The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-08
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Dropriasioas % recent Rspaslisan Con
crosses This was the ~molasses~
the party spread TO catch nies.- and
IL caught them. IA promised sim
plieity and economy consisted In n,
oeeding By 100000 900 the appropria-
tons Of the last Republican Congress.
lts further adventures In the seonom-
ieal Geld vas the imposition OF an in
tsFnsl revenue tar 10 meet dencien-
eiss In the revenues. largely created
by It's uneconOmieal free trade bill
siiil further. promising "A reduction
In the number OF useless Offices. the
salaries Of which drain the substance
Of the people" the record shows that
the net increase In ofnces amounted
TO 5.522. With salaries aEgregating
ss.s77.O4s
With these accomplishment in
economy" facing IL. one would sup
pose the administration would hesitate
10 add a single count 20 the above In
dictment. But not go. II e1me from
the lips Of the Democratic leader Of
the House Of Representatives that the
party IL again arraigned for its Eek.
travagance and prohigacy." On last
Friday Mr.. Underwood sounded this
note OF warning TO his colleagues:
Unless we retrench, or you are will
Ing to face the country with more tax.
stion. you are going TO face a deficit
OF s35 1000. 600" That Is a Democrat.
lc estimate. which contains more
hopes than facts. In fact. Il is much
larger. and there IL no prospect OF
escaping this deficit. which will call
for more direct taxation or a bond
issue. What q lovely evolution Of
promise and performance Is presented
to the country. to which the President
seems TO be Indifferent. and who is
wholly engrossed in trying TO force
upon the country. in the shape OF his
pet measure. an expenditure OF $780,
100000 more.
In the last two years OF President
Tafts administration the House Of
Representatives was controlled by the
Democrats with substantial ma
jority. In the Democratic platform OF
1912 the action OF the Democratic
House is pointed TO with pride" One
Of its achievements recited was: 1T
has passed the great supply bills
which lessen waste and extravaganza
and which reduce the annual expenses
Of the government by many millions OF
dollars" This bold misrepresentation
of the facts Is signally refuted in re-
cent article written by former Presi-
dent Taft for a prominent publication.
In which he says:
The expenditures under appropriations
made In the irst two years OF my adj
mlnlstration were VI sos 'e5l.Ssl. S6. These
we're made By Republican House OF
Representatives. The total expenditures
for the two years authorized by the
Democratic House OF Representative
Z 1882 The actual expenditures for the
two years authorized by the Demo-
cratic House, therefore. exceeded those
House BY tif. sSS2ss SIS.
| ! do not criticize this increase.
signed the bills that made Il. But. Ga
/ view or the fact that the Democratic
House passed them, the claim made In
the platform that the Democratic House
/ hsd lessened waste and extravaganza.
and reduced the annual expenses OF the
Government by many millions OF dollars
must be taken as BIT or humor.
II surely IL to laugh. with more guf.
I flaws for subsequent performances OF
the party OF simplicity and econo-
my"