The Caldwell tribune., 1916-11-03

say to this side of the House that we
are placing burdens upon the people
for the next quarter of a century
which will come back to plague you"
Another speaker who seems to have
conscience about this says: I'VE are
writing ourselves down in the history
of the country as being the most out
rageously and most criminally extra
VACANT Congress that ever sat on the
American continent. l must apologize
to you Republicans for having ever
used the words 'criminally extrava-
CANT" in criticising the appropriations
that you made, for If that expression
apply to you, my God, the English Ian
guage has never found an adjective
strong enough to apply to Democratic
extravaganza" (Applause.)
HOW CAUCUS DOES 1T.
Now l want to go back moment to
show you how this can be done under
the caucus system, and 1t is the only
way in the world 1t can be done. 1
am going to read to you just one page,
concerning the appropriations made in
the Rivers and Harbors Bill. 1 am in
favor of reasonable appropriations for
rivers and harbors, but I always felt
that before an appropriation should be
made that there should first be river.
I read from this page: This is North
l.
geography in my boyhood that Caro-
lint was such a river-ridden state, but
North Carolina it seems to be such that
you can not step out of doors without
falling into the creek. Improving
Scuppernong River, North Carolina,
for maintenance, $4,000. Completing
Improvement in accordance with the
report submitted in House document
Ne. 1886, $31,S00.00. Improving Fish
Creek. North Carolina, for mainte-
nance, $1,000; improving Pamlico and
Tar Rivers, North Carolina: Complet-
ing improvement up to Greenville, and
for maintenance of improvement above
River, North Carolina, for maintenance
$1,000. Improving Contentia Creek,
North Carolina, for maintenance, ST.
coo. Improving Smiths Creek, North
Carolina, for maintenance, $4,000. I'M
proving Neuse and Trent Rivers, North
Carolina, continuing improvement and
for maintenance, $4,000. Improving
tenance. $780,"
Col. Roosevelt went into South Am
erica, imperiled his life to discover a
new river, in order to add to his al
ready great fame, but If he had gone
down in North Carolina and discovered
some Of the rivers for which we have
been making appropriations to i'm
prove. he would have made the CO.
lumbus look like thirty cents. Gap
plause.)
We had got down to Swift Creek
S50e.09. Improving waterway from
Pamlico Sound to Beaufort Inlet
North Carolina, for maintenance, $4,-
000. Improving New River and water
ways to Beaufort, N. c.: Continuing
Improvement and for maintenance of
New River and all inland waterways
between Beaufort Harbor and New Ri
yer, and between New River and
Swansboro, $2S,500. Improving North
east. Black and Cape Fear Rivers,
North Carolina: For maintenance of
Rivers, and Of Cape Fear River above
Wilmington, N. c., $4,000. Complet-
ing Improvement of Northeast River in
accordance with the report submitted
under House document No. 1855, and
subject to the conditions set forth in
said document. $25,375." That is one
page from that bill.
ALWAYS FOR THE SOUTH ONLY.
Now We will take one page from the
Agricultural Bill. This is from the Ag-
ricultural Bill: Special investigation
OF cotton growing, $4,000. Special
investigation of diseases of cotton,
$4,000. Further Investigation of dis
eases of cotton, $4,000. Special in
vestigation of baling cotton. $1SO,000.
ton. $4,000. Investigation of boil
weevii, $62S,000. Investigation of in
sects affecting cotton, $4,000. In
vestigation of other insects affecting
cotton Uaughter.)
Now the reports do not show what
become of the insects, but have an
idea by the time the Investigations get
through that they likely died of ner-
vous prostration. I want to call atten-
ton Of the horse raisers and hog rails
ers of this state to something that you
have been overlooking. For tnstruc
tons as to how to raise horses and
hogs, 100000" Now, my friends, that
could not happen, 1 say again. If it
wasn't for the caucus system. that
could not be done.
While there are legitimate improve
ments for legitimate rivers, these ap-
preparations are crowded, stuffed and
padded. You might say that should
have said something about 1t in the
Senate. l did, and voted against the
from. I have taken eleven southern
states to find out the amount of taxa
ton which they paid. and 1t is ST.
337,60e. Their appropriations were
$5.6ee.000. Five times the amount of
the taxes which they paid. I have
taken ten northern states, the amount
Of taxes paid. $19.393,000: the amount
will say that 1t Is a sectional question
OF course, Ii is. We didn't make it.
We didn't make that record, but. res
gardiess of what section of the country
II comes from, or who is responsible
for II, that system Is a menace to the
institutions under which we live. There
is nothing which Is calculated to super
induce more misery and more suffering
than extravaganza. There is nothing
of more concern, as your distinguished
President stated four years ago, to the
American people than that this extra
vagance be put an end to.
WILL BE FRANK WITH
YOU AND SAY TO YOU THAT
THERE ARE SOME MEN WHO
NIGHT HAVE BEEN NOMI-
MATED FOR PRESIDENT UP
ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
WHOM WOULD NOT REGARD
AS SAFE AND SOUND UPON
THE QUESTION OF EXTRAVA-
GANCE, BUT I BELIEVE IF
THERE rs A MAN IN THE
UNITED STATES WHO, FROM
EXPERIENCE, FROM COUR-
AGE, FROM CONVICTION AND