The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-11-03
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ed the last Congress by an over
whelming majority, and was veto
ed by the President. Ii came into
this Congress and passed the
House with an overwhelming ma
j0rity. IL came into the Senate,
and there IL lay unmoiested for
months. Some of us came to the
conclusion that the bill should
have hearing. We realized that
when this war Is over that the
laboring men of this country will
be brought i'm direct competition
with the millions of men who re-
turn from the armies and enter
into the fields of industry, either
in Europe or immigrate 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 fields and they viii turn their
attention TO the great Republic of
the West
When the war broke out In Eu-
rope 500 thousand working men
left this country and went back
to Europe. II will be nothing
exceptional at all for a million,
or two million. or even tire mill
lion of the dissatisfied Europeans
to return to this country at the
close of the war to bid for the
places held by American working
men. There is not anything of
more importance 10 laboring men
of this country than that strict
immigration bill be put upon the
statute books of the United States.
(Appiausc.)
There is another thing The debt in
Europe in the belligerent nations has
run up to about fifty or sixty billions
of dollars. 1t will likely, before this
war concludes, run up to seventy-five
billions or one hundred billions, an
almost incomprehenslble and super
human burden resting upon the great
millions. The working men
will understand this. They may not be
sufficiently able as financiers to see or
how much it is, or work
out schemes by which it 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
generations to come. They will un
1erstand it, and take my word for it,
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
to take the place of the Am
srican labor, or bid him down in his
wage.
(voice from the audience You are
right)
(Applause.)
And therefore some of us came to
he conclusion that there was no rea-
son why that bill should not be passed
by the Senate.
WASTE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
frfa dc nj Il
)ne more plank which has been full
illed-kept, and then 1 will pass on to
)ther subjects. I'VE denounce the
)rofiigate waste of the money wrung
rom the people by oppressive taxa
ion through the lavish appropriations
If recent Republican Congresses,
which have kept taxes high and re-
peoples toll" 1t reads like the ten
I'VE demand a re-
urn to that simp licity and economy
which BELTS a democratic government,
nd a reduction in the number of use
ess offices, the salaries of which drain
he substance Of the people"
Now will you permit me to read
gain from the Presidents speech at
hadow Lawn. He says: THE Re-
gain. They want control of the treas
ry of the United States. They want
ossession of legislation in order that
avorable partnerships may be re-
.ored." There is the issue again, which ;
accept.
Two propositions in this plank. First: /.
direct and solemn pledge to reduce
ne number of offices, the salaries of ,
hitch drain the substance of the peo- ,
lie. Let US see how it has been full !
lied. You will agree with me that
lat language is clear and explicit. 1t |.
to reduce the number of Offices.
If l should say to you that they .
aven't reduced or eliminated any Of
ces or office. abolished no office and
sduced no salary, you would say well
ley haven't kept that pledge.
If 1 should say to you that they have
-eated ten thousand additional offices
I'D salaries. you would likely say thai
lie gentleman is excited, it can not be
)ssible in view of the fact that We
e told that they have kept ever,
edge. 1t can not be possible thar
ey have created ten thousand add
onal offices and salaries, the salaries
which drain the substance of tn.
,ople.
If l should say to you that they have
Gated twenty thousand, you would
lely come to the conclusion that
n so partisan that i cannot coun
rrectly. but ! say to you tonight, and
have the records with me, that tbee
I'VE created In round numbers thirty
e thousand additional federal Offices
I'd provided salaries which drain the
distance of the people, Thirty-ons
ousand additional federal Offices. and
It single one abolished.
They undertook to abolish one off1c,
the Secretary Of States office. S12'
larry per month. 1t went through
e House alright. II got into the Sen
e, and there was such consterna
N that it was restored. So they hav.
Gated thirty-one thousand and few
ndred over. but that is IT in reun'
mbers,
! have made careful estimate
Of tho number of salaries, o. e.
ices which have been created
which have not yet been filed. br,t
which will have to be filed II the
bureaus and commissions are put
In full working order according
10 the terms of the law. and they
have provided by law for BIRTH
additional federal offices and sal
aries. when all their bureaus and
are full
Now. my friends l said in the begin
lg carried the record, because II
hould state that and let ii go as II