The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1920, Page 11

ga SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 1920, \ HARDING HITS MONEY ~_. WASTE OF WILSON MEN (Continued Frem Page Nine.) from the very moment the pres- ent ‘administration took the reins of power the cost of government began to increase by leaps and bounds. And the cost of living wen: up step by step, and leap by leap, in company and jn sympathy with it. And this was before the war and in the‘ face of that ‘‘paychological de- pression” to which I have adverted. An Unprecedented. Sum. In 1912, under a Republican ad- ministration, the .total expenditures of the government totaled $654,- 000,000. In’1916 they had risen to $742,000,000. Now, two ~ yéars after the armistice—and in a time of practical, if mot technical, peace—we find this administration asking for appropriations for the current year ‘of $5,294,000,000. That enormous, unprecedented ‘sum would have been expended, if a Republican ¢on- gress had not scaled down the esti- mates. The’ present administra- tion can make no promise to reduce the’ cost of government in the coming year if coptinued in power. In 1912° they demanded in their platform a reduction in\the number of government office holders. I believe that demand was justified. The Republican administration then in power had started an investigation with a view to bringing about this reform, and had published the partial reguit of that inquiry and its inten- tion to act upon it. The new party government found 280,000 civil ser- vice employees on the rolls of the gov- ernment. Instead of reducing the number from the very start there was a:contiguous addition to the civil list. The last estimate of the civil service commission indicates that the num- ber is approximately 657,000 and the pest information is that tHe estimate is more than 100,000 short of the actual number, and takes no accgunt of the almost limitless boards, com- missions‘ and specialists: and ~ fad- jist. officials. “ Civil List Hasn’t Shrunk “qiwant to be fair. Of course our World-war machine created the need for. more help in nearly all the de- partments, but since ‘the war the civil’ list has not shrunk even ap- proximately to a peace basis. The administration in power seems to be ‘utterly incapable of gétting back to a peace time basis of organization, ‘ gdministration and: expenditure. This notfonly indicates an unnet- essary expenditure, of public funds, but it takes out of the ranks of pro- duction .and distribution every un- TTT TTT Srecuvaerty “after war period. / “BISMARCY DAILY TRIBUNE and the Price . Senator Harding Says: “T have helped to cut sixty cent wheat, I have known it to sell at forty cents. I have followed the cradle, and sweated-behind thereaper whery binding was a cross to bear, and I know I spoke the truth when I said,.some years ago, that Ohio farmers, ‘in the normal days ‘before the war, rejdtigad to raise dollar wheat.” sy 6 alae #bOLe THRE rgb i “That statement had no reference to war time; none to the present ‘ my / “Conditions, as well as prices, have changed sincell made that perfect- ly natural and truthful statement, and other great and\mportant changés are'in contemplation, and no misrep resentation is necessary to bring them about.” ! arate va i SS ~~ REPUBLICAN.NATIONAL COMMITTEE’ oe ae * (Politigal Advertisement): ~ = 0% Uf A arn a \ ( ANE OR 4 oa , necessary ‘employe and adds to the { tures. We need efficieffey in govern- | cost of living. The amount asked for the executive departments of the government this year means a tax of $52 for every man, woman and child in the country — approximately $250 for every family of five: No one but the pauper escapes pay- ing his share in one way or another. These are home issues which af- fect every one and which need no foreign interpretations. They con- cern you, each and all, my country- men, gs vitally as tomorrow's break- fast, or the winter coal, or the price of shoes and clothing. They are in fact a part of the cost of each of these items of the bill ‘of existence in this land of ours. Take up the question of govern- ment in any phase and we find upon the part of this administration the same incapacity or ineptitude, the same want of foresight, the sam? lack of practical comprehension of business as applied to government. Idealism may be used in the formu- lation of policies, but the application of poficies and their. transportation into actions is business and busines Ss ‘is a’matter of systematic sdninie- tration. ay It is a matter of common knowl- edge that a majority of the gavern- ments of the nations are practically bankrupt. Even among the’ great nations there are very few which can .be' claimed to be solvent in the matter of realizable assets. This is: 6f tremendous significance., Half Subject, Hali Free. i Lincoln once said that our nation coud not endure half slave and hali ftee, and by the same token and*in the same sense the economic world ean not long endure half bankrupt ‘and half solvent, half subject and half free. This is obvious to all who consider the subject status of dhundreds of millions of people under. the fixed and practically unalterable conditions of the Versailles com- pact, dominated by the creditor nations of the world.\ oe Here are the seeds of future wars— the ohly releasé from intolerable conditions. This, we like to think, isa progressing world, a developing civilization. Universal peace must come not from fixed boundaries and unchanging restrictions, not © fron Jeagued and armed force, but from enlightened and expanded hiiman na- ture, broadened acquaintance and understapding. Let us do our part in the world first by giving the world a fitting example of self-government, compe- tently “conducted. Befare we reach for the stars let-us sweep the hearth. We Want Retrenchment. | We need retrenchment in expenqi- ard of Jiving based on a high nate - wages, honestly earned and reflecte: in high production and __ protec against unfair competition of| for eign. goods produced under inferior working conditions. We want a free and clean press; we want a ‘nation of home-owners and home -lovers. We |g of the people. nient. We’want to unshackle- busi- j nfugn. os U F i i i néss from its burdens of taxes, “ot Lobes ies alley weavily and inequitably and unsci- entfically imposed. We want to establish our lines of transport and communication: on a basis which will take them adequate to the ever in- creasing demanis of our develop- ment and needs.’ We want an educa- tional system which will offer free opportunity to every aspiring mind; we want a policy~of so€ial justice which will be a response to the Ser- ‘mon on the Mount. We want ‘an ‘American merchant marine whic# will carry American products ‘in American bottoms under the folds of “Old Glory” to every port in es i world; we want an agricultural de* velopment which will furnish food in plenty and find profit and pleasure administrations, but it is a progran. 1 shall work- to in whatever station I may. be called to-serve. It is theirs of right, ship according ‘to their conscience: | We want tolerance as well as liberty, ‘We want wholesome recreation to lighten our toil and. keep up in touch = with God’s out-of-doors. AN of these we have in, measure and all of these we may have in full if we will work as well as’.wish. Greatest Contribution Possible, “and when‘we have won them, we will have given the world our great est* possible contribution of good and | ud e e ¥ ‘ Make Definite Plans’ _ You will find it of great ‘assistance in sav- ing if you have plans which you have care- , fully made ‘so, that. fhey are suited to your income’ and expenses.’ ‘ Once you have such definite plans it will be interesting for you to save and, see them ma-_ { structive / Ae minds; G { i aided-.the. world. toward. the. millen- | willing-4o Heserve ft, work for it and i . i support ite It is in this faith that we ask that know it is not to be accomplished in| you place an American government | uy one or perhaps in a number of ‘jn power at Washington—a govern- ment which will assemble at Wasi ington men of experience and con- sheritage,, government Remember that good government | pledged to economy and efficiency; ay government in which the executive want a religious people, free to Wor- /and they ean command it if they are: and legislative department will work er a IL Reduced Price Sale of Musical Instruments _ Musical Instruments_have not dropped in price and the factor- , ies are not going to reduce their prices. «8 We are very heavily stocked with all Musical Instrum pectations, we are of-. a as this fall’s business is below our. sales ex fering cut pricég*to reduce our stock. independence or. surrender mittal I ask your suffrages. ‘ ‘oli. i _ We will assist_you to carry out your savings plan—THE OLDEST BANK ON THE MISSOURI - SLOPE AND THE LARGEST BANK: IN THIS SECTION OF THE STATE--with deposits of over t oN Remember:—This sale is now on and will only last until Two Million. 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