Evening star., 1932-10-23

y to the tyranny which means the
ty and hopes and opportunity"
ment Of the bonus. requiring the ex-
penditure Of $2.300,000, 1000. I again
protested publicly and asked for public
| support in stopping this bill. 1t also
died 1t would help if the Governor
would state what year, and upon what
theory, he proposed to use as a base
for his reduction. 1t would appear from
ocratic platform that he proposed tc
reduce the expenditures below the gross
expenditures of all kinds for the year
ending June. 1882. II he will compare
these total expenditures for 1882 with
the estimated total expenditures for the
current fiscal year ending June. 1888, he
will find thing he may possibly know
already, that his promised saving of a
| billion dollars has already been accom-
plished, even though we are still strug-
Cling with expenditures forced upon
us by the Democratic House. But more
than this. If the economies proposed by
this administration had been accepted
by the Democratic House there would
have been for the current year a
| further saving Of at least half bill.
| lion more. If We are supported by the
American people, and If the Democratic
House will cooperate, l will make TO,
the next fiscal year a reduction from
| the totals Of 1882, not of billion but
Of 81 500 000. 900. If the Governor means
to reduce Government expenditures 81. =.
! 600, 100000 below ordinary routine
costs Of government, taking the present
| fiscal year 1888, which We are now in
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reasonable mind it is only fair that thu
American people should know wher,
and how he is going to accomplish it
If he is warranted in making such ar
assertion, then he must know the place.
where such reductions can be MADE.
Must Maintain Defenses.
| To help him may say that the ''or-
dinary routine expenditures for the
current fiscal year are estimated al
IS. .647 900, 600. OF these $3.50 0O0, ,00(
are for public debt and certain trus
and refund services to which the Gov.
eminent i obligated, together with ex
penditurcs upon the Army and Navy
In the present disturbed state Of tn,
world We must not further reduce oul
defenses without general agreement
Of reduction of arms. Thus the Gov
ernor must find cut Of Sl,000,000 00
out of the remaining $l,667 100000 o
ordinary routine Government expendi
lures. OF this sum S946 100000 is fo
veterans and s216,000. 900 for ordinar,
public works, while all other costs o
government are about $505, .00
The last item includes the conduct o
Congress, the judiciary, prisons. tai
collection, accounting. foreign relations
public health, maintenance of ligh
houses and airways, merchant marine
education, agriculture, various scien
tiff bureaus and host of other criti
cally important services. Assuming th
widest estimate that these service
could be reduced by one half; that hal
the light houses could be extinguished
half the Federal prisoners turned loos
on the public, the Governor would still
have to find $3.50, 100000 of economy
Even if he stopped all public works h
would finally have to take $500, 1000 00
receive. That would be gross injus
tice. But that is where rash promise
will inevitably lead. The Governo
points with satisfaction to the increas
in expenditures of the Department o
Commerce under my administration
He neglects to inform the American
people that these increases were nearl
all due to the transfer of bureau +
that department, with correspondent
decrease in expenditures in other de
partments.
Tells of Relief Bill.
Various conferences were carried o.
in an endeavor to arrive at an adeQuat
relief bill, expending activities OF re
construction corporation, but the Dem
ocratic leaders insisted not upon econ
omy, but upon inclusion in its of ne'
item of $322, 900, 900 of further expen
ditures from the Federal Treasury
Ultimately this bill passed Congress
containing not only this provision, bu
also measures putting the Government
into wholesale pawnbroking with un
limited use of Federal Government
credit. On July IL, I vetoed this bil
and again protested about the item Q
1922 900, 900, requesting at least tina
such a reservation be made as woul
hold back the expenditure until 1t coul
be determined if the budget be bal
anced In order to secure the relic
bill at all, with its very vital provi
sions in relief of distress, employmen
and agriculture, was compelled FINAL
to accept it with inadequate safeguard
to that 1922, ,O00, 900, and this expendi
ture has been forced upon the Gov
ernment by the Democratic leaders.
If there is a deficit this year, 1t wi
be due to the Democratic members
CONGRESS. We had vast amount Q
oratory from the Democratic side on tn
subject of economy during the Who'll
session. This oratory. instead OF fact'
seems to have lodged in the mind
the Democratic candidate.
And now these gentlemen arise to sa
that the Republican administration
to blame If the budget is not precisel
balanced. I am well aware that progres
; in q democracy requires co-operatio
and compromise on matters that d
not involve great principle, but 1t Is nc
for the Democratic leaders to rise no.
and talk of economy and reduction 9
Government expenses after their at
tempts to foist $500, 900, 900 OF furthe
expenditures on the Government, whic
we stopped, and after their failure t
reduce expenses by some 5000 900 900 t
$500, 0,O00,0 900 which they refused, an
after their forcing 1922 900 900 new ex
. penditures upon us after our mos
strenuous opposition. The expenditure
for this fiscal year would be $500. .000. 90
less had our demands been needed.
AssaiIs House Program.
!. When our opponents rise and say tha
they are the party to be trusted wit
the reduction Of governmental expendl
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