Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-04-20

CHAIRMAN MARTIN B. MADDEN, of the House APP
preparations Committee thinks that II prosperity COLI
Times it may be possible to lower freight rates ana reduce
income taxation long the public debt connues
he does not believe the of running the Government
can be apprecaby reduced Chairman Madden did heroic
work in the last Congress reducing Government costs'
narng them to the If to set aside the oD
legations necessated by the war and the OO per cent III
crease of the cost employment materials CONSTRUCTION
and other factors which have taken higher plane since
1914 it would be discovered that the remainder pretty
nearly equaed prewar cost of maintaining the FEEDER
al Government on an efficiency basis This is factor TO
which but little consideration is given by the unthnkng
and which carefully hidden from the public by Demo-
cratic campaigners.
Republican managers of national finances are in ac-
cord with the views Mr. Madden concerning the POSSIBLE
itysome way probabityOf further reducing taxauon at
the next session of Congress- The public has been some
what impatient where it has not understood TaXaton
must be lowered with jackscrews and not with Dlastng
powder The commitments made by the Wilson ADMINS
tration exceeded by billions of dollars those which
were really necessary to conduct of the war; These vast
exravagances did not make for efficiency on the contrary
thew appear to have encouraged dishonesty graft ana
confusion which resulted in many instances IN failure u
deliver war munitions before the war was over we sent
practically guns the 'front.' and the coudng OF tne
skies with American aeropanes promised by June OF 1915
never materalized It is useless to review the colossal
bunders of the war which have resulted in the enormous
Governmental obligations of today uther than to say that
one good authority has estimated that $SOOUUVUUUU aC
least was needessy spent Mr. McAdOo and his father
law gave the keys the Treasury to Europe and the he
pubcan party is now working out plans to insure some
return on that Investment In the case of Great Britain
satisfactory arrangements have been made
One thing Madden has done which calls for commen-
daton of the most genuine sorts He has served notice on
the various establishments that they must
estimate their financial needs for the year on the most
economical basis consistent with efficiency and that they
must not return Congress later and beg for additional
appropriations to make deficiencies That was charac
ersc of the Democratic regime and let it be admitted
in smaller degree of the Republicans prior to 1872 In
the opinion the Appropriations Chairman the people
should know definitely, year. what is to be their
contribution as stockholders in the u s. Incorporated
chartered 1850 for of keeping things going dur
the ensuing year. and that they should not be panhand
led later by way assessments for deficiencies The cor
poration organized o form more perfect union es-
tabsh justice provide for the Defense promote
the general welfare and the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and posterty" American citizenship is the
stock certificate Congress Board Of Directors, and
the President and his Cabinet form the Executive Com
mittee Mr. Madden the cost-cuter and he knows his
little book.