| Show Horse Sense and Common Honesty The People Are No Longer Willing toMain- toMain tain Private Political Interests at Public Expense Which Members of Congress Appear Appear Appear Ap Ap- Ap- Ap pear Not to Realize By H. H J. J CONDEN The only real problem confronting the he members of the present congress is how to continue the maintenance of their individual political interests at it the expense of or the people If It they possessed only a moderate degree of horse sense and common honesty they would understand that the he problem is Impossible of solution because Because the people In these times of ot confiscation by taxation are rc in no temper to further bear this outrageous outrageous burden In that case the balancing of the budget would be no problem at alL alt It could be bedone done done by the simple procedure procedure pro pro- of reducing the governmental expenditures to a point where additional additional addi taxation would be unnecessary That is precisely the simple procedure procedure I. I dure of privately owned business when confronted with an established excess nf of expenditures over r possible r oo r Income With the United States government the process would be much easier than with private business because at least quarter one-quarter of the expenditures expenditures expendi tures of the federal government are for tor or useless and unnecessary activities a a good part of which are positively injurious to a supposedly free and Independent In dependent citizenry American politicians for years have thrived on the patronage or spoils system and the people have patiently regarded this system as something that had to be tolerated because no matter whom they elected to public office the usual spoils would be gathered In But we have now reached the reached the point where taxation becoming tory ory is unbearable and the people are demanding the abolition of the patronage or spoils system Within the federal government the most colossal of all aU patronage Institutions institutions in in- has been built up under both oth Republican and Democratic administrations administrations ad ad- ministrations and through congress dominated by both parties The re responsibility responsibility re- re for this palpable political cal plunder rests upon both bothof of the big parties This huge federal patronage institution Institution institution consists of hundreds of commissions commis commis- boards bureaus and departmental departmental departmental depart depart- mental divisions created by t the politicians poli poU- politicians In office to provide to o them at the peoples people's expense a great volume volume volume vol vol- ume of patronage they have considered considered considered consid consid- ered helpful to their selfish Individual political Interests Most if not all aU of ot this vast bureaucracy bureaucracy bureau bureau- cracy In theory has been set setup up to help the common people Most If It not all aU of this vast bureaucracy bureaucracy bureaucracy bureau bureau- cracy in operation has inflicted an intolerable burden on the common people And for tor all of ot this destructive devastating devastating devastating dev dev- dev dev- bureaucratic service the people peo peo- pIe have been taxed to the verge of poverty One thing Is certain certain there there re will be beno beno beno no full recovery of ot prosperity until thIs his gigantic federal waste is eliminated eUm- eUm nat d. d with taxes reduced Instead of Increased Congress Is the sole power to dim eUm mate nate the waste Tho The present congress will not hot do 1 It The next congress will do It only if and when the people demand it lifter election No attention will be paid to party platform pledges by members of ot congress congress con- con gress after election r Party platforms are arc made for tor campaign earn cam pax use only Witness If you please the party pledges on economy as enunciated in inthe inthe inthe the 1928 platforms REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM PLATFORM 1 OF 1928 1926 OF 1928 Public Economy The Democratic The citizen and party stands for tor ef efficiency et- et taxpayer has a and econ econ- natural rIght to be bc omy In the admin protected from un- un of public necessary a and n d affairs and we wasteful expendi expendi- pledge tures ThIs is a 3 rich a Businesslike but also a growth reorganization of nation with con can conall canall all the departments Increasing of the government leg legitimate i U mat e de- de b Elimination mands for tor public of dup 11 c cat a t ion funds It If we are waste and overlap overlap- able to spend wise wise- ping Ily ly and meet these c Substitution requirements it is of modern bus I. I f fir i r s t necessary methods that we save wise wise- for existing ly lete a and n d anti anti- Spending c a x- x conditions n not o t uNo No economy re- re only deprIves men suIted from the through taxation Republican party of the fruits of rule The savings theIr labor but of- of they claim take no Centimes m mc e a n of the thel the postponement elimination ot of ex- ex ot of vitally follow follow- tant public works ing g the end of the We com men d world war the President C o 00 o l 1 large sums real real- idge for his from the sale of thIs of war materIals fundamental prin prin- nor Its failure to ciple of sound ad- ad supply sufficient mi ministration and funds for the effi effi- pledge ourselves dent conduct of to live up to the m man a n y important high standard he governmental no- no has set Since the making of these party pledges in 1928 the federal government government govern govern- ment expenditures with the approval approval approval ap ap- of both Republican and Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- members have been increased per cent in the agricultural department de de- department per cent in the postoffice department department department depart depart- ment per cent In the treasury department department department depart depart- ment 77 per cent in the department department department de de- per cent in the shipping board and all along the line Can either party point with pride to the redemption of the economy pledges they made In 1928 Congress has increased the total expenditures of the federal government government government govern govern- ment 28 per pcr cent from 1927 to 1932 It increased the expenditures of the major departments and commissions of governments by 63 per cent One of the most astonishing increases increases- is 15 that in the d deficit of the postoffice department from to or or per cent |
