Sept. 20 10M.
- Ron. Chump Clark and Others.
“mitten. Etc:
““3: “lion-4n my response to your
_‘ ‘. - at the formal notification
1 . . ,I referred to some matters
In this letter. I desire
be cpmldered as ihc orporut-
.Ihd regret that lack of space
to specific refclcia c to them
With here. howev er. again to refer
viomnhere expressed as to the
:W new. to declare again my tin-
' belief in said standard and to
my appreciation of the action
convention in reply to my com-
tion upon that subject.
vs public questions are pressing
ion. The Democratic party
II to the people with confidence
. position on these questions will
“Rind lndorsed at the polls.
the lanes involved are numcr-
due stand forth pro-eminent la
, ‘bllc mind. Among these, are
, reform. imperialism. economical
I Itratlon and honesty in thc pub-
rvlce. I shall briefly consider
and some others within the nec-
“Elly prescribed limits of this letter.
1 “dilation proceedings com c1 ningthls
tn'i issue. the 01 ershadouiug impor-
rice of this question impcls me to re-
“d? to it again. The issue is often-
times referred to as constitutionalism
if usimperlalism.
If we would retain our liberties and
Institutional rights unimpaired 11c
’ linot permit or tolerate at any time
for any purpose the urrogutlou of
.u ' ~oastltutional poucis b1 the execu-
rive branch of our government We
onld be e1er mindful of the 11 mils
Webster “Liberty is only to be pic-
ed by maintaining constitutional
ralnts and a just division of polit-
powers" ‘
ready the nationpl goiernment has
" , htl'allzed beyond any point
Jaunts p on ‘or' imagined by tho
builders of the co11stitutio11.llo1v tre-
~eudousiy all this has added to the
power of the president! it has deicl-
fl‘Olh year to year until it almost
a that of many monarchs While
will of our country and the 11111"-
e of luteistatc inteiests may seem
to furnish a plausible rcason for this
finalization of pou c1 yet these same
acts afford the most potent lcuson
Wby the executive should not be per
,ltt'ed to encroach upon the other de-
partments of the govemment and as-
name legislative or other powers not
pressly conferred by the constitu-
‘;The magnitude of the country and
It! diversity of interests aml popula-
on .Wdulflglilllble , a dctcnnlned. ambl-
11(17er able executive. unmindful of
Ititutional limitations and fired
With the lust of power, to go fat in
ithel‘usurpation '-of unthmit1 and the
nudlzement of personal power he-
tho situation could be fully appre-
{tinted or the [temple be aroused.
.The issue of imperialism which has
been thrust upon the country involves
lslon whether the law of the land
beanie of indi1lduul capriee shall
more. ,The principle of imperialism
’7 any give rise to brilliant. startling.-
siting results. but the principle of
deracy holds in check the brilliant
' tive and subjects him‘to the so
' nservative control of the people.
people of the United States
the parting of the ways.
is along the paths of peace, pros-
‘hnd contentment. guided by the
living spirit of the constitution
1' they framed for as. or shall we
on: other and settled paths hith-
. u shunned by all, follo’vving blindly
- ‘ ideals which. though appealing
_ ith brillianc'y to the imagination. and
1 ambition. may prove a w'lil-o' the-wisp.
us into difficulties from which
is one of the cardinal
o the Democratic faith and
at the present time It should be
" ken at once ia" the interest of
ley tariff is excessive la
lutes‘ and. as to them at
and oppressbely hur-
“gill? ares to domes-
. Buy or iii comb!
" the privilege of exacting ex-
3 prices at home and prices for
' level of sold: made regular-
ochre-d. with profit. thus
bounty to foreigners at the
on; own people. It 1121123
in 1nd uniuit taxes upon
forming in v'vholeorpart
members: or many
- tured products. not oil-
. the consumer, but also
the manufacturpr the rusty
flutter: burdens the people
W than to pay excess-
. 6019!. chm M
1 siuau 1m nos-muff 1111'-
any considersblo a cunt
111m extenlively' at
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THE SOUTH No .wAL ,_§v
the express immensity. as was open
Iy avowed. of furnishing a basis for
reduction by lacuna of reciprocal trade
treaties. which the llcpnbiicau admin-
lslrudou. impllcdly at least. promised
to negotiate. Moving on this promise
secured the increased dutlcs. the ite-
piibllciiti party lcatlcrs. spurred on by
protected Interests. dct'cutcd thc
treaties negotiated by the cxcctuive.
and now these same interests cling to
ihc bcncilt of these dullcs which the
people 11cvcr intended thcy should have
and to which they have no morid right.
Even now ti1c argument most fre-
quently urged in behalf of the Ilinglcy
tariff and against tnrltf reform gcncral-
ly is the necessity of caring for our in-
fant industries Many of thcac indus-
tries after a liuudtcd )t'illal of lusty
growth are looming up as industrial
giants. In their case at least ti1c Ding-
lcy tariff invites combination and mo-
nopoly and gives justification to the
expression that the tariff is the moth-
er of trusts.
I-‘or thc above mentioned reasons,
among many others, the people do
maad reform of these abuses, and such
reform dcmuuds and should receive im-
mediate attention.
The two leading pni‘tlcs have always
differed as to the principle of customs
taxation. Our party has ulways‘ad-
vanced the thcory that ti1c object is
the raising of revenue for support of
the govcrumcnt whatever other rcsults
m:1y lm‘idcutully flow therefrtuu. ’l‘bc
llcpublicau party. on the other halal.
contends. that customs dutlcs should
bc levied priuutrlly for protection. so
called. with revcnuc as thc subordinate
pumose. thus using the power of tax-
ation to build up the business and prop-
erty ot’ the few at the expense of the
many.
This difference of principle still sub-
slsls, but our party appreciates that the
long continued policy of the country.
as 111anlt'ested in its statutes. makes it
necessary that tariff reform should be
prudently and sugaciously undertaken
on scientific principles, to the cod that
there should not be an immediate rev-
olution I11 existing conditions.
111 the words of our platform we dc-
maml "a revision and a gradual re-
duction of the tariff by the friends of
the binaries, and for the common weal.
and not by the friends of its abuses,
its cxtortions and discrluiiuutions."
It is true that the Republicans. who
do not admit in their platform that the
Dinglcy tariff needs the slightest al-
teration. are likely to retain a major-
ity of the. federal senate throughout the
next presidential term that could. there.
forepif they chose, block evcry at-
tempt' of legislative relief. lint it
should be rcmembcrial that the Re-
publicna party includes many revision-
ists. and I believe it 'will shrink from
defying the popular will expressed ini-
mistakably and pcremptorily at the
ballot box.
The people demand reform of exist-
ing conditions. Since the last Dci ino-
cratic administration the cost of living
has grievously increased. Those hav.
ing fixed incomes {have suffered keenly;
those living on wages. if there has
been any increase. know that such in-
crease has not kept pace with the ad—
vance in the cost of living. including
rent and the necessaries of life. Many
today are out of work. unable to sc-
cure any wages/at all. ’l‘o-ailevlate
these couditioustln so far as is in our
power should beiour earnest endeavor.
Trust Remedies.
I pointed out'in iay«earller response
the remedy which. in my judgment.
can effectually be applied against
monopolies. and the assurance was
then given that if existing laws. i11-
cludiug both statutetand common law.
proved inadequate. contrary to my ex-
pectutions. I favor much further legis-
lation within constitutional limitations
as will best promotes and safeguard the
interests of all the people.
Whether there is_ any common law
which can be applied and enforced by
the federal courts cannot be determin-
ed by the piesidenu or by a candidate
for the presidency. 1 ‘
The determination of this question
was left by the pebple in framing the
constitution to the judiciary and not
to the executive. ‘ c supreme court
of the United Statesi has recently con-
sidered this question. and, in the case
of the Western Ilninll Telegraph com-
pany versus the Cal Publishing com-
pnny. to be found-in the. one hundred
and eighty~first volume of the United
States supreme coum reports. at page
02. It decided that (mumon lu1v prin
lclpies could be implied by United
States courts in cases (involving inter-
state commence in t mence of Unit-
ed States statutes specifically cover.
lag the case. Suchflsttbe law oftho
Reciprocity. -
In my address Qto the {notification
committee I said that tariff\reform “it
demanded by ~that best interests of
both manufactu r and consumer."
With equal truth it can bs1said that
the benefits of 1‘s: :lprocal trade trea-
ties would cnure its both. That the
consumer would ble helped is unques.
tlonable. That themanufacturer Would
massive great basalt by *extcnding his
markets nbmd hrdly needs demon-
station, His pmductive capacity has
011than the ho Deflml'ket. The very
me me rivet" has (manged in
its rice. nce. from the menu
factit‘rét‘s' point of view. it meant ex-
pansion; today marvelous growth
of tin! impatient-tag industries has
far excesdm use mumps» capacity
of our dons markets. and the term
i” implies contraction
fl the" fills awbo
ad! employment to our
{securing to them and to
rather than c: :pnsion. If we would.
cute their homo. on the most l.-
vorahle terms
Our martyred prcsidctit. William Mc-
Kinley. appr-etlatcd this situation. He
pointed out I11 his last address to the
people that wc natal make sensible
trade arrangements if “we shall ex-
tend the outlets for our increasing sur-
plus." He said: "A system which pro
vides a mutual exchange of commodi-
ties is 111a11ifcstly essential to the c011-
tluncd and healthful growth of our ex-
port trade. ' ' ' The period of exciti-
slvcucss ls past. The cxpttusion of our
trade- and uouuucrm is the pressing
problem. Connncrciul wars are unprof-
liilltie. A policy of good will find
friendly relations will prcvent rcprls-
ala. licciprm-Iiy treaties arc in bar-
funny with the spirit of the times;
mcnsiucs of Ictaliatiou 1110 not. "
This argument was made in the in
tercst of our manufactmers. whose
products. he urged. "have so multi-
plied that the problem of more markets
requires our urgent and Immediate ut-
tentloa." He had come to realise that
the so called stand pat policy must
give way: ibat there uiiist be a reduc-
tion of duties to enable mir manufae
iurers to cultivate foreign markets.
The last words of this president. who
had won the affection of his country-
mcn. ought to be studied by every 1111111
who has any doubt of the necessity of
a reduction I11 tariff rates in the inter-
est of the 1nanufucturcr. They present
with clcarncsa a situation and a pro-
posed remcdy that prompted the provi-
sion in our platform which declares
that “we favor liberal trade arrange-
ments with (‘1111111111 and with peoples,
of other countries whcre. they can be
entered into with benefit to American
agriculture. mamii'ucturcs. mining or
couuucrcc."
The. persistent refusal of the Iicpub-
lictin "priority in the federal senate to
ratify the reciprocity trcatles llt‘fltlv
listed in pursuance of the policy ud- l
vacated alike by Mr. liluiue and Mr.
McKinley. and expressly suuctlouml in
the Diuglcy act ltsclt’. is a discourag‘
lug exhibition of bad faith. As already
111cntloncd by me. ihc cxorbltaut duty
imposed on many an imported article
by the Ilinglcy tariff was uvowetlly in
tended by its author not to be perina-
ncnt. but to scrvc temporarily 11s 11
maximum. from which the federal gov~
ermnent was empowerml to offer a re-
duction in return for 1111 cquivalcut
concession on the. part of a foreign
country. President McKinley under-
took honestly to carry out the purpose
of the act. A number of reciprocity
agreements were negotiated. which. if
ratified. would have had the twofold
result of cheapcnlng many imported
products for American consumers and
of opening and enlarging foreign mar~
kets to American producers. Not one
of those agreements has met with the
approval of the Republican masters of
the senate. Indeed they did not even
permit their consideration. In view
of the attitude of the present execu-
tive. no new agreement need be ex-
pccted from him. Nor does the lie
pubilcnu platform contain a favorable
inference to one of the snspcndcd
treaties. The reciprocity clauses of
the I lingley act seem destined to re- 1
main a monument of legislative cozen.
age and political bad faith unless the
people take the matter in their own
hands at the ballot box and command
a reduction of duties In return for
reciprocal concessions.
Independence For the Filipinos.
In some quartets it has been assum-
cd that in the discussion of the Philip.
p no question in my response the
1 ruse “self government" was intend-
ed to mean something less than inde<
pcndcuce. it was not intended that it
should be understood to mean nor do
I think as used ii‘does mean less than
independence. However. to eliminate
all possibility for conjecture I now '
state that I am in hearty accord With
that plank in our platform that favors
doing for the Filipinos what we have
already done for the Cubans. and I
favor tanking the promise to‘them now
that we. shall take such action as soon
as they are reasonably prepared for it.
If independence such as the Cubans
enjoy cannot be prudently granted to
the Filipinos at this time. the promise
that it shall come the moment they
are capable of receiving it will tend to
stimulate rather than hinder their de-
velopment. And this should be done
not onLv in justice to the Filipinos. bill:
to preserve our own rights. for a free
people cannot withhold frcedmn from
another people and themselvcs‘remaln
free. The toleration of tyranny over
others will soon breed contempt for free ’
dom and self government and weaken
our power of resistance to insidious
usurpation of our constitutional rights.
American Citizenship.
The pledge of the platform to secure
to our citizens. without distinction of
race or creed. whether native born or
naturalized. at home and abroad. the
equal protection of the laws and the
enjoyment of all the rights and.prii
Ieges open to them under the co'v‘entlh
of our treaties. as their just due. should
be made good to them. In the accom-
that a pamrt issued by the govern
ment of mo. ed States to so Mr?
loan the accepted tile world
0“..qu of citizenship. . ,
Civil Sonics; ,
The statut§ relating to civil séfvlcl’
in the some at the efforts‘of- than;
ful. unselfish and public splri ledcl
lens. on under if has trident:
ly been of such a character as to of-
fend arm tilt iplrit of. the. nature
but the results achieved. even under a
partial “augment of the Insulin“
manna to both small om-
mxnd the mum at the Win.
party that It was momenta the
reform and
,cxports and imports.
plishment bf that result it a mount [
in each of the sixteen states and torri—
'torles. mentioned in the law. is dlm'ct-
ly affected by the national statute‘tho
outcome of lutcillgcnt and persistent
efl'orta of leading citizens. providing
for the reclamation of the arid lands
for the benefit of homo aeckcrs. Dur-
ing the years of the development of the
mcasatc which finally received the vote
of every member of the upper house
of congress it encountered opposition.
based to a large cxtcnt upon the view
that the aim of its promoters was to
sccurc the hcucilis of irrigation to
private owners at government expense.
The aim of the statute is. however. to
enable this vast territory to reclaim
its urid lands without calling upon the
taxpayers of the country at large to
pay for it. Whether the purposes of
the bill will be fully accomplished must
depend in large 111casurc upon the abil-
ity. sobriety of judgment. independ-
ence and honesty of the olilcers of the
interior department having this great
work in charge.
111 1002 the main canals mid ditches
in the region affected aggrcguted more
than 50.0th miles, and the work of rec-
lamation is but in its infancy. The to-
tal cost of cmistructlon of the "0008'
sary head gates, dams, main canals.
ditches. reservoirs and pumping sta-
tions was at that time a little over
$03,000.000, which of itself suggests
the hundreds of millions that may
eventually be lnvcstml in the territory
covcml by the statute. The ningnl-
tude of the conception and the enor-
mous expense its carrying out involves
make us realize the ovcrwbci111i11g im-
portance of a broad, capable and honest
adnuulslration of the work authorized
'by the statute if effect is to be given
to that part of the plan that relieves
the country at large from ultimate lia-
bllity.
Panama Canal.
.iu isthmian canal has long been the
hope of our statesmen and the avow‘
(d aim of the two great parties. as
their platforms in the past show. The
I'auamu route having been selected,
the building of the canal should be
pressed to completion with all reason-
able expedition.
The Methods by which the executive
acquired the Panama canal route and
rights are a source of regret to many.
To them the statement that thereby 11
great public work was assured to the
profit of our people is not a sutilcient
answer to the charge of violation of
national good faith. They appreciate
that the principles and healthy convic-
tions which in their working out have
made us free and great stand firmly
against the argument or suggestion
that we shall be blind to the nature
of the means employed to promote our
welfare. They hold that adherence to
principle. whether it works for our
good or ill will have 11 more benefi-
ccnt influence on our future destiny
than all our material upbuilding. and
that we should ever 1c111cmber that
the-idea of doing :1 wrong to a email-
cr. weaker nation that we. or even all
mankind. may have a resultant good
is repugaut to the. principles upon
which our government was founded.
Under the laws of the Iinitcd States
the duty is imposed 011 the executive
to proceed with due diligence in the
work of constructiuguhc canal. That
duty should be. promptly performed.
American Shipping.
Our commerce In American bottoms
amounts to but 8 per cent of our total
For seventy
years prior to 1800, when .the Repub-
lican party came into power. our mer-
chant marine carried an average of
Til per cent of our foreign cmnmerce.
By 1377 it had dwindled to 27 per cent.
Now we carry but a coutempilbly
small fraction of our exports and im-
ports.
American shipping in the foreign
trade 11 us greater bv over 100 000 tons
in 1810. nearly 100 veins ago. than it
was last year. In the face of the con-
tinuous decline in the record of Amer-
ican shipping during the last forty‘
three years the promise of the Repub-
lican party “to restore it is without eu-
coumsemeut. The record of the Dem-
ocratic patty gives assurance that the
task can be more wisely lutrusted to
it.
It is an arduous task to undo the ef-
fect of forty years of decadence and
requires the study and investigation
of these. best fitted by experience to
find the remedy. which surely does not
lie in the granting of subsidies wrung
from the pockets of all the taxpayers.
Investigation of Government Depart-
ments. >
Recent disclosures. coupled with the
rapid augmentation of government ex-
penditures. show a need of an Investi-
gation of every department of the gov-
ernment. The Democrats in congress
demanded it. The Republican majorl-
ty refused the demand. The people
can determine by their vote in No-
vember whether they wish an honest
and thorough investigation. A Demo-
cratic congress and executive will as-
sure it.
Army and Navy.
We are justly proud of the odicers
and men of our army and navy. Both.
h,0wever have suffered from the De!”
slstent injection of personal and polit-
teal Influence. Promotions and appoint-
Ineli'ts have been bequeath b83811 on
favoritism instead of merit. Trials
and court mat-this have been set aside
under clrcumstan‘cea‘ indicating PO!“-
icsl interference. These and other
abuses should be corrected.
Pensions For Our “idiots and tailors.
'nic muons] Democracy favors lib-
eral pensions to the surviving soldiers
and mum and their dcpeudeutl on
the £2!!! mm Manet-vs liberal
toss t. It phd'xu by its platform
cocoons legislation to that end. But
it is said that "this order
usurpation.
was made In the pcri'ormum‘c of a
duty imptmcd upon tl1c prcsidcnt by
act of congress." but the provision
making the Imposition Is not pointed
out. The act to which the order re-
fers. which is the ouc rclallug to 'pen-
sloua to civil “or \ctct‘ulls. docs nut
authorize pcusioua on ti1c ground of
age. It does grunt pensions to those
“suffering from any 111cnial or physical
disability 01' disabilitics of 11 pcruuc
neui. character. not the result of their
own vicious liublts. which so iucnpaci<
tatcs tl1cu1 from ti1c performance of
manual labor as to rcrdcr them unu-
blc to earn a support." This specified
requiremcnt of incapacity is in effect
set aside by ordcr No. 78 as to all per.
sons ovcr sixty-two. V
The war cloacd nearly forty years
ago. In the meantime many of our
soldiers and sailors long survived the
age of sixty-two 11ml passed away
without rccciviug any pension. Rklil-
fulpcusion attorneys. bunting through
the statutc. failed to find there a pro-
vision giviug a pension to all who had
reached sixty-two. Many prominent
veterans urged the justice of congres-
sloutii action giving 11 service pension
to all veterans. illlls to that effect
were lutrodm‘od in congress. And not
until March of this year did any one
ever claim to lmvc made the discovery
that the president bad power to treat
the statute as it" it read that when a
claimant had passed the. age of sixty-
two years he is accessarlly disabled
onehalf I11 ability to perform manual
labor 11ml thcrci‘orc entitled to a pen-
slon.
’l‘he prcscut pension counnissioncr Ill-
dicnted his view of the order when in
a rcceut address be thanked the presi-
dciii for what be laid done and advised
his hcarcrs to use their lutlucncc that
a law might be pusscd to the some ef—
fcct. li‘uli coniidcmv. after all. seems
not to huvc bccu placed on the defense
of justification. for it is plcudcd in
mitigation that a former Iloimx‘rutic
president did something looking iii that
direction. Even if that were so, which
is not ad1nittcd., our present duty
would be none ihc Icss plain and im-
perative. ('lur pcoplc must 11cvcr tol-
craic the citation of ouc act of usurpa-
tion of power as an excuse for auoth
er. The first may possibly be due to
mistake; the sccond. being based 011
the first, cannot be. in explanation.
however. It should be said that the or-
der relied on simply provided that the
age of seventy-five years should be re-
garded as evidence of inability to pcr»
form inauual labor. Few tucu are able
to perform manual labor at that age,
but nearly all mcu are at sixty-two.
The first order is based on :1 fact that
experience teaches; the other is based
011 the assertion of that which is not
true as 11 general rule.
The obi inquiry. “What are you go-
ing to do about it?" is now stated in a
new,form. It is said by the adminis-
tration, in reply to the public criticism
of tilts order, that “it is easy to test
our opponents' sincerity In this nint-
ter. The order in question is revocable
at the pleasure of the executive. if
our opponents come into power they
can rcvoke this order and announce
that tbcy will treat the veterans of
sixty~two and seventy as presumably
in full bodily vigor and not entitled to
pension. Will they autho'rltutively
state that they intend to do this? If
so, we accept the issue."
This suggests the suspicion at least
that the order was made to create an
issue; that it was supposed to present
a strong strategic position in the but~
tie of the ballots. But as the making
of that order was. in my Judgment, an
attempted though perhaps unwittlngen
croachmeut upon the legislative power
and therefore unwarranted by the c011-
stitution. the challenge ts accepted. If
elected I will revoke. that order. But
I go further and say that. that being
done.l will contribute my effort toward
the enactment of a law to be passed by
both houses of congress and approved
by the executive that will give an age
pension without reference to disability
to the surviving heroes of the civil
war and under the provisions of which
a pension may be accepted with digaii
ty because of the, consciousness. that it
comes as a justdue from the people
through their chosen representatives
and not as largest! distributedby the
chief executive.
Foreign Relations.
The foreign relations of the govern-
ment have in late years asstuned
special‘ importance. Prior to the ac-
qulsltlon,of the Philippines we were
MONDAY. "SEPT. :16. 1904.
stairs by no is limited to the single of-
nce of enab'lng liu people to Willlt out
their own political and national destiny
for thcnm-ltcs Ill-1 from the cat-icion of
any l‘lur-optnu stati-
Reform In Governmental Expenditures.
Twenty-right years have passed since
the Democratic party of the state of New
york in convention assembled i'ccotu-
ntcndod to the national Denim-racy tile
nomination of Bunion-l J. 'l‘ildcu as its
candidate for the presidency and declared
It to be ”their sclilcd conviction that a
n-turn to the constitutional principles,
frugal cxpcltsca and pdmluistratlve purity
of the founders of lhc l‘i'llllbllc IN the first
and most i111pcr|o11s duty of the lime-aw
the commanding issuc now before the
pcoplc of thc I'11ion." This strong ex~
prcsslnn was called forth by the national
cxpcndilul‘eu for the )‘cur isn't, which
amounted to 834.000.1100 a situation which.
in the opinion of a majority of our pco-
pic, justified an imperative dcmuud for
reform in the administration of public
affairs. As the expenditures of the last
fiscal year amounted to the enormous
total of ”Stabbed. It Is evident that a
thorough investigation of the public serv-
ice and the immediate ubnndunmcut of
useless and extravagant expenditures 11111
more necessary now than they werc then.
This astounding Increase in out of all
proportion to the Increase of our popula-
tion and finds no excuse from whatever
aspcct we view ihc situation. The 1111-
tionai Democratic platform declares that
“large reductions can easily be made in
the annual expenditures of ihc govern-
mcut without impairing the efficiency of
any branch of the public service." Can
there be any doubt of the accuracy of
this statement? lictwecn the expendi-
tures of the year lifts}, amounting to 121:.-
0001100. and those of the last fiscal year—
thc seventh nftcr Grover ("love-land ceas-
ed to he prmidcut—»:1ggrcgating 582.000.000.
there is a diffcrcnce so great as to excite
alarm I11 the breasts of all thoughtful
mcu. l‘Ivcn excluding the sum of 850,000.-
on paid for the Panama cnnul rights and
to the state of Panama. the expenditures
inf the last fiscal year exceeded the sum
of $532,000.01». being more than double. the
expcnditurcs of the government for all
purposes during the first year of Mr.
Cleveland's administration.
The. expenses of the first four years luc-
cecdlng the last Democratic administra-
tion amounted to the enormous average
of 8.111.010.0110 per year. This large cx-
pendlture was due to a considerable ex-
tent to the cost at the Spanish-American
war. which occurred during that period.
Iiut thc tcrmiuation of that war brought
no relief to the treasury. for the average
annual expenses of the government dur-
‘iug the three subsequent years ending
June 301904.1ch about “19.000000. which
iis the largest sum hitherto reached dur-
ing a like period since the close of the
l civil war.
This draft upon the revenues of the
.countlv has had the effect which might
:hs1e been anticlputcd, and now we have
presented ti1c icicrsc of the situation.
which led to the famous observation. "It
ll a condition and not a theory which
confronts us." for. although the present
incunibcut found at the close of the first
fiscal year during which he assumed con-
trol of the administration a surplus of re-
celpts over expenditures of more than
091000.000, there was an excess of ex-
penditures ovcr receipts at the close of
the last fiscal year of $42,000,000. and the
official monthly reports made by the
treasury dclulrtmeut show that the rib
peudlturcs are continuously and rapidly
increasing, while the reocipls are dimin-
ishlng.
In this connection It Is intorcsting to
note the recent administrative orders for-
bidding government offlccra from making
public any statement of estimates 011
which future appropriations are to be
based.
If a man of ordinary Intelligence and
penscs of his business such a tremendous
percentage of increase. would he 1'“
promptly set on foot an inquiry for the
cause of the waste and take immediate
measures to stop it. especially when
trusted employees have been found dis-
honest and convicted and o. widespread
Impression exists that a thorough Investi-
gation may discover other cases of mal-
'fcusunce? When the chief executive rc-
portcd to congress that “through frauds.
forgcrles'and pcrjuriss and by shameless
bribcrlcs the laws relating to the proper
conduct of the public service in general
and to the due administration of the post-
office department have been notoriously
violated ' ' ' ” there was a general popu-
lar dc «hand for a rigid, sweeping investi‘
gallon by congress in addition to that un<
dertaken by the executive himself. Bach
an'investigatlon the Republican ma ority
in congress would not permit. alt ough
the minority Insisted that the interests of
good government demanded it. And the
minority was right. The liberality. pa-
triotism and national pride of the people
should not be made an excuse for waste
of the public funds. Official extravagance
is official crime.
There is not a sentence in the Repub-
llcan platform recommending a reduction
in the expenditures of the. government.
not a line suggesting that the increase in
the cost of tho wurwdepsrtmcnt from 334.-
000.000 in 1886 to 8115000000 in 1904 should 1m
inquired into. and not a paragraph calling
for a thorough investigation of those
departments of the government In which
dishonesty has been recently disclosed.
The people. however. can by their votes.
if theyd desire It. order such an ln1estiga-
tlon bud inaugurate a policy of economy
and retrenchment. It is safe to say that
this will not be accomplished by indors.
tug at the polls the Republican majority
of the house of representatives which re-
fused thc investigation and made the ap-
propriations, nor by continuing in power
the administration which made the dis-
bursements.
Reform in expenditures must be had in
both the cl11l. military and naval estab-
lishments in order that the national ex-
practically invulnerable against at-
tacks by foreign states. 'l‘hosextropical
possessions, however. 7.000 miles from
our shores, have‘cbangcd all this and
have In effect put us under bonds to
keep the peace. The new conditions
call for a management of foreign af-
fairs the more, circumspect in that fuel at:
recent American invasion of foreign
markets in all parts of the world has
excited the serious apprehension ‘of
all the great industrial peoples. It is
essential. therefore. more than ever.
to adhere strictly tothe traditional,
policy of the country as formulated by
Its first president and never. in ,my
judgment. wisely departed from—to in-
vite friendly relations with all nations
while avoiding entangilng alliances
with any. Such . policy means the cal-
tivation of peace instead of the glorifica-
tion of war. and the minding of our own
business in lieu of spectacular intermed-
dilng'wlth the affairs of other nations.
It means strict observance of the prin-
ciples of intemtionul law and condemns
the doctrine that a great state. by rea-
sdn of its strength. may rightfully ap-
propriate the sovereignty or territory of
a small store on amount of its weakness.
It means for other modest: states that
wodsimnorkhtlnndwlllusumeno
functions save those of a friend and of
an ally and defender as against European
It means that to repudiate
penditures may be brought to a basis of
peace and the government maintained
without recourse to the taxes of war.
Conclusion.
1 have put aside a congenial work. to
which I had expected to devote my life.
in onto to assume as host I can the re-
sponsl illtles your con1ontion putupon me.
I solicit the cordial co-operutlon and
c nerous assisumce of every man who
believes that a change of measures and
of men at this time would be, wise. and
urge harmony of endeavor as well as
vigorous action on the part. of all so
minded.
The Issues are joined. and the people
must render the verdict
Shall economy of administration be de-
manded or shall extravagance be encour-
and?
Shall the wrongdocr be brought to buy
by the people. or man justice volt upon
. political oilgurchyt
Shall our government stand for equal
opportunity or for special privilege?
Shnll it remain a government of law or
becbm's one of individual apricot
Shall we cling to the rule of the people.
«$111111 we embrace beneucsut despotism?
lth calmness and confidence we await
the people's verdict.
If called to the office of president I
shall consider myself the chief magistrate
of all the poople and not of any faction.
and shall over be mindful of the fact that
on many questions of national policy
there are honest differences of opinion. I
believe in the patriotism. good sense and
absolute sincerity of all the people. I
shill strive to remember that be may
ssfiehbparty butwhossmshhcoun-
prudence should find in the operating 011—"
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5"” .1 - one , on . t,
A LlNGERlNG COUGH
The cough that holds on
in spite of all remedies needs
energetic and above all thor-
ough treatment. A more
cough mixture won't do.
Root out the cold that causes
the cough.
How? Scott's Emulsion.
Why Scott’s Emulsion?
Because it stops the irrita-
tion. soothes the tissues and
heals the affected membranes.
When? Right away.
Scott's Emulsion begins to
“help with the first dose.
We'll send you a sample free upon request.
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UNCLE HORACE JOHNSON.
The Seer Looks to be Only 55, Al-
though His Age is 81.
Horace John, the Middle Iladdam
weather prophet. whose predictions
have for years been demonstrated to
be reliable, now predicts another and
very severe storm which is due be-
twceu the 8th and lilth of October.
and the length of its duration is im-
possible to predict. says the New lla-
vcn Leader.
Although the now famous 1vcati1er
prophet confesses to be. in his clghty-
first year, and has been interested in
matters meterological for over sixty
years, in appearance he is an alert
business man of perhaps fifty-five. a.
most interesting talker upon a wide
range of subjects. Fortelllng the
vagaries of the weather is his past-
imc: he is a successful real estate
man with business in Hartford; but at
his country home in his native town
of Middle Haddam ,he studies the
heavens and the earth and the weather
conditions. giving the public the bette-
flt of his observations and calculations
freely,
From his estate in central Connect-
icut Mr. Johnson wants to give the
public another gift. thirty acres of
land for a state park. situated in
Chatham. opposite Mlddletown. oVer-
looking the river—~an ideal site for a
public pleasure ground. This plan he
hopes to carry out before many years.
Perhaps it is because he has never
smoked or used tobacco in any form
and has never drank. that Mr. John-
son seems to have discovered the foun—
lain of perpetual youth. as well as
some important facts about the weath.
er. He is full of plans for the public
good. and seems endowed with tho
perseverance, ability. health and
youthfulness to carry them all to suc-
cess.
His Civil War experiences would be
the. delight of the old soldiers; and as
he has traveled in many sections. he
has much to relate upon this point.
What he intends to accomplish in
the matter of weather observations at
different sites is something which will
be disclosed in due time.
-——It's folly to suffer from that horri-
ble plague, of the night, itching piles.
Doan's Ointment cures. quickly and
permanently. At, any .drug store. 50
cents.
RAILROAD AFFAIRS.
Express Oyster Train Service —— Con-
solidated Roads Pension System.
The Central New England road.
which passed into Consolidated road
control last February. was not a very
profitable property during the twelve
months ending June 30. 1904. but is do~
ing better. possibly under its new
management. The gross receipts were
$847,751. and expenses $708,874,show-
ing net earnings from operation 3138:
877 (in 1903. 3140.852). and other in~
come of 835.259. making a, total of
$174,236. But the fixed charges were
$193,459 and the deficit was $19,223.
against $12,370 fer the previous twelve
months.
President Mellen. of the Consolida-
ted road is reported as saying. in ex-
planation of the paragraph in the an-
nual report regarding pensionlng of:
employees, that it does not mean the
adoption of. any permanent pension
system. In the cases of these twenty-
tive or thirty old and faithful employ-
ees the directors were glad to shout
appreciation for long service.
An express freight train service for
quick transportation of Connecticut.
oysters to the west has been arranged.
The trains will be loaded at South Nor-
wolk and will run to Chicago via the
Pennsylvania road,
13 improvement of the "cut" in
New Haven may be postponed for
come time. The New Haven Board of
Aldermen on Friday night refused to
grant the petition. Objection is made
to raising the grades at bridges of
much-traveled streets. An elevated
structure through the city, as at
Bridgeport, has been suggested.
CAsTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
aim an autism ma
RAILROAD TO. BE INSPECTED;
.Commluioncn to Make Annual Tour
of consolidated.
The railroad commissioners will be»
gin on Tuesday. October 1. the an-
nual tour of inspection of the railroads
in the state. The New York division
of the New York. New Haven and.
Hartford R. R. Co. and its branches,
will occur! the attention of the com-
missioners on the first day and the
Shore Line division will be inspected
on the second day.
Norwalk Chronicler