The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-29
DEMOCRATIC FINANCIAL ORGY REVEALED b. SEN HARDING

congress by one great leap 10 forty
billion dollar congress.
When the war came upon us every
department OF the government seiLed
upon II to expand its activities In order
TO help win tho victory. and when the
war closed these departments. whicn
had expanded greatly for purposes ol
war. sought still further expansion Tor
nurposes OF peace and reconstruction
Congress- refused TO grant the enor :
NOUS increases requested by thn dc-
pnrtmcnta, IL reduced them material
" stu. at best. congress- was nbic
to give these huge estimates only
general survey. -,
Ther, is today no agency whose CHIEF
business IT IL TO Investigate and pass
upon the necessity or hpproprlaliohs
sought by the various dcpartmonth pr
tho government, and II liz Impossible Tor
congress or congregational committees.
in the short timo they have to worn
TO make this particular study In detail
Uut with tho creation OF II budget syH-
tenn such az was worked opt In tne
measure which congress passed anu lhe
president vetoed. there would be sct up
r. washington nm establishment which
would have full and complete knowi-
edge of every activity OF the govern
mcnt and which would always be at the
service OF congress-. ana OF 'he Peopio'
when either desired Information con
rerninr tho actual fiscal activities or
the administration as Il whole or or any
particular bureau or department.
Change In Needed
|, must DO apparent TO all that
change Ia needed 1t is necessary 10
correct thia evil syatem--or. shall i say
lack OF systnni---without furiher doiaS
II Is necessary To put our BoVoThhoh'
on Il businesB basis AT once.
IN
tion, there must be made expert anu
thorough. going investigation ana nuI
y,y Of the various rAooutlVo ho1'aI'
lnonta Ia tho cod mat We may ","
nnd weed out oVory unne"oS"aIy "io'H !;
division and bureau. hlh'"N'r anu on"
ar ,rudsrniGn uVory archaic method. M
curiain and consolidate on Tai a" poe
allie tho vntloub asonrios anh NOR"
are many 81 Ih'u whore nc" IN
dupli,ailun oT nofVl'" u In hIhh 'hh"
that va uuIt n,"ldinE about Tics" o"''n
la nur syaIG,n ~ nso'u'lVa r"'o'"'n'",
nnd Iu"h az III" l"nh 81 '""''
reformation
n,,v .n,tnI,Ior 81 tho bl1 world nI'
IromLIIup upon ia" hIlnt 81 h"h"',"'
nnl o,"n"rulu ruln w" aio "',""n' '"p
only unly"nI v0n'c'n among ~" e''''
u,,Innr 81 tho snrih and thor" 49,
oIu,,uInp puTNnnin ovnU Tor -" w"
,uuaI rouuorvo our r"a"uT'"H. ugn'"""
tIgo ouT hualu"ar management, '"''",'
our expenditure. " "" would u" ""V""'
Igrnnnruy a"onpny "nh "'lII hE"''i
crnnnu,v must bc tho wRl"h word "i
,hc hnur. TO rroud NOR" lhnn 10 r'-
,cIvcd In tho long run IN 90 fnlnl I" -
Yoynrnmcnt M II ~ I" M lndlvlhunl ~
1915 We hnd 21sbHG civil employee upon
Tho national pay roll Today. Nv" y"n,"
nr,cr tho end Of tho war. while WV 40
NOT know tho CNnCl number. III" clNi'
tcrvic" cnmmIsalon c"nc"d"" lh"r" M"
G5i.T 80.
No Real Reduction
Tho Democratic Administration I'm"
mndc no real effort To reduce TN" "hor
NOUS number To tho limits or necessary
Tho places are hll"d win dohcrNink
DomOCralH'' and the Democratic party
will continue to cnrc for ltn own y" i1nH
M Il shall retain the power To do 40; but
If I am elected. / prumiS0 you now thnt
This outrageous payroll Will b" pruncd
Of It's ruperhbundhnt mhicr1hl ana "
good many Thousands OF your i"ii"w CIV
izcns restored 10 the fnrms ana lnIn"-
tries OF tho country where thclr h'tH''H
are NO badly needed. A.
We hnvn n great country. n .phtrl"t"
people Our resources seem nIm"Rt I'M
limited Yet thoro iH II limit. Ana uh,,
loss We check tho "xintnH system OF
waste md extravaganza We Shnll run
hond -on into diBnder.
Il believe In national budget ! DC
llcvo that tho president ana hlH chp'n"'
advisors, before tho opening OF c"cn hH-
cal year. should meet and plan the pns',
nosH OF tho government for that year /
believe they should giv- consideration 10
the relative value of specific "orvlcon.
that they shou ldusc every effort 10 OIL
inmate waste and duplication IN these
services: and bring the government 10
the performance OF the iHllo%l POSSIBLE noso
slblo cost. I would place our govern
ment on the soundcSt business basis |
would summon TO my assistance In TINS
work the ablest men in the country !
would insist that they plan Tor US
practicable business pOliCy,and / wouId
seeto IL that such Il policy was Carried
out.
government Is so strong financially II
can not be wrecked. This Is not true.
strength It IL for us. who arc called TO
service, IL we are called, to follow the
road and for my part. 1 promise to
point the way.
For Protective Tariff
As Senator Harding paused at the end
Of his prepared speech. there were cries
Of GO on, go on" and no conAnued
with an sxtemporaneous talk on import
ant issues.
times wonder what is most In the hearts
OF my fellow countrymcn. ! think per
haps / know We are all concerned win
our own welfare at home-ln America,
I like to bring the message 10 "es'
Virginia; aye. IKE I" talk u thT"usn-
out the valley or the Ohio. with It's hs-
founding and gratifying lhduatrihl os.
irbIishment What made the Breh'
ohio Valley what has developed thih
won,iorland OF West Virginia. can
rcpy IL In because you have reached
nuI Inc hand Of American grniua and
American industry to turn IN" bounty
that God hhr EiVon na Into pr"huC'lV'
ity and articles or commerce you hnNo
developed and become enTlCh"n h"'hun0
you hhvo Ind nhrko'n In whi'h !" n''''
md hornuac We have hnh moro or 'oHn
oTcept for nrrnrlunnl ncm"' rnilr inter
runI lon n continual policy pf fnVorlhE
American products (Applnuuo) ] know
numo mon nay tho tnrln Is NOT ut inn"".
hut want my c"unirymcn In ""r,
virginia. Pennsylvania nnd knnHnn mn"
Town want my "nunirym"n OF every
rtnto In tho union. 10 know 'hn' W ~
publican candidate for pr"rlhc"' u"
ilcvrr In tho American F"Hpol OF rr"'"'
tion tn American lnd"1,ry. Wv, SOM "r
Times they tell IN n In no longer mn
IrIuc Well n thrro w"r" ho,hihS
cIac about II. would cling I" " 10
cauno OF my Erniltud" that u ihH"" VI"
,yhnI wc nrc Your mills on tho rivrr
h,yc THAR place In American olnlhoh'o
In rtocl You 10 not need 10 worry
about tho mnttcr juri now. h""nun" ia"
world IN abort 81 steel supply. h".
some day tho world Will recover hnu
when tho world supply In lnrr""H"n '"
normal again. and II h"cnin"r "n'o moro
n rnrc Of bitter competition Tor m"r
Lc,,I nav when thht dhy c"innr.
wont tho rniirv That Riv"r III" American
nnrkc,, 10 American mill >w"rkrrh hrut
"IInw does tho world recover IRON
tho dcprcrpIun md tho d"rtrn'lnn nho
tho dipnrtcr and IN" bankruptcy "t wnr
There hasn't been but ono 'h"nhn NM,
~ ,,o,Id hcvnn In tho drrOlatlun Oi
w,r., aftermath humanity must turn "a
production. and produce and produce
and produce In order I" ro-cr"nt'
wealth. That wealth In It's recreation
IN brought about by oxch"nH"H' You can
turn in any direction In tho "orid TO-