The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-18
CuRRENT TOPICS.

Gov. Roosevelt in his letter of accept
arce says:
..rhe doctrine of the consent of the
governed the doctrine previously enunci-
ated by jefferson in the Declaration of
Independence, vas not held by MIN or
by any other sane man TO apply to the
Indian tribes in the Louisiana territory
which he thus acquired and there was
no vote taken even of the white 1nhabl-
tants. not to speak of the negroes anu
Indians, as to whether they were willing
that their territory should be annexed.
The great majority of the inhabitants.
white and colored alike, We're bitterly
opposed to the transfer. An armed force
of United States soldiers had to be hastily
sent into the territory to prevent insur-
recton President Jefferson sending these
troops to Louisiana for exactly the same
reasons, and with exactly the same pur-
pose that President Mckinley has sent
troops to the Philippines. jefferson as
tinctly stated that the Louisianans were
mot fit or ready for self-government, and
years elapsed before they We're given
se!f-government, Jefferson appointing the
governor and other officials without any
consultation with. the Inhabitants of the
newly acquired territory
This is {, matter TO which he had best
not called attention, for the Reouhilcan
D3rtS-- CiOtnpn- Int eSIildHSlfalt'i 9l<ASs,
with the right of suffrage when every
body knew that they We're not TT to
govern themselves, much less to govern
the white people. OF the South. Again
Gov. Roosevelt admits that the doctrine
OF the -s.consent Of the governed as
enunciated in the Declaration of Indeoen-
dence. did not apnlv to the negroes. and
vet he and his Republican associates nave
been saving that that doctrine was vio-
-, he To paonlo ne the SD1lt HSrn
states in disfranchising the ignorant and
vicious negro vote.
In order to show what a big country
this is, Leslie's Weekly cites the follow
ing figures:
..The approximations voted at the last
session of Congress for the support of the
government aggregated over $I1O, GEO. $50, or
Ss5 DOC. 900 more than the appropriations
of the preceding year. The pension list
cost S145, 900 COO. or S22000.U00 more than the
entire cost of the postal service. The
permanent appropriation for interest ac-
counts, etc, aggregated $l32,0o0,oeo and
the army cost sl14.a00. 600. The navy cost
s65. oee 900; sundry civil expenditures s65,-
COO. COO Legislative, s24,00O,0O0: fortifica-
tons, 81. 900 Goo: deficiency appropriations,
SIS, 100000; District of Columbia expenses.
81. 800 900: the Agricultural Department,
"a 600 600; miscellaneous, nearly 81, 600 600;
the diplomatic service. 81 $50 096. and the
Indian department. in spite of the disaD-
pearance of poor '.Lo, = nearly SS,000, 900.
The balance went for the support of the
Military Academy. for river and harbor
improvements. and for minor expenditures.
The support of the army cost nearly Ss4.-
0ao,0oO more this year than last: the navy
Sit 00p6 600 more, the postal service SS,0GO, Geo.
and fortitieations about s. 100000 more. a
glance at these figures shows that 1T cost
to run the government of the United
States during the past year almost exactly
So NNO. 600 a day or about three cents a
head for every man. woman ana chlld III
the country.
These figures show that we are not
| only great country. but most eStraya-
CANT country.
The Virginia Citizen says:
SIN a speech of Hon. Claude A. Swanson.
member of the House of. Representatives
from the Fifth Virginia District, delivered
before g hat body last June, the speaker
attacked trusts and conf ines, and said
that there was no more important sub
aiect to-day before the American people.
we fully agree with Mr.. Swanson, and
We with the rest of the plain people,
want to know why our political fencers
do not strike the hydra-headed monster
heavier blows han they seem to be
| doins. s' !.
Kinley, s. letter of accertdnce and Cow
tRoosexelt,s tetter#of acceptance and the
Saturday last. he will sect hat the hydra