Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-26
S1O5,OOQ.OOO TAX
NEEDLESS HARDSHIP
CONTINUED From First Pagel
item of S14,1OS.941 or a total saving,
on both items OF S25.23s,941.
n.,,ocrot,o Accommodations

But, we find when we count up the
appropriations made by this Congress,
that the appropriations exceed last
years appropriations by S31,S0S,0S2,
which, If added to the saving on pen
sions and Panama Canal expenses to
which we have referred make n total
excess appropriation of over $4,000
600. These figures do not include the
Rivers and Harbors Bills of either
year. The House passed the Rivers and
Harbors bill which is now in the Sem
ate, which with amendments calls for
appropriations of S53,000,0O0, but
thanks to the strenuous and successful
opposition of the Republican Senator'S.
| led by Senators Burton, of Ohio and
Kenyon, of Iowa, this is one instance
where the Republican, minority, after
a most severe and determined fight.
has been successful in curtailing Dem
ocratic extravaganza. The appropri-
atoms in this bill will be cut down.
other Appropriations
ITO this must be added, the. Demo
cratic Treaties with Colombia and
appropriation of $25,OO0.OOO and the
latter $S,000O00 In addition to these
enumerated; there are a large number
of other bills pending, some of which
have alread passed the House, which
carry appropriations amounting to
about S35,OO0,o00; so that II all these
bills are passed, your appropriations
will be more than $100,O00,0O0 in eX-
cess of last years appropriations.
would it not be better to cut out these
| necessary and practice little economy,
same as everyone else does under SINH
lar ctrcumstances instead of taxing the
people? Had the President given in
structton to the heads of the depart
mentS to economiZe instead of instruct
ing Congress to levy taxes. it would
'Mr. Speaker, I want to show that
the Democratic party has received and
disposed of larger income since they
are in power than the Republicans ever
had to dispose of in a similar length
of time. When President Wilson was
inaugurated on March 4. 1918. little
over eighteen months ago, there was a
balance in the treasury of $149.335,-
77I7S To show the result of the fiscal
years business ending June 80, 1913, for
which the Republicans were RESPONSE
Bile, although they relinquished office on
March 4. 1913. | viii quote receipts
ana disbursements of the government,
ments, except that of the Post Office
Department, which department showed
Total ordinary receipts for 1918
We're s724,111.230; total ordinary ex-
penditures for 1913, s6S2.770.7O6: Ieav-
ssaiSs qao a Ret Raett balance snI to our credit of
1914 were $734,34S,701.
Democratic Extravagance
This is an increase of ordinary re-
cetpts over the previous years ordin-
airy receipts of over S10,000.00O and the
previous year shows credit balance
under Republican management of over
S41,0O0,000 and now under Democratic
management with an increase of over
SlOOOO,OO0 In receipts. you come to
Congress, sixty days after the close of
the year and demand that additional
taxes be levied to raise money for the
government. When, as q matter of
fact, had you practiced the same acoUl Ol
omy that the Republicans had prac-
ticed, you would have a balance of
over $50, 900, 900 on hand.
The President stated that this tax
Is necessary because of the falling off
of the revenue in the customs house. We
understood and you told us when Won
passed the Underwood Tariff bill that
you expected this falling off and this
was your excuse for the passing the in
come tax law, which you said was neces-
sary to make up the deficit or falling
off in customs house receipts. And it did
make up this loss, as the following
customs house for the year ending Jnne
80, 1913, $313,S91, 366; customs house for
the year ending June 80, 1914, S2g2.-
I2S52S; showing a shortage Of $685.
The income tax has produced about
SS6,0O0,oOO which is about $4,000, 900
more than was lost in the tariff revenue
which accounts for the 10000 600 in
crease in the ordinary receipts over
the previous year to which have re-
ferred. OF course, the income from GUS
toms house receipts this year will be
less: Last year, we had the beneft
OF the Payne law for three months, and
the, duty on wool for five months as
derwood bill been in force for the en-
tire year, even with the sugar duty
that 1t carries about year longer, the
receipts would have Deen about 500
100000 less and on the same volume OF
receipts next year, it would be SO much
less and when the duty on sugar goes
off in a little over year from now,
you will loose about $4,000, 600 more
and should the country be so unfor-
tunate as to have the Democratic party
in control at that time, you must then
pass some legislation to raise revenue
but such legislation is not needed now
Tariff Cause of Trouble
'Mr. Speaker, the real trouble is
caused by the Democratic so-called
competitive" tariff bill passed by this
Congress. Not only. because 1t has
proven failure as revenue producer
but rather because 1t has opened our
markets to the manufacturers of the
world and has resulted in increased
importations of foreign merchandise
which in turn is responsible for the in
dustrial depression which We are now
experiencing. 1t was supposed that
this bill would reduce the high cost
of lving-in this 1t also failed. IT
has also changed our trade balance with
other countries into deficit"