Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

Eress voted 81 .5tAlOo in the deficiency
bin for last year. Steve tells me that
sl.4io.ooo has been covered back into
the treasury as the unexpended balance
az that constitutional appropriation
Catch Democrat coverin' anything back
into the treasury, once he got Ii appro-
priated.
Alt, my boy. / fear you have been
lauhastlng a mares nest filed with hor-
nets, as you win find out when the old
soldiers are aroused.
see that in our foreign relations you
favor a 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 Oiney
that on this continent the will Of the
American people is sovereign and its Cat
law. without consent of English King.
German Kaiser or Russian Cxar-apd
they don't care who knows It,
| see you are kickin' beca use the ma
tional expenditures were s5s2. 900 900 In
1904. against s274 600 900 In 1878. the
year before TiIden was not elected to re-
form them. though you seem to think he
was. You appear to have forgotten that
this country hss nearly doubled in popu-
lation and trebied in wealth. business
and national Importance since 1875. In
my "Liniment for Man aud Beast Al
manac" for 1904 / find such facts as
these:
1873 1904
Population s3.aJ7 900 5000 900
Wealth -. .s2aodoe,o.oso sics. .os0o os,a,uoo
Farm prop'y. io.ocl.,Dn.I@o 22.ts)0 600. 900
Sav'gs dep'x e2i.o :5li ps5 tD4 s4a
Natal bank
deposits ;. eso.47s.c9o s.sle4so.s .sn
Money ia cir
citation =. .54.1oi.ei7 2.s2iI5 .se7
p o. rev
p.n.,s., sngs. 2s5el5 @ l 5sS ,.s - s.s s.s
a 1903
Panams cal yoDen 90
Navy eIPen-
dturek - 2i 4gT 90 iO2 a56, fo2
Army e1peu-
ditures -. 4l.leo.e4s It5.o3a.4Il
Where are you goin' to begin euttin'
Will you inform your aged but strictly
business associate on the Democratic
ticket-and 1t shall 60 no further-how
in the sacred nnme of Sammy j. TiIden
you expect to run a billion dollar country
on a million dollar scale? l tell you.
Alton. my boy, the American nation is
out Of kniekerbockers. and il amt no
hst Ltin - jam tLt htdiNuN IA
foot of 1904 into Sammy Tilden No. 4
pruneila of iS4G.
notice you ignore the repeal of war
taxation as aceountin' for the reduction
ia government receipts. This Is siyHess
worthy Of the sainted Sammy himself.
who was something of a juggler In ei-
piers. US You may remember. / now
perceive that you are not nltogether too
good to achieve the presidency hy sup
pressing the truth.
Believe me, | shed tears over your
pcroration. In which you speak so feel
ingly Of putin aside the congeniai work
Of lifetime to assume the responsible
ties the convention thrust upon you. Ny
eyes are bleared yet-Steve says it's
old age-oyer this confession of a self
sacrifice for which You and Dave Hill
and Bill Sheehan md Pat Mccarren
have been pulling wires for two years.
When shut my eyes | think of you as
Ajax defying the lightnin' with one hand
on the electric spsrkcr and one foot
workin' the sheet iron thunder.
That's right. partner" says l. defy
the presidential liShtnin' bug. o. thou
sage Of Esopns, Don't be afraid: it'll
never strike either of us."
It's after O'Clock and I've been yawn-
in. so the nurse says | must be put to
bed.
So good night. from Uncle
HENRY GASSAwAY.