The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-13
previous showed relatively small de


crease tease !. ~ .a.,.,,, ,,a,,a
been managed ina spirit OF economy as
illness, and in the future every effort Will
be continued to secure an economy as
strict as is consistent with efficiency
Once more our opponents have promised
what they cannot or should not perform
The prime reason why the expenses 's!as o.
the government have increased OF, recent en-
people. after mature thought, have
deemed il wise to have certain new forms
of work for the public undertaken by q, thc
free. delivery. or for the inspection Of
under the Departmen bese
expenditures are necessary; no one "oulG
seriously, propose to abandon them. a ,1,d
yet Is lis IDLE to deSlai agnstt 1he
less it is intended 10 cut down the very
sXpendturss which cause the increais x
War are demanded BY Every
Of regard and gratitude. The rural free
delivery is OF the grcatest8use and conve.s
who live under conditions which make
them ordinarily receive little direct re-
turn for what they pay toward VI; the syn,
policy inthe arid and semi,arid l.. RESIGNS
most = pen m and md ar.reachlns good
to the actual settlers. the home-makers.
ture in Americas national policy, Do
our opponents srudge the mtg ~ miiliqns
V ehe eo Of Re c VI va VAR DO they in
tend to, put a stop to the irrigation policy,
to immgration inspection? Do they N
tend to abolish rural free delivery. Do
they intend to ent down the newer the
tend to dismantle our coast fortinca tons?
II there Is to be real and substantial
cutting down in, national expenditures,
/ it must be in such matters as these. The.
Department of Agriculture has done SER
VICE Of incaculable value tq The farmers
money for this service? They can do It
only by Destroying the usefulness OF the
, service ITSELF
has never been conducted WITH a Higher
degree Of honesty and efficiency than at
praise belongs to those OFFICIALS responsible
FOR the Philippines and Porto Rico where.
the adnlinlstrations have been models OF
sionally occurred. but It has been relent-
party in dealing with offenders and have
d dseH II af he servee Of he a a wRo
to detect, for the public servant who be-
ual who debuuches him stand as the worst
Of, criminals because their crimes are
crimes against the entire community, ana
not only against this generation, but
against the generations that are yet to
Independence Of Philippines.
.'"Our opponents promise, independence
toSthe Philippine Islands, Here again. We
iir'rveconcilabie differences OF opinion
among themselves, their proved inability.
10 create a constructive policy when III
power, ana their readiness. for. the sake
Of momentary political expediency, to-
abandon the priniplcs upon which they
have Insisted as essential, consplre to
puzzle us as to whether they. do or do not
Intend in good faith to carry out this
gl e In their platform they de-.
Glare formdependeeneee apparen! TX d for
uuailficatlon as to time, and, indeed; 4, a
Tor We have neither. right nor nower,t, Z
10 foretel the conditions which may con 2
front them, While u there, ~ any prlnclple
involved in the ma ter, y ~ Jnsl US Wrolls
tn deny independence slor 4 lev years rs
To deny IL for an inedhnRe period. Hut ~
later and equally official utteranccs ,bN
our opponents the term sell-spyerhmcnl
Was substituted for independenee, me
words used being so hosen, ina ~ tnelf
natural construction they described pre-
sisely the policy now being carried on
The language of the plat form indicates a
radical change OF pulieyi the later ullsI-