The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-11-02

J, rs passed by the Congress Of the
United 6tntcU. 1t n = =
which effects every man, woman
and child In this country. It pass
ed tho lnst Congress by an over
whefun1ng majority, and was Veto
= ed by tho President. It came n
this Congress n passed the
House with an overwhelming ma
, jOrfty. 1t came into the Senate,
and there 1t lay uAmOlosted for
months. Some Of as came to the
cUnC1nst0a that the bin should
have = hearing. We Realised that
when this war IL over that the
labOring men OF this country win
be brought In direct competition
with the millions Of men whO re-
turn from b armies and enter
into the Acids OF industry, either
in Europe or immigrntc 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 Acids and they will turn their
attention o the great Republic Of
the West.
~ tkHC WAL OlOAC Jul III A1u~
rope 0 thousand working men
left this country and went back
to Europe. It will be nothing
exceptional At all for a million,
or two million, or even three mill
lion Of the dissatisfied Europeans
to return to this country at the
close OF the war to bid for the
places now held by American
working men. There is not any
thing of more importance to la
boring 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 OF sixty billions
of dollars. 1t will likely, before this
war concludes, run up to seventy-hve
| billions or one hundred billions, an al
nan burden resting Upon the great
struggling millions. The working man
will understand this. They may not be
sufficiently able as financfers 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
celebrations to come. They will under
stand it, 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 laborer. 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 hat 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 1 will pass on to
other subjects. wv denounce the
profigate waste of the money wrung
from the people by oppressive taxa
ton through the lavish appropriations
of recent Republican Congresses,
which have kept high and re
peoples toll" 1t reads like the ten
commandments. 1--WE demand a re-
turn to hat simplicity and economy
which BELTS a democratic government,
and a reduction in the number of use
less offices, the salaries of which drain
the substance Of tho people,"
Now will you permit me to read
again from the Presidents speech at
Shadow Lawn. He says: THE Re-
publicans want to get into power
again. They want control of the treat
sury of the United States. They want
possession of legislation in order that
favorable partnerships may be r~estor-
ed" There is the issue again, which
I accept.
T-x- -1uo~~oci~~~ H. 1T -J-~I~ |
A direct n solemn pledge to
the number of offices, the SAL
aries Of which drain the substance of
the people. Let us see how 1t la been
fulfilled. You will agree with me that
language is clear and explicit. 1t
is to reduce the number Of offices.
If / should say to you hat they
haven't reduced or eliminated any Of
or Office, abolished no Office and
reduced no salary, you would say, well
they haven't kept that pledge.
If I should say to you that they have
ten thousand additional Offices
and salaries, you would likely say that
gentlemen Is excited, 1t can not be
possible in view of the fact that we are
told that they have kept every pledge.
It can not be possible that they have
ten thousand additional offices
and salaries, the salaries of which
the substance of the people.
If I should say to you hat they have
twenty thousand. you would
likely come to the conclusion that ! am
20 partisan that I can not count cor
-ectly, but I say to you tonight, n
ave the records with me, that they
nave created in round numbers thirty
thousand additional federal Offices,
provided salaries which drain the
substance OF the people. Thirty-one
thousand additional federal offices. and
lot a single one abolished.
They undertook to abolish one Of
ice in the Secretary OF States Office.
salary per month. 1t went
through the House alright. 1t got into
he Senate and there was such a con
formation that it was restored. So
hey have created thirty-one thousand
a few hundred over, but that is II
n round numbers.
/ have q careful estimate of the
number OF salaries, or Offices
which have been created which
have not vet been filed. but
which will have to be filed II the
bureaus m commissions are put
In full working order according
to the terms OF the law, and they
have provided by law for 0S,773
additional federal Offices and sal
aries, when all their bureaus and
departments are full.
Now, my friends, / said in the be
I carried the record, because
should state that and let 1t 90 as