The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-18

| the hard school of experience, thaI,
measured by the character Oh WIN IN
| he does and the cost OF living, d iii s
| is entitled to full COMPENSATION iol
| his services. My experience DIS q
wage Garner, and my ASSOCIATION VIII
| labor have alike taught the value or
Democratic principles for III l::rhl tlie
| humbIest has the strongest SecuIlly
| for individual right ana the hlShe9et
| stimulus to that independence OF
| snir.it and love of self-helD which pro
duce tha finest private characters, ana
| form the base of the bost possible
| government.
Evidence of Extravaganza.
The receipts of the Government Tor
tho wear ending June goth, 19oZ' me
| first fiscal year OF the present du'iilh-
jetration showed a surplus over eX-
penditures of $91, 100000, but Tor the
| fiscal wear ending June 3Oth. Isu1'
| instead of surplus tnefe was oc
| felt of $41,00O,000. From the LIST OF
| T,1lv 1904. to August 10th, or for
| about n month and a third of the pres
ont fiscal year, the expenditures Of
| the Government have exceeded the
receipts by $21,715,000. There could
| he no stronger evidence OF the extra
vagance into which the Republican
party has fallen, and no more potent
argument in behalf of a change to the
party whose tenets have always en-
! braced prudence and economy in ad-
ministering the peoples affairs
Our Republican friends are prone to
refer to the great commercial growth
of the country under their rule. ana
yet the census reports show that
| from 1850 to 1860 under Democratic
| rule and the Walker tariff, the per
centage of increase was greater III
| population, wealth, manufactures ana
railroad mileage, the factors which
affect most largely the prosperity al
the country, than in any decade since.
The cost of Government has largely
! increased under Republican rules me
expenditures per capita Tor the Iast
years respectively of the administra-
! tions given taken from the reports
of the Secretary of the Treasury, We're
as follows
In 1860, under Buchanan. 49,. Sol
| IN 1898, under Harrison. o.t'
In 1897, under Cleveland. ...... 5.10
In 1901, under Mckinley. ...... 6.h6
| In 1904, under Roosevelt. ...- 1.lG
The Republicans now claim great
consistency in their attitude upon the
currency question. and the President
! IN his recent speech of acceptance.
said that they know what they mean
! when they speak of q stable currency.
the same thing from year to year,
and yet in the platforms of their par
ty in 1884. 1883 and 1892, they favor
ed the double standard of value. In
the platform of 1885 they said: ''The
Republican party is in favor of the
use of both gold and silver as money,
and condemns the policy OF the
Democratic administration n its 81
forts to demonetize silver"
A Tribute to Parker.
/ congratulate your committee and
the constituency it represents, In the
selection bv the delegates TO the Ma
| tional Convention of the nominee for
| the Presidency. He Is a man of cour-
age, yet prudent: of high ideals, vet
without pretense: of the most whole
some respect for the constitution and
the majesty of the laws under it, and
| a sacred regard for their limitations:
| of the keeneSt sense of justice. which
! would rebel against compromising
| wrong to an individual or to "A ma
ton: positive III conviction. yet of few
! words: strong in mental ana moral az
| tributes, and yet withaI modest and
reserved: possessed of a sturdy cor
| sbitution and magnificent manhood.
! and vet temperate in his actions ana
| dignfied in his demeanOr 1t is no;
the orator or man of letters, but the
man of reserve force, of sound judg-
ment. Of conservative method AND
steadiness of purpose, whom the peo-
pie have called to the office Of tho
Presidency; notably in the contests be
tween Jefferson and Burr jackson and
| Clay. IincolnSand Douglas. Grant anG
Greeley, Cleveland and Blaine.
Dire predictions were made by our
political opponents of what woul6
| happen at the ST. Louis Convention.
but they misjudged the temper of the
party and the people. While there
had been differences in preceding
| campaigns, yet at ST. Louis they We're
all harmonized and a common ground
was found upon which all could stand
| and do battle for Democratic princi-
pies. a platform was adopted by 2
unanimous vote, embracing the issues
of the day, and presenting to the peo-
pie d declaration of principles which
in the language of the times, is sane
safe and sound.
With q candidate whose personality
appeals to the good sense and sound
Judgment of the American people, a
platform whose principles are for the
greatest good to the greatest num-
Der, and a reunited party earnest for
! the restoration of good and econ
omical government we should sue
ceed and the principles of Democracy
again triumph.
Against Capitalization.
I beg my countrymen, as they value
their liberty, to guard with great care
the sacred right of local self-gOvern-
| ment and to watch with a ealous eye
| the tendency of the times to central
ize power in the hands of the few
Mr.. Chairman, it is an added pleas
| IRE to receive this notification at your
hands. You have been conservative
and courageous as leader of our party
III the House of Representatives. a
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