Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-03
PENROSE FLAYS
PLUM" POLICY
Attacks Administration For
Failure to Provide Ma
tional Defense

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Washington. D. c.. Aug. 5. = Senator
Boies Penrose's attack upon the policy
of the Democratic national administra-
ton in appropriating millions for
'plums" instead OF providing adequate
national defense made in the Senate
yesterday is the talk of Washington.
The Pennsylvania Senator crossed
swords with Senator'S Stone and Kern.
the Democratic floor leaders. who were
kept busy answering him. They finally
fell back on the statement that every
time the senator came back from
campaign in Pennsylvania he tried to
an hour and the Democrats struggled
unavailingly TO overcome the charges
| or eNtrava gance.
debate, hkened the Democratic party
! 70 Washington dentist. who stated
that while the expense, OF obtaining
war might worry the person needing
them, easy and convenient payments
Then" asid Senator Penrose, with
What might be the watchward OF the
Pqemocratic party the dentist, added:
/ Don't worry about the money"
The discussion ranged all the way
from the Johnstown flood to the taste
| OF Senator Penrose in his selection OF
an automobile. 1t covered Pennsylva-
small towns in the Middle VEST. It in. IN
!
ter from Senator Stone, who Insisted
that every time Senator Penrose came
70 Washington it was 'on a mission
Cause of Southern Floods
Senator Penrose started the discus
sion by calling attention to the fact
that the flood conditions in the South
were due partially at least to alleged
improvements made by the Govern
ment on the French Broad river, for
which thousands of dollars were appro-
this resulting in the river filing up,
causing distractions and ovcrfiowing.
continuing, senator Penrose referred
10 the ,levees and embankments con-
Structed by the Government along the
Mississippi river, and he charged that
the foods. He called attention TO the
recklessness of the Democrats in push
ing all sorts of projects which he re-
Sarded as unnece sSary.
Senator Penrose said that the waste
tul and unnecessary expenditures and
the failure of the tariff law to produce
revenue, tosether with, the policy of
''watchful waiting, had cost the Gov
gress, he said, expended 100000 900
while this session had been more lavish
and reckless than any. previous Con-
Government in times OF peace.
Among the appropriations which he
descrloed as eNtravagant was one for
S2oooooo recommended by the COM
mittee on public health and national
quarantine TO take care of tubercular
patients who happened TO so to Allan
who were residents Of other States
This brought a reply from Senator
stone, who said that the appropriations
were in the interest OF humanity.
s4O,OOO,OOO For New .'PIums"
The Pennsylvania Senator called at
tenion TO large appropriations which
are being made for flood control and
said that between 10000 and 900 ad-
diti9nal place holders had been added
10000 He said that he could not un-
derstand why the American people
should be taxed to make places for
| Government nitrate and munitions
plant projects, the proposed appropria-
tion of S50,000.000 for ship purchase,
and similar measures he described as
extraYa CANT.
hen Senator Stone said that Senator
Penrose was always anxious to get pub
lie buildings for Pennsylvania, the
Pennsylvania Senator replied that his
State had received very public build
ings under the present administration,
and showed that customarily they were
located in large cities from 10000 to
100000 inhabitants, whereas small cities
in the West are now getting public
buildings which could house the whole
population OF the town.
Mr.. Penrose said that the Democrats
at cost Of $50. 660. Ooo ict over the ai' ice1
bercs Of Alaska and were spending
money for national defense. He also
called attention to the SIS, 900 900 good
roads appropriation. which he described
q s meritorious measure. but said that
ten years ago every Democrat in the
United States would have turned up
his hands in horror at such a proposi-
tion, inconsistent as it is with States
rights. He described the various de
fciency" bills and other evidences of
the extravaganza of the dominant