Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1882 — The People Pay. [ARTICLE]

The People Pay.

Secor Robeson, who leads the House of Representatives and directs the Speaker’s decisions, boldly declares that the Republican programme of this Congress is to antagonize the economy of Democrats in the last three Congresses. The treasury is full, and can be kept full by taxation on a war basis. Some Republicans may wish to deny his authority, fearing the odium of a corrupt and characterless leadership; but the record speaks louder than insincere protests, and shows a perfect accord in the party on every scheme of spoliation or of reckless expenditure since the beginning of the session. The Legislative, Executive and Judicial bill for the next fiscal year exceedsin the aggregate the present law by $2,650,368; and the Committee of Appropriations pretend to excuse this large and unjustifiable increase by saying that it is less by $1,484,855 than the estimates, which were purposely excessive, and made so by the different departments and bureaus for this very use. The Pestoffice bill, the Indian bill, the Army bill, the Agricultural bill, the Deficiency bills, and others thus far reported or passed, are without exception loaded down with additions to the usual grants that will foot up millions. Multitudes of new offices havcf been created ; and yet the public service swarms with old sinecures and idlers. In the House of Representatives the Committee on Appropriations consists of fifteen members—nine Republicans and six Democrats. Frank Hiscock is Chairman, and Secor Robeson is second in order, but first in consequence and in management. Of the whole number there are but three Democratic members who in any proper sense can be called economists. This important committee was packed by Robeson to do the very work it has been doing and will yet do. Randall, Holman, ana other Democrats, who had proved themselves the efficient friends of economy, and whose experience is of great value in legislation, were excluded * intentionally from this committee because they would be stumbling blocks in the way of jobs. Mr. Whitthorne was put off the Committee op Naval Affairs, where he had saved millions to the treasury, and had exposed the venality of Becor Robeson, because his presence there would have checked the schemes of plunder which are held back to wait a favorable chance in the House, Prodigality is visible in every direction. The policy of retrenchment, introduced in the Forty-fourth Congress by the Democrats, and by which the

expenditures were reduced $30,000,000 2a the first year they controlled the appropriations, has been radically reversed. The Republican rule is extravagance, loose legislation and jobbery. These fr ets cannot be concealed from the v. rulry, and others like them, eo/i *■ uumning, will enter seriously into the elections next fall. No arts, of the demagogue, .no misrepresentations of the lying politician, can mislead the people, with this record to convict the Rs publican party of willful waste, of organised raids on the treasury, and of the matured schemes of plunder. The Republicans have possession of every branch of the Government—legislative, executive and judicial. They have the committees to shape legislation in their own way. They are responsible for every dollar of expenditure and for every job that may be passed ; and they will not be permitted to escape that responsibility.—New York Sun.