The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
Taft-Republican Years

1911 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 654, 131 1893
1912 -.-.. 654. 553 e63
During these four years rigid
economy was practiced. In the last
Republican year of 1912 there was
spent 100000 less than in. 1909,
Mr.. Taft's first year. Government
cost actually decreased.
Wilson-DemOcratic Years
1913 -----------.------ $685., 77O,7 O6
1914 -------------------------- 70O,254,49O
1915 -....... 731,399. 759
1916 -------.---------- 741,996,727
The minute Democrats secured
control government costs began to
increase and never stopped. Every
year they went up. The fourth Demo-
cratic year they were $87, 100000
more than the last Republican year.
Republican economy and efficiency
reduced government expenses; Demo
cratic waste and ineficiency in
creased them at an alarming rate.
We are speaking now of waste in
peace times, so we omit the saturnalia
of extravaganza during the war.
Since the war the Democratic ad-
ministration has made no effort to
cut off war waste and get down to
peace economy. They think the war
IS still on, they started spending on
high gear and they cannot reduce
speed. Down hill they go 1eaping and
humping to the crash on November
End. Look at the record:
The Democratic administration
$11 200. 900, 900 for a Peace Year
asked Congress to give them to spend
during. the year beginning July 1,
1919, and ending June 80, 1920, the
enormous sum of $11,1O1, O15, 900.
That year began eight months and
ended twenty months after the war.
Yet Democracy wanted to spend sew
entsen times as much as In the last
Republican year.
Compare it also with the Demo-
cratic peace year, 1916.
The mind refuses to take it in,
there is such tremendous difference
between seven hundred forty-two
million dollars ($742, 10000 and
eleven billion dollars ($11,1O1,O 15,-
O00). We thought we were suffer
ing from heavy expenses in 1916
when our burden was but $742, OOO,-
O06. In 1920, the Democracy pro-
posed that this burden should be six
teen times as heavy.
AT the time our Army and our
Navy were practically demobiIized,
and we ought to have been on a peace
footing. Some one might suggest
that after such war unusual ex-
penditures are necessary. The inter
est charge on the war debt is almost
$1,250,0OO,O0O; there is another
$1,000,000,000 lent to the wheat ad-
ministration; but if we deduct these
we still have $9,O00,OOO,O0O they
wanted to spend.
Republicans Check Headlonz Waste
Congress stood aghast at this re-
quest. It had no way of ascertaining
just what really was necessary, re-
ceiving no help from the administra-
ton, but it determined resolutely to
economic.
Whe the Republican Congress con-
vened it cut these requests resolute-
~, to the extent of 81, 685, 1867, 893. "a
This was an enormous saving, in
dicating the reform of economy as
sured by Republican control.
Republicans Saved the Taxpayer
Spendthrift Democracy refuses to
brace up. For the year we are in
now, beginning July 1 last and end
ing June 80, 1921, this administra-
ton asked Congress to give it
.334,3I2,s29, This is eight times
the amount spent by the extravaganza
Democratic Administration of 1916
There are some very significant
features of these requests by the
Democracy for 1921. Fifty-two OF
the main items show a net increase
Of !$4S4, 1913 over the 1920 ex-
penditures. Instead OF coming to 9
peace footing and getting the ex-
penditures down to level where the
people could pay their taxes and live
we find the Democracy going full
steam ahead as If war would last for.
ever.
The Republican Congress set its
face resolutely against this scandal
Gus raid upon the Treasury, and, al
though it was compelled to work
somewhat IN the dark, since it re
csived no cooperation from the Ex
eeutive Departments 1T accomplished
wonders.
The Republican Congress eut These
estimates and saved the Taxpayers
S4sz74. 49,. collie.
During the thirteen months it wa:
in session this Republican Congress