Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
Teddy and Extravaganza.

In view of the SURPRISING record OF
| extravaganza by congress for the pres
| ent fiscal year, it is extraordinary that
| Mr.. Roosevelt in his speech accepting
| the nomination for president had nc
! word for economy" "retrenchment'
or reform" He approved and glorified
all the Republican majority i'll con,
| grcss had done and was largely tC
! blame for the enormous appropriations
by his recommendations TO congress
and signing without protest the bills
| which have so largely increased the
| national expenditures. During Mr.
RoOsevelts term of office more than
| 81, 100000 has been appropriated
an excess of S211, 100000 over the OK,
penditurcs during Mckinley's term and
| exceeding the cost of the second ad.
ADMINISTRATION of President Cleveland by
$3.50, 600. 900.
When it Is considered that the war
with Spain largely Increased the eX-
penditures during the Mckinley term,
the extravaganza Of Mr.. Roosevelt
administration is appalling TO the tax
payers. Not the slightest Indication is
Forthcoming that any effort of Mr..
INODStNtll W III lDt uNt1 ~ SldN llllS
prodiGal and lavish waste of the peo-
PIES money.
Under Mr.. Roosevelt surplus of
S3OOOO,OOO in 1900 has been changed
into a deficit of more than $4O0OO,OOO
for the fiscal year just closed and Il
further deficit of $1T.4O7, 72S for July,
the first month of the present fiscal
year. This deficit for July IS an indi-
cation of the enormous deficit that will
he certain for this fiscal year, which
will probably exceed $J00OO.OUO.
And yet President Roosevelt says no
word for retrenchment or economy,
nor does lie hint at any effort to re
form such eXtIavagant expenditures.
In fact, he approves the lavish waste
when he said:
Our policy is continuous and is the
same for all localities and sections.
There is nothing experimental about
the government we ask the people to
continue in power. for our performance
in the past. our proved governmental
efficiency, is guarantee as to our
promises for the future"
SO this extravaganza is To be con-
tinued If the voters indorse the policies
of the Republican party at the coming
election. Mr.. Roosevelt was once
classed as a reformer and opposed TO
the enormous and unequal taxation
that protection involves: now he bold
ly stands for and unbIushingly ap-
proves all that protection encourages
and that makes for high taxation, high
prices. trust domination and the in
evitable extravaganza.
But, like all prodigals, even Mr.
Roosevelt and the Republicans of CON
gress will be brought face to face with
the lack Of money 10 pay their way
when they attempt TO pass the apprO-
priatiOn bills next winter. II the Dem
ocratS are successful in the election,
the Republicans will pass up the de-
ticicncy to them as they did when Mr..
Cleveland succeeded Mr.. Harrison and
thus force the new administration to
retrench and economiZe. But with four
more years of Roosevelt we may eX-
pect Il continuance of the high pres
sure policy and an issue of bonds that
will cause the hearts of the trust bar
ons and tariff beneficiarics to rejoice,
and the hearts of the taxpayers TO fail
them for very fear of the woe 10 come