The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-10-16
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war risk insurance measure carrying
s., 100, 900 and a 81 600, 900 item for ad.
ditional representatives abroad. 1t will
thus be seen that their appropriations
and authorizations, to date, amount to
no less than 81 III, 00O, 900 or $l31, 000,-
900 more than their own estimates of
revenues. This is not all, the Presi.
dent is insisting upon the payment to
Nicaragua of SO, 900, 900 and to Panama
of $25, 600, 900 and is urging the passage
of his shipping bill, which will cost
$40, 100000. II the President is per-
mitted to have his way, and in the past
he has been able to dictate legislation,
the appropriations and authorizations
at this session of Congress will approx
mate 81, 245 900. 900, or about 1926, 0O0,-
900 more than the greatest appropria-
tions by any Republican Congress If
the war should cause loss of $40,O 0O,-
900 this year in customs receipts, the
seemingly unbelievable statement OF
Senator Lewis, that $500, 900, 900 ad-
ditional revenue eventually must be
raised, is nearer the truth than Demo
Gratis generally care to admit.
YET THEY PROMISE ECONOMY.
What makes the whole matter
doubly damaging to the administration
and the Democratic party are the re-
peated promises of economy and free
dom from taxation that Democrats have
made. They won their election on such
promises. How shall they be judged2
They painted Republicans in blacklist
letters and condemned them of extrava-
gance and of imposing unwarranted
burdens of taxation on the peopls. The
nation will now be disillusioned; the
people will now begin to appreciate the
fact that under Republican policies
adequate revenues were raised without
direct taxes If they were led to be.
lieve Republicans were extravagant in
Office, they should now know the hor-
rible mess the Democrats are making.
In the Democratic platform of 1912
is the following PROMISE:
1--WE favor the exemption from tolls
of American ships engaged in coast
wise trade passing through the canal.
"As we all know, the President asked
Congress to repeal the free toll measure
that had been passed, and the Demo.
Gratis in Congress complied with his
directions in absolute violation of their
campaign promise. To some extent
the American people seem willing to
forget or forgive this glaring breach of
trust, but can Americans forget or for.
give the Democratic exhibition of ex.
travagance, and the passage of war tax
at time when this nation is at peace
with the whole world.
FAIL TO REDEEM PLEDGE.
In that same Democratic platform
of 1919, is the following economy pledge:
1--WE denounce the profigate waste
of the money wrung from the people
by oppressive taxation through the
lavish appropriations ofrecent Republic
can Congress, which have kept taxes
high and reduced the purchasing power
of the peoples toll. We demand re.
turn to that simplicity and economy
which BELTS democratic government
and reduction in the number of USE
less offices, the salaries of which drain
the substance of the people.
Can any fair-minded man, having
knowledge of the record Democrats are
now making, read the foregoing Demo
cratic campaign promise and continue
to place his confidence in the Demo.
cratic party2 1t is freely predicted
that the approaching election will place
Republicans in control of the House of
Representatives. A Republican House
will be check on further disastrous
Democratic legislation and will do much
to restore confidence to the nation at
large"