The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-11-03
LIKE THE LoCUsTs.

Now, my friends / tell you nueh-
fully when all those special agonts,
commissions, bureau chiefs, engineers,
checkers up, and checkers ~ on
checkers up, get started and sst to
going II will look like the locUsts of
Egypt which Moses called int service
to make Pharoah attend to his wEsnes
(Applause)
They have got the offices anyhow.
They could not do that except under
the caucus system. Let's take ap an
other proposition, that of the general
extravaganza 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 ap-
propriated for the program of prepar-
edness. 1t would not be fair, Bsr 5uSt
to attribute that to our Democratic
friends as an element of expense This
$50 millions, whether just or unjust
wise or unwise, it is not proper to
charge to them alone, as it 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 RppPupzf-
alton, they would have been gul1ty Of
that which they call shameless extra
vagance, we had the right to assume
that the new broom would sweep e8ean,
and from their solemn pledge to hold
II down at least to the point wheUe It
was already in their estimation shame-
less extravaganza. The first Deao-
cratic Congress exceeded the lost Re
publican Congress, and appropriated
for the ordinary running expcHaes Of
the government III millions doafa1-
This Congress appropriated RS
millions In excess of that, and exis
125 millions OF dollars does ~
include the 1875 millions of boDds
the authority for which they hoFe
provided for; it does not incfU1c
the 316 millions of dollars whfBh
has been authorized and apFro-
priations not actually made, but
laws passed authorizing alen.
and which appropriations WIN
have to be made under the IaRn.
1t does not include the rs mil
lions of dollars under the treaty
and which they propose to pay
Columbia, the 25 millions because
they think Col. Roosevelt suU1p
Panama: il does not include t5se
25 millions OF dollars which ie
passed by treaty over some Of eur
chase the West Indies islands, and
IL we had paid five millions
would have been an excessive
amount; II does not include Ne
three millions which they lave
appropriated or passed by FenG
to buy another right-Of-way for
another canal across Nfcara&ua.
What in the name of all uhe
Gods at once do we want WITH
another right-Of-way for 2 ctaKN
until we can get a canoe thre9ah
the one we have got, l don't NJ
derstand. (Applause.) But sap
pose they think, having built Gne
canal and given 1t to Engfand
they propose to build another az
give 1t to Germany. (ApplausU4
If you will take this 125 NJ
lions, and the 1876 miIIfons -
bonds, and the authorization, 49,
these obligations under the traof-
les, you Will find that this Caa-
gross exceeds the last Repubflonn
Congress for the ordinary run
ming expenses OF the gOvermne
including those things, over -
millions of dollars. We - M
want to get hold OF the Treasury,
II there is to be any of It k4.
(Laughter.)
Now, my friends, you may think that
am partisan, so I will read an a.
lority. l read from Democrat far
lie benefit of my Democratic fnGnds
no are here tonight, and l hspe NJ
emocratic friends are here. bosA1se
come not to preach to the rfgh4oau
ut to call the sinners to repen1aDoe.
Applause.)
DISGUISED DEMOCRAHYo
LEADERS.
Mr.. Fitzgerald is chairman u ~
,mmittee on appropriations. a. ~
lid about year ago, long bufGDe
ANY Of these appropriatiew UWe
sssed: In a few months mMW ~
allied upon in the dischargo e -
fcial duties to review the raooR1
nat this Democratic House 49, -
lade In Its authorization u ~ *
enditzre Of the public money! VoEn-
7er thAAk Of the horrible Ig1mo 4D9A