Show THE USUAL QUERY IT T IS a particularly happy reply the Democratic press makes makes' to the Navy League demand that the President President dent of or the United States immediately convene Congress in special session to authorize the appropriation of OO- OO for national defense It Isa is isa a reply always alwa's conclusive c and applicable applicable applicable ap ap- ap- ap when a II Den Democratic administration administration administration adminis adminis- is In power lower These lhee newspapers merel merely ask Where is ts the money coming from And of or cour course e that closes the tiro argument argument ment because nobody can answer There is no mo money e for tor the ordinary expenses of tho the government and it follows there could be none for tor such an extraordinary expenditure Uncle Sam began to feel the pinch of ot poverty shortly after alter the Underwood od tariff bill went Into full fuH force torce and effect Month after month the the- deficit continued continued con con- because the lower duties of or that law failed to provide sufficient revenue revenue revenue rev- rev Ultimately the tho President found himself confronted by the necessity either of ot Isi issuing bonds bondt as ae did his only Democratic predecessor since th the tho Civil war or of or imposing a direct tax He Ho chose tho the latter because the war seemed to furnish an un excuse for tor it Ev Even n that solution has railed failed for tor the deJ deficit continues and within and a reason reason- I I I ably short hort time the President must again raise monc money Democratic economic policies have never er failed ailed to constitute the above question the tho ordinary query whatever cl the amount or 01 the purpose of an ex ex- The They are based upon n a fallacy and they lend to trouble a athe athe ae the sparks parks rl fly upward The They place upon American citizens the burden of m maintaining their national government government govern o ment a load the foreign Importer pays under the thc operations of or a n. protective tariff When the Democratic pre press asks s where is the money coming I from om the only accurate answer must mustI b be that it comes from the pockets of or orthe I the American people I |