The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-11-02

nossible IN view of the fact that we are
told that they have kept every pledge.
1t can not be possible that they have
created ten thousand additional off1ces
and salaries the salaries OF which
drain the substance OF the people.
If should say to you that they have
created twenty thousand. you would
likely come to the conclusion tnat am
so partisan that / can not count cor
rectly, but / say to you tonight, and
have the records with me, that they
have created in round numbers thirty
one thousand additional federal omces,
and provided salaries which drain the
substance of the people. Thirty-one
thousand additional federal offices. and
not a single one abolished.
They undertook to abolish one Of
fee in the Secretary OF States office,
$4,000 salary per month. IL went
through the House alright Ii got into
the Senate and there was such con-
sternation that il was restored. SO
they have created thirty-one thousand
and a few hundred over. but that Is II
in round numbers.
/ have a careful estimate of the
number of salaries, or Offices
which have been created which
have not yet been filled. but
which will have TO be filed II the
bureaus and commissions are put
in full working order according
to the terms of the law. and they
have provided by law for 98,773
additional federal Offices and sal
aries, when all their bureaus and
departments are full.
Now, my friends, / said in the be-
ginning l carried the record, because
If | should state that and let Ii go as
it is, it would be said to be a campaign
talk.
OIL MI Of Chorfdor
Wyo. l went home somewhat weary.
got into bed. tried to go to sleep, and
10 and behold a gentleman and his
wife In the next room got to discussing
my speech. (Laughter) The more
they discussed it the harder 1 tried to
sleep, but couldn't. She said ED,
have you people done what he said
you did, create all those federal Of
f1ces?" "Oh, now" he says, look here,
of course we haven't. Senator Borah
is out making speeches for the Repub-
licans, the same as he would plead for
his client before the jury" well, but
he said he had the record" He says:
"Dearie, what do you think about the
Mexican question:" Laughter) And
think about the Mexican question" I
was able to go to sleep. Gaughter.)
LIKE THE LOCUSTS.
Now, my friends, l tell you truth
fully when all those special agents
commissions, bureau chiefs, examiners.
checkers up. and checkers up on
checkers up, get started and get to
going 1t will look like the locusts of
Egypt which Moses called into service
to make Pharoah attend to his wishes.
(Applause)
They have got the offices anyhow.
They could not do that except under
the caucus system. Let's take up an
other proposition. that of the general
of the Republicans. You
know our honored President said:
you want to get hold of the treas
ury." If these figures are correct, you
want us to get hold of the treasury.
too.
MILLIONS FOR FAvORITES.
l am not going to refer to the $50
millions of dollars which has been APP
propriated for the program of pre-
paredness. 1t would not be fair, nor
Just to attribute that to our Demo
cratic friends as an element of expense
This $50 millions, whether just or un-
Just. wise or unwise, it is not proper to
charge to them alone, as it was some
hing which the country seemed to
.hink 1t needed.
Therefore, In the figures we will
eliminate the $50 millions which has
been appropriated for that purpose.
What are the figures? Knowing II
hey had simply equaled our appropri-
ition, they would have been guilty of
hat which they call shameless extra
we had the right to assume
hat the new broom would sweep
lean, and from their solemn pledge
o hold 1t down at least to the point
where 1t was already in their estima-
ion shameless extravaganza.
The first Democratic Congress ex-
eeded the last Republican Congress,
nd appropriated for the ordinary run
ling expenses of the government lit
Millions dollars.
This Congress appropriated 125
millions In excess of that. and this
125 millions of dollars does not in
clude the 1875 millions OF bonds
the authority for which they have
provided for: 1t does not include
the 318 millions of dollars which
has been authorized and appro-
priations not actually made. but
laws passed authorizing them, and
which appropriations will have to
be made under the law: Ii does not
include the 25 millions of dollars
under the treaty and which they
propose to pay Columbia. the 25
millions because they think Col.
Roosevelt stole Panama: il does
not include the 25 millions OF
dollars which Is passed by treaty
over some of our objections and
protests to purchase the West In
dies islands, and If we had paid
five millions IL would have been an "A
excessive amount: IL does not in
ciude the three millions which
they have appropriated or passed
by treaty to buy another right-of- q
way for another canal across
Nicaragua.
What in the name of all the
gods at once do we want with an
other right-of-way for canal
until we can get a canoe through
the one we have got. / don't un-
derstand. (Applause.) But
suppose that they think, having
built one canal and given 1t to
England, they propose to build
another and give 1t to Germany.
(AppIause.)
If you Will take this 125 MIL
lions. and the 1875 millions of
bonds, and the authorization. and
these obligations under the treat
les. you will find that this Con.
gress exceeds the last Republican
Congress for the ordinary run
ming expenses of the government.
including those things. over 500
millions of dollars We do vant
to get hold of the treasury. N
mere Is to be any of It left.