The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-29

give the people just and full measure
OF protection.
What the plains unambiguous sentences
uttered by me on the subject of Illegal
combinations mean and what they are un-
derstood to mean by those who control
the combinations is evidenced in part by
the great activity of their leading officers
in favor of the election of my opponent.
That activity may perhaps account in
no small measure for the ability OF both
the Populist and Socialist parties to pros
that appear to be prosecuted largely In.
aid of the Republican party. The admin
1strauon also puts out caplegTam from
Gov. Wright. of the Philippine commits
Sion, in reply. to. some quotations made
by me in a speech delivered Oct. 15 The
words quoted were the careful utterances
the Philippines studying the conditions
there. He is vouched for by Charles
Francis Adams, Carl Scllurz, Edwin Bar
Tett Smith, Herbert Weich and Moorfield.
HE has had exceptional opportunities
for learning the truth. For his. entire
honesty, his skill as a trained investigator,
his Judgment in weighing evidence. and
The evidence upon which his cOnclu-
sions were based will be found, am in
formed, in the Evening Post of today and
probably in other papers.
Here Are Questions
I ask you and through you the Amer
lean people to examine Gov. Wright's
cabiegram in connection with that report
and then answer these questions:
Do you believe the man thus vouched
for by six of the best citizens in this
country? Which is likely to be .preju-
diced, the man having no motive but to
learn the truth, or the governor, VINO
unfortunate conditions? Is the governors
report of such character as to justify
an expenditure by the government of
several hundred dollars to cable part of
f0
reply by cable? 1t was not government
business. 1t was political business. The
cablegram to Gov. Wright and his reply
were intended to aid the Republican
campaign. If few hundred dollars may
be taken out from the public funds to
thus assist the prosecution OF political
campaign, why may not the money in
the treasury be employee for any purpose
that will help the campaign? How do we.
know but it is? This is one of the evil
dences of the growth of imperialism. The.
head of the government "can do DO
wrong" An assault upon his policy is
an assault upon the people, and hence
the peoples money can be legitimately
used for his vindication.
My speech charging administrative ex-
travagance seems also to have created
some excitement. And this time the
administration puts forward Horace A,
Taylor. He makes statement after a
call on the president. He is described in
the report as sacting secretary of the
treasury The secretary's absence from
MS pOSI lOf lileSe iudHy Weeks uldhcS. IL
necessary that someone should act for
him. hence Taylor. I will read you what
he has to say: (The speaker then read
from newspaper clipping the interview
referred to.)
Now, you observe that he nowhere chal-
Ienges the figures given by me. They
cannot be questioned. They show that
after taking the fifty millions paid for
the Panama canal and rights the govern
ment spent $3.50 900, 000 more last year
than it did seven years ago under DEM
oeratic administration. | called attention
to other figures and evidence establish
ing, as l claimed, eXtravagant tenden-
cieS, and ask you now to note that Act
ing Secretary of the Treasury Taylor
does not mention them. Nor does he
deny that the expenses exceeded the re-
ceipts last year by over $4,000, 600. Nor
does he deny that for the first sixty days
receipts by $4,000, 000 In this connec-
tion, 1 call your attention to the fact
that the expenditures so far this year are
greater than they were a year ago for
the same period.
Returning to Acting Secretary Tayfor's
interview it would seem as if its pur-
pose-if it had any beyond that of Great
ing mist-was to deny my assertion
that there were administrative orders
.forbidding government officers from MAX
ing public any statements of estimates
upon which future appropriations are
based He says, you will recall This is
mistake Mr. Foraker seems to have unfor-
tunately acquired from untrustworthy
sources considerable misinformation.'
Judge Parker here quoted an ad-
ministrative order of this kind issued
Sept. 7. The speaker then discussed