The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

gress voted S1.5O0.0oO in the deficiency
bill for last year. Steve tells me that
S1.410.OO0 has been covered back into
the treasury ns the uneNpended balance
of that constitutional appropriation.
Catch n Democrat coverin' anything back
into the treasury, once he got it appro-
priated.
Alt. my boy, I fear you have been
lamhastng a mares nest filed with hor-
nets. as you will find out when the old
soldiers are aroused.
see that in our foreign relations you
favor n 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 Olney
TINT on this continent the will of the
American people is sovereign and its nat
law. without consent of English King.
German Kaiser or Russian Garland
they don't care who knows ii.
see you are kickin' because the nn-
tional expenditures were $3.50 100000 in
1904. against S274. 100000 in 1875. the
year before Tilden was not elected to re-
form them. though you seem to think he
was. You appear to have forgotten that
this country has nearly doubled in popu-
la ton and trebled in wealth, business
and national Importance since 1873. In
my "Liniment for Man and Beast AL
manac" for 1904 l find such facts as
these:
1873. 1904.
Population 43.95I 600 S..OOOCO
Wealth -. .s36.ooo.ooo.oc0 lo6.oo0.ooo.Ooo
Farm prop'y. 1o,Uoo,Ooo00o 220Oo.goW0
sav'gs dep's 924.os7.a4 2,os5, 2Oi,s4'
deposits :. CSC. AIS, $50 3,3l2, 439 .s41
Money In cir - -
citation 1J4. 1O1 ii 2,o2l- lo1, ,o.I
p o. -
enges .... %. 5al, 800 1874 st3 ss
Pensions 1923, 100 l+l,io2Sio
n 1903
Panama cal 5p.VoOO
Navy eIpen-
ditures 21 ,49i GIG 1Os,SJo lV-
Army eSpen-
dtures ... l,12O.646 1l5.O354l
Where are you gOin' to begin cuttin
Will you inform your aged but strictly
business associate on the Democratic
ticket-and it shall go no further-how
in the sacred name of Sammy ]. Tilden
you expect to run billion dollar country
on n million dollar scale? l tell you.
Alton, my boy, the American nation is
out of knickerbockers, and it amt no
use tryin' to jam the healthy number IL
foot of 1904 into Sammy Tiden No.
prunella of 1876.
notice you ignore the repeal of war
taxation as nccountin' for the reduction
in government receipts. This is slyness
worthy of the sninted Sammy himself.
who was something of juggler in ci-
piers, as you may remember. now
perceive that you are not altogether too
good to achieve the presidency by sup
pressing the truth.
Believe me, shed tears over your
81. ,,, ,.I,
ingly of putin aside the congenial work
of lifetime to assume the responsible
ties the convention thrust upon you. My
eyes are blenrcd yet-Steve says it's
old age-over this confession of self
sacrifice for which you and Dave Hill
and Bill Sheehan and Pat McCnrren
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 sparker and one foot
-workin' the sheet iron thunder.
That's right, partner says l, defy
the presidential lightnin' bug. O, thou
sage of Esopus! Don't be afraid; it'll
never strike either of us"
It's after s o'clock and I've been yawn-
in. so the nurse says | must be put to
bed.
So good night, from Uncle
HENRY GASSAWAY.