Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-06
ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT AZ.
FAIRS GOES GLlMMERINe WITH
CHANGE OF CONTROL.
WILL FIND NO EASY JOB
IN KEEPING DOWN EXPENSES
Matter Of Keeping Down Appropria.
tions One Of Business and Not Party
ons-Govsrnmsnt Expenditures Con-
tinuaIIy Growing as Country and
Business Expand.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, March Cone issue
which the democrats have been ham
mering on relentlessly, in season and
out oil season, for these many years,
has already gone glimmering.
This is the issue Of economy in gov
eminent expenditures. In the sense
that it is going to be impossible for
the democrats any longer to try to
make political capital out of this issue,
1t is thing Of the past. AS great
question to be considered from nom
partisan viewpoint, ii looms up bigger
now than ever before in the history Of
the country.
One has only to glance at the appro-
prlatlon measures this year, to reflect
on the disposition OF democrats to grab
their full share out of the public COT
fers, to become convinced that no more
is to be expected in way OF economy
from democrats than from republicans.
The question OF keeping down expendi-
lures is business one and not a party
one. President Taft has undoubtedly
done a service that will be appreciated
more and more as time goes on in
and efficiency commission and in rec
ommending to congress the adoption OF
d budget system, d system that would
make ii possible to deal with expendi-
lures in much more comprehensive
and intelligent way than they are now
dealt with.
Nc Horror Raising Issue.
1t used to be the fashion to hold up
hands in horror when a billion dollar
session OF congress was talked Of. That
day has passed The leaders in con-
Sress, and especially the democratic
leaders, on whom now devolves respon-
sibility, would be glad II they could be
assured the appropriations in each sim
gle session would be kept down to the
dollar mark. They will reach
far over that this session and there is
no hope of REFRESHING them to that
point in the future.
1t is possible that something will be
zone in the Wilson regime toward
bringing about the adoption Of COM
prehensive budget plan and the sys-
tematiZing of expenditures. Everybody
here knows that the present unor-
dered system can not continue indefi-
Eitely. If the change comes, it will
help materially to hold down the out
lay.
Money Demand Grows.
on the other hand, the growth of the
government all the While demands
more money. Such things as the par
cells post, the physical valuation OF
the formation Of the new
executive department. that Of labor.
the increased activity Of the interstate
commerce commission over wide
field, tend to demand more and more
in the way of appropriations. Good
roads, a department OF health, in
creased attention to river and harbor
these and no end OF 9TH
er things are apparently just ahead
calling for more money.
The difficulty Of holding down the
tariff duties and keeping the revenue
to a figure that will not
be oppressive to the nation and meeth
ing the demands for added appropri-
ations Is great and growing. The prob
abilities are that after the democratic
party wrestles with this difficulty for
the next four years 1t will stand ready
to admit that it is SO great that the
problem of economy, instead Of being
made a matter of partisan political
ought to be considered from
tEeb roadest and most non-partisan
viewpoint possible.