Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-11

pealed or reduced Though the war closed
two years ago, and Notwithstanding there Is
a large and growing surplus In the treasury,
not one dollar of reduction In these taxes
has been made. 1t Is known that delegation
after delegation Of citizens, suffering from
these burdens, crowded the committee
for some relief. It is true that those q 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 we'll known, also, that
er, and 1t is vain for overburdened people to
look to them while present policies are at
tempted to be enforced. The only hope for
relief relief lies In hurting from power the Re.
publican party and the restoration Of the
party which believes In simple and econom-
icai government.
Cost of "Imperialism."
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 appropria-
ton made necessary by the Republican pol
Icy OF Imperialism. Briefly. however, will
per year for all purposes of government for
the two years Immediately preceding the
Spanish American war were about $475,OO
600. The average expenditures per annum
for each of the three years since that war,
including the fiscal year upon which we have
Just entered, show an Increase Of nearly
S300, 200. 900. The total increase for the three
IN Ai ike ~i propertlon a' L vii u go on. This
shows the difference In cost Of the
empire as against the republic. These iig-
ures refer alone to the money cost of the
the blood of hc-Amerlcan boys. the price OF
which Is far beyond computation. In the
Republican Congress. just closed not one
buildings throughout the country ut home,
but many millions were promptly voted to
prosecute 4 war In the far-away Philippine
Islands. Not n dollar for necessary I'M
home, but millions to be stolen and squan-
dered- in Cuba and our new insular posses
slons. Nothing for the lsthmian canal, and
more than s2oo,0OO,O00 was freely given for
the army and navy, for Imperialism and
military, for gold and glory.
1 said ut the outset that the issue this
year was again 10 to |. The foregoing are
briefly the sixteen parts Of the issue. What
Is the one part!
We have seen that platform pledges are
made and broken; that good Intentions OF
men are many times set ut naught; that
plain duty clearly set forth and understood
Is disregarded; that some men are weak
and yacillating and may change their I,,s sol
fore, to all that in this supreme exigency
of the republic n demand goes forth, not
for faint-hearted declaration OF PLATFORM
platitudes, but for man. Yes. n man who
stands like mighty rock In the desert; a
man who, knowing the right. will dare do
the right; man who, rather than follow
pegs pillar. consplcuously by himself, and
single In integrity.
Such man, as the one part, this conven-
ton will tender to the nation as their candi-
date for Presidential man who Is unsur-
passed as n citizen, unelualed as an ora
tor, courageous as Il soldier, conspicuous In
every element that constitutes the typical
and the true American, William j. Bryan, of
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