The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-11-03
LIKE THE IOCUSTS.

Now. my friends. l tell you truth
fully when all those special agents,
commissions, bureau chiefs, engineers,
checkers up, and checkers up on
checkers up. get started and get to
going It 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
extravagance 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.
am not going to refer to the $50
millions of dollars which has been APP
proprfated for the program of prepar-
edness. 1t would not be fair, nor just
to attribute that to our Democratic
friends as an element of expense. This
$50 millions, whether just or unjust,
wise or unwise, 1t is not proper to
charge to them alone, as 1t was some
thing which the country seemed to
think 1t needed.
Therefore, in the figures we VIII
eliminate the $50 millions which has
been appropriated for that purpose
What are the figures? knowing II
they had simply equaled our approprf-
alton, they would have been guilty Of
that which they call shameless extra
vagance, We had the right to assume
that the new broom would sweep clean,
and from their solemn pledge to hold
1t down at least to the point where II
was already in their estimation shame
less extravaganza. The first Demo-
cratic Congress exceeded the last Re-
publican Congress, and appropriated
for the ordinary running expenses OF
the government 1T millions dollars.
This Congress appropriated IFS
millions In excess OF that, and this
1875 millions OF dollars does mot
include the 1875 millions of bonds
the authority for which they have
provided for; 1t does not include
the S16 millions of dollars which
has been authorized and appxe-
priatiOns not actually made. but
laws passed authorizing thca.
and which appropriations will
have to be made under the law:
Il does not include the rs mfi-
Hons OF dollars under the frosty
and which they propose to pay
Columbia, the rs millions because
they think Col. Roosevelt stole
Panama; IL does not include the
rs millions of dollars which n
passed by treaty over some of eur
objections and protests to pur-
chase the West Indies islands, and
II we had paid five millions II
would have been an excessive
amount; 1t does not include the
three millions which they have
appropriated or passed by treaty
to buy another right-Of-way for
another canal across Nicaragua.
What in the name OF all tfse
Gods at once do we want with
i ftnyp vnffrLn -Nf- toU ASI
until we can get a canoe through
the one we have got, i don't m
derstand. (Applause.) But I sup
pose they think, having built Soe
canal and given 1t to England.
they propose to build another ana
give 1t to Germany. (Applause.A
III you will take this 1875 nn-
lions, and the 1875 millions -
bonds. and the authorization, ard
these obligations under the ucNf-
les, you will find that this GOA
gress exceeds the last Republics
Congress for the ordinary run
ming expenses of the government.
including those things, over 500
millions OF dollars. We do MT
want to get hold of the treasury,
II there Is to be any of IL left.
Uaughter.)
Now. my friends, you may think that
/ am partisan, so l will read an au-
thority. l read from a Democrat, fol-
the benefit of my Democratic friends
who are here tonight, and I ksps Ny
Democratic friends are here, becauss
come not to preach to the righteous
but to call the sinners to repents@oe
( (Applause.)
DISGUSTED DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS.
2 Mr.. Fitzgerald is chairman Of ths
committee on appropriations, and M
| an q
: many of these appropriations wer,
2 passed: "In a few months / shall b,
called upon in the discharge Of m!
: Official duties to review the recSrt
that this Democratic House shall hav'
; made in its authorization Of the ex
penditure of the public moneys. When
ever think of the horrible mess tAa