Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-12
REPUBLICANS SAVE
GOVERNMENT MONEY
JOHNNY JONES ARGUES WITH
JACK AND UNCLE TED TELLS
THE FACTS TO BOTH.


replied Jack. "You are just like
lot Of other people. You do lot Of
talking but you don't read or listen
to some one who knows, to find out
what is going on. Sure the repub-
| licans have been doing a lot of talk
1 ing about saving the peoples money.
Why shouldn't they? There has
been enough of it wasted in the past
eight years TO sink a fleet Of battle
ships. The only way you can get
things started is to talk about them
and get all the people interested.
Unless you and your dad and every
one else is interested in seeing the
government money saved, it won't
/ be saved"
"They are interested because they
elected real man for president and
a congress to help him." said Ruth
who had been listening.
eat it again - 1t was Uncle Ted
who came into the play room. 81
heard so much of what you kiddies
seem to be differing about that I
couldn't stay out"
please, Uncle Ted, you tell us
about it so that Johnny will know
am right" Jack was feeling very
happy that his Uncle had arrived.
In Jacks estimation, his Uncle
knew everything.
II haven't much to tell you about
that sort of thing today because I
haven't kept in touch with it as
closely as should. You see 1 went
to Hampton Roads to see the great
Atlantic fleet come home. That
was a wonderful sight and heard
President Harding make mighty
fine talk on board the Battleship
Pennsylvania. But first of all, John
ny is. right when he says the re-
publicans have been doing a lot of
talking about wasted government
money and saving it. But that isn't
all. They are DOING something
long ago made up his own mind
that extravaganza and waste would
have to stop. He mas told congress
so. He has told his cabinet the
same thing and he has told them in
way that they know he means just
what he is talking about. Every eff
&c IN do 70 hrsn
down as much as possible. If the
cost of running the government can
be brought down, then taxes can be
brought down, too. Every year for
long time it has been the habit of
the cabinet members when they
found that the department funds
were running low, to ask for what
is known as deficiency appropri-
ation.'"
What is that?" asked Ruth.
at means this: A certain depart
ment, We will say, asks congress for
a certain amount of money on which
to run for a year. They may get it,
or not. The department goes ahead
and spends more money than it is
allowed, and has to go to congress
again in the same year for more
money to meet it's debts. 1t is the
same as a man living beyond his
means. NIf I make $50 a week l
certainly SAINT spend SIS a week
for very long time. First thing I
know I'll have to borrow from
somebody. I'm not as lucky as a
government department, because l
haven't any congress to go to for
more.
president Harding has warned
the members of his cabinet that the
departments must live within the
amount Of money provided. To do
otherwise, he says, is dangerous
tendency He warned them by a
letter, part Of which / will read to
you. Listen: estimates now be-
fore congress call for approximately
$2i6,00O,000 of deficiency appro-
|
ciencies will run very much beyond
that sum. I do not know OF any
more dangerous tendency in the adj
ministratiOn of governmental depart
ments, and l am very sure that we
can never fix ourselves firmly on a
basis of economy until the depart
ments are conducted within the pro-
visions of congress-
II feel quite sure that all Of the
cabinet Officers agree with the pres
ident. know the senator's in charge
of appropriations agree. They are
going to sift down every request for
money and not let one penny more
get away than is absolutely needed.
you remember I told you about
the new Secretary of the Treasury,
Andrew W. Mellon. He is used to
handling large sums of money and
for that reason is more careful than
a man who doesn't know its value.
He is mighty strong for saving. In
fact, he is demanding economy and
he will make it mighty hard for
anyone who wants TO try the old
stunt of emptying the treasury.
Now / must CO."
well, Johnny, what do you think
now?" asked Jack.
"You sure got peach Of an I'm
Gle, and l know he KNOWS what is