The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-29


, demands. appropriated 1t.S13,S9'.2I9'
| thereby efrectinB a saving lot tn Go 100 &c
payers OF more than N.3l2.OOO.OOo'
/ This same congress. at the special Ses'
sion Immediately preceding. denied re-
quests OF the Democratic adninlstrA-
ton for excessive appr3priaa6tinoanSso az
rreRating more than $l.bbo .OOO.OOu.
Where would We 10 today. IT II had
not been for this Republican congress.
/ which in tho space or leSS thhh Two
years, has reduced appropriations oy
btllions OF dollars while IN" DCmo-
cratic administrator when "ousm ncn lily y
enormous sums has been spShulhH
money at tho rate OF n billion dollars
a year beyond tho amounts actually
appropriated by congress-?
In tho face OF thesc facts. our oppo-
ncnts have had tho tcmcrity 70 charge
Tho Republican congress- with eHtrav"-
gnncc Passing the obvious conclusion
that II our appropriations "ero "o
large. Democratic expenditures srca'IS
exceeding them must be utterIy ny
cmsable, what shall be said OF the de-
mapds NJ the administration for appro-
nrIntions vastly exceeding either VIVA
wxc authorized or what they spent! II
fhc approprlatlons made by the RePuo-
llcan congress- may Do httihHLy chataT
,oriysd ns "extrayagRnt. where shaIl
We md an adjective with when 10
"horaCtcrizs tho demands OF the ad-
mInis,ration for sums exceeding them
nv almost three billion dollars
Increases the Cost
I, has become imperative for w to In
uulrr into tho reasons Tor thcho 70"
mrndous deficits. these requests lo'
.nnrmous appropriations. and TINS pres
.nt necessity for the government TO 50
,nIn IN, open market and compete WIN
legitimate private business Tor ih"h'y
at high interest rates. IL In "bElnu
mat when the government OF 'h" Dh','I
-
money. tho effect Id IL drive higher and
hIsh,r the interest ratea On lnhunlfiui
nd bualneas loans. aud thereby 1" IN
,r.ans tho cost Of duinH bunliass an"
consequently tho cost "t IE."s ~
1T.rIns Ihssa ratios. with taA Ii"" rilf
II,.oa attached thereto. the government
In nat ,nly drawing puI al tho ha"h ''
m. country largo suins whl"h "'h"' "'''
wnuld asrya ~ nptrly 'h" "'a''
MEDIA al Industry. bdt Ia ale" '""'''""
Inr To tho already alarming u"
,I.,, ~ iia own l.ihoriY honda p"'"h"hN'
-, mn, by a patriotic ps"plo f"' ~" WIZ
,In,, ~ ia. wa IuduaIr i1l '"p'''a
T,,,n QUO ond uf tho country '" W" "'"''
,ndI,aIc a failing or Ia h"Hi""S"' az !"
,rcaT" /" Ne" ln'"'G", ,n," '"",r ,,',,,.r
I,,.Inshs men for Legitimate" 'p"'"''
,,iaI aud industrial loans, Nt'hF'm,F
/, ,h, money market dcnr,h In nun"
lug while many In tho county, wv"
imnoaaIblo To got homes Hu'''"," w.
thrlr accommodation, Th"H" ,"n",' A.,
a. duo either directly or lndlrrotIl. I"
Ihc Gigantic failure Of IN" pr"Seh' zen"
orroIIc administration TO Junction nv
hn.Iness organization. II has drawn '',i
vsry M, blood rrNm tho chhnnc'S "l
buaincaa To keep Itself "iiV"L"
which. Ir continued. VIII lhcVit,oy ~,
J,,cc +, collapse Of our Industrial hSH'eh''
without q workable rlAn- .,
Tho reason for this In simple" Nv"
,,,Inis,ratIon wontln into tho world war
Without any workable plan OF hha,c'.
y, cnmo OUT Of the war without auch n
rSan I, atm Is without such plan,
pnIv last June. through It's dircct'hk
Srnd tho president OF tho United Stat"H'
II rejected such plan whcI co"h'
sought TO furnish II WIN on 1T
Rrivadlcr-G General III. NJ. Lord. INC "
.nr,or Of nnRncc in tho war dcpnI' Hch',
.hcn t,HtifyinH before the house DuuRe'
"rhc war department since Nrrh o.
1917, has had appropriated Tor II" u''
nTSr var department entered this war
,.,,bnut any nxcd and determined or
CAREFULLY diEcstcd and prepared ilhh", ~, ~,
.y.trm II was Impossible nhn'r 'n'
statutory organization existing l" h"HH
Ca,erai Lord pointed out that at INC
hosInniny there wero five statutory pu
rssus within the war department. cnCn
, 'ndsnendent Of the other; each maKlhs
n, own contracts. doing its own pu,
chasing. making It's own diaourseus
"a doing It's own accounting. win "s
an n,H dIffereut methods az there were
0" rNs a result. he said. they we're
competing with each other In a tieIu. IN
market. where the supp r. connecting
we're restricted in amount. Later on
,hsse five Independent bureaus were III
crss sed TO twelve. each proceeding III
the same way. 49, ,a
What General Lord said or tno HH
denartment was true practically or every
otber department, and or the govern
,nsnt and OF the government as who're
Snrinp the war. 1t is just as true 70
Say as when he said it several mon'hs
ago. ,o -. ~ this ron
,raion that tho Republican house ana
me Senublican senate appointed speCiai
nnmpIttces TO consider the need ana th'
creation Of a national budget system
a system which at one stroke ~ou.u tt'o
sound plan Of fiscal administrator
and provide for a real audit or our gov
ernmental expenditures each year.
vetoed by President
The two committees. after months OF
cutnest work, formulated Dill 10 s tNe
our government a real business system.
Thsir work done the measure drawn.
they submitted II to tho two houses OF
congress which. after Amendment aHu
conference, approved II without nlhsio
dissenting vote and sent II to tho While
House There II lay for dayb-untlI the
cloaing hours OF the boaAl"n "f cohkteHA
when Il came back with the prrHluon
,al yeto--n veto which did not rotate 10
its great constructive features. but 10 n
small detail OF partisan politics. In tho
,hort limo left for them To act before
conRrean adjourned. tho committees no
visrd tho bill In this allRht par tlcuiar'
,,b,nIttod n to their rohpoCtiVo hnuhnh.
only To have u KILLED In IA" senate by n
riIIhuutor conducted by throo Dnm"cT"tl"
| Aonntorn.
Wn hnvo hoard during tho lhrt Tow
dnya from the Democratic HhmlnlHtTh
lion nj Washington that II nncdH money.