The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
DAVIS is NOTIFIED.

M Vice Presidency has been told of his nomina ton
Mr. Davis is fifty times millionaire. and very
properly the of his notification White Sulphur
Springs an aristocratc the mountains OF West
Virginia Mr.. John Sharp Williams selected to
spring the surprise the venerable candidate and did
it of his characteristic speeches. composed of
political badinage.
The venerable nominee responded. He has had much
political experience, having served twelve in the
Senate He refused reelection, went into partnership
with Rockefeller in the Standard Oil trust. and pro-
ceeded pile up his fortune. Like Rockefeller, he
began life in laborous position and poor, and like
Rockefeller he is fond of boastng about it, and did not
forget do in his speech of acceptance That part
of his speech into which he put the most emphasis
lates to the cost and economy of government He dis
deficit in the treasury because for the fiscal
ending June 80 the expenditures of the Government
exceeded the by $41oooooo
candidate should shuttle with figures misrep-
the fiscal condition of his country. The of
expenditures receipts caused by the cash pay
of $5ooooooo for the Panama canal and railroad
and was paid of the surplus remaining in the
from the previous year Yet Mr. Davis says There could
be stronger evidence of the extravaganza into which
the Republican party has fallen and potent
gument in behalf of change to the party whose tenets
have always embraced prudence and economy in admin
isering the peoples affairs. The of government
has largely increased under Republican rule The
pendures capita for the last respectively of
the administrations given taken from the reports of
under Buchanan $2oI in 1893, under Harrison, $5.77;
1897 under Cleveland $50; in 1901, under Mckinley
$3.50; in 1904 under Roosevelt. $40"
The population of the country in 1860 $1,000 ooo
In 1904 is Sooooooo, than two and half times
great. Therefore, if the Federal expenditures in the
latter year only for the objects as those of
1860, they should to keep pace with the population be
two and half times great under Buchanan This
would bring the per capita up $5oo5 with the Gov
ernmen doing for the navy, the army, and with
increase in the objects of expenditure over 1860
But then have added to the Cabinet depart
ments agriculture and commerce. In 1860 the Federal
Government not maintaining etties at the mouth
OF the Mississippi. 1t not annually expending
millions to levee that and keep from destruc
lively flooding the cotton and lands of the
South 1t not standing the of fighting the boil
weev to preserve the Southern cotton crop 1t
annually expending millions to improve the harbors of
the country to accommodate vastly increased com
merce. 1t was not spending millions keep the
Ohio from flooding the towns of West Virginia. 1t
was not building and maintaining irst-class navy and
suffered for its neglect in the Civil War that came the
following finding its exposed the de-
structon that wrought by the Confederate cruisers
1t was not buying the Panama canal and giving the
worlds commerce short between the great oceans
All of these and other objects of expenditure
to the general welfare cared for in addition to
the objects of expenditure in 1860 conceded that
expenses increase with population when there is in
crease IN the objects of expenditure So every item
naming in 1900 in 1904 the increase following popu-
laton should have made the per capita $5oo5 With all
the objects of expenditure, including canal and
navy Mr.. Davis finds the per capita be $40, or an
increase of only $2oQ5 the extended ratio of 1860
IT, however, he insist that any increase over the per
capita of 1860 is evidence of and extravaganza Mr.
Cleveland have been waster for his per capita ex-
ceeded that of 1860 by $3oo AS Cleveands per capita
was $50 Roosevelt has exceeded it by only ST. or
$Ioo less than Cleveland's excess over Buchanan At
$40 expenditure per capita, people getting the
attention of their Government least MANY
useful objects under Buchanan Their Federal Gov
ernment is costing them 50 plus month per
capita That is and three-fourths cents week plus
or little more than two day. How much of
that does Mr. Davis agree to knock off? The
Government is building great navy, improving rivers
and harbors, has bought the Panama canal aided aQr
culture, inspected exports hunted down the
boil weevi furnished preventive of blaceg cattle
and done than any other people get from their
government Will Mr. Davis agree to keep it all going
for less than cents day per capita?
This form of attack will be heard throughout the cam
paign. The citizen will be reminded that he is ensaved
and oppressed degraded and impoverished by the inpo
stion of two cents day. for the enjoyment of the
est reest best and useful government on earth
The cry is ptfuIly ridiculous
Dutch soldiers campaigning in Sumatra have en-