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Show DEMOCRATIC HOPES DASHED. Tho Democratic press Is violent in Its recusations ot extravagance against tho seselon of Congress that has just been completed. And yet the chief grievance of the great Democratic leader In the Senate was that a river and harbor bill carrying twenty-four million dollars, and a public building bill carrying twelve millions more, were not passed. Various other bills carrying appropriations appropria-tions big and little, which the Democrats Demo-crats were feverishly urging so that they could have a leverage to charge extravagance upon the Republican Congress, also failed. Hence the Democratic Demo-cratic walls; tho grief Is on two accounts: ac-counts: they lose the pickings, and they also lose the chances they hoped for In tho way of gaining hoped-for campaign material. The truth of the whole matter was splendidly shown Just prior to the adjournment ad-journment of the session, by Senator Allison In tho Senate, and by Representative Repre-sentative James A. Hemenway In the House. Mr. Allison Is the chairman of tho Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropria-tions, and Mr. Hemenway is chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. Appropria-tions. So that their statements are ofil- uuii uiiu uuuiui nam Mr. Allison, In a comprehensive and comparative table which Is clearness itself, it-self, showed that the appropriations for the ensuing year wore $28,516,123.97 above thoso of the present year, but that of this total, the sum of $19,063,449, or more than two-thirds of the whole, was on postoffice account, in tho establishment estab-lishment and extension of mall delivery routes, and other Improvements of tho service, for tho benefit of the people. There was an Increase of over twomll-llons twomll-llons for tho navy, two millions and a half for the District of Columbia (principally (prin-cipally In buildings for tho better accommodation ac-commodation of Congressmen In transacting trans-acting tho public business), and two million and a half for pensions. , Representative Hemenway showed that tho Increase in appropriations by no means has kept pace with the Increase In-crease of the country In Its public business, busi-ness, In Its wealth or In Its population. And he showed that of all tho nations of the world, tho United Statos puts the least burden of taxation upon Its people. peo-ple. Great Britain Imposes taxation which amounts to $21.39 per capita; France, $17.84; Austro-Hungary, $17.30; German Empire, $9.45; United States, $7.97, the least of all, while wo as a people peo-ple are by far the richest of all. lt Is a splendid showing of businesslike business-like methods, economical administration, administra-tion, and faithfulness to the public trust. It Is no wonder that the Democratic Demo-cratic partisans, hungry for something about which they could raise a clamor, havo been unablo to hide their disgust at finding nothing; their rage at being outgeneraled In their play for political timber, Is both natural and excusable; but the public rejoicing Is qulto as natural na-tural and even more hearty. |
