The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-09
MORE THAN 200 DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER MEN
DELUGED R0SEMOUNT WITH THEIR PRESENCE
Considers the Press Lever That Moves the Masses,
Paid High Tribute to Cleveland Regime and
Arraisned the Administration For
Reckless Extravaganza.


diture last year amounted up &c
S5S2 900, 900 which is not cqualled by
any year since the civil war. with the
exception of the year of the Span
ish war.
There is an inevitable result to
such extravaganza. Instead OF q
surplus in the annual receipts oil
about $50 900, which the present
executive found on assuming contro,
there Is now deficit to be found
there of S4200O,0O0.
Reform is necessary-aye far
more necessary than in lS7G-in the
scale of public expenses, ana when
convinced OF this you will do less
than your duty if yo,: fail to make
the people understand it. The chal
lenge of the republican platform per
mits you to compare the details, the
everyday life, so to speak, of the
democratic administration with both
Dredecessive and successive admin
istrations and you will not shrink
from it.
Democracy's Two Cabinets.
"The sturdy honesty, marked abi!-
ity and thorough devotion to principle
Of those in high places alongside of
the qualifications of similar officials
n any and all other administrations.
Who, | pray you, would hesitate TO
compare the members of the cabinet
Of those years with the principal one
n any one?
rs the fame of Bayard, Manning,
Fairchild, Endicott, Whitney, Villas,
DICKINSON, Garland. members of the
1884 cabinet, and Olney, Carlisle, La
mont Smith, Francis, Herbert, Bis
sell, Wilson and Harmon, of that of
1892 dwarfed wneh conrrasted with
the cabinet officers of today?
Extravaganza runs riot in nation
al, state and municipal government,
in spite of the well directed efforts
of some excellent officials. The in
debtedness of the municipal govern
ment is steadily piling up, bonds are
increasingly frequent and the peop."
have not the satisfaction in many in
STAGES. of a full equivalent in i'm
provements for the money expended.
And the national government is lead
ing in the race of great expenditures.
Ere long, the people will demand a
reform in administrative expenses.
And they. will DO it now if they
are made to appreciate the who'll"
truth. The democratic party is not
a machine. II is a body of citizens
who believe that on the whole its
fundamental principles are best
adarted TO the conduct of the govern
ment. Among so manv patriots and
intelligent men it is inevitable that
divergence of opinion of minor ques-
tions and differences of view "a to
the correctness of the disposition Of
dead issues shall be found. The
party is conceded to be united TODAY
as To every vital article OF far
which can reasonably enter into the
pending canvass.
Must he shelled Out.
"Our adversaries are entrenched
m full possession of every depart
ment of the government, and it is
mistaken policy that would drive
away voters who would help TO oust
them. The cause c-nnot be advanc-
ed bv attacks on others within the
partv with whom have had disagree
ments. but are now working with Is
for q common result
Advocates Surrender NJ Principles.
IAN men who have attained anv de-
gree Of prominence have fheir
friends and their exercise Of ordinary
prudence forbids the alienation ~
all who are willing and anxious 20
assist. The administration is n 10
DO determined NV tNn September vote
10 hoDelesslv republican states whero
local issues and candidates even are
gfevouslv Handicapped but the 70
snH in Vermont on Tuesday adm0n-
ishes ne and there is no harm in EiT-
inc voice IN she adm0niii0n- that bar
rn0ninus c1-0Deratinn 0f All and fho
alirrniaff0n 0T ua-=Dnal. facfi0na1 and
unirnrr1rfanf diHerrnces. Involving
turrerda- 0f principle are essential to
success