Milford chronicle., 1934-01-19
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Federal Constitution is being shame
fully violated in many of these ex
/ periments, but unless we let then
go too far we will be able sometim
I TO get over it. Whatever may be II
/ the minds of those who are attempt
{ ing to bring about a new social or
/ der, ! am satisfied that the Ameri
can people will in the end be foun'
supporting the principles of Ou
Constitution, and that any break
down, though troublesome and seri
GUS, can and will be ultimately re
paired. If the United States is t
have a dictator, l express the hop'
that he has not yet been born.
There are some things, however
which must not go unchallenged
The rapid increase in the public deb
is so stupendous that the people oI
the country must be aroused to the
impending danger. There is no par
allel in the peace time history oi
this or any other country.
And may / say here very frankly
that can find nothing in the prom
ises and performance Of the Presi-
dent that leads me to believe that
there is the slightest hope for sub
stantial economy in the Roosevelt
Administration.
"The Government debt reached its
peak ON August 81, 1919 with a fig
ure of $26,701. $4,000. The Republi-
can Administration came in on
March 4, 1921, and by June 80, 1881,
had reduced that debt to $l6,SO1,-
2S1,492.
THE first deficit shown in the Re-
publican Administration came at the
end of June 30, 1881, when it reach
ed the sum of s4S2.634,S45. This did
not include the debt retirement
which it had been the policy of the
Government up to that time to main
tain. The end of the fiscal year June
30, 1882. showed a further deficit of
50. O,467, ,757. The total of these two
years gave us a deficit of 1929, 1922
COZ"
Senator Hastings referred to the
steadily raising national deficit, in
creasing, he said, at the rate of $l7,-
25O 900 for each day OF the year.
This does not include" Senator
Hastings explained, 1.-The burden Of
81, 400, 600 new taxes for each day"
Senator Hastings read excerpts
from speeches President Roosevelt
had made when a candidate for Of
flee, regarding the abolition of use
less Office and consolidation of gov
ernmental subdivisions and govern
mental economy" The Senator fol-
lowed these excerpts with a review
of the record of the Roosevelt ad-
in respect to the prom
ises made by Roosevelt.
In the first place" Senator Hast
ings said, the President requested
the Congress to give him full au-
thofity in order that he might carry
out this platform. That authority
was given, and a very much greater
authority was given. The authority
to consolidate was left entirely with
the President and in addition to that
he was given authority to reduce
to Federal employees
and to the war veterans.
1T was the belief at the time he
made these requests and at the time
congress acted so promptly that the
President was beginning a real plan
)f economy. 1t may be noted in this
also that every emergen-
~ measure that was passed by Con-
gress had in it the very significant
provision that the employees should
lot be required to be selected from
he Civil Service list. Protest after
protest was made in Congress about
his provision. but the Democrats
pushed it through and it received the
approval of the President.
Instead of carrying out the prom
ses, however, we find that as many
IS 80 new bureaus have been set up
.inee the 4th of March 1888, and that
.2,6O3 persons have been added to
he Executive Civil service during
he five months Immediately preced-
ng the month of December"
"A constant Increase in the pub
ic debt will ultimately force infa-
ion upon u.s." Senator Hastings be-
ieved.
1t is my sincere conviction that
he authority given by Congress TO
he President, which would permit |
n nflation, has left the country in such
position of uncertainty that it has
cen impossible for ii to make any
recovery. The spending
( q billion dollars a month by the
Government will not take its place.
here is nothing that distresses the
eOple quite so much as the uncer-
ainty of the value of the dollar
Thich they possess or which is in
olved in contemplated contracts.
I'm conclusion | want to make
Ome general observations.
Monetary imitation cannot be
voided unless We stop the rapid in
rease in the public debt.
The public will not be deceived
Y the cry that economy makes it
ecessary to reduce the pay of the
ederal employee and reduce the
of the war veterans
hen government money is flowing
ithout restraint for less worthy
luses.
There can be no permanent re-
lvery by the simple process Of add
lg $40 per capita to the public debt
! peace time period of 16 months.
1T is reversal of the American
1ctrine to try and persuade the
Lates of the nation to permit the
'deral government to assume the
,sponsibility for relieving distress
hereyer 1t may appear.
You cannot instill confidence in