Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-30


ferences with President Wilson. A
year ago the Democratic majority in
the house wanted to do away with the
| commission and it's activities but the
wiser counsel of the leaders prevailed,
| and the three commissioners are work
ing today as hard as they did during
the previous administration. Mr.. Will
son wants to save 100000. 900 year.
but it can be set down safely that he
thinks it is possible this amount OF the
saving may be doubled.
win Cut Revenues.
The Democratic tariff bill, If 1t
passes congress and is signed by the
| president, in anything like its present
| form, will cut the yearly revenues OF
| the government to an amount very
| nearly equal to that which has been
set down as the presidents desire to
save by economy and efficiency In gov
eminent. The income tax probably
will more than make good the cut
caused by the reduction in tariff rates,
but If 500, 100000 could be saved the
government could do away with It's
| income taxation, if it chose, and still
| have a yearly income equal to that OF
| the present.
| The economy and efficiency commits
sion has survived many storm, and
| it seems to be in fine condition today,
and to be in sympathetic commun1ca'
ton with the president of the United
| States. 1t is virtually assured that Mr..
| Wilson intends in a message to urge
| the budget system of handling the
| appropriation bills, and likewise to
urge the adoption of a good many OF
| the reforms which Mr.. Cleveland and
his associates on the economy and
| efficiency commission, Walter w War
wick and Merritt o. Chance, have rec
| commended. Some of the plans which
| have been suggested for economy and
| efficiency have ceased to worry any
| body. The Democrats last year were
made to believe, or at any rate seem
| ingly made to believe, that If the com.
missions plans were adopted thou
sands of men and women at work In
| Washington would lose their places,
that the government service would be
| crippled, and that money could be
saved only at the expense of eff
! cheney.
The government clerks have learned
| that the plans of the commission, II
! adopted, will not mean loss of places
| but very likely the creation OF more
places, the sale ries of which can be
paid out of the savings made while
| the government, using the surplus OF
| the saving, can extend it's benefcent
operations into good many fields
which it has not yet entered.
Take Kindly to Economy Plan.
Representative in congress who be
lieve in public buildings for the homs
| districts and who also think that river
and harbor improvements are more
| necessary than the people generally
seemingly are willing to admit, have
been taking kindly to the plans for
saving hundreds of millions without
causing anybody to lose his job, and
| with the seeming certainty that the
| governments beneficent functions can
| be extended.
With $300,000,000 or less saved
every year the men who like pork
barrel" legislation think that there
will be less opposition to public build
| ings and river and harbor improve
ments. even those of the not strictly
necessary kind. 1t makes little diff
ference whether it is a selfish motive
or not which has brought the change
| of view in congress. 1t will lead
probably, it is said, to support for
| the plans of the economy and eff
| cheney commission.
The governments expenses increase
year by year, and 1t is natural In
crease in way, because the needs
and the numbers Of the governed CON
tinually increase.
New Order PIeases.
When the mo of11ce-seekers neet
| apply" sign was put up over th<
door Of the White House earia
last month there was great noise
| and the tone OF it was protest more
or less charged with suggestions
| of profanity. Now It Is said that the
senators and representatives in con
gress are rather pleased with the new
order OF things. They have gone ia
| the cabinet officials with their pleas
| for preferment for Office for theiI
| friends and have found that the mem
| bers of the official family are under
strict instructions from President VIII
son to listen patiently to every proper
presentation OF a mans case and tc
decide on the merits thereof.
Woodrow Wilson has made great
many political appointments to Of
Zee and before he gets through he
probably will make good many
more. but Democrats claim, and some
OF the Republicans admit, that II
| seems as If the professional politi
clans Of the Democratic party are tc
get less of the mere spells of Office
than some of the party men think Is
their just due after having been kept
away from the counter for sixteen
long wars