The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-22
GAVE ROOSEVELT
HARD RAPS
H0KE SMITH AT HARTFORD
EXPOSED THE FALLACIEs OF RE-
PUBLICANISM.

Showed the Extravaganza of ROOse-
Velt's AdministratiOn-The Presi-
dents Treatment of Panama He
Declared TO BE n UsurpatiOn OF
Executive Authority and "A Flag
rant Violation of international
Law-His Criticism of ROOseveIt's
Philippine Policy and His Attitude
to the Trusts-ROOsevsIt and
the south.
Hartford. Conn, Oct. 21.-Hon.
IIoke Smith, who was Secretary of
the Interior in President Cleyeland's
cabinet, was the principal speaker at
a Democratic rally here tonight He
spoke at length on the expenditures
under the present administration and
the Presidents treatment of the Pam
anna question, and brought forth a
storm of applause as he dealt with
the question of the disposition of the
FiliDinos
IN beginning his speech Mr.. Smith
took up the money standard. After
reviewing the silver question at length
he said:
1T did not need the telegram from
Judge Parker to commit the Demo-
cratic party to the gold standard at
st. Louis. An overwhelming majority
of the delegates We're selected by the
gold standard men throughout the
country and pledged to Judge Parker
because they desired to support gold
standard candidate. He would not
have received the support Of the South
ern delegates at the convention had it
not been that they desired to nomi-
nate a gold standard man. 1t was not
expediency which led them to this
course. 1t was because a large major
ity of the voters had become con-
WINGED that the gold standard was
wise and necessary.
THE abandonment of silver in the
Democratic platform was equivalent
to a declaration in favor of the gold
standard. If President Roosevelt were
consistent he would himself admit this
to be true. for in 1896. with reference
to the Republican platform, he de-
clared: Refusal to be for free silver
means, of course, that the party is
resOlutely against it, and the party
must rest content with this state of
affairs, and spare the minority humil-
iation by refraining from denouncing
in so may words the free coinage of
silver. At that time he still advo-
Gated bimetallism through interna-
tional agreement.
THE wisdom under the present con-
ditions of the gold standard having
once been recognized, it will be ad-
hered to.
Republican Extravaganza.
while both parties agree that the
gold standard is irreVocably establish
ed, they differ widely on expenditures
by the government.
fsXNbpO Mr. nd trad Trae,-
ident OH March 4, 1889, there was a ball
ance In the treasury of 1890, 3S4,916. FIe
had also paid during the four years of
his administration 1894, 34S, 499 on the
public debt. When he returned to of
nee four years later he found the sur
plus practically squandeTed, tariff tax
alton increased by the passage of the
Mckinley bill, and appropriations made
for the ensuing year amounting to $780,
100000 in excess of, the revenue which
could be raised by existing legislation.
THE expenditures under President
Roosevelt. including the present fiscal
year, will amount to more than 81
Gal, 900 900. They will exceed the ex-
penditures,- of the last four years OF
Mr.. CleYeland's administration by
$3.50. 100000. They will exceed the ex-
penses under the administration of Mr.
Mckinley by S211, 100000, although his
was AltU ctuAnliAA0Ni hdIAiA6 NAliSh
the war with Spain was conducted.
1.-The average expenditures in 1895,
1896 and 1897 We're $494, O0O,O 600. Appro-
priatians for the fiscal year ending in
1905 are $751;, 900, 0O0 making an increase
over the average expenditures yearly
during 1895. 1896 and 1897 of $2S7 O00,-
900, and now there is every indication
that deficiency will exist during the
present year amounting to between
$50, O0O,0 900 and $100,0OO,000.
Confronted with p this reckless ex-