Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-11
PORK" GRABS ARE
DENOUNCED N
VIGOROUS Speech
Makes Earnest Plea for Business
Administration Of fissal
Affairs Z,
SCORES HANDLING 4. ',-i n
OF PATRONAGE
Thousands Hear Vigorous A.
raignment of Democratic
Policies in Mexico
Ry Staff correspondent

Fargo, Aug. 10.--Before an audience
that packed to capacity the Fargo
auditorium, Charles e. Hughes to-
night in ringing terms denounced the
Democratic administration. Fearful
extravaganza and government waste.
which he declared would be tolerated
in no other nation in the world. He
declared he would stop the s.riveeq
and harbors" pork barrel e cted,
Enthusiasm Intense. .s,, n:
1t was the frst tin60
dealt with the problem d n
ner and he didn't spare tie III IN
his attack upon the Wilson f61ino.
Remarkable enthusiasm wA1 Ar6uso9
by the speaker and his appeal for q
return to the old time Americanism
found ready response. Tho reading Of
the civil service, retirement .of n
Danna Durand, federal cenuus direct.
or, to make way for political appoint.
ments; preparedness that win at
America for great tasks that are to
come with the close Of the European
war, coupled with economy prepared.
ness were other features Of his I'd.
dress.
Rewardina Democrats.
The "rewarding Of deserving Demo.
Gratis" was scored, Hughes reading
from Bryan's famous letter on that
subject.
MY friends have a system Of gov.
eminent on paper" said Mr. Hughes,
but we want that splendid system OF
government vitalized by impartial, Of.
fhcient administration so that the gov
ernment shall not simply be on paper
for the people, but shall be in fact for
the people in both states and nations.
1t is easy to have paper policies. It
Is easy to have paper program, but
it is a very different thing to have
splendid business.like conduct Of pub.
lie affairs. We are nearing time in
this country when in every depart
ment Of administration-local, state
and national-we shall have to con-
slider very seriously the urgent dc.
mands of economy. The problems Of
government are increasing. Tho
pressure upon the public purse 10 con-
sanity growing greater. There are
just opportunities for the extension Of
governmental work in proper super-
vision in upbuilding in q variety Of
ways; making government, not the
master but, the true servant Of the
people. But all these things are n
vain: all these programs are worse
than useless, if they are simply used
to give jobs to pay political debts and
are not used for the purpose OF sup
plying the benefits the statutes are In
tended to confer. They are vain ana
worse than vain, If they are simply
means of spending the public money
by multiplication Of opportunities f0r
public positions. We must hSve q
genuine business-like administrator
and stop the waste in government, Or
the benefits of government will, stop.
We cannot 60 on in this country *
tending the administration Of govern.
ment and at the same time iknof0
the fearful extravagances and Vaote.
fulness of government.
Il think may say without rashnoos
that today the government 0f -
United States is recklessly wastei,
shamefully Incompetent and extfeva-
CANT, because Of it's inemciency. ~
must conserve the tnstruneatslfties
by proper means to secure economy.
Take for example, our annual Gipfo.
priation under the name Of The .rivVr
and harbor bill, bill known 10 he
good people Of this country - Tie
pork bill. We do not have, % ~
should, an examintion Of the neodGsip
harbor improvements 20 you can As1e
view Of the whole denanasl -
make a sensible, we'll ordered aieoooa
tion Of such monies - ~ sro TSoAy
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