The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
ExTRAVAoANCE.
Ihls In tho Policy OF tho Eopubliu.>
Party. 5

lniS IN tIC 1NOtICy OK thC lStDuOtiD.\
Party.
There Is ono point In the proscnt Gun
vass In which tho position Of tho I,cpub.
lioan party i u%iiiquo. It den,unds IN its
platform an oxtrnvagant government In
expenditure. 1t does not absolutely use
this adjective In what 1t declares to be
It's attitude OH Tho subject; but 1t really
Is at no pains to conceal its purpose. 1t
calls specifically for increased oxpcndi.
turo in pensions: for what must In tho
nature Of things BIO All enormous outlay
for public cdncation; for tho utmost
possible approximations for Qualifications
and for tho navy. 1t in effect asks
for the expenditure OF money for tho sake
dillon to bribo certain voters to its sup.
port ny Tho Offering them Of immonsu
sums from'tho public tronsury. Tho OK.
tent Of tho money thus Intended to be
lnvislicd 10 not cnsily TO be computed. 1t
fairly takes ono's brenth away TO osti.
mnto It ut tho lowest possible figure.
Three hundred million dollars will not
cover tho amount that will DO called for
under IL fur interpretation of tho Republi-
crninont was devised among men ovcr
saw projected u scheme of expenditure SO
o~XtrAvagant us is hero laid out for the
American people.
This action Is rot only staggering IN its
~stupendOus character In itself, IT. rovcrscs
everything boforo known in our history
In previous years. If II party llns intended
to DO extravagant, 1t has denied its pur.
pose. Tho Bnrcst passport to public favor
was supposed to be found in prudence.
Tho reputation most sought vas tho repu
tation FOR economy. All parties sturted
out with economy rs their. watcliword.
Tho party that persuaded the people Of
It's economical Intentions above otiicrs was
assumed to be nearly sure to win. AS
lnto as 1884 tho Republican party claimod
to DO rs economical as It's opponent, If not
moro Inclined to DO saving Of tho public
money. Tho change under tho effect of
which tho Republican party differs from
itself on nil earlier OCCASIONS; in which it
di.tfors from all parties TINT have existed
IN tho American government; in which it
differs. indeed. from all parties that have
over existed IN tho world. Is In its throw.
ing professions Of economy to tho winds
and declaring for enormous OUTLAWS of
money at every point.
If there Is anything TINT was supposed
to DO established us nh axiom III govern
moits. 1t was tho necessity Of restriction
in expenditure; If there Is n wrong worse
than another which can lr done tho ;;ao,
pie, it wns admitted to DO in heavily tax.
ing them for lavish expenditures. Tho
Republican party actually announces that
1t Is it's purpose to do this thing. 1t SAYS,
In effect, whilo admitting that it collects
$500. DOC. 900 from the people each year
moro than is reasonable: 'Let us, before
undertaking to remove this burden, sec
IL wo cannot find means to spend tho
money" and 1t lays down a programme
by which Mt least $500, 000, 900 Of it may
DO spent.
S,,c1, xfrororo,co &, ,,,m1o. ...
say again. in American history. III our
own history, for tho first time, there Is II
party appealing to tho people OH the
ground that government should spend
much money, hot that it should husband
its resources, with n Wow to Tighten tNe
taxes Of the people. Tho unreasonable.
ness Of this position should have made IL
impossible for any party to be tolerated
IN IL for n moment. Tho direct danger
from 1t Is bad enough, but tho incidental
md insidious effects of It arc worse. 1t
inevitably tends to mako tho government
not only extravaganza, but p%roiligate and
corrupt. In the necessity Of tho cusc II is
impossible to avoid such Il result. The
Republican Marty admits the UNiS;ouce.0i
TIE money That l{UiSCS ltN NGtDiOs.
adSOcttes not tiinI 3tNis money .,l,lll he
saved - tnc people, l0t tina n SHAH be
sphAt by Tho government, Ila.uH is to We
systematic outlayHto THIS end. Can Nly
Que iNii 70 lice rhNt tliis iIlplics carniiui
OF eNtravnG4lre? }tiliorts every ,~cos
nizcd rulo Of financial prudence or tinail,
cial morality. 1t schemes to spend instead
OF sclicmips to With schemes for
spending advertised to tho people rs in
order. ms they nro III This programme.
corruption Is as inevitably IN order as tle
light follows tho day CORRUPTION l,ns
mover failed to extend cNtrnvnlant gov
crnmcnt; how much more must it como
when. rs now. tho aim md object of gov
eminent aro announced to be to get rid OF
money!
70 tho fathers Of tho country such n
policy as this would have seemed impos.
siblc. Up to the present ycur II has been
disavowod by ovcry national convention
that over met. Now it Is seriously eli
tcrcd upon by tho Republican purity. 1t
is n parody OF all right principle in gov.
eminent. and 1t is fraugllt with untold
mischief and dangcr.--Boston Herald.