Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-05
KiitsssLetter y K|s TO committe Defining
his Position
VIEWS ON VARIOUS IssUEs
.rhs Democratic Candidates for Vice
RFssident Thinks the Times Are
sfspitious for the Reinstatement OF
sfi3ls i Party IL control of the Govern.

-ycsil16fTs DTS. LII dCCOl uduCS Will StS
ten, land my promise when notified by
ours committee at White Sulphur
Springs, on August II, of my nomina-
:tiengforsthe office of Vice President, l
Ssiibmltsthe following observations upon
some 6f4the questions now before the
ssSSHfMEs P'RopIifI6us FOR (
Z CHANGE.
Thetmies are propitieus for the re-
.insfafement Of the Democratic party in
control Of the government. The public
tntndsfs being disillusioned of the pre-
tension zpf the Republican, party, SO
:longSand SO arrogantly made. that the
material prosperity Of the country de-
rEnls Sut5ti It's. own ascendancy.
Thoughtful and patriotic pebple are be.
coming more and more distrustfnl OF
:tbeSKeady and personal element OF the
present administration, ard ere more
thar wllling to see it replaced by one
that Ehetter, recognizes constitutional
and dsather lawful restraints. They de-
nands that the present wasteful extrav;
agance in the expenditure OF the
money;Sdrawn by taxation f7oin the In
fdustrssof the people, shG!!' cease, and
that ECONOMY and honestyfn the public
trS.ifce strSS.ifceS Shall be again regarded as vir-
;tuessin the high places of the govern
neft -. -, ......s...u
~ EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT.
Tjis Expenditure per. capita OF the
5g;ocAYlsThnieiit ;c are Increasing at an. alarm
ing tate. When the present sarnsrfistfa.,
stioMSwent into power there wa; large
surliuB,sbut Notwithstanding the enor-
;no15 :taxatioH, the revenues thereirom
aresnotsnow adequate to meet the de-
sniaidssmale by reckless appropria-
Z stionSsaThe revenues fell short during
!tha|Iast fiscal year, of over $40, ,Ooo.
Stnstiiesffst sixty days Of this fiscal year
.thssexpenditures exceeded the reccipts
byStsSss4; tSt 1000 ,0O6, aid if this rate Of excess
ssho,niiIa a.csontinue, the deficit for. the pres
ssntsdscal Sear would BIZ in the neigh:
sborhpoa @: s14o,00O,00O: This needless
sgdafds due to the. extravagaLce OF the
admin istration, and can. only BE- met ny
;irnpesing taxes or selling bonGs. there;
sfny Increasing the interest-bearing aeDt
s,ioff government Which course Will
fsthei lepiibicans adopt? The cost of gov
sernT -lis .ssiff Sit duringthe fiscal year was
se7fh sJisfSeapita ia which DO cans that the
Ssasrby every faamfiyJ ai 81 snve Bg7sgRss
toWardi.the support Of the national ad-
ministration, Of public affairs was over
s25, which, In the case of wage-earners.
is a considerable percentage of their
earnings for the year No more money
should be taken from the people by
thxation, direct or indirect, than is rlec-
essary for the needs Of government
economically administered. To show
the rapid growth of the cost of govern
ment It Is only necessary to give the
total expenditures in the last fiscal year
of the following administrations:
Buchanan, 1860, 100000. Per cap
ita, $2.01. {,
Cleveland, 1892, ss45,OOO.OOO. Per cap
ita, G5:29;
Roosevelt, 1904, $685., 100000. Per cap
Eta, s7.14.
- rs THE ARMY.
In, answer to criticisms upon the size
and expense of maintaining the army,
the President has said that the number
of soldiers now is no greater per capita
than In former times. But an army
then was necessary to protect settlers
from the Indians and to do other police
duty in the unsettled portion OF the
fcountry- which do not now
exist The. army. however, has greatly
II:tncreased.in cost. much faster relatively
I,than itthas in numbers.
The expenses were:
Under Buchanan in 1860. .s16.50O 600
SUnder Hayes in -cs9. 3S.OO0.0O0
Under Roosevelt in 1904. lis, 100000
There are strong parag graphs on the
Panama question, Imperialism, the
Tariff; Trusts, etc. On the matter OF
local self-government, Mr.. Davis says:
| Local self.government, that came to
Jus notIas the gift of the national gov
Ienrment, but as the legitimate outcome
i Of the reserve powers OF the State and
VI the people. Is the very cornerstone
,t our political structure and the best
assurance Of liberty regulated by law.
Il can only be maintained by strict OBJ
servance of the Limitation Of the Fed
:ral constitution. The Democratic party
las always resisted. and will continne
g resist, the encroachment by its enc
mes upon the fundamental right of the
people Of the several States. All power
comes from the people and should be
surrendered only in the interests Of the
people; and whenever this power Is
used for selfish interests, 1t is not only
abuse, but usurpation.
On the race issue Mr.. Davis writes as
follows:
All lovers of their country must de-
preciate the rehabilitation by the Re-
publican party OF a disappearing race
issue, at time when every effort
should be made to promote rather than
retard the progress which was being
made in the States where slavery had
existed, toward kindlier relations be-
tween the two races. The revival of this
issue, with all its attendant evils, must
C. necessity retard the development of
The Southern States, whose people are
manfuly with conditions
left by the war and seriously inter-
fers with the Industrial progress OF
both races.
JUDGE PARKER.
The late Democratic convention, and
ts candidate for President have given
signal exhibition of a mutual respect
and confidence almost unprecedented
n our political history, and our party
las received new inspiration and hope
n its appeal to the people. who al
vays appreciate and admire courage,
character and discretion IN their lead
.rs. Oulss candidate has these qualities
md can@be depended upon at all-times
@ observe that self-control in speech
Ind action which is so necessary to safe
easoning and sound judgment.
With unabated trust in the efficiency
# the cardinal principles of our great
Arty, when applied to the practical ad-
of government, to realize
he blessings OF peace and prosperity
or all. and believing that the people
'ill correct the present abuses of ad-
1inlstration by change of party in
over, / await with confidence the re-
ult Of their jue ~ment at the polls.
Very truly YOURS