Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-20

rank and Tile ] have for many years
been a member and have az an times
devoted my humble powers 70 party
success. believing that success to be
for the country'H good. Unexpectedly
as am now called 20 tho fore.
front ann compelled % announce ar.
Cepinuco of the Obligation with q
sense Of gratitude 10 my follow work.
ers and with the hope that I may be-
better able to assist lu restoring the
go power The party whose principles
and past history guarantee n safe.
wise and economical and constitution.
al administration OF che government.
] find o., therefore. n great pleas.
uro standing mere upon tho bordorland
LOT thc two Nlrginias. 90 receive and
accept tho democracy OF The entire
country Do % not significant of a
ClOs0r and truOr brotherhood among
ns. that for Iho first time since from
that section of our country that lice
south of Mason and uixons llno-a
happy roc0mItiou of the oblitcratior
LOT an sectional differences which led
90 and followed that unhappy strug
she.
Az an Introductory to Lh4 fow ro.
marks I shall make. I desire to say
that ! heartily endorse the platform
upon which have boon nominated
and with Che convention and its noa
incu Tor president, regard the present
monetary standard of values az irro.
vocatly established.
Tn The campaign preceding the last
election much stress was laid by co..
publican speakers upon the prosper.
ous condition of .bo country and fore.
holdings we're heard OF the 100 results.
especially to the lahor.ng man. which
would follow any change boo the pres.
ent complexion of the g0yornmCnt 10
.s iruo that The times then were
good, bat o. ls mo- less a fact that.
while thCro E1s been uu change in
che party in power many of che OWLS
prouhcsio1 hHvo como under rupublI.
can rule Four years ago factories.
mills. mime and furnaces were Boo
active operation. unable to supply tho
demand but nos many are closed and
those chat ara opDu aro being operated
with reduced forces on short hours
Then wages were hieh. labor was
scarce and there WAS work Tor an.
Now work is scarce. many wage
oauom unemployed and wages re-.
iuced. The apprehension which now
prevails Boa business circles and the
present unsatisfactory Industrial con.
dit.0us of the country seem 90 do.
mand a political change
Zoo The lauguaEe OBJ our platform the
rights OFF labor are certainly no less
vested no less sacred and 300 less in.
Iiouahie than fno rights of capital "
Tho time les opporuno to emphasize
the truth of this uifoauco. The most
sacred right of property d. the right
to possess and own on.'a own self and
the labor of ones own hanDs. capital
itself being hut stored labor. For
years . worked in tho ranks an vase
Garner and I know what 10 o. to DHu
Wy living hy fhy sweat OF ms brow .
have always believed and my c1uvr
zion comics from hard school OF oXuor
.rnCo that measured by character oft
che work Dee does aud the cost 0f lIy.
IuE. man Is entitled t1 mll com.
rensat'0n for hIs services My oNprr
fence us wage Garner and my as
euDIAtIon with labor have alike taught
me the value 0f democratic principle
Tor In them tho humhIp.t has tIa
strongest security Tor individual rEhI
and thD hfEhCst stimulus i0 that iD.
/ dependence of spirit aud love of sci.
help which produces the finest ur
/ waite characters aud form the base OF
tho best possible government
The receipts ui the government Tor
tho year ending June 80. 1902. the
| first fiscal year OF the present admin
istration. showed a surplus over OK.
lponditures Of Sgi 600 .OOO, but for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1904, in.
stead of surplus there was a deficit
LOT SCI O01u 900 From the first of July
1904. 90 August lO. or for about a
month and "a third off enc present year
| tho expenditures OF tho government
I have exceeded the receipts by &2tf
\ 7t5OOO There could ho no stronger
evidence OF the extravaganza into
which The republican party has fallen
and NO moro potent argument IN be-
half of "a craaso 60 the party whose
toncts have always embraced pru
drnro and economy in administering
the peoples affairs
our republican friends are prone "a
refer 90 the great commercial growth
OF the country under their rule, and
] yoi the census report show that from
1850 Co 1860 under democratic rule
and the Walker tariff the percentage
of increase was greater ln population
. wealth. manufactures and railroad
mileage. the factors which affect mosO
largely the prosperity of the country
than ln any decade since.
The cost 0f government has largely
Increased under republican rule The
expenditures per capita for ihe hrI
years respectively of tho ndmlnistra
tlons giyon, taken from the reports o
| the secretary of the treasury, were o..
follows,
iu 1850 under Buchanan, t20l, 90
1908. under harrison. g577; in 1897
Indor Cleveland, $40; in 1901, undr
/ Mckinley. $3.50, In 1903, under
Roosevelt $40.