The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-03

told that they have kept every pledge.
1t can not be possible that they have
created ten thousand additional offices
and salaries, the salaries of which
drain the substance of the people
If should say to you that thew have
created twenty thousand, you would
likely come to the conclusion that I am
so partisan that / can not count cor
rectly, but say to YOU tonight, assl ~
have the records with me, that they
have created In round numbers thirty
one thousand additional federal offlces
and provided salaries which drain the
substance OF the people. Thirty-one
thousand additional federal Offices and
not a single one abolished.
They undertook to abolish one Of
flee in the Secretary of States office
$4,000 salary per month II went
through the House alright. 1t got into
the Senate and there was such a con
sternation that 1t was restored. So
they have created thirty-one thousand
and few hundred over, but that is II
in round numbers.
I have careful estimate of the
number of salaries, or Offices
which have been created which
have not yet been filed, but
which will have to be filed In the
bureaus and commissions are mt
in full working order according
to the terms of the law, and they
have provided by law for 98,773 ~.
additional federal offices and saI-ApN
aries, when all their bureaus and
departments are full.
Now, my friends, said in the be-
ginning / carried the record, because
If | should state that and let 1t GO az
it is, it would be said to be a cana paign
talk.
The other night spoke at Sheridan.
Wyo. I went home somewhat weary,
got into bed, tried to go to sleep. and
10 and behold gentleman and his
wife In the next room got to discussing
my speech. Naughter.) The more
they discussed it the harder / tried to
sleep. but couldn't. She said: ED,
have you people done what he said
you did, create all those federal Of
fices?" ooh, now" he says, "look here,
of course we haven't. Senator Borah
is out making speeches for the Repub-
licans, the same as he would plead for
his client before the jury" well, but
he said he had the record" He says
"Dearie, what do you think about the
Mexican question:" (Laughter.) And
when he said, 'Dearie, what do you
think about the Mexican question"
was able to go to sleep. (Laughter.)
LIKE THE LOCUSTS.
Now, my friends, tell you truth
fully when all those special agents.
commissions, bureau chiefs, examiners.
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 seryices
to, make Pharoah attend to his wishes
(Applause) sR
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
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 pre-
paredness. 1t would not be fair, nor
just to attribute that to our Demo-
cratic friends as an element of expense
This 800 millions, whether just or un-
| Just, wise or unwise, it 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 win
eliminate the $50 millions which has
been appropriated for that purpose
j What are the figures? Knowing IL
they had simply equaled our appropri-
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
1 clean, and from their solemn pledge
to hold it down at least to the point
) where 1t was already in their estima-
tion shameless extravaganza.
The first Democratic Congress ex-
ceeded the last Republican Congress.
and appropriated for the ordinary rum
nlng expenses OF the government III
dnVl low III.
/ This Congress appropriated f2s
millions in excess of that, and this
: 10 milli0ns OF dollars does not i'm
t clude the 1876 millions OF bonds
Y the authority for which they have
: provided for; 1t does not include
the S16 millions of dollars which
1 mas been authorized and appro-
!, priations not actually made, but
laws passed authorizing them, and
e whicn appropriations will have TO
t ne made under the law: 1t does not
hcluue the rs millions of dollars
!, under the treaty and which they
!, propose 10 pay Columbia, the rs
niiilions because they think Col.
i. roosevelt stole Panama; IL does
f not include the rs millions of
: uohars which is passed by treaty
o over some OF our objections and
8 Protests TO purchase the West In
I uies islands. and II we had paid
e i've miiiions 1t would have been an
Il excessive amount: It does not in
+ cIude the three millions which
S they have appropriated or passed
e ny treaty to buy another right-of-
= way for another canal across
a Nicaragua.
d what in the name of all the
gods at once do we want with an
other right-of-way for canal
{; uhii we can get a canoe through
l. tlio one we have
ol derstand. (Applause.l INT
le suppose that they think. having
g Duiit one canal and given II 10
l. ENGLAND, they propose to build
is another and give 1t to Germany.
$, (Applause.)
= IL yon Will take this 1875 mil
lel Mons, and the 1875 millions OF
n bonds, and the authorIzation and
e these obligations under the treat
~ les, you will find that this Cor