The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-05-07
@S7,725, 7S4,967 IS
SAVED BY CONGRESS
Riclzets Flags Administra-
ton For Wasteful
Methods

Washington, April-During the
-zITSt AMI second sessions of the pres
AM SSH Congress the Republicans
Ayss saved S2,725,7S4,967 by cutting
tIawn shn estimates of the Democratic
sxmn1sre departments, according to
representative Edwin ID. Ricketts,, of
DIR Vie asked:
Why have the departments sub
zUiffgSI estimates for such claims of
appInpri ations at this critical time of
duNSziEl distress? What is the pur-
r0SN vt fhe end to be attained? The
vzEiEas departments are determined
1n 1Cz1ut ain the wartime personnel
of TAlsr respective departments, re-
saEsfsfsss of the tax burden upon the
psFygtka. Will any fairminded man
ciaS11 OF contend for a minute that
1hg yT@ ent Republican majority in
,f<gH.zrssss is responsible in the slight
..as3 drr,ree for this condition or state
AK a1y1rs2 is the Republican MAORI
" 81 Sbnetion only when it assumes
't-Bs Es2E of conducting the affairs of
ENU y&r5cus heads of departments of
rAnE MINI pistration Certainly not.
9feg ri the responsibility rest where
IT belongs, with the present admins
sTaGIGH; let the heads of departments
- rfgfn nd nj
-7nsEizs ID the Jaw and further discus
s.siEgl ~ MS subject will be unnecessa-
~, Ans 1petaxpayers of this country
win Esa greatly relieved of an unneces-
sSgZg agEruen that is thrown upon them
by EIEe fRilure of these departments to
'-sIDGHly wiIh the requirements of the
InSg- IKE fault is not with the law
E9iss TIN is ample. The fault is with
-eans aAads of the respective depart
vzmsztA-
* have heard it repeatedly assert
"a "a the floor of the House by our
ZI24szEs On the other side of the aisle
-siE,ze congress convened on the 10Th
.asgv 0g May, 1919, that it was up to
,-SlE EGpublIcan majority to reduce
-ag personnel of the various depart
syglUs s2f The Government. 1t has
Jgsu Ggssst ingeniously urged-no
13TuDz 7cT political purposes-that the
ESsEnsalcan majority has been dere-
sErE IN the performance of it's duty;
--AML H. Aas neglected to enact legisla-
t--.ua JJu1iug TO reduce the great army
II employees in the various depart
znaEtG, bureaus, and commissions OF
the Government under the present
characterization. / can not understand
Why oar friends on the other side of
GMB aaisI.' IN not address, themselves
sSTGa me same zeal to the various
,laafIs nj the departments of Govern |
1aeIr, who represent their party in |
tGa oSRsent administration. 1t strikes |
lgIE 70 ~nnld have been very much !
more relevant for them to have urged |
1pua Jae various heads of depart |
znEnEs That they were a part of the |
lyT>e4Ez administration, and that it |
zTua5 laeeessary for them to reduce the /
fseUD0Epl of their departments, be-
.sanss AIR taxpayers of the country |
ysgru gTUaning under the great bur-
zen D5 sa6ation; that a deficit in the |
i-rg ia,sa1.y Of the United States, under
.1F srzsem administration, amount |
~ "a .5Emething like $3.50, 900, 900
iss a4or1ng the taxpayers of the coun-
ny " Ehe face, and will have to be |
kar1 N Lhe year 1921, either through |
ehs zasla of bonds or by All increase OF
zs..ass- gshich will add greatly 20 the
g5s1I-3Sx that the taxpayers of the |
.zun HET-y are already bearing.
r.pySas' 10 the war there were So
,aaD employees in the various depart |
1gsnEs All government. At the time
81 1lox signing of the armistice on !
alyglw0aeT I /, 1918, there were H.
nGA employees in the various depart
.lzsJss az government. Inasmuch as
a.ag uasr was aver it was generally
apfUYasnd throughout the country,
AMY esseCialiy among the taxpayers
..gI tng country, that the personnel OF
l1ezg departments would be reduced
sy tMe heads of the respective depart
-axz-g, out II long months have
.zlapzgsl since the armistice was signed
anaX .slEce the War was actually over
4la1 Ea4 chese various heads of depart
lYNura nave not reduced tie person
.raI 81 their respective departments
Ss tnsE should have done