The Lamar register., 1915-07-14

the public service on the hlgh plane II
occupied prior to March 4, 1918.
Enormous collections of corpora
tion and income taxes on the last day
of the fiscal year enabled the treasury
department to show balance of $82,-
OPS, 5,716.03 on hand June 80. Three
days later at the close of the week,
Saturday, July 3, the balance dropped
to S75,734, ,544.7S. Two years ago,
force, and when no special effort was
made to make a showing, the balance
made up of the assets amounted to
$141, ,172 2,6S9.16. In three days of the
new fiscal year the expenditures
amounted to $10,396, ,274.6s while the
receipts were only S1,725, ,750.05, leav-
ing deficit of $3.50, ,524.63. The new
fiscal year began with a deficit
growing at the rate of $2,s00,OOO per
day.
Shoddy postage stamps are being
put on the market by Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson at the price formerly
paid for stamps of decent texture. A
characteristic democratic method of
calking up the leaks caused by mall
administration.
Senator Jim Ham Lewis, having be-
come somewhat disgusted with Illinois
politics, has crossed over to Indiana
and is now wallowing in the democra-
tic slough Of despond in that state.
1t is reported that he is trying to con-
| vince Senator Kern that he, Kern,
would look more dignified in a jurist's
gown than in a senatorial toga which
has worn pretty ragged, and it is plan
ned to cut down Judge Grossup's robe
and make il over for the Indiana Sem
ator. This seems to be agreeable to
lMr. Kern, who has some hesitation in
facing the cold blasts of criticism in
his present abbreviated garment
Kern snugly provided for, they will
consider putting Tom Taggart in his
place in the senate. In the meanwhile
Taggart must face an Indictment for
election frauds in Indiana.
The democratic press is waxing
eloquent in commendation of the ap-
pointment of Robert Lansing as Sec
retary Of State, the principal cause
for the felicitation being the fact that
he is apparently qualified for the job.
1t must be admitted that the circum-
stances are such as to make that mem
ber Of the cabinet a fit subject for
special econiums.
The democratic U. S. Senator who
wanted to know what feature of dem
ocratic legislation the republicans
would repeal, might find an answer
from democratic sources if he would
read the arguments Of the administra-
tons legal department which is plead
ing with the Supreme Court to declare
the per cent rebate clause of the
tariff bill imperative. In effect, the
Department of Justice takes the po-
sition that the tariff bill authors did
not know what they were saying or
did not know how to say it.
The democratic new era of hope" !"
which superseded the republican era
of prosperity" is getting even more
hopeful with the advent of the harvest
season which always provides employ
ment for everyone.
/ The department Of commerce has is
sued statement showing that for the
year ending June 30. 1915, the in
crease in population due to immigra-
ton was only $4,000 as compared with
an increase Of 10000 for the proceed
ing fiscal year. The decrease was due
to the war. 1t seems perfectly clear
therefore, that if the war had not in
Itervened, we would have had more
than 100000 persons added to the army
of unemployed, whereas, in the years
of normally prosperous industrial con-
ditions this country could absorb the
immigration without realizing that so
large a number of persons had been
added to our force of workers. Here
is another instance in which the war
relieved the democratic party Of some
of the consequences Of its economic
policies.
CTunnI NOTES