The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-07-12

articles OF prime necessity should be re-
pealed or reduced. Though the war closed
two years ago and notwithstanding there Is
large and growing surplus In the treasury.
not one dollar Of reduction in these taxes
has been made. Ii Is known that delegation
after delegation Of citizens. suffering from
these burdens, crowded the committee
rooms at Washington. and literally begged
for some relief. It Is true that those OF us
who constitute the minority of Congress
Joined In that appeal and declared our readi-
ness to support any and all measures that
might In some degree remove these burdens
OF taxation But deaf ear was turned by
the Republicans TO all such efforts for relief.
and none came. 1t Is well known, also. that
no relief will he given by the party In pow
er and Ii Is vain for overburdened people to
look to them while present policies are at
tempted to be enforced. The only hope for
relief lies in hurting from power the Re
publican party and the restoration of the
party which believes In simple and econom-
ical government.
Cost of "Impcrialism."
Sixteenth and Last-The cost OF Repub-
licanism and its twin monster imperialism
This Is neither the time nor the occasion TO
discuss in detail the Increased appropn3-
tion made necessary by the Republican pol
Icy Of Imperialism. Briefly. however. ! VIII
mention that the average OF appropriations
per year for all purposes of government Tor
the two years immediately Preeed,ns oon anc
Spanish-American war were about S4io.Ooo,
coo. The average expenditures per annum
for each of the three years since that war,
including the fiscal year upon which we nave
lust entered, show an increase or nearly
$3oO OOO. 900. The total increase for the three
years will be nearly gOO.OOO.ooV. Anu
In like proportion 1t will go on. This
shows the difference In cost OF. the
ures refer alone to the money cost OF the
change and do not include the expense OF
the blood of the American boys, the price OF
which Is far beyond computation. In the
f,,~N nj. ...h
dollar could be had for much-needed public
buildings throughout the country at home,
hut many millions were promptly voted 10
prosecute a war In the far-away Philippine
Islands. Not a dollar for necessary I'M
provements OF our rivers and harbcrs at
home, but millions TO be stolen and sQuan-
dered in Cuba and our new insular posses.
siOns. Nothing for the lsthmian canal anu
many other enterprises and objects, but
more than 500. coo was freely given Tor
the army and navy. for Imperialism and
military. for gold and glory.
said at the outset that the issue this
year was again 16 to l. The foregoing are
briefly the sixteen parts of the issue. what
Is the one partf
We have seen that platform pledges are
made and broken: that good Intentions OF
men are many times set at naught: that
plain duty clearly set forth and understood
Is disregarded; that some men are weak
and vacillating and may change their SOL
emn opinions In day. 1t Is apparent. there
fore. II all that in this supreme exigency
of the republic demand goes forth. not
for faint-hearted declaration Of platform
platitudes. but for a man. Yes. man who
stands like mighty rock In the desert; a
man who knowing the riglr, will dare do
the right: man who. rather than follow u
multitude to do evil,'' will stand. like Pom
pey's pillar, conspicuously by himself. and
single in integrity.
Such a man. as the one part, this conven-
ton will tender to the nation as their candi-
date for President-a man who is unsur-
passed rs a citizen, unequaled as an ora
tor courageous as soldier. conspicuous IN
every element that constitutes the typical
and the true American, William J. Bryan, OF
Nebraska