Show the st louis alobe democrats which by the way is ono of the staunchest republican organs of the country count rv calls a halt in tho extravagant trava gant expenditures of its party rulo and shows that tho receipts over expenditures in tho year ending juno with which congress is now dealing will bo exclusive of the sinking fund making the reduction of requisite for this purpose the net surplus is put at continuing the G D say hero is alio situation confronts the republican party at aliis moment an expansion iu the expenditures such as is provided for by measures now before congress would wipe out the 43 margin and produce a deficit without allowing for the reduction of alie revenues to alie extent of a single cent either those bills will have to be defeated or tariu revision must be postponed there is no other way of getting out of the dilemma one or other of aliese schemes must give way atio extravagant and absurd public building apropo editions dit ions of course can bo wiped out without any compunctions of conscience ant alie pension bills cannot be disposed of so summarily and cheerfull yet all ne pension legislation must go to a more favorable period or also revenue reduction is impossible by the present and thia sad mess which is now openly acknowledged by the g 0 p come about in a little over two years of republican administration it is actually startling when we contemplate that they began their rule with a margin of over A person must have a regular pumpkin head that cant see there is something rotten in the republican way of doing business because the country has nothing to show for this large expenditure of uncle sams cash |