The daily sentinel., 1913-11-12
tBy J. HENRY ALLEN.)

Congressman Edward Taylor gave
an able address before the high
school students and faculty Tuesday
morning. In honor of the occasion
the students and faculty from the
Franklin school were invited to be
present and w. c. Knight and Henry
X. Rhone, members of our board of
education, sat upon the platform
with the distinguished speaker. Sew
eral townspeople also availed them
selves of the opportunity of listening
to the address. Among them were
noticed Judge Walter 5. Sullivan and
Rev. Jasper T. Moses.
/ Congressman Taylor proposed to
take his audience with him on trip
to Washington, and it proved to be
| a very successful personally conduct
ed trip. The speaker said that with
our railroads and banking institu-
tions and other great interests and
the steady progress of our country,
We shall soon be in real value one
half of all the world.
He spoke of the District of Column
bia, giving brief sketch from its
origin to the present time. He stat
ed that there are over one hundred
and twenty-five thousand negroes in
the city of Washington. The District
of Columbia is controlled by three
commissioners, appointed by the pres
dent of the United States. The gov
ernment of the United States pays
one-half of all public epenses in the
city of Washington-one-h of the
lights for the city, one-half of the
street paving, one-half of the ex-
penses of the schools, etc.
The life of the presidents in Wash
ington is simple life. They rise
early in the morning, eat light
breakfast and work hard during the
forenoon. In the afternoon President
Taft and President Wilson have us
ually played golf. or have taken an
auto ride. The auto is driven fast.
Two motorcycles follow not far be-
hind, also another auto to be used in
case anything happens to the first
auto; and while riding the president
is protected by secret service men.
The president soon returns from the
golf links, or from his auto ride and
immeditely resumes his work. The
president usually attends the theater
in the evening, where q box is always
reserved for him, his family and his
friends This is a custom which has
come down for many years.
At the present time in the United
States congress there are four hun
dred thirty-fiye members in the
house of representatives, and ninety
six members in the senate. Each
member of either house has a great
responsibility, because he represents
the interests of large number of
people, and must speak and vote ac-
cordingly. Congressman Taylor said,
when | speak and vote in congress.
| speak and vote for eight hundred
thousand Coloradoans."
1t is great question to raise the
money sufficient to run this great
government and to eXpend the money
raised judiciously in the running of
the government. Our government
expenses are about one billion, twen-
ty-five million dollars year. The
main source of money is a charge up
or foreign goods imported into this
country, commonly called a tariff;
the international revenue tax upon
liquors and tobacco; the income tax
recently established; the taxation on
corporations. The Postoffice depart
ment is self-supporting Three hun
dred millions of dollars annually are
expended on the army and navy. One
battleship today costs eighteen mil
lions of dollars, and it is becoming
obsolete almost before it has been