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

United States. 1t is q measure
which affects every man, woman
and child I'm this country. 1t pass
ed the last Congress by an over
ed by the President. II came into
this Congress and passed the
House with an overwhelming ma
jority. IL came into the Senate,
and there 1t lay unmolested for
months. Some OF us came TO the
conclusion that the bill should
have hearing. We realized that
when this war Is over that the
labOring men OF this country will
be brought in direct competition
with the millions of men who re-
turn from the armies and enter
into the fields OF industry, either
in Europe or immigrate to this
country. When the millions of
men return from these armies
they will find their homes destroy
ed, their old friendships broken,
and they will naturally seek for
new fields and they will turn their
attention to the great Republic of
the West.
When the war broke out i'm Eu-
rope 500 thousand working men
left this country and went back
to Europe. 1t will be nothing
exceptional at all for u million,
or two million. or even tire mil
lion of the dissatisfied Europeans
to return to this country at the
close of the war to bid for the !
places held by American working
men. There Is not anything of
more Importance to laboring men
of this country than that a strict
immigration bill be put upon the
statute books of the United States.
(Applause.)
There is another thing: The debt in
Europe in the belligerent nations has
run up to about fifty or sixty billions
of dollars. 1t will likely, before this
war concludes, run UP to seventy-five
billions or one hundred billions, an
almost incomprehensible and super
human burden resting upon the great
struggling millions. The working men
will understand this. They may not be
sufficiently able as financiers to see or
understand how much 1t is, or work
out schemes by which 1t can be salts
fed and liquidated, but they will see
there this great incomprehensible bur-
den resting upon them and their child
rem and their children's children for
generations to come. They will un-
derstand 1t, and take my word for 1t,
you will find upon the American shore
within six months after this war closes
not only hundreds of thousands of
these men. but you will find in time
millions of them crowding into this
country to take the place of the AM
erican labor, or bid him down in his
wage.
Voice from the audience: You are
right.)
(Applause.)
And therefore some of us came to
the conclusion that there was no rea-
son why that bill should not be passed
by the Senate.
WASTE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
Now, my friends, one more plank
one more plank which has been full
filled-kept, and then will pass on ia
other subjects. 1--WE denounce the
profiigate waste of the money wrune
from the people by oppressive taxa
ton through the lavish appropriations
| of recent Republican Congresses
| which have kept taxes high and re-
duced the purchasing power of the
| peoples toll" 1t reads like the ter
commandments. I'VE demand a re-
turn to that simplicity and economy
which BELTS a democratic government
and a reduction in the number of use.
less offices, the salaries of which drair
the substance of the people"
Now will you permit me to read
again from the Presidents speech al
| Shadow Lawn. He says: THE Re-
publicans want to get into power
| again. They want control of the treas.
ury of the United States. They want
possession of legislation in order thai
favorable partnerships may be re-
stored" There is the issue again, which
/ accept.
Two propositions in this plank. First
A direct and solemn pledge to reduce
the number of offices, the salaries Of
which drain the substance of the peo'
pie. Let us see how it has been full
filled. You will agree with me thai
that language is clear and explicit. vi
is to reduce the number of offices.
If l should say to you that they
haven't reduced or eliminated any Of
fees or Office. abolished no office and
reduced no salary, you would say well
they haven't kept that pledge.
II should say to you that they have
created ten thousand additional offices
| and salaries, you would likely say thai
the gentleman is excited, 1t can not b.
possible in view Of the fact that W.
are told that they have kept ever,
| pledge. 1t can not be possible thai
they have created ten thousand add
tional offices and salaries, the salarie.
of which drain the substance of tn
| people.
If should say to you that they hav.
created twenty thousand, you would
likely come to the conclusion that
|
correctly. but l say to you tonight. am,
7 have the records with me, that the,
have created in round numbers thirty
one thousand additional federal offices
and provided salaries which drain tin
substance of the people," Thirty-on,
| thousand additional federal Offices. ant
not single one abolished.
They undertook to abolish one offic'
in the Secretary of States office. $12,
salary per month. 1t went through
the House alright. 1t got into the Sen
ate, and there was such a consterna
ton that 1t was restored. So they hav'
created thirty-one thousand and a few
hundred over, but that is II in roun'
numbers.
I have made a careful estimate
OF the number of salaries, or Of
hces which have been created
which have not yet been filed. but
which will have to be filled IL the
bureaus and commissions are put
in full working order according
to the terms of the law, and they
haye provided by law for SS.5.3
additional federal offices and sal
aries, when all their bureaus ami
departments are full.
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