Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-30

fee of enabling its people TO work out
their own political and national do0tlny
tor themselves free from The coercion ok
any European stats.
Reform tn 0ovssv1x,suAf E,pas1nprpn.
The Democratic pnrty At tn 1kaAV q 6V6
York tn convention as1emb1ad npW1
mended to the national 0aop6uzpd1 IN
nomination Of Samuel J. 911d<n - ~,
candidate for the presidency aud declaapd'
It TO be their settled conviction that =
return to the constitutional principles.
frugal expenses and administrative purity
OF the founders OF the republic n tie first
and most imperious duty OF the times
the commanding Issue now before IL
people OF the Union" Thta Strong e.
preston was called forth BY the national
expenditures for tho year 1sh which
arnounted to e274. 1000 00o-a altuaticn which,
tn the opinion OF a majority AZ cor peo-
PIE. justified an imperative dernAnd for
| reform in the administration AZ pa3bllo
enatk A. the ekpendttursa oG he lAs<
hsca year amounted to tho enoFmoua
total Of 1881. on. It n evident that =
thorough investisa t1on Of tho pubic serv-
ice and the Immediate abandonment OF
useless and extravaganza expenditures arc
! more necessary now than they w~ce then.
| This astounding increase Is out At All
proportion to the increase Of our pupu2a-
ton and ffnds no excuse from Whatever
! aspect we view the situation. The ma
dooal Democratic platform decAerea that
large reductions can eaAfT b. made In
| tbs annual expenditures Of c>o Rovern-
mont without impairtn9 the efficiency OF
aoy branch 6 the public service" Can
there be any douht Of the accuracy OF
this statement? Betwesn tho expsndi-
lures at the year 1885, amounting TO Haf,-
10000. as,d those Of tho lat fsqM ysr-
the seventh after Grover Qevsland oeas-
90 to be Notwithstanding H6&0p.oSo.
there IL Il difference 90 great a. to sgEoita
charm tn the breasts q al eho.Y.tf,.
men Even excluding tie etnn az 0Q1oC,-
600 paid for the Panama oer,a4 r1ghta and
20 the sthte of panamA. the expenditures
o1 tho last fiscal year aKceedAd Tho sum
Of B32000. 900. being moro nan douhas tho
expenditures Of the kovernmAue eDr al
purposes during the nrst v>>< Il Nr.
Cle1NleAnfs administration.
The expenses Of the flrst four years aso-
oeedtng the HAST Democratic adxninisera-
| don amounted to the enormous avorar.
Of lel1. 100000 per year. fhls largs e.
pendtturo YVES due to a oo1>sidefeAlA ~x-
tsnt 70 the cost Of tho 6t~nish -Ames>osn
] war. which occurred Curing that period.
But the termination at that war brought
- relief to the treasury. for TIA A1>FHgc
oenual expenses q the GorNrtnsnt 4e1-
ng the thrne enhesquN& Vla<Q q kNG.
9ooe o. 1901. wsre se>oRt QA@A~ x>loh
the largest sum hsehs<to hs.Los,oa H.
ing like period Gnoe 10 copoe Of tk.o
ofvfl wnr.
ThAs dfaft npon the rsvenuss o< he
| country has had ne s0&ot Wtt4n a kh1
have been anticipated, arsn nov ~ heyp
I presented the reverso of tn s1f,46olon,
b condition and not . thsqsy VAIeh
eonfrdnes ue." for. elehoaAGh Nha pr>e>nt
&ncumbens found At the caQeo at IN nese
fiscal year during wtAoh h assumed con-
troll at the administration surplus o re-
eeapts over expenditures At moro nan
penditursf over receipts ~t ohs doeo OF
the last fiscal year Of >2m.m1 and thu
official monthly reports made b. t1,e
treasury department show that tho e.
penhturcs ore continuously and rapidly
Increasing, While the receipts arc diznfn-
| lshing.
In this connection it IL intorestipg 70
pote the recent administrative ordeSs h.
] badd4ng government officers from rnah4nk
public any statement Of estimates -
which future aQpropr4attons 40 - Do.
w. + = nan 81 ,,,,n.,. .,,.,,,...,,. 49,.
prudence should ind In tia operating e.
benses Of hts bustneas snob q Tremendous
percentage Of Increase eoeid hA nos
promptly get On npot 40 Inquiry too thu
dHsae az the waste and take 1mEned1 Ats'
neasuces to senp T. @o>eteAy vhan
hoCnst end convicted md widespread
Impression @asts that a thaEooGh inyesst-
e1ktn0 mar discover otber caAos OF mai
esasance9 When the chico axecutiv~ p~~
ported to congress that ''ttrouxh f1Axsd9s
toxgertas end rerjurtes and bv shanoe,ese
l brtbertas the laws relating to tho psopes
conduct Of the public service u general
and TO the Due administration az 0bA post
Qioe department have been notpg4naslY
| violated there was . general popu-
lar demand for a rigid. sweeping tnvosti-
gnuon by congress In addition to that I'M
dertaken BY the executive himself. Such
ON Investigation tho Republican majority
congress wotId not permit although
the minority insisted that the interests OF
good government demanded t. And the
minority was right. The Hberaiity, pa
tF1otlsm and national pride OF tho people
| should not be made excuse fov waste
OF the public funds. Official extrnvaaance
~ official crime.
There b not q sentence In the Ropub-
0can platform recommending a Reduction
IN the expenditures Of the government,
not q Tine suggesting that the increase In
the cost of the war department from 49,
| 0QW IN 1886 to ell5O 600 In lQ0A should be
/ inquired into. and not paragraph calling
for thorough investigation Of those
| departments Of the government In which
dlehoncsty has been recently disclosed.
The people however. oAn by their votes.
II they desire tt, order such an nveati6a-!
| ton and hlaugurate policy f economy
| and rctrenchment, It b safe to SAY that
this will not be accomplished b. fndors-
ing at the polls the Republican majority
| at the house Of representatives which re-
! fused the investigation ana mado the 40
preparations. nor BY continuing In power
tho administration which made the dis
burEements.
Reform IN expenditures must be had in
both the civil. military and naval estab-
lishments IN order that the national ex-
penditures may be brought to basis Of
peace and the government maintained
without recourse TO the taxes Of war.
Conclusion.
have put astde congenial work. 70
which I had expected 70 devote my 1fs
IN order to assume as best can tho re-
| aQonHibtlittes your convention pAtu me.
I solicit the cordial cooperation and
generous assistance OF every man who
believes that a change OF measures and
| at men at this TIME would d w1QA and
urge harmony Of endeavor a. wei as
vigorous action ON the part q III 80