The state herald., 1904-10-21

EreSs Noieu Si,ouu,uou Ill tAe ueHclency
bill for last year. Steve tells me that
S1,410,000 has been covered back into
the treasury us the unexpended balance
of that constitutional appropriation.
Catch Democrat coverin' anything back
into the treasury, once he got it appro-
priated.
Alt. my boy, fear you have been
lambasting n mares nest filled with hor-
nets. as you will find out when the old
soldiers are aroused.
l see that in our foreign relations you
favor n sort of spineless Monroe doctrine
that would invite every European power
to annex American territory without any
real opposition from Uncle Sam. Steve
says the sturdy miners of West Virginia
won't stand for any such pusillanimous
policy. They believe with Dick Olney
that on this continent the will of the
American people is sovereign and its fiat
law, without consent of English King,
German Kaiser or Russian Garland
they don't care who knows it.
see you are kckin' because the nn-
tional expenditures were S5S2, 100000 in
1904, against S274,OO0,OO0 in 1875, the
year before Tilden was not elected to re-
ipihi thVAhs 'h'uIh w SSNh W hV
was. You appear to have forgotten that
this country has nearly doubled in popu-
lation and trcbed in wealth, business
and national importance since 1875. In
my "Liniment for Man aud Beast Al
manac" for 1904 l find such facts as
these:
1875. 1eO4
Population 43,a57,OOO 5000 900
Wealth -. .s36ooo,OOp.0oo O6Oo0,O00.Ooo
Farm prop'y. 1OOoO,UO,OOO 220O0,OoOoO0
Sav'gs dep's 924037, ,3Ot 2,935, 20i .S45
Natal bank
deposits :. Gs6,47s,G3o n 1912, 4s0. .si1
Money In cir
citation -. T54,I0i.eI7 2,52l.l51, ,527
l.. U. rev.
cnnes 49,. 20, l,30O 1924. 4f3
Pensions 80. 3U,2J3 100 li1, ,Io2 SO
n 1903.
Panama cal 6O,ODOOO
Navy eNpen-
dlturcs -. 21,497,628 l02,956, loa
Army expen-
dltures -. 4i.lo06iG 1i5,o35, Al
Where are you goin' to begin cuttin'?
VIII you inform your aged but strictly
business associate on the Democratic
ticket-and ii shall go no furthcr-how
in the sacred name of Sammy j. Tildcn
you expect to run a billion dollar country
on million dollar scale? | tell you,
Alton, my boy, the American nation Is
out of knickerbockers. and it amt no
use tryin' to jam the healthy number IL
foot of 1904 into n Sammy Tiden No.
prunella of 1876.
l notice you ignore the repeal OF war
taxation as accountn' for the reduction
in government receipts. This is slyness
worthy Of the sainted Sammy himself,
who was something Of a juggler in ci-
piers, as you may remember. now
perceive that you are not altogether too
good to achieve the presidency by sup
pressing the truth.
Believe me, shed tears over your
peroration, in which you speak so feel
ingly of putin aside the congenial work
of lifetime to assume the responsible
ties the convention thrust upon you. My
eyes are bleared yet-Steve says It's
old age-over this confession Of n self.
sacrifice for which you and Dave Hill
and Bill Sheehan and Pat McCnrren
have been pulling wires for two years
When shut my eyes think of you ns
Ajax defying the lightnin' with one hand
ON the electric sparker and one foot
workin' the sheet iron thunder.
That's right, partner" says /, defy
the presidential lightnin' bug. o, thou
sage Of Esopus! Don't be afraid; i'll
never strike either of us"
It's after s o'clock aud I've been yawn'
in SO the nurse snys | must be put to
bed.
So good night, from Uncle
HENRY GASSAWAY.