The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-02
"TIP" IS PASSED TO
NEW HOUSE LEADER
Republican Government of
Efficiency and Economy"
Promises May Have to Be
Broken.
(eY GEORGE r.. .MANNINe.)

siderable dissatisfaction with Mr..
Monden, as floor leader of the repub-
licans in the house ha salready began
to show itself among a number of the
most prominent republicans in the
house and senate.
Instead of sticking closely to the
promise made by the republican
prune reckless government expenses
Mr.. Mondell is permitting the house
republicans to make still greater ap-
preparations for the federal depart
ments it is charged.
The tip" has been sent to the new
house leader by the dissatisfied repub-
licans that he will be held responsible
for all increased appropriations and
that unless they are kept down move
ment will be begun to obtain another
leader who will see that the socalled
democratic extravaganza" is check
ed.
The republican leaders in congress
have already began to fear that lead
er Mondell is going to seriously en-
barrass the republican party by failing
to keep their promise to reduce gov
ernmental expenses as soon as they OBJ
tanned control of congress. and thereby
rob the party of all prospect of going
to the polls in 1920 with a promise
of relief from the heavy tax burdens
imposed by the democrats. through
the institution of republican efficien-
cy and economy.
A1thOuQh tha session nf the SiYtV-
sixth congress is not yet two weeks
old the complaint against MondelI has
already become quite bitter.
The republicans have been charging
the democrats with recklessly squan-
dering the peoples money through the
various federal departments and have
promised that if put in control on
Capitol Hill they would Immediately
trim down appropriations.
They have promised the people less
burdensome and obnoxious taxes and
had figured on being able to cancel
some of the irritating tax schedules
through reducing government expenses
and thus making it unnecessary to
raise so much revenue.
1t had been confidently hoped by
the Republican leaders in the senate
and house that beginning right now
they could reduce government expenses
by slicing down the appropriation bills
and go to the people in 1920 with ex-
amples of G.. o. p. governmental eff
cheney and economy and promises of
reduced taxation. Promises of re-
duced taxation is a powerful vote
getter they we'll know.
1t was great shock to these lead
ers therefore when on the opening day
of the session Floor Leader MondeH
I. fo1f
a billion dollars to carry on the soldier
farm settlement plan. They do not be-
lieve the soldier farm settlement bill
as a political asset will offset the liza
bility of levying half a billion dollars
in additiona taxes.
They had expected also that con-
siderable reductions would be made by
the house republicans in the totals
of the seven big appropriation bills
framed by the democrats at the las.
session. but which failed to pass.
So that it was a vexing surprise
when the republican majority of the
Indian committee brought in the Indian
bill calling for 100000
more than the democrats asked It
the last session.
When the agriculture committee fol-
lowed this up few days later by
bringing in an agricultural bill calling
for $3,264, 900 more than asked for by
the democrats. the lid threatened for
a while to be blown off by the explo-
sion of the republican steerers.
Floor Leader Monden is being held
responsible by the leaders for failure
so far as to keep the republican prom
ises 1t is claimed that the soldier
settlement plan may be a very fine
thing for Mr.. Mondell if the govern
ments spends a lot of money and set
ties a lot of former soldiers on irrigated
lands in the semi-arid regions of Wy
oming, his home state. but that it will |
be very bad politics for the party to
burden the people with $500. .000. 900
more in taxes.
Floor Leader Monden must either
lead the way to economy in govern
ment expenses in the house where all /
g appropriation bills originate the dis |
Eruntled republicans say, or make way |
for someone who can lead in that di- |
rection.