The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-09

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that reform is necessary far
more necessary than in 1S76-'in the
scale of public expense Aud wien
convinced you VIII do less than your
duty il you foil to make the people un
derstand IT,
The challenge of the Republican
platform permits you to compare the
details-the everyday life, so to speak
of the Democratic administrations with
both predecessive and successive adj
mlnistrations. and you will not shrink
from IT,
1.-The sturdy honesty, marked ability
and thorough devotion TO principle of
all those in high place during those
Democratic administrations may with
out hesitation be placed alongside OF
the qualifications of similar officials in
any and all other administrations
Who, / pray you, would hesitate to
compare the members of the cabinet
of those years with the present one OF
with any one? Is the fame of Bayard
Manning, Fairchild, Endicott, Whit
ney, Villas, Dickinson, Garland, mem.
bers of the 1884 cabinet, and Oney,
Carlisle. Lamont, Smith. Francis, Her.
bert, Bissel, Wilson and Harmon of
that of 1892 dwarfed when cOntrasted
with the cabinet officers of today?
"When the comparison is once com.
pleted You will be eager to ask the
people which is the better. They VIII
declare the victor in the contest be
tween administrations to be the one
which in addition to other excellences
saved many millions a year TO the ma
ton
"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 municipal government is stead
lily piling up, bond issues are increas-
ingly frequent, and the people have
not the satisfaction In many instances
of full equivalent in improvements
for the money expended. And the fed.
eral government il leading In the race
of great expenditures. Ere long the
people will demand reform in adj
ministratlve expenses And they will
do il now II they are made to appreci
ate the whole truth.
THE Democratic party is not ma
chine. 1t is a body of citizens who
believe that on the whole its fmda-
mental principles are best adapted TO
the conduct of the government.
among SO many patriotic and in
telligent men 1t is inevitable that di-
vergence of opinion as TO minor ques-
lions ana differences OF view as to the
correctness of the disposition of dead
issues should be found. The party is
concededly united today as to every
vital article Of faith whichscan reason.
ably enter into the pending callyass.
Our adversaries are inrenched, In
full possession of every department of
the government. and it is a mistaken
policy that would drive away voters
who would help to Gust them. The
cause cannot be advanced by attacks
on others within the party with whom
we have had disagreements. but who
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
determined 10y 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 Civ
ing voice TO the admonltiOn-that q
harmonious cooperation Of all and the
elimination of personal, fractional and
unimportant differences involving no
surrender of principle are essential to
success