The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-22
P PARKER TO
JERSEY ES.
Democratic Candidate Makes ! !
Ringing Reply to Taft on l
Expenditures.
MORE TAXES OR MORE BANKS.
Produces Figures and Says
More Will y Come When Dem
ocrats Get at the Books. NJ
fDY a ssocinted Press.l

ESoPUs, NJ, Y, October 2l.-Judge
Parker to-day addressed delegation
Is from Hudson county, N. u, on the sub.
teot OF administrative extravaganza. an
swering a speech made by secretary Of
War Taft.:in which the secretary called
upon the Democrats to give bill of par
:ticulars. 5S5i
|s55 From midnight until a ftcr noon o-day
the rain fell in torrents. Streams OVER
brooks and made nearly impa ssable for
pedestrians. Nevertheless the New Jer-
sey delegations formed a procession at
the Esopus Station OF the West Shore
Railroad ana marched to Roselnount.
sSa r enching Judge Parkers house the Il
delegation surrounded tho vera nda..8
Though the rainfall had ceased, the trees
were dripping ard umbrellas had to be N
raised. ii 2
Greeted With Cheers.
When Judge Parker stepped from the
house he was greeted by cheers and #s
E 8handclapping. fs 81 N
Judge Parker said
3y"The expenditures OF the government
says the Observation-Disclosures been 1nan.S$
aged In a spirit of economy as far RS
moved from waste as from nggardliness.
That the expenditures OF the government n
have been free from niggardness cam
not. think. be successfully denied. hence
1t should be and Is frankly admitted. 4
With the claim that the expenditures
have been mana ged In a spirit OF econ-
#omy we must take Issue. The 6 IA cts RI
presented In support OF the charge OF
extravaganza have not been answered'' +
Judge Parker gave figures to show li,at n
1t cost about $1,000 900 more to ruin the
government last year than it did seven y,
years ago THAT statement he said, ,,5S
&"on its face raises the presumption OF HI
textrnvagance and waste. a presumption 4g
which requires evidence to overcome.
Reduce Wan. Expenses ss
"None has been presented. BY way$oS ii
Indirect answer to the Democratic charge
OF extravaganza. the inquiry has been
put by the administration whether we
propose to cut on the pensions? We 3i
answer, certainly not, md we further
assert that the interference suggested by 4
the question Is not ingenious. Tho
amount paid out In pensions has been
decreasing every year since 1895 But
for the eunwarrnnted order No,a7S, whioh
was fully considered In my letter Of ac-.1
ceptance. the amount paid for. pensions
q In the seventh preceding year would have Al
exceeded the amount paid last year.
'.rhe Inquiry is further made by the
administration whether we would dare to II
reduce the cost of the army. We answer
that most nssuredly we would, md We
ask the people to decide between the adj 4
,mlnstration and the Democratic conven- y
tion on that point, In the year 1897. the
War Department cost less than forty
nine millions OF dollars. whlchSwns about II
4 the Average cost per year for the pre-SI
cedng twenty-six years, This last year. b
year OF peace the cost of the army #
was onn hundred and fifteen millions Of s
dollars One OF tho questions we now
ask the President Isl; What Is the use
Of spending more than double on the j,
army now thanwe deemed wise to spend I.
previous to the Spanish war?' s
Against Militarism.
"a large standing army was unneces-
sary, SO our statesmen thought and so
the result proved. 1t Is alike unneces-
sary unless miltarism is to become part
of our policy, II we are to play the fplo 4
of the big policeman in the South Amer "
lean States, requiring each to act accord
ing to some administrations 's cones ption +
'of decancy In industrial and political "a
matters and further requirejit 10 keep
order and pay its obligations Accord 4.
ing to the standard which may he set ny
each succeeding administration, and. u
in addition, the administration az pleas
ure, to sea to II that the States .GoY-
orn themselves we'll and be prosperous
and orderly, according 10 thee criterion.
which may be set by each admin's.ra tfon,
then we should readily admit that we
should have an army costing one hnn- i5s
dred and fifty millions Of dollars a year.
But the people have nor as yet approves
the administrations policy In dealing With
the South American States, They have NJ
not yet said By their votes that they aIs