Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-15
Iowa's Senior Senator Talks to
Great Audiences In
Indiana
REPLIES TO PARKER CRITICISM
Declares That Expenditures Of the
Government Have Grown Because
the Country Has Grown and In
crease In Proportion to Growth May
Always Be Expected.

Allison, Of Iowa. spoke to large crowd
of republicans here last evening" de-
voting most of his attention TO inc
criticisms of Judge Parker ana MI.
Davis OF the appropriations and eS-
penditures under the Mckinney ana
Roosevelt administrations. He SAD III
part
"The expenditures of our govern
ment have been and are constantly De
ing increased as conditions chahse.
This is not only true as respects the
general government but Is also true as
respects all state governments, and IN
deed as respects all municipalities. III
reforms are made in expenditures am
sure that there is greater need of re-
forms in all the leading cities of our
country, as the expenditures OF the
general government are more carefuils
and scrupulously scrutiniZed by those
having the responsibility than are
those of state or municipal govern
ments.
at is, easy to criticise the appropri-
ations in the aggregate and say that
they are too great, because they are
greater than they were In president
Ruchanan's time, or because they are
greater than during the first or last
administration Of President Cleveland
or the administration Of President
Harrison, but it is quite another thing
to take the trouble to analyze the ap-
preparations and show how the reduc-
ton can be consistently made.
"Tho the attack upon the expendl-
lures is made indirectly, analysed, IL
is an attack upon our army and navy
expenditures, and means a reduction
and a large reduction, in these eXpend-
lures, as large reductions elsewhere
can not be made Why is this purpose
not avowed? Why don't they say thai
the army shall be reduced. and II So
to what extent? Why don't they say
that our existing navy shall be cur
tailed and crippled? Why don't they
say that they will cut down the ex-
penses of the postal service made nee
essary by the enormous expansion OF
that service? We have an extensive
system of Qualifications recently con-
structed to protect our seaboard. Arc
these Notifications not to be manned
and cared for? Is our seaboard to be
left defenseless? Are the $4,000 or IA
900 men thus employed to be mustered
out of the service?
Appropriations for Agriculture.
"The appropriations for the agricul-
tural department have been increased
during the last few years. The value
Of these appropriations to the people
can not be measured In money. The
agricultural interest is one of the most
important, If not the most important
single interest. Its success and devel-
opment lie at the very base Of our
prosperity from year to year. Who will
say that these appropriations are not
needed and that they are not beneficial
to the country, and that they are not
wisely expended by Secretary Wilson,
and who would propose to reduce then
or dispense with them? These are the
questions for consideration of those
who insist that great reductions ought
to be made in public expenditures.
"The president has already exercised
the discretion given to him to reduce
our army to $4,000 men, the minimum
fixed by law. reducing it 41,00O from
what it was when he was first sworn
into office, and yet he is accused of
militarism and 1T is charged that the
army will be used by him for improper
purposes.
1T is easy for the party not in power
to criticize in general terms. 1t is not
so easy for them to point out specific
defects. 1t is easy also to make prom
Uses in a political campaign when those
promises are absolutely impossible of
fultillment when responsibility comes,
if it ever comes to them"