The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-12
democrats Convict Congress.

The predicamcnt in Whch the DEM
ocratic party Is placed on account 9.
the immense appropriations authorized
by its Congress would be amusing II
Il were not 50 serious, in view of the
bitter denunciation Of Republican adj
Illustrations by Democratic platforms
and OF loud and persistent promises
OF Democratic economy In the liSnt
Of present conditions, it Is interesting
to read the economy" pSragraphs OF
Democrats national platforms, me
Democratic platform Of 1908 said
.The Republican Congress in the
session Just ended made appropria-
tons amounting to ~ ,OOS ,vUV, OuO. we
denourice the needless waste or the
'neople's money, which has resulted In
the appalling increaseA as shametul
violation of all prudent considerations
OF government and as no less than
crime against the millions Of W orking-
men and women, from whose earnings
the great proportion Of these colossal
sums must be extorted through excess
sive tariff exactions and other indlrect
methods. We demand that stop pc
nut to this frightful extrayagance ana
insist upon the :trictest economy N
every department compatible with
frugal and efficient administration
The platform of 1912 said
I'VE denounce the profigate waste
of the money wrung from the people
nv oppressive taxation through the
lavish appropriations OF the recent
Congresses, which nave
kept taxes high and reduced the
purchasing power OF the peoples TOLL
We demand return to that simplicity
ana economy. which BELTS Demo
cratic government and reduction in
the number Of useless Offices, the sal
aries Of which drink the substance OF
the people,
In speech delivered in the House
April 10, 1914, Mr.. Fitzgerald, Demo
Graf. chairman of the appropriations
committee, said:
sWhenever / think of the horrible
mess shalt be called upon to pre-
sent TO the country on behalf OF the
Democratic party, ! am tempted 70
INIT my. place. am Hooking now at
Democrats who seem to take amuse-
ment IN soliciting votes on the floor
of this House to overturn the com
mittee OF, appropriations in its efforts
ia carry out the pledges of the Demo
cratic platform. They seem to take
It to be huge joke not to obey their
platform and to make ridiculous the
efforts Of the members OF OUT party
who do try to live up to promises they
made the people. They nave unnec-
eSSaT1lY plleQ up Lie PAnAAS S<AAySfA.a IS
;siitures until the Democratic party is
becoming the laughing stock OF the
country DO not continue to vote for
these Improper and improyident APP
nropriations. Those who propose to
continue to do so should atleast have
the courage openly to assert upon the
floor Of this House that the professions
OF the Democratic party Have not been
made IN good faith. that they cannot
be carried out. and that we are not en-
titled to power because OF those pro-
LESSONS. ="
In April last. Mr., sisson, Of Miss
issippf, member of the committee. on
appropriations. said
This is the most outrageous land
criminally extravagant Congress that
ever sat on the American continent.
I want to apologize to the Repu b1icans
for having called them extravagnnt
when they were in control OF the
House. They were modest In compar-
ison with the appropriations we sare
now making.,'