The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
TIMELY WARNING

Senator McCumber of North Dakota is of the bad
Republicans who is trying down appropriations thus
dscred the Democratic party but the speech he made and the
figures quoted should give the country pause The pork barrel
who seek to get their hands eboweep in the
up against him. and attempting poy him as
enemy who ought be driven from the country Nevertheless
are facts of most stubborn character These facts show
that in the matter OF spending money have been Going
away speed For the fiscal year ending June 80 1921 the total
expenditures will to $9OOOOOOOOO Including the CAPT
tai stock of the grain corporation which $S0OO0OO
and which may be returned to the treasury the total revenues
will amount to S6OO0O0O provided collect everything
which is doubtful There will thus be deficit of OOoOOooOo
which must be met which another bond
issue and further burden upon the people.
We proud Of free government and wealth, but
there limit latter and point beyond which pro
ducve energies go do realize
this They look the treasury purse OF Founatus that
money The SoOooooOoO orcasted in the Book of estimates
does not include such trfcs the 100000 which the rail
roads claim is due them the $00O00 for increased compen
for water power the %50OOO00 in the Fuller pension bill
These will be added liabilities which be provided for
10 give sample OF the way appropriations have swollen it
is only necessary mention that the demanded for the
various departments for 1921 65 003 against total
tor the purposes in 1915 of $l09 l02 Surely this is
gong some, and the end not yet We talking OF giving
$l5OOOOOO to feed the hungry Europe there telling
how many millions to stabilize foreign currency There
owing us now SOO for interest already lent for
egn countries that have made default and penny this
sum can be collected These Little divers crying for more
and their demands the ground financial saliva
ton depends giving them all the want economic
rehabilitation pretty fix, surely! ago had
fhs of all the gold in the world which gave ms commanding
position as the worlds paymaster This last long
are sending out gold the OF $0O000O00 dav to the
countries south OF and to the Orient money is being
used by those countries buy goods Europe We manufacture
the same classes goods in this country and offer them cheap
but there hitch credit system which importers
to Europe This and similar drains upon resources the coun
try can not last indefinitely There an end to it. Yet
our statesmen in Washington continue shoveng out money from
the treasury if every drop the Atlantic ocean were dollar
and all ours
In additions all this millions being sought from the GOV
eminent for road building other millions for public education
other millions for the enforcement prohibition laws and the
end not The presses Washington keep turning
out treasury notes OF various denominations but this
done 1t has been in other countries Already our dollar
has purchasing power of SO Time was when
representative thought he had won an honored
place history when he had begued treasury few
thousand dollars for posoffce csomhouse road run
ming from nowhere national cemetery NOWADAYS nothing
considered respectable under millions billions given for no
matter what purpose This of extravaganza and waste must
come to halt 1t not Playing big brother to starry
ing world be beautiful dcan but the people the masses
who dig this wealth OF the ground sustained bv any
idealism. They find it something very real