Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
JUDGE PARKER MAKES A
SPEECH TO THE EDITORS
He Arraigns the Republican Party for Its Reckless
Extravagance

waste Of the peoples money.
During Mr.. Cleveland's first term
the average annual expenditure was
about $269 100000 For the past three
years it has been about $519, ,OOO, 900
The governmental expenditures last
year mounted up to $685.. .O0O. 900. which
is not equaled by any year since
the civil war. with the exception Of the
year of the Spanish war. There Ia an
inevitable result to such extrava-
gance. Instead of surplus in the an
nual receipts of about $4,000 900,
which the present executive found on
assuming control, there is now de-
ficit to be found there of 100000
'"The limits of this address will not
permit further reference to the 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 IL you
fail to make the people understand it.
The challenge of the Republican plat
form permits you to compare the de-
tails, the everyday life, SO to speak, of
the Democratic administrations with
both predecessive and successive ad-
ministrations and you will not shrink
from it.
THE sturdy. marked ability and
thorough devotion to principle of all
those in high places during those
Democratic administrations may,
without hesitation, be placed ALONGSIDE
OF the qualifications of similar officials
in any and all other administrations
Who, l pray you, would hesitate to
compare the members of the Cabinet of
those years with the present one, or
with any one? Is the fame of Bayard,
Manning, Fairchild. Endicott, Whitney.
Villas. Dickinson, Garland, members OF
the 1884 cabinet, and Olney, Carlisle.
Lamont, Smith, Francis, Herbert, Bis
sci. Wilson and Harmon of that OF
1892 dwarfed when contrasted with the
Cabinet officers of to-day? When the
comparison is once completed you will
be eager to ask the people which is the
better. They will declare the victor in
the contest between administrations to
be the one which, in addition to other-
excellencies. saved many millions .
year to the nation.
"Extravagance is running riot in fed
eral, state and municipal governments,
in spite Of the well directed efforts of
some excellent officials. The indebted
ness of the municipal governments is
steadily piling up, bond issues are in
creasingly frequent, and the people
have not the satisfaction, in many in
stances, of full equivalent in i'm
provements for the money expended.
And the federal government is leading
in the race of great expenditures. Ere
long the people will demand a reform
in administrative expenses.
"And they will do 1t now If they are
made to appreciate the whole truth.
"The Democratic party is not a ma
chine; it is body of citizens who be-
lieve that on the whole its fundamental
principles are best adapted to the con-
duct Of the government.
among SO many patriotic and in
telligent men, 1t is inevitable that di-
vergence of opinion as to minor ques-
tions and differences Of view as to the
correctness of the disposition of dead
issues should be found. The party Ia
concededly united to-day as to every
vital article of faith which can reason
ably enter into the pending canvass.
Our adversaries are entrenched, in
full possession of every department OF
the government, and 1t is a mistaken
policy that will drive away voters who
would help to oust them. The cause
can not be advanced by attacks on 9TH
ers within the party with whom we
have had disagreements, but who are
now working with us for common re-
suit.
"All men who have attained any de-
gree OF prominence have their friends
and the exercise Uf ordinary prudence |
forbids the alienation Of allies who are
willing ana anxious to assist. The
coming election is not to be determined |
by the September vote in hopelessly |
Republican states, where local issues
and candidates even are grievously |
handicapped. but the result in Vermont |
on Tuesday admonishes us and there |
can be no harm in giving voice to the
admonition-that harmonious co-opera-
ton Of all and the elimination of per-
sonal, factional and unimportant differ
ences involving no surrender of nrin- |