New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-30
TAFT SPEAKS At BUFFALO.
Replies to Assertions of Parker
Black and Mauer Tall.

Buffalo. Oct "a large crowd attended the Re-
publican rally held at Convention Hall tonight
The speakers were William Il. Tar. Secretary OF
War: Frank S Black. Of Troy, and Julius n
MAYER candidate for Attorney General o ?.
L,etchworth presided. IN introducing Secretary
TAFT he praised the work done by the distinguished
jurist n the Philippines Secretary Taft
ceve6 with cheers
made by Judge Parker Of the national expendi-
lures OF the years 1887 and 1904 showing THAI The
increase was not due to extravaganza He adds'
Judge Parker says that they propose to reduce
aa s q I Expense that he vousRsses to US s
does not say how much reo4ctlon ne e1pecfs 70
d ae4as Il the army % =" ~1-' H----'' '--- -
NJ Tar quotes from letter Of Samuel J. Tlden,
sent John @. Carlisle 1850 just Mr.. Carlisle
was about to become Speaker OF the House Of Rep
reseulalves urging the necessity Of coast defences
for the country. and continues
n view Of the advice OF this letter IN Mr.. Cleve-
land's drst administration plan was formulated
iS rvrIve6 the expendi,are Of S20O05G0o More than
half Of & has been completed and 2ow guns are
possible for aIy MODERN nay@t sS1adr9n 70 enter
9no efse' s I4 N nrer To give enc shtf
OF men for each gun II is necessary to have Is 900
Tie army This. in Itself jastiAea 500 men In
addition e the z 900 men which we're found neceS-
sary in 1897, when we had no coast oefences al AL
Is il possible that the expansion Of the country.
The ACQUISITION Of Porto Rico the construc- ion Of
The Panama Canal The needed additional force In
geIher out Of conslderatiol, viii not Justify the
Increase % enl5oJeo sen ao Dil.Ge'S = T -
party begins to reduce II win be found that they
some place WneIs y : I4 eai Tc, Ey not nTiv
be ASST tson q ne 'Lo3 ~ I'D ~ d06
must De raised shouid get into any war at all.
The speaker then criticised Richard olney for
denouncfng no policy Of the Republican party in
maintaining an army, saving that II curious
when his record in references TO the Venezuelan
boundary question was considered Mr.. Taft CON
unUed follows;
Il would seem to the unbiased observer that #
The fore IN rnov q any az adminlstTa tons II
e s 2 o5e aP ths g.srs pe8 9 t6an to the
one which be Is row denounGlng Inc run y
proved IN the most emphatic . az by the Demo
ION OF eve~v solder that We have IN the regular
army Of to-day Il would FORM 3l'y sHe!eIoh o.
this doctrine 10 Be involved in war. The ex-
fr9e od6 Rgt af @ re6pe that the PROPER
eign policy was o 70 sNagFer nor e o't7 %tnoot
President Roosevelt urges with every country on
s IS q Bur cGg Ieeflat6ns With toTsea pon
nhng Which ~ re e, are ar v 49s sIcent Force
zarre.arv Taft then answered Judge Parker IN
srars 70 ALLEGED excessive civil expenditures, CIV
irr figures 70 prove his points Suffice it 10 say"
hs said that the in the general expenses.
when the unusual expenses OF those above men
,torad are taken out. not AZ al more than the
arpanston Of the commerce and wealth OF the coun-
~ ana the increase in the population Justified
Hs declared that the prospect q deficit in the
e.neudit,ires under this administration was very
remote, and added
On the whole then the voters OF this country
having had experience IN the promises q me lem
1850 nsrrV 10 reduce the outrageous expenditure
80 sxfra Znnce existing IN Republics admin
frHiohs and the failure 70 keep those promises
80 moi likely to be mised into accepting Similar
Trorsises mad without sny real specnlcauon as 70
There The reduction is 70 be mace