
publican)
As the DIRECT RESULT OF HIGH
REPUBLICAN TARIFF SCHEDA
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 1850 was $66.00o.0o0.
The amount appropriated at . single
session OF the Sixty-hrst congress for
the fiscal year 1911-$1. OFT .133. 446.44-
was more than double the amount
1854. 1876 055.13-appropriated for the
fiscal years 1897 and 1898 ct 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-
propriafed during the four years of the
ls -er - $:.S42.203.577.15-was more
than double that appropriated in the
four years Mr.. Cleveland was at the
helm-viz. &1.s71.59.85747.
For 1910. the last fiscal year provid-
ed for in congress under President
Roosevelt. the highwater mark in APP
propriations - s1.044. 401. s5713 = was
reached
President Taft's estimate to the last
session Of congress for government
support for the fiscal year was $1.O40.-
GAS 026.55.
Il r. 9TH
pensee for the FOUR YEARS of Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration dem
ocratic) were only ssso.Sel. 661 81 more
than President Taft's (Republican) es-
innate of the amount necessary to COW
or the expenses Of ONE YEAR of
President Taft's administration.
Congressman John J. Fitzgerald of
New York. . Democrat and chairman
ofrthe committee on appropriations. In
addressing tho house Aug. 3s, 1912. on
the subject Of appropriations Sid.
Thoughtful men have watched With
alarm the rapid increase In the cost OF
government In the United StateA" He
further said that two causes seem re-
sponsible for many present evils:
"One. 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 10 taken through our customs
laws for the support of our govern
ment: the other. the difnculty or inabil
ity to readjust our system OF taxation
and to remove many taxes from tho
neceesaries of life. - long - the Gov
EMINENT IS EXTRAvAGANTLY
CONDUCTED. or the instrumental
ties provided for the conduct Of the
public service are either inedncisnt or
are not utilised 20 ~ 70 render the
most effective and comprehensive 70
suits"
Mr. Fitzgerald then called attention
to the fact that the Democratic party
pledged itself II 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.
The Republicans talk about tariff