American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-26

'Not al duluOTHy from "A moor
Tor the benefit of my Democratic friends who are here
tonight and | hope my Democratic friends are here
because l come not to preach to the righteous but to
cal the sinners to repentance. (Applause) Mr. FItz-
gerald Ii chairman of the committee on appropriations.
and he said about a year ago, long before many ~ 49,
appropriations were passed:
"in a few months shall be called unop +, n.
discharee OF my official duties to review the record
mat this Democratic house shall have made in its
authorization of the expenditure of the public mem
eys. Whenever | think of the horrible mess that
shaH be called upon to present to the country On
oenaH OF the Democratic party am tempted Il
quit my place. When anyone mentions extra,a.
ganee on this side Of the chamber it is looked upon
he said on a later OCCASION: 81 desire to say !.
ms side OF the house that we are placing burdens
upon the people for the next quarter of q century,
"hlch VIII come back to plague u.s."
Another speaker who seeas to have q conscience
abont this, says: 1--WE are writing ourselves Down
In the history of the country as being the most emf.
rageously and most eriminalIy extravagant congress.
mat ever sat on the American continent. I nust
apo'ogaze TO you Republicans for having ever .sed
the words "criminally extravagant" in criticixi.e
the appropriations that you made, for II that eI.
preston "criminally extravaganza was proper to
apply TO you. my God, the English language has
never fonnd an adjective strong enough to apply to
Democratic extravaganza" ApplauseD
Now want to go back a moment to show YOU how
this can be done under the caucus system. and il is the
only way in the world it can be done. I am going to
read 10 you Just one page, concerning the appropria-
lions made in the Rivers and Harbors bill. am in
FAVOR OF reasonable appropriations for rivers and har-
bors, but always felt that before an appropriation
should be made that there should be a barhor insteod
OF an indentation upon the sea coast. 7 read from this
page: This is North Carolina. I never knew when 7
studied geography in my boyhood that Caro1ina ma
Such a river ridden state, but North Carolina seems to
be such that you can not step out of doors without fall
ling into the creek.
"lmproying Scuppern0ng river. North Carolina
Tor maintenance $1,000. Completing Improvement
In accordance with the report submitted In horse
H"rament No. 1896, Sal,soo. Improving ~FishCreek,
Worth Carolina. for maintenance. 81 1000; improyjup
Pamlico and Tar rivers. for maintenance Of inpro,e,
ment about GreenyiIle, $ls.5OO. Improving Bay
river, North Carolina, for maintenance. $1,000. In.
pT"'hS 'ohtentlA treek, North Carolina. for main
trnance $1,000. Improving Smiths Creek. North
carolina, for maintenance, $1,000. Improving Neuse
and Trent rivers, North Carolina. continuing Inn.
pro'enent and for maintenance. $4,000. Improv.
$780,
Col. Roosevelt went into South America. imperilIed
ms Ire to discover a new river, in order to add to his
already great fame, but if some one had gone down in
ort 'arodlha and discovered some OF the rivers for
which we have been making appropriations to improve,
he oulu nave made the colonel look like thirty cents
(Applause) ~
We had got down to Swift Creek. $500: .Ir.
proving water way from PamlicO sound TO Beaufort
MET, North Carolina, for maintenance. $1,000. I'm.
proving New River and water ways to Beaufort. n.
{. Continuing Improvement and for maintenance
., New River and all inland waterways between
beauiort harbor and New River, and between New
River and Swansboro. $4,000. Improving northeast,
BLACK and Cape Fear rivers. North Carolina. for
maintenance OF Improvement of Northeast and Black
rivers, and OF Cape Fear river above WiImingto,.
\. e. $4,000 Completing improvement of North
east river In accordance with the report admitted
under House Document No. 1855. and subiect 10
the conditions set forth In said document, ses.s7a.
iHdt ~ one page from that bill.
NOW we VIII take one page from the agricultural
Dill. rms Is from the agricultural bill: especial
investigation OF cotton growing. $37. 600. Special
investigation OF diseases of cotton, SAG. 600. Firth.
er Investigation of diseases of cotton.s44OOo Snec.
ial Investigation OF baling cotton. sIsO.0OO. Special
investigation OF handling cotton. S2syOOO. InyestI-
cation OF boil wecvil, $62SON. investigation Of
Insects affecting cotton. $4,000. Investigation Of
other insects affecting cotton. = = = Uost in
L%aughter)
Now the reports DO not show what became Of the in
sec's, put nave an idea by the time the Investigations
got through that they likely died of nervous prostration
l want TO call attention of the horse raisers. and no.
ralsers OF TINS state TO something that you have been
overlooking. For Instructions as to how to rails.
horses and hogs. 100000" Now. nv friends ,bot
could not happen, ! say again. if it wasn't for tba cannu
system. That could not be done.
Whi'e there are legitimate improvements for legiti-
n.ai' II,Srs' 'neSe appropriations are crowded, stuffed
ana padded. You might say that should have Sail
something about IL i'm the senate did said i"
same thins practically that am saying here Let's sec
Where TINS comes from. | have taken eleven southern
states TO hnd out the amount of taxation which they
paid, and it is s~l,S37,5OO. Their appropriations wers
So'ooo,OOO. Five times the amount OF the taxes which
:. pa". ) nave takcn ten northern states, the amount
y y palu, Si9'fS5.Ooo, the amount OF appropriations
s6,OOO.OOO. Now they will say that il is a sacttonaI
queNtoh, - course II is. We didn't make it. We didn't
make that record, but regardless of what section I, ths
country 1t comes from, or who is respousihla ,or :,
lnat system Is a menace to the institutions under which
we live """"
are some men who might have been nominated tnr
president upon the Republican ticket. whom yonId
III resaru a 5 SAFE and sound upon the question OF ex-
ra.dsahCe' u beIieVe If there is a man in the United
states. who from experience. from courage. from con
.cuoh ana from moral power is fitted 70 exterminate
this system of caucus rule and extravaganza in vs.
lnston, II is Charles Evan Hughes. (Applause AnnIamsa
Applause) pp"use
Hughes won his spurs in New York against tho ros
powerful machine and the greatest combination NJ Sin
lster interests that ever opposed a great governors ad-
hiniStrauon' he was powerful enough to defeat them.
su w became the governor OF that state. and it was
because OF such things that he became one OF the srs,
citizens of the United States in his contention asainst