Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-09-21

American citizenship. You have been
in conference to the end that your work
in this campaign may be as effective as
possible. Organized effort and concerted
action must always increase the eff
fectiveness of the common endeavor of
many hands.
"The leaders who have made thor
oughfare through history down which
in all the centuries their fame will
| march with giant strides have all been
men who, though unmoyed by hasty eX-
preston of the hurried judgment of the
people, were yet guided in all their pub
lie acts by the knowledge of what the
deliberate and mature judgment of the
people would be. So the great papers
are those which anticipate the careful
Judgment Of the majority. The great
tribunal of the American people may be
implicitly relied on to decide all ques-
tions with unerring and exact justice
when all the evidence is in and delibera-
ton had, and those who would hold
place as leaders of the people must be
so thoroughly American, SO discreet, so
farsighted and so sure of the pulse Of
the people as to discern the course pub
| lie opinion will take
Though the instant Judgment of the
| people may be often at fault the ripe and
| final decision is always for the right.
And the part of leadership is to know
the right and honestly, periodically.
| fearlessly and zealously to advocate it.
Just as long as the press can discern
and lead the unhurried and weii-consid
cred judgment of the people, so long will
its power grow nightly. and SO long
will it hold its place in the front rank
Of the unfaltering and vigorous march
| of national progress.
''To the upbuilding OF the power of the
press, and to the best use OF that power,
! you have devoted yourselves. There are
questions of great import TO be passed
upon by the people in November; ques-
! tons that it will be your DUTY and.
therefore, | am sure. your pleasure as
we'll to present honestly and so clearly
that the people will understand them
! Il shall not take up your time how
ever. with any reference 10 the great is
| sues upon which our party through its
| platform and candidates confidently ap-
peal to the people fer Enforcement. but
crave your indulgence while ] briefly
refer TO single feature of the platform
of the republican party.
Welcomes the Challenge
That platform opens with deciara-
ton of that party's many years Of con-
! troll of government. coupled with the
assertion thai il has displayed high
capacity for rule and government,
which has been made even more con-
spicuoUs by the incapacity and infrmi-
~ Of purpose shown by its opponents.
This challenge 10 comparison OF
democratic and republican admins
trations since the republican party
came INTO existence should be vel
coined. Fortunately, We have eight
recent years Of democratic adminiztra-
ton of the executive department OF
the government which we will gladly
compare with any similar period since
1850
The comparison viii show that IN
der democratic control the administra-
tive purity of the fathers was observed
in the conduct of the government, that
no one of its departments was per-
valing the days OF the star route
frauds: that a successful effort was
made to check the growth Of eXrendi-
lures; that it resulted in each in
stance in cutting down the expenses
within the control Of the executive de-
partment of the government below that
of the preceding administrations
"The comparison will show also that
each succeeding republican admins
tration after 1868 increased expenses,
and in some instances so greatly as to
indicate reckless extravaganza and
waste of the peoples money.
During Mr. Cleveland's first term
the average annual expenditure was
about $269, 100000. For the last three
years 1t has been about S519, 900 ,000
The governmental expenditure last
year mounted up to $685.. 600, 900. which
is not equaled by any year since the
civil war, with the exception OF the
year of the Spanish war
There is an inevitable result to
such extravaganza Instead OF a sur
plus in the annual receipts of about
$50. 100000, which the present executive
found on assuming control, there is
now deficit to be found there of
S42 100000
THE limits of this address will not
permit a further reference to the cost
Of administration, but 1t should re-
ceive careful examination at yogr
hands And you will be convinced
that reform is necessary aye, far
more necessary than in 1876. in the
scale of public expenses. and when
convinced you will do less than your
duty if you fail to make the people
understand 1t.
The challenge of the republican
platform permits you to compare the
details. the everyday life, so to speak.
of the democratic administration with
both predecessive and successive ad-
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