The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-18
SEC. SHAW REPLIES TOPARKER
ADDRESSES 4 REPUBLICAN-MASS
MEETING ~ SARATOGA.
Comparisons Between Democratic and
Republican Administrations which Re
late 90 Expenditures and Receipts
md the. True Test OF Economy

Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw and Congressman
Lucius N. Littauer this evening addressed
a large Republican mass meeting that filed
Convention Hall The Secretary was
classrnate of Senator Edgar T. Bracket
and is his guest while in town. Twenty
chlbs and four bands made street parade
Immediately preceding the opening OF
the meeting. II was the largest demon
stration of the campaign. Secretary Shaw
said In part
In q talk to a delegation Of editors and In
his letter Of acceptance Judge Parker IN
yited comparisons between Democratic Ad-
ministra tions and Republican Administra-
tons Comparisons he shall have.
During Mr. Cleveland's last administra-
ton the interest bearing debt Of the United
States was Increased s?82. 100000 and the
interest charge was increased sll,5oOooo
per annum. During the last seven years
great international war has been success
fully 900 o Pa5d do to Sp@ai n1
an Isthmian right OF way. the public DEBT less
cash in the Treasury" actually decreased
ssdSSed %a Se per- n%nu and hee
now in the Treasury. after adding 500 600 ooo
to the gold reserve. nearly si5o Wo 700 avail
buildings. dredging rivers, deepening harbors
and other internal improvements. 49,
Judge Parker invites comparisons, Com
During Mr.. Cleyeiand's last administration
there was expended for public buildings 1.nss
there has been expended for public build
inss, in 1874 cities, and towns IN thirty-sexen
states, the nrinsSly sum Of s3o;~oS% n,iristrs-
ton there was expended Tor increase OF
the navy S., OOO, 900; during the last TOUR
years more than slol ,ooOooo has been thus
yards during that administration 81 900 900.
while. during, the last four years the outlay
+ During Mr.. Cleveland's last administration
there was expended for public buiid buildings.
for increase Of the navy ana iTr be Ion,
four years there has been expended Tor the
same permanent purposes and in the inter-
est Of all the people and for all time the sum
During the fiscal year 1890, Immediately
preceding The election OF Nj, tlevelahnd,s
buildings, increase OF the navy and navy
yards, sI4,0oo,ooo. During the fiscal year
So 6aps Wss eSpende Cd
for the same purposes $4,000. 900. or four
tunes as much, besides an additional $4,000
olJ for the Isthmiln right OF way:
/ am surprised that Judge Parker asks
comparisons. but comparisons he shall have.
:, During Mr.. Cleveland's last administration lion
made yet the per capita interest bearing
debt increased 81 and over, the interest charge
- GeP ~@ To Of fe
Spanish war. the acquisition Of territory, the
purchase OF the Isthmian right OF way. $40
ooo. 900 expended on public buildings; river
and harbor improvements, navy and navy
yards. The public debt has been, reduced,
while the interest charge has been diminished
In an unguardcd moment Judge Parker
invited comparisons between an admihistra,
made betterments, and had nothing to be-
onenth but n bankrupted country and dis
rupted party. with an EXPERIMENTATION which
reduced the interest bearing debt. and had
a handsome balance in the bank as q guaranty
Of future progress Al, Judge Parker. do
test of statesmanship is not the little that is
accomplished amidst severest travail that
yse Ssn and ada amid Universal reioicings
!, Judge Parker invites copparisons N Com.
PARSONS he shall have, and they shall relate
q During Mr.. Harrison's administration 1t
cost $40 per cont: to collect the customs
Under Mr. Cdvfsnds n admss
at los to the country OF sioOooOoo but dur
Ing the last four years IL mas cost only zig
per Gsp SAYING Of he rate @h dr =.
inr the last period Of Democratic control.
For instance. notwithstanding reduction
York custom house was increased over $780,
coo during MIR. Clevelands second term.
purine Mr.. Cleveland's last adn,inistra;
ton It cost SO per cent to collect the Internal
revenue. This has been reduced during the
last -four years to ~ per cent. saving to the
Save cost at q The rate established during Mr.
Cleveland's administration, Thus there has
been a saving to the Government during the
coi i Hi is revenues, OF s2s 900 "
Mr.. Parker invites comparisons In econom-
ical ADMINISTRATIONS. He shall be accom-
The Fifty-first Congress was Republican
and II appropriated s9ss.0oo 900. Thereupon
e sse sn9 Z R%TS the G
Congress" The lower house (which origi--
Eates all appropTa tlons Of the Fity-seGondt
s soaRnnsrf son dollar A'lS limit e exeeeded it
by $4,000, 900 and appropriated 81 o2e 600 900.
was not gain reached until the Spanish war,
economy a .muoh-fcatured plank in its plat
form: but its appropriations, like its other
legislation. are never affected by its prom
ises
II Judge Parker is really anxious for COM
p,risons, ] suggest that he examine the ad-
under President Roosevelt If he viii eIimi-
nate the Of bh the Arnny the Navg
discover a a difference in favor Of the present
ADMINISTRATION OF 10 cents per capita,
ther ilIustra ton OF gree ter economy durin
the last four years During Mr.. Clevelands
administration II cost over a cents per capita
b Isiness Of that department. but during the
l. It four years 1t has cost less than 81 cents
in excess of postal receipts, Notwithstanding
the improved service and the Inauguration
Of ~ 900 rural free delivery routes, taking
the mail to three ard oEe-Quarter million
families.
Isubmit II is un Sair TO charge. as Judge Parker
does. TO administrative extravaganza the cost
Of public building, battleships, navy yards,
man routes and the expense OF transporting
last year over 100000 tons more mail than was
carried during a like period OF MIR. Clevelands
administration.
Postal receipts have increased threefold
since the first date with which Judge Parker
seeks to establish an unfavorable comparison,
but his compa rison is seemingly unfavorable
only because he includes among the expendi-
lures the cost of Post Office Administered ton
and omits to give credit for the increased re,
ceipts. Annual postal receipts have increased
ST per p!ta since the first year of Mr.. Cleve-
land's administration, with which, IN another
place. he seeks compar ison, but fails to give
credit therefor.
Economy is a good thing to preach. and il
Is better thing to practise, but economy
and states manship are not synonymous terms.
The issue ought never TO be who spends the
least money, but rather who has the most
to sh ow for money spent.