The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-27
WAR LORD COSTS
US $40 A HEAD
People of North Carolina,
If You Please.
STATE ASKS A DOLLAR
Senator Simmons on the Amount Paid
to the AycOck Administration
and That Paid to the Ma
tionaI Government Run
by Roosevelt.
(Special 10 News and Observer.) }

NopGCldl 10 News ana ODSefNeF.D
Winston Salem, N c., Oct ga
crowd of several hundred people heard
the address of Hon. +. NJ. simmons
at the court house here tonight. The
audience was composed largely of
voters, a considerable number of
whom We're Republicans and the ad-
dress of the Senior Senator from
North Carolina called forth enthu-
siastic applause. His arraignlnent Of
President Roosevelt and his policy to-
ward the South was especially well
received.
The greater part of the speech was
devoted to national issues. Begin
ming with comparison OF the two
candidates for the presidency, he
proceeded to "a discussion of Repub-
lican extravaganza, spoke in a COM
prehensiVe manner of tariff abuses,
arraigned the Republican party for its
attitude toward the question of i'm
perialism, and concluded this part of
his argument with a eulogy of Judge
Parker.
Senator Simmons discussion of
State issues was forcible. He spoke
of the failure of Republican govern
ment in North Carolina, defended the
present Democratic administration in
masterly manner and spoke elo-
quently in support of the Watts law.
This was an especially effective part
of his address.
He dwelt with force and en-
phasis upon the growing extrava-
~ance of the Federal government
without dealing in dry statistics. In
the course of his argument alorg that
line he said:
II charge that the Roosevelt admin
istration has been the most extrava-
giant in all our history Roosevelt has
spent over two hu~ million dollars
more than Mckinley spent though we
conducted a great war during McKin-
ley's administration. He has spent
nearly nine hundred million dollars
more than twice as much as all the
property of North Carolina is valued
at for taxation--more than Cleveland
spent during his last administration
And he Will spend this year nearly
twice as much as Cleveland spent dur
ing the last year he was President.
He will spend this year for the
army and navy, of which he is COM
mander-in-chief, more than either
Great Britain or France or Germany
spent last year for their army and
navy though every one of these coun-
tries maintain standing. army always
upon war footing of several hundred
thousand men. 1t cost TO administer
the Federal government last year un-
der Roosevelt over 100000, 900.
North Carolina had to contribute last
year to this expenditure over $20,-
600, ,OO0-more than $40 for every
man, woman and child in the State.
The expenses of your State govern
ment last year under Aycock We're
only about 100000 or $1.00 per
head In other words, under Roose-
welt you have to pay ten times as
much to the support of the Federal
government as under Aycock you have
to pay to the support of your State
government. For the one dollar a
head which you pay to the State gov
ernment you have your schools and
your aSylums and your splendid State
administration For the $40 a head
that you pay to the Federal government
what do you see except your post
offices. here and there a rural delivery.
and a few dollars for your rivers and
harbors? Yet Republicans charge Ay-
cock with extravaganza, when he
charges dollar a head to administer
defend Roosevelt against q like charge
when he charges you $40 head to
administer the national government y
The speaker concluded with an ap-
peal to every voter to do his duty on
the eighth of November. Altogether
the address was q powerful one and
the cause of Democracy in Forsyth
county today is stronger because of it.