Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

gress voted 81 ,oOO,OOO in the deficiency
bill for last year. Steve tells mo that
S1,4l0.OOO has been covered back into
the treasury ms the unexpcnded balance
Of that constitutional appropriation.
Catch Democrat coverin' anything back
into the treasury. once he got II appro-
priated.
Alt, my boy, fear you have been
lambnsting mares nest filed with hor-
nets, MS you will find out when the old
soldiers are aroused.
see that In our foreign relations you
favor a sort Of spineless Monroe doctrine
that would invite every European power
to annex American territory without any
real opposition from Uncle Sam. Steve
says tho sturdy miners Of West Virginia
won't stand for any such pusillanimous
policy. They believe with Dick OIney
that on. this continent the will OF the
American people IL sovereign and its 6at
law. without consent Of English King.
German Kaiser or Russian Csar-And
they don't care who knows II.
] see you are kickin' because the na-
tionai expenditures were SSS2. 900. 900 In
1904. against 274.O0000O In 1873. the
year before Tilden was not elected to re-
form them. though you seem to think he
was. You appear to have forgotten that
this country has nearly doubled In popu.
lntion and ,rebied In wealth. business
and national Importance since 1878. In
my "Liniment for Man and Beast Al.
mnnac" for 1904 ind such facts a.
these:
1878. 1904.
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. 1908.
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Navy ~ap~n-
Jitur,-. -. 9i,tr,a9 Toe ga iO9
Army -hp-n-
Where nre you soin' to begin cuttin'7
VIII you inform your aged but strictly
business associate ou the Democratic
tickct-and Il shall 30 no furthrr-how
la the sacred name Of Sammy J. Tiidcu
you expect To run billion dollar country
oa million dollar seaic1 tell you.
Alton. my boy. the American nation 10
out Of knIek.ri.orkrrs. api Il sin't no
u.- tryin' to jam the healthy number IL
foot of 1904 Into Sammy Tiii~n No. 4
prun-iia Of 1910.
I notice you ignore tho repeal Of war
taSation as acroansin' for the reduction
In government receipts. This u siyn-~s
worthy Of the sain,cj Ssmmy himself.
who was something Of a JuSxi~r In Ct.
Pliers. as y"a may remember. I now
p-rc-iv- ths, you arc not si'oErth~s too
Eos-i To achieve the pssslienry by sup
pressing III. truth.
Believe m-. I shed tears over ycaf
p~roratioa. In which you speak 80 feel.
inriy Of paiiia' aside the consrniai work
of lifetime to assume III. r-sponsibiii.
ties the cunren'ioh thrus, upon you- My
eyes arc bi-ar-i ye;-s,-se says It's
old ss--.rsr ihf. cahf-ssloa Of self.
sacrifice foe which ysn ani Dave i'm
aud iiiii Shs-han ani Fat Mecarrcn
have bern raiiins ~irs@ foe two years
wh-n I shut my eyes ,hihk Of you as
Ajax d-fJinx the iish,nin' With one hand
on the -l-,rsri. si.arsrr ani one foot
woriin' the sL--t iron thuhasr.
That's FsEi;. iartaer." says !. defy
the presidential iiEhinia' hug. q. thou
sss- sf t:sspus! nSh't hc afraid: fi
never strike either II u.s.
i,'s sft-E = .'ciocl anil I've been ya~n.
ia. 80 the nurse says must be put ..
b~.i.
70 god night. frYm raeic
HENRY GAssAwAf.