Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
HENRY c. DAVIS
FORMALLY ACCEPTS
Synopsis of His Letter to Democratic
Notification Committee.
VIEWS Gin PUBLIC QUESTIONS
IN 8 Rather B-ief Document lie Sets
Forth His observations Upon
Some of the Questions Now
Before the Country.

Forth His Observations Upon /,
Some of the Questions Now
Before the Country.
Elkins, ". Va, Oct. 3.-Following Is
! synopsis Of the formal letter of ac-
septance of the democratic vice-presi-
nomination by Hon. Henry q.
Davis TO the committee of notification:
Mr.. Davis Letter.
Hon. John Sharp Williams. Chairman,
and Other Members of the Committee:
Dear Sirs: In accordance with custom,
and my promise when notified by your
committee at White sulphur Springs, on
August Il, of my nomination for the OIL
fee of Vice-DreSfdent, l submit the fol-
lowing observations Upon some of the
now before the country.
Times Propitious For Change.
The times are propitious for the REIN
statement of the democratic party IN
control of The government, The public
is being disillusiuned of the preten-
sion OF the republican party,so long and SO
.alrogantly made, that the material pros
perity OF the country depends upon It's
own ascendancy. Thoughtful and patrt-
otto people are becoming more and more
distrustful OF the heady and personal eie-
meut of the present administration, and
are more than willing 10 see II replaced
by one thai better recognizes consIitu-
tional and other lawful restraints. They
demand hat the present wastetuI ex-
~travagancc in the expenditure OF the
money, drawn by taxation from the IN
dustry of the people, shall cease, and
that, economy and honesty IN me puone
tues in the high places OF the govern
u1ent.
of Government.
The expenditures per capita Of the gov
nme are increasing at an alarming
rate. When the present administration
went into power there was a large sur
plus. but Notwithstanding the enormous
taxation, the evenues therefrom are not
now adequate to meet the demands made
by reckless appropriations. The revenues
Tell short during the last fiscal year OF
over $40, 900. 900. In the first six days OF
this fiscal year the expenditures exceeded
the receipts by 81, Q01,0 @, and il this rate
OF excess should continue, the dehclt Tor
the present fiscal year would be in the
neighborhood of $1l0, 0O0,000 This needless
deficit is due to the extravaganza or the
administration. and can only De met ny
imposing additional taxes or selling
bonds, thereby increasing the interest
bearing debt of the government. MEN
course will the republicans adopt, Inc
was S7.l4 per capita, which means that
the average tax paid in some form OF
another by every family OF hye persons
toward the support OF the natlohal az
| m1llSITaIlon pl pubitG LSN ""@ ~
SIS. which, in the case of wage Farmers,
is a considerable percentage of their en-
tire earnings for the year. NO more
money should be taken from the people
by taxa6on, direct or indirect, than IS
necessary for the needs of 4 government
economically administered To show the
rapid growth of the cost of government,
1t is only Necessary to give eve 'n nea So, az f fSe
following administrations; Buehanan' LSo,,
$6S. 000, 900; per capita, sol. Cleveland. leSz'
S345, 000, 600; per capita. S.2s Roosevelt,
1891, $3.50, 900, 600; per capita, VIA.
The Army.
In answer to criticisms upon the size
and expense or maintaining the army, the
president has said that the number, OF
soldiers now is no greater per capita n
in former times. But an army then was
necessary to protect settlers from me IN
dams and to do other police duty in the
unsettled portion of the c~ountry-condl-
lions which do not now exist, The army,
however, has greatly increased in cost
much faster, relatively, than II mas II
numbers. The expenses were: Under Bu'
chanan. in 1860, SIG, 500, 900; under hayes
in lSS0, SOS. 900. 900; under Roosevelt, in 1904
$1l5. 900, 0oo.
The anama Canal.
We all hail as the harhinger OF the new
era in the commerce of the world the IN
ception OF the great work of building tn
canal that is to join the two great oceans
but we deprecate the action of the pres
ent administration, which inflicted
wound upon our national honor by its Ills
r"egard Of the rights of a weaker mason
in order to gain a doubtful credit toi
energy in forwarding that great enter
prise. Territory of Il neighhorlng fepnb
lie. with which We are at peace. wa
seized by a band of revolutiontsts, pro
tected by the u of the United state
navy, and erected into a state overnight
which the president promptly recosnrlze'
as an independent nation. a gross QHens
arainst ~ Friendly republic which it wa
helpless to resent.
Imperialism.
These and many other unwarrante
! things that belong more to an empire ina
a republic, " occurred under the pres
ent administration ana bfeught zee
| triotic minds. They must be regarded a
the first fruits Of imperialism, ana sho'
) how fast We are drifting towards apst
( mtism II centralized power. The effet
of the imnerlaIiStic tendency of the reput
] ljcan party upon our foreign affairs is
i, opposition to the teachings. OF the Iount
erS of the republic, and so impressed Wa
Washington with the Importance of keel
ing aloof from the affairs of other NJ
: tons, that in his farewell address, /
: warned his countrymen especially agailis
foreign e~ntangling alliances. lmperialsl
is hIlrtful and abhorrent in a free go'
: rnmen and subversive of free 1nstlt'
lions. The policy of im~perialism-if
can b. said TO have a pollcy-is alWa!
DANGEROUS 10 liberty. lis ppNNiS ~ IA
S exercised in far off territory and on col
= uuered people, but once adopted for a
U duired and distant possessions. IT. p
S comes, sooner OF later, the rule of II
home government. Liberty and free go
ernment have always been secured at II
e cost of great sacrifices, but histol
teaches us that both can be easily 10
: without the knowledge of the people.
e The Tariff.
/ Our federal constitution has appropl
{ ated to the exclusive use OF the gener
government the power of indirect tax
Is ton. covered by the popular designate
k of tariff duties In excluding the stat
from his domain of taxation there is
Implied and wise partition Of the taxi
power between the states and the teder
government. Except in the exigencies
n war. the taxing power has been exercis
a by congress largely in the direction
the imposition of duties upon impor
Nt No one expects to change this arrans
ID ment, which has proven so convenient.
", the general government and so condusi
r to the interests of the states, whose ]
l. sort to other sources of revenue is IL
:, untrammeled. Indirect taxation, howey
u CONVENT, needs, by reason of its in
T. rectness, to be watchfully guarded, K
9 CvINCT0N INNER ri liz A