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s46 with Mexico than we could. or did, 10 1912 with
Great Britain Nor can the expenses OF il be charged
with any more real poprey to the annexation oil Texas
than could those of the war oil 1919 be charged 10
the purchase OF Louisiana Each OF those acqusi-
lions toltoosd by war; but not consequence,
either necessary or legitimate. Each resulted irom un
warranted aggressons upon the rights OF our citizens
and the sacredness OF our soil and as in either case,
had done no wrong so in neither IS the duty right
fully performed justly chargeabe with the cost OF an
others wrong. The expenses OF WAL with France 0r
England, which might have followed annexation would
have been as ary chageabe 10 that act those OF
the war with Mexico which did follow it, We had com.
miited no aggression upon Mexico Before annexation,
we were in the course OF demanding and receiving from
her the payment of her acknowledged Indebtedness TO
citizens Tor spoil atops upon their property, and she
seized upon annexation as reex TO violate her treaty
obligations and refuse to continue that payment. Ii
doubtless 10 give color TO that eex and her real
purpose that she clustered OF war, and venlured
wade portion Of our territory which she deemed
unlrepared 10 defend Thus forced into war, pnr
sued the wse and rshtin policy OF carrying il into The
enemy's country" and there we continued II un we oh
tanned .indemnity Tor the past and security Tor The iu
uTe" For this stand not only yindcaied by The ap
Proval OF our own people, bu justified before the world,
And this brings me 10 the last and, perhaps greatest
extension OF our territory Under the treaty OF Guada-
lnpe Hdalgo, we acquired California &c, amounting to
526 o70 square miles, which added 10 former posses
Oregon, give all we DESIRE and full command
OF the north Pacific coast This concession alone not
only relieves annexation from all charge OF the war; but
IN Tue estllnauOn OIL IHlly tWnOul
counting the gold OF California; Tor all the expenses OF
the war itself.
From these facts which are incontrover,ibe, The in
ference is obvious and conclusive, that while govern
men the of time, with increasing possessions
and population, must in degree increase its expend
tures the ratio OF their increase need not even equal
tnat OF territory or population. On the contrary, the
largest acquisitions OF territory, with rapidly increasing
populations, even during period OF eight years together
may be, and, under proper administrations, have been al
tended and followed by considerable reduction OF expend
lures What then, repeat becomes OF the argument OF
those who would explain and increase OF ex
pendture ten times beyond that OF territory, and more than
three times beyond that even OF population upon the ground
that we have extended our territory and augmented our
population What are we to think OF course OF policy
which involves such increase OF expendiures' And
what are we 10 anticipate as the destiny oil a govern
men which adopts or even toeraes such policy And
especially Just now, what opinion shall we form OF an
administration, and what shall be course towards II.
when find il, in time OF profound peace and not add
ing acre to our territorial possesslons yet going be-
yond any preceding administration IN expenditure, M
ceasing the already excessive ao''oul heodng He
rod" IN extravaganza Is there ground for complaint
OF mlsmanagemenl and maiadninlstralon Is there no
occasion Tor the alarm have expressed Tor the welfare
AMI safety OF our government Is there not good cause
to demand that administration like The present, which
has proved selt not merely incompetent but exraya.
gaut, waste!u and unalhful, To degree that the public
cannot be fegided safe IN s hands, shall be
hurled from lis place OF power
LISA remarkable and significant fact in The history OF
our government that all our have occurred during
republican democratic administrations and connected
wh and in part proved by H. is the other and most IN
pofant fact that those have been NE most econom't0 adj
mnsratons Of the governmen-hat is they have in
vanaby made their expenditures less than corresponding
federal or wing administrations
Thus the war OF 1912 the main OF the large
expenditures of Mr.. Haiis0nS administration. HIS whole
administration tot esht years. averaged an annual eh-
penditure OF Ss,0S5GlS oi which, on account OF the
war, the army aud navy consumed Sl5,S29l27; leaving
only 81 ,256 4gI Tor his civil administration which
actually less, by SlO,94 per 8nnum than Mr. JeDsrsons
very economical administration, which itself had Just
uced the expenditures OF the federal administration of
thp gpm q "a
time adding live hundred and hltyeight thousand three
hundred and eghy.slx square miles 10 our territorial
possessions Indeed with preparations for the
war, which was for scms lime obviously inevitable, the
average expenditure OF Mr.. Madisons first three years
not million more than that OF MIR. Jehersons
whole administration And following Mr. Madison, we
find Mr. Monroe at reducing the expenditures Tor
the army more than S7,O0O,O00-iof the navy about
" 100000 aud the Total than - 5000 year
although he paid of some ~ 900 900 year ot the public
debt than the preceding administration and had, as
consequence OF restored peace TO increase the expense
OF " foreign intercourse" nearly three.iold.
During the administration OF General HaStingtOn the
average expenditures Tor the army and navy together
81 272 .37l per annum. John adams followed him.
and during his short term Increased them up 10
or more than three told But Mr. Jfftrson following him,
reduced them down again 10 2,S7Ul 1885, or little more
than half OF those OF adams And, as | have before
shown while ddamSs annual average for all branches Of
the public service s. 3370s7 or nearly three times
much as Hahing0ns, yet JBerson kept his average
down actually S200O00 tor, adding the interest he pad
the Louisiana purchase, 5J75OO) less than that oi
.aiams
Madison's expenditures. we have seen, made
large by The war in his first three (beiore the war;
having expended less than Jefferson.
Monroc's came next, and much less than his
predecessors, though he purchased Florida aud was
necessarily subjected 10 other extraordinary expenses
John Quincy Adams followed him; and with no war,
acquisition o territory, no extraordinary expenses OF
government reduced the total expenditures only 500 900.
the time inertasing the expenditures Tor the navy
about SJOO0 900.
General Jackson followed next and although there
were during almost the whole OF bis long ADMINISTRATION
troublesome and expensive Indian and threatened
hostites with France, which required both the navy
and army 10 be kept always active and ready for service
yet his average increase OF expenditure was only s3399.
els two millions OF which increase for the payment
o revolutionary and other pensions, Indian claims, nc
made necessary by acts OF Congress And by inspection
OF table u, IN appendix, It will be found that Jacksons
annual average OF total expenditures with all the di
cVlues obsiaces and embarrassnents opposed 10 him.
By The United States Bank, then struggling with him Tor
control OF the goyernment) were only S3634 532 more
than Adamss short and peaceful administration
Mr. Van Buren, succeeded and his administration,
we all know, was one marked by most expensive In
dian war; and other extraordinary and vodabe
Of expense The army and navy alone, during his four
years. averaged StG9l6 675; revolutionary and other
pensions also increased $500 000 and the Indian
department required increase OF $4,000 900 Added
To these foreign relations, from connected
with his administration, became expensive to exraor-
dnary deg greeFequtlng ortase OF Sf,O0J0OJ N his
first year, and average aonus increase, during ms
whole term, OF Sl4lS,6ji over that OF Jackson These
extraordinary and necessary expenses, amounting To-
geher to SS 35329 deducted from his average expend-