Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-05
MR.. DAVIS ACCEPS1
Writes Letter 10 COmmitte Defining
siS Position
HIS VIEWS UN VAMJUS ISSUES
The Democratic Candidates for Vice
President Thinks the Times Arc
Propitious for the Reinstatement OF
His Party in Control of the Govern
ment.


The letter OF acceptance of Hon.
Henry G. Davis. candidate for vice
president on the Democratic ticket. has
been made public. and is in Substance
az follows:
Hon. John Sharp Williams. Chairman
and Other Members OF the Commit
tee.
Dear Sirs: In accordance with Gus
ten. and my promise when notified by
our committee at White Sulphur
Springs, on August II. OF my nomina-
tion for the Office of Vice President. |
submit the following observations upon
some of the questions now before the
country.
TIMES PROPITIOUS FOR A
CHANGE
The tmieS are propitiOus for the re-
instatement Of the Democratic party in
control of the government The public
mind is being disillusioned of the pre-
tension OF the Republican party, so
long and so arrOgantly made. that the
material prosperity of the country de
rendS upon its own asrcndancy
Thoughtful ana patriotic people are be-
coming more and more distrustrl ot
the heady and personal element os the
present administration. arl are more
than Wiling to sec il replaced by one
that better recognizes constitutional
ana other lawful restraints. Thcy de-
mand that the prCscn, Wasteiui cNtrav-
aeance In the expenditure Of the
money. drawn by taxation from the in
dustry of the people shc." cease and
that economy and honesty .n the public
service shall he again regarded as vir-
tues in the high places OF the gOV~rn-
mont
EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT.
The expenditures per capita OF the
government are increasing at an alarm
ing rate. When the present administra-
tion went into power there was a large
surplus. but withstlnding the enor-
nous taxation. the revenues therefrom
are not now adequate to meet the de-
TGnds made by reckless appropria-
tions The revenues fell short dur nc
the last fiscal year of over $40 000 600.
In the first sixty days of this fiscal year
the expenditures exceeded the receipts
by $4,000. 600, I'D if this rate of excess
should continue. Tire deficit &C.. the nrrs-
cnt fiscal year would be in the neigh
borhood - $4,000. 600 This needless
deficit is due 10 the extravaganza OF the
administration. and can only be met by
imposing taxes or selling bonds there
ty increasing the interest bearing debt
Ci tho government Which course will
the Rcpuhicans adopt2 The cost of gov
ernucnt during the fiscal Year was
S7.li per capita. which means that the
average tax paid in some form or
another by every family of five persons
toward the support Of the national ad-
ministration OF public afflirs was over
S25. which. in the case OF Wa"e-earnc.S.
Is considerable percentage of their
earnings for the year No more money
should be taken from the people by
taxation. direct or indirect thar is nee
essary for the needs of a goVernmcnt
economically administered To show
the rapid growth OF the cost OF govern
ment it is only necessary to give the
total expenditures in the last fiscal year
OF the following administrations:
Buchanan, 1860, $63, 600, 900. Per cap
tia. $201.
Cleveland, 1892 ss45, 900 900. Per cap
Roosevelt. 1904. s5S2. 900. 900. Per cap
:ta. S714.
THE ARMY
In answer to criticisms upon the size
and expense of maintaining the army,
the President has said that the number
OF soldiers now is no greater per capita
than in former times. But an army
then was necessary to protect settlers
from the Indians and to do other police
duty in tho unsettled portion OF the
country-conditions which do not now
exist The army. however. has greatly
increased in cost. much faster relatively
than il has in numbers.
The expenses were:
Under Buchanan in 1860. SIC 800 900
Under Hayes in 12SO. 3S 000. 900
Under Roosevelt in 1904. 115 900 900
There are strong paragraphs on the
Panama question. Imperialism. the
Tariff. Trusts, etc. On the matter Of
local self government. Mr.. Davis says:
Local Self.goVerument that came to
CG not as the gift of the national gov
enrment. but rs the legitimate outcome
OF the reserve powers OF the State and
Of the peopic, is the very cornerstone
ni our political structure and the best
assurance OF liberty regulated by law
1t can only bc maintained by strict OBJ
sorvance g. :he limitation OF the Fed
eral constitution. The Democratic party
has always resisted. and will continue
tc resist. the encroachment by it's enc
MES upon the fundamental right OF the
people OF the several States. All power
comes from the people and should be
surrendered only in the interests OF the
people, and whenever this power is
used for selfish interests. it is not only
abuse. but usurpation.
On the race issue Mr. Davis writes as
follows
All lovers OF their country must de-
rreciate the rehabilitation by the Re
| publican party OF disappearing race
issue, at a time when every effort
should be made TO promote rather than
i retard the progress which was being
made in the States where slavery had
! existed, toward Mn0lier relations be-
tween the two races. The revival of this