New-York tribune., 1904-10-25
SHAW AT NEW ROCHELLE
Secretary ShOsUs FGIIacy of Parkers
ErtraUagance Argument

oIeIaFy Leslie NJ. Shaw. OF the Treasury De-
S@Iln-ehI addressed largely attended meeting at
Ne"-Noehelie last night Mayor Henry s. Clarke
presided. He made brief ADDRESS and was fol-
Io"eo Oy Mayor John E. Andrus. OF Yonkers. the
candidate for Congress. Secretary Shaw was the
only other speaker. Secretary Shaw spoke in part
as follows:
Of f1egs lSsf Parker proves too much In his speech
County. n j. the distinguished 3uriSt CANDIDATE
SeGItes S,Gt Wltn approval the estimate OF Edward
US 70 date 81 zoo. o.oo5 COO A''1''''
The aggregate expenditure in the last
years, Including every direct and indirecr expense
oL 0 ne spanish war. was in round numbers, s. 404
public buildings. river ana harbor improvements.
navy navy and navy yards $50 10000 for the isthmian
SS10e 5so @ 5oF seven yssTS snd @ @see955SDs 70 M At
the Philippine Islands Deducring the aggregate
Of these amounts. S2A3000OO0 ind the total cost
ne-1ses f ,S PjI; lrS siIe T Is I,t i,c,5iI f6
Spsnlsn war, 1,su,OOO,OOo or an average OF $751;
The entire expenditure during Mr.. Clevelands ad-
EalEstrstion was. in round numbers, 81 aS,000COO.
This includes S144O0oOO0 expended for public build
navy and navy Yards. and also S61 000,0o9 the ag-
gregate cost Of the postal service DedMcting these
Two items We have the sum OF N24soooooo, an aver
ege Of SSl2O00O0o year as the cost Of four years
lie betterments and the postal service.
If MI. Atkinson end Judge Parker were correct,
not IN their calculation, but IN their wild and n
Of rnsi1tsiniag The government exclusive Of pubc
improvements and postal service during the last
seven years, was S220O0O GOO year less than during
the last four years Of Democratic supremacy. Evi-
IDENTIFY the distinguished jurist is easily imposed
Mr. Atkinson is supposed to have stated g fact
20 have taken Mr.. Atkinson's wish for truth.
In the same speech the distinguished jurist candi-
date cites as strong presumptive evidence OF ex
travagance'' that seven years ago, under Demo
cratic administration the civil and miscellaneous
expenses Of the government amounted $50 900 600
last year have been S1s6 00O00 from which he de-
ducts S500 1000 paid for the sthmian right Of way.
and then asserts that civil and miscellaneous ex-
penses have increased s6 600 COO n the years
In the first place the expenditures during the
last year of Mr.. Cleveand's administration were
$500 CO. instead of SS00e0000 He fails TO charge
the administration S 600 600 received from the
that the distinguished Judge should give credit for
the $50 100000 expended for the isthmian right OF
way, and IL would have been equally appropriate
had he mentioned and given credit for the $50O0OO
donated TO the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the
81 10000 loaned to the enterprise the increase
So 000 increase IN the public land service, 10000
increase for lighthouse establishments. and $3.50 Oe
expended account of the census, A,O00O0O in
creased expenses for regulating immigration Out
which Is paid by the head tax. the increase OF
100000 in the expenses Of the District Of Column
bis more than 100000 increase in the operating
expenses Of the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
supply the necessary postal and internal revenue
stamps incident TO period of prosperity and TO
replace the redemption Of the large Increased cir
cuaton and the $3.50 900 appropriated for the ONCE
building for members OF the House Of Representa-
tves These items very nearly cover the increase.
Judge Parker ought TO realize that increased public
IN expenses has been relatively less than the in
crease OF business