Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-05-12

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The soldiers hoass law will In.
evitably bs passed In due course
Of time and will entail IN add.
tisnal ws. expense Of soas two
billion dollars. ssd which the
taxpayer osst pay In ono way
or another. Il 10 reported that
congress 10 busying itself with
plans OF new ta9Ation. We want
tho soldisrs 70 have their relief
bonus; but np more new taxes,
smphatically no. What congress
must, absolutely must, busy IT,
self with is to bring the expsn'
ditures of the Royeramest with
in reason; stop the waste and
extravaganza TO . poiat where
the taxes now In force. retu rning
6 revenue Of approximately six
billion dollars annually. will take
sara Of tl1e bonus award along
with the current expenses. II
10 not likely that congress will
get the bonus business cut Of
the way before the election.
IT will proceed far enough. NOW.
ever, to enable the members of
both houses favorable 10 the bo
nus to get the fact on record
for what influence H. may have
with the soldier vote. Pew OF
them wosld care 70 face the peo.
pie November next With propos,
,sls Of new taxes while they have
LEFT Rovevnment extravasaaces
and treasury plusderings saal
Looping under Needless rein.
Thus faI the work Of ths presen,
Republican congress- in eontroil
ing the revenue sutgo under the
Wilson Naturalization has, to say
the least proven =; disappoint:
meat, The alleged and somewhat
boastsd saving oss billion dollars
or more at tho beginning Of the
dscal year nearly twelve months
ago through Z cutting Of the up.
.proprissions below the adininis'
tration's estim ates, has not made.
itself manifest in an improved
condition Of the treasury. The
administration has. made the
expenditures what it pleased
aad congress 10 making appro
pYiations 70 cover the de6eienc
les. But on July lst auothsr
dscal year opsnS: and 'lstus hoDe
IL will show an improvement o!
control over ,he peoples money,
In the political campaign now in
progress. the Republican party
'is going 70 make the 'na,iosa'
expenditures; under the Wilson
administration one Of the lead,
Ing Issues. II will promise
economy and tax red uctish,. and
there is every Indication thai.
the: psopls have fully made M
their minds "a restore the G. q.
p. - power ., tbs: November
election because they wansa per
formanca Of that kind At Wash.
ington ~ qaisk - they can get
IT.. They are going. TO take the
Repu blieana on the faith Of thai
promise. With a Republican
cong ress new ssgeessing new
forms. OF: taxation to, meet the
soldiers' beAus aud none Of tat
old forms OF taxation; repealed,
nsr The Democratic adminiatta.
.lon:in any wise checked in i.s
aiuiul waste. OF the revenues,
the prouiss already has . BE-
araeSied. appearance, We rec
osnise the patriotic duty the
people ove the ex soldier, and
the duty viii be faltilled;. hut We
also recognize . patriotic duty
OF the .ex soldier 10 the people.
net 70 lsy . greater burden, on
their shoulders than they al
ready bsar: but rest their dc
mands on the !ss.s Of the elec
eion, In confidence that the
Republican party VIII perform
a. IL prsaisss when not -hsdged
BY q profiea.s Dsmocratis :ad'
minist.stion. We revolt At any
crease In tho TAI burden,
How long can . Democratic
party divested OF Democratic
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