The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-01
JUSTICE TO rilr g T

political faith from that OF the party
IN power. hat the south is in the
saddle and is determined TO loot the
treasury. This CRY has been raised
In connection with the pork barrel
hin. Il being the contention Of th"se
opposed to the administration that
public buildings have heen pro.
vided for all oSer the southern states
while the northern states have been
Disseminated against. II might he we'll
ao review the facts in the case and
sec what they are.
For tine first term OF PresIden, VII
son congress made no appropriation
for public buildings and grounds. For
this term the bill carries come s52.
Gee. 0o0. As to the charge that the
south Ia trying 10 loot the treasury a
comparison with previous administsa-
tons may prove interesting ami en-
tightening.
For the years from 1896 to 1910
' Presidents Roosevelt and Taft approx
ed appropriations made ny 4 Horubli-
can congress Of fat.o0o.00 wherein
the south had only such Interest as
might he accorded her by her political
opponents--ln view OF Tho fact that
her interests had been a,sirctcd for
fifty years her share was 1aur'h Jess
than just. Were the Republicans
footing the treasury when they wee
in the saddle?
The whole snm carried ny the hill
now under discussion is sac. goo. 600;
90 this. ostensibly. The eleven states "
the confederaoy get s".as7, goo. But
from this provision mus, be subtrac,ed
$~f.000.00o TO he .ooeived from The
sale OF government property nj Dallas.
Tex $4,000 Is TO enc from the sale
of property in Columbia. s. C.; S3U0.-
600 is TO ne spent for n quarantine
station az New Orleans. With Is a ma
tioBal affair entirely. Thus the eleven
states usually made responsible for
a southern policy WIZ ge' st.s17.O0o:
Is that e~xtravagaEl' Let rs 80
fi ther:
The same bill carries an 1%ppropria .
ton for tho state OF Illinois alone OF
So. 2l0. 000-more than Inc eleven
southern states viii get which are az
cused OF "looting the treasury" by
taking something OF what the govern
ment should povide for their govern
ment business after fifty years OF ne
sieet! OF the whole sum apprN prlated
by tho bill Of f32. 900. 900 ths eleven
southern states and the border states
Including Oklahoma and Yves, virrinia
get ~sT.tt3,000 from which should be
taken the half million for the New
Orleans quarantine station. while the
| north and west get I25 ,000. 900, New
| York and Illinois get STATS. 000, which
Is $4,000 more than the sixteen
states usually included In ;he SOUTH
Il is charged that the south gets
more than her share IN the Aili-the
| charge in made by prejudice aud ao-
cepted by Ignorance or carelessness. II
Il urged that the south pays little Of
the income tax but she contributes
her full share and more 80 Il in
comes which under Republican rule
have taxed her production AMI con-
sumption most heavily.
Now what Of the pork" - pension
Legislation The south has made ma
war on this outlay-partly because her
motives would have been critizcd. But
Gen. Bragg. who was a distinguished
Union soldier, said IN congress that
the most of II was pure graft-hc wac
Gen. Edward 5. Bragg, who c"l.
manded The Iron brigade. The
south's attitude was expressed BY her
senator. John r. Morgan. who said IL
the senate I'm vote fer N pension
bill you bring In here. THAT OF i
which is just - u monument Ia south.
ern vaior that withsto0d oyerwhoim.
ing numbers though we were chad ID
rags and hungcred for food. That Of
Il which * mere gratuity, s.anted fo'
no service. " your disgrace. not oura.
SIN for the bin"
We are not taking the position tina
oven the reduced expenditure o.
which authority IL asked IN the hi
now before congress Is Iustifiablc
That there = too much pork" In 1
there can be no doubt. However, a
Is indicated by the foregoing analysis
the charge that the south Is In ca
saddle aud ~ carrying things with
high and Is not borne out. Tn
south, ms is shown, does not ask 70
the bulk OF the appropriation by al.
means.
CHAMP CLARK TO HUN AGAIN,