The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30


william r. Wilcox, Chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
has received from Senator Penrose n
brief but positive summing up of the
extravagances OF the Wilson Admins
tration during the session of Congress
Just about to close. The Senator
says:
when the country realizes what
this Congress has done In the way Of
appropriations II will be dumfounded.
Already, II has been shown that over
a billion, seven or eight hundred mil
lion dollars have been appropriated
more money than was ever appropri-
atcd In any one year In the history
of the American government. The to-
tai will reach nearly two billion dol.
of debauchery In public expenditures
is reached, because no account has
been taken Of the twenty-five millions
for the Danish islands, the thirty mil.
lions which the government will prob
ably have to refund us result of
the five per cent rebate allowed on
importations brought across the seas
In American bottoms, and other mat.
ters which are likely to come up.
1T IL only too evident that this bill
which Is expected to bring In some
two hundred million dollars will alb
solutely fail to meet even the require.
ments for the ill-advised and certainly
not urgent projects authorized by the
present Congress.
1T Is now claimed that these pro.
Jects are to be financed by the issu.
nnce Of Panama Canal bonds. The
American people will regard such a
proceeding as very queer one be
cause the issuing Of bonds by the
Cleveland Administration largely help
ed TO bring about the downfall Of the
Democratic party in 1896. A bond
issue has ever since been viewed with
adherence by the Democracy; now
we find the party leaders compelled
by reason Of their extravaganza and
inefiiciency. to resort to II.
ITO defray the expenses of n nitrate
plant and Of shipping board ant
many other needless projects by tn,
issuing of Panama bonds vii, be II
=, the last analysis equivalent to payin:
for them by bond issues. These bonds
, are lying In the treasury unssued IA
the result of the thrift and ecOnom!
J and wise administration of the Repub
!, licnn party.
: "Only about Sl30000,0O0 Of bonds
:, were put out in the construction Of tn,
., Panama Canal. The balance of th'
cost OF that stupendous undertnKin!
was paid out of current revenues
and now, to advance the novel doc
|. trine that these bonds which repre-
=, sent the thrift of preceding year,
:. shall be issued for these questionable,
, projects Is, To my mind, preposterous
a In fact, II was expressly provided II
. the Spooner Act that Panama Cana
bonds should not he issued for an!
;, other purpose than that OF the con
!, struction of the Canal, and the In
genious theory that they can be Is
:, sued now 10 repay the treasury an,
= that then the money can be squan
y dercd by the party in power to tinanc,
! doubtful projects and to make good
3, deficit will not alter the fact tha
such deficit exists.
?. mo amount of reasoning on IN,
4 part Of the Chairman of the Commit
n tee on Finance will alter the fac
:, that outside Of preparedness there ha
;. been AT least S2O0,0o0,OOO Of wastcfu
h appropriations and expenditures b.
. the present Congress. That condition
Of the treasury will absolutely neces
= state the Withholding of contract
4, for battleships and delay the who'll
u scheme Of preparedness.
THE figures OF the Secretary o
e the Treasury may be jugged as the,
5 may, but when the Secretary Is III
!, against the brute fact OF not Aayin,
{, money to pay for these projects h
= will then find that figures will no
make surplus In the treasury"