Evening journal., 1922-12-16
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1922
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PRESIDENT HARDING's JUST TRIBUTE


A Delawareans know President Harding sent 10 the
n Congress at the opening regular session the
budget estimates for the fiscal year July 1928, TO
June So 1924 together with IN the
course of his message President Harding said:
In adapting its procedure the needs Of the new
budget system fully far-reachng changes
which Congress made In It's Organization While the
budget bill was pending the House. anticipation of
its final enactment changed rules in order to CEN
traze authority responsibility appropriation
measures and further when the President last year
transmitted budget prepared according to the form
and contents Of the OF Estimates and al
tentative budget prepared according TO logical group
ing Of governmental services the House forthwith
adopted the alternative budget and changed the form
Of the appropriation bills conform the chapters OF
such alternative budget. This was change Of far
reaching Importance Following the action OF the
House. the reorganzed its committee system for
consideration OF appropriation bills cenrazng au-
thory and responsibility in its Committee on ApprO-
priatlons.
'The President has received from Congress during
this period Of the budget system the most
hearty cooperation all times Many conferences with
the Appropr iatons Committees Of the House and
ate necessary order establish the form Of the
budget We were working in virgin soil establishing
new methods OF financial procedure. I glad to say
that important step has been taken by the executive
though the matter involved might be OF purely
execute concern without first discussing the matter
with your Appropriations Committees and desire 10
express my appreciation OF the helpful spirit always
evidenced by them whenever had occasion TO come
together the mutual consideration of questions OF
budgetarx principle procedure. may say without
exagseraton that we have been during the past
cOaborers in the greatest reform in inan
cial history"
This just tribute Of the President to the cooperation
OF the Congress in the administrations economy pro-
gram is sufficient those who have been
Quoting lying campaign against this Congress. It is
sufficient answer TO those who been claiming that
this Congress had to be dubbed into agreeing pro
of economy that 1t IS spendthrlft body held in
check only by the most drastic efforts part OF
ministrative officials that do nothing" body
body composed OF iheompetents and who had n
regard the welfare OF their country who sought
selfish aims rather than placing
eminent a sound financial basis.
1t is than coincidence portion the
and those political writer's have been most
srumental in circulating this lying propaganda ef
dscredt Congress have not referred to this por
lion OF President Harding's budget message quite
naturally they disposed give publicity to
Presidents commentator Congress for It's active and
hearty cooperation with him and other executives in
accomplishing the savings which has distinguished this
administration after they have been persistenty repre-
sentlng the contrary to be true.
The President in his message urging a continuation
Of the economy program stresses point which has not
been duly emphasized namely that whatever economies
effected must be made within the OF approx
mately onethird OF the total appropriations The rea
son for this IS plain The estimated appropriations
total sso7s,s4O,ss1 or this $95oOOOOOO is for pay
ment OF interest public debt s345 is for
ducon Of principal pubic debt; s44O $4,000 is for
the Veterans Bureau; s255Os2OOO is for the Pension
Bureau These four items total 492 600 or
practically two-hrds OF the estimated appropr,a
tons It is perfectly evident that one Of these items
be reduced Therefoe whatever reductions in pub
lie expenses TO be made be on the basis
OF the sl.oooOoOooo appropriated other Federal
purposes.