The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-31
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY
A little short dispatch the

A little short dispatch the other
morning stated that the congress-
ional appropriations thus far aggre-
gated $1,7OO,O0O. That is a remind
er that one of the very funniest
things that has ever been produced
in this carless old country OF ours is
the plank in every Democratic plat
form, state Or national, which de-
nounces the extravaganza of the OPP
position and calls upon the people
TO support the party of strict bust
ness economy in the administration
OF public affairs. That is one VI the
oldest tricks OF the Democratic party
More than two score years ago there
was republican administration OF
affairs in the great state of New
York. 1t lett its books all balanced
and clean sheet for the Democrats
who succeeded it, The incoming
s,vtIi + was Samuel J. Ii.lcn He
and his party ran the government
for a term, and then asked The pco-
pie to keep the party Of econ my in
power. But the people OF the En-
nire state are never sure how an ell
SSS1Hii 40 t,olAE, lOI lHGy axe .5SFSt
H%e which way Tammany Hall is
going to vote. republican admin
istration came in and then the books
Of the outgoing crowd W ereexam
med. They established in day
that the secret Of Mr.. Tilden's econ
omy was that nothing had been paid
except what the law absolutely COM
manded. 1t was behind on many
salaries; on appropriation to public
what was due to public works.
every possible thing that could be
STAYED off.
The whole expenditures for which
the Democrats had made the state
liable far exceeded these OF their
predecessors. It required it's sue
oessors to pay its debts and stu Mr..
Iildcn ran Tor president ana the
Democratic slogan that year was
"1ilden and Reform"
TIE burden OF the campaign cry
when MIR. Cleveland was candidate
the first time, was, on the part OF the
Democrats, the frauds, stea1ings and
who had been SO long in power The
Den ocrats won and began to gather
N Washington
Old lack Chandler was in the
treasury department. F!e met a
oGpany Of the Democrats just be-
fore the Inauguration, and said to
them: SO soon as possible, please
send on your investigating commit
tees. Try and have some one on
each committee who can read and
write and add and subtract, not as a
'Jusiness.'
All that generation of Democrats
called old Fac a bulldozer and brute,
but they found 10 mistkes, no frauds
no stealings.
We all recall the Democratic plat
form q four years ago II was
strong OH the economy that was to
be il the party won, Il did VIM IT
has seven months yet to serve. but
he appropriations for this congress
Tor tweDtg monthss foot up SIaG0.-
900, 600.
lf"3uctinG the preparedness sched-
lie and then it is far in excess eff all
o. course the people
understood thai he party had been
'@l& tlm@ oA5 III the cold hat it
~a& 10th hungry ard thirsty for
l.e, nor"t@geg. hat Ii @e party.
Eas not mai ~ ii exnert account
ats and eHpaeta3 some generous
cling, bUJ why GA every occasion
dc. the party proclaim its public
afe afit~ ana horror fof the extrav-
tgance Of their opponents? Still
is an old trick and may be heridi-
ary. III the New Testament there is
aentEon Of a narticRlar class whose
representatives. were wont to stand
N the street corners and thank God
hey were not like the other fellows
When MIR. Wilson calls congress to-
either and makes his speech from
he throne" has he never reminded
IS OF that in the Holy Land?