The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-08

average annual expenditure was about
| 269 millions. For the past three years
| it has been about 519 millions. I've gov
ernmental expenditure last year mount
ed up to $50 millions, which is not
equalled by any year since the civil war
with the exception of the year of the
! Spanish war; There is an inevitable
result to such extravaganza. Instead of
surplus in the annual receipts OF
about so millions which the present ex-
ecutive found on assuming control there
is now a deficit to be found there of AZ
millions.
The limits of this address will not
permit a further reference torthe cost
of administration, but it should re-
ceive careful examination at your
hands. And you will be convinced that
reform is necessary aye, far more
necessary than in 1876 in the scale of
public expenses and when convinced
you will do less than your duty If you
fail to make the people understand IT.
The challenge of the republican pat
form permits you to compare the de-
tails, the every day life, so to speak,
of the democratic Administrations
with both predecessive and successive
administrations and you VIII not
shrink from it.
The sturdy honesty, marked ability
and thorough devotion to principle
of all those in high places during
these democratic administrations may
without hesitation be placed alongslde
in any and all other administrations
Who, I pray you, would hesllaIe 70
compare the members OF the caplheC
of these years with the present one OF
with any one? Is the fame of Bayard'
Manning. Fairchild, Endicott, WHIT
nev. Villas Dickinson, Garland, mem
bers of the 1884 cabinet and OIney and
Harmon of that OF 1SSz- oWarleu
when contrasted with the cabinet OIL
fcers of today. When the comparison
is once completed you Will be eager 10
ask the people which IS the petleI'
They will declare the victor In the con
test between administrations to be the
one which in addition to other excel
Iencies. saved many millions year to
the nation. e.
F,xtravaganc is running riot in fed
eraT state and municipal go5e fFa,.ta 81
in spite of the we'll directed eftorts OF
some excellent officials. The 1ndept-
edness of the municipal governments
are steadily piling up, ponu issues al
Sncrea sing in frequency and the peo-
ME have not the satisfaction in many
instances of a full equivalent IN I'M
provements for the money expehueo,
And the federal government is leauliIs
in the race of great expenoltu .ased FL
long the people will demand reform
in administrative expenses
And they will do it now, If they
are made to appreciate the Whole
truth.
chine. If is a body of citizens who !
believe that on the whole its funda-
mental principles are best adapted TO |
the conduct of the government:
Among so many patrlouc ana intel
ligent men, it is inevitable that ol-
vergence of opinion as to minor ques-
lions and differences of view as TO I
the correctness of the disposition OF I
dead issues should be found. The |
party is concededly united today as
to every vital article of faith which |
can reasonably enter into the pending
canvass.
our adversaries are entrenched, In
fuIl possession Of every department |
of the government and it is mistaken
policy that would drive away voters
who would help Gust them. The cause
can not be advanced by attacks on
others within the party with whom
we have had disagreements, but VINO |
are now working with US for COM
mon result
All men who have attained any de-
gree of prominence have their friends
and the exercise of ordinary prudence
forbids the alienation of allies who are
willing and anxious to assist. The |
coming election is not to be deter
mined by the September vote in hope
lessly Republican states where local IS
sues and candidates even are grieyous-
w handicapped, but the result in YER
mont on Tuesday admonishes US and /
there can be no harm in giving voice /
to the admonition-that harmonious
cooperation of all and the elimination