The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

mates the cost to us at $200. 600. 900 a
year, and the probable cost to date at
Sl,ZO0, 600, 900. His letter should be read
by every voter
The vast sums thus expended come
out of the pockets of our taxpayers.
Not a dollar of it will be returned to
them, and it is for them to determine
whether they are willing to have their
money expended in support of such a
policy. If they are, then other islands
ana other countries may be added to
our possessions until their cost of
maintenance compels every worker in
this country to support a soldier and
his family as well as himself and his
own.
Extravaganza is Proven.
zone of the official family of the adj
mlnlstration asks that we support our
charge of extravaganza by specifica-
tons. The figures given above will
fully answer that purpose. They not
only raise the presumption of eXtraVa-
gance, but they prove it.
a further bill of particulars will be
furnished as soon as a Democratic ad-
mlnistration has had chance to ex-
anime the books. The result of this
extraordinary increase in our expen-
ditures has been to create a deficiency
in the annual receipts. Now this de-
flciency in receipts presents a serious
situation. Either the expenses must
be cut doWn-and the present admin
istration says in effect that it does not
propose to do it. or we must provide
some other method of raising the need
ed money.
Burden of Extra Taxation.
Either bonds must be issued for that
purpose or we must levy other taxes.
Such taxes were raised under the war
revenue law of 1898 an inconvenient
and irritating method of providing rev.
enue, which. in its operation, both an
noyed and burdened every class of
people.
I'VE do not charge that money is
deliberately thrown away or that it
is turned over to all who make some
shadow of claim for it, without ques-
tioning. But rather that the evidence
points Enthusiastically to lack of effort
to hold in check those whose business
IT is to provide ways and means to
profit by government expense. In 9TH
er words economy in the expenditure
of the money of the people is no long
err a leading object of administration.
illustrations abound on every hand
which show that the teachings of re-
cent years-that it is legitimate
function of government to help indi-
having a disastrous effect
upon political morals. 1t stimulates
the ingenuity of individuals in every
locality to devise a way and means to
secure his part. 1t all tends to the
creation and support of the CRATER.
"Our administrative officials should
return once more to those sound prin-
ciples which formerly were in opera
ton. principles which prompted that
portion of President Jackson's inau-
gural address. which l quote in clos
ing, and to which | beg your careful
attention. He said:
Management of Public Revenue.
The management of the public rev.
enue-the searching operation In all
goVernments-is among the most deli
cate and important trusts in ours, and
it will, of course demand no incon-
siderable share of my official solicit
tude. Under every aspect in which it
can be considered it would appear that
advantage must result from the OBJ
servance of a strict and faithful econ
omy.
This I shall aim at the more anx-
iously, both because it will facilitate
the extinguishment of the national
debt, the unnecessary duration Of
which is incompatible with real indie
pendence, and because 1t will counter
act that tendency to public and pri-
vate prohigacy which a profuse ex-
penditure of money by the government
is but too apt to engender.'