The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-22

the Country More Than SOSONbO,OOD
and Gives Ills Authority for It-Says
the Cost OF the Army should he Re-
dncod Unless MiIltarlsin Is 10 Rule.
bpt Adds That n Larger Expenditure
WIN lie Required n the Presidents
south American Policy Is Carried Out.
EsopUe, Oct. 81 With awe -strickon faces
1000 Democrats from Hudson county n. j..
to-day listened TO Judge Parkors expose
OF a government running amuck. Will"
the candidate compared the lavishness OF
President Roosevelts Administration to
the rashness OF n drunken sailor on shore
leave, the visitors were counting their
pork chop money TO gee If they could in
dulge In certain commodities sold in at
least two places in this village. guaranteed
10 make any old sort of doctrine sound
Democratic.
The delegation arrived at 80 p. NJ
and lost no time in telling Judge Parker
that had it not baen for the terrific rain
storm which swept over New Jersey this
morning as well as Esopus, there would
not have been room on the Rosemount
lawn for all OF Bob Davis's flock,
4We'd have had anyway 5000 Demo-
Gratis here" said one, land we'd have let
Judge Parker know that We could go to
were necessary. Hudson county-well, say.
that's where we have the Republicans on
the run"
Without regard for the rain, which
drippod from the trees down the backs
of their neclts the Jersey Democrats stood
on the leaf -carpeted lawn and listened
to Judge Parker speak 2,3ii carefully ar
ranged words concerning extravaganza.
Occasionally they cheered and clapped
their hands, and at one climax OF the adj
dress n delegate was heard to ask: "ls
our Bob Davis the Davis who is running
for Vice President That man led the
cheerin for Parker and Davis at the con-
chsion Of the speech. There was no I'M
seemly disturbance Of any kind at the
demonstration Teddy the Terrier, still
smarting under the rcbuke he received
last week because he freed a festive feline,
moped around the corner of the house,
not taking any part in the ceremony until
Judge Parker introduced the subject of
public and private profigacy. Then he
quietly went into the house and deposited
his leather collar where it would not get
wet.
II remained for a rooster to give to the
Democrats the first ray of hope they have
seen In the present campaign. As Judge
Parker stepped on the veranda and started
to speak the cock crowed loudly. Whether
the rooster was trained for the occasion
is not known, but its Growing was accepted
as indicative OF certain Democratic success
at the polls in November,
The delegation was introduced to Judge
Parker by Representative Benny in
speech devoid OF politics After Judge
Parker's reply the delegates crowded
around and received one OF the candidates
double-fsted handshakes. The band played
and the visitors filed their pockets with
apples. which they explained were for
souvenirs. Apple cores now line the road
from Rosemount to the railway station.
Judge Parker's speech, which was intended
as a reply TO the one made by Secretary
of War Taft, who asked that Judge Parker
be more specific in his charge of e1trava-
gance in the spending of Government
money, follows
Judge Parker's Speech.
-'The expenditures OF the Government
says the Administration, have been man
aged in a spirit of economy as far removed
from waste as from niggardlinees.' That
the expenditures of the Government have
been free from niggardliness cannot. I
think. be successfully denied, hence 1t
should be and is frankly admitted.
with the claim that the expenditures
have been managed in a spirit of economy
we must take issue. The facts presented in
support Of the charge of extravaganza
have not been answered. We asserted that
only seven years ago, and under a Demo-
cratic President, the total expenses Of
this Government were less than
$3.50 900 900, and We charged that in
"A LAT
were over S5s2, 600. 600. These figures have
no; been denied, and they cannot be. De-
Quoting from the latter amount the sum
paid by this Government for the Panama
Canal and the Panama Canal rights
we still have $3.50, 600, 600. After making
that deduction we find that it cost about
sizes 900 600 more to run the Government
last year than 1t did seven years ago.
That statement on its face raises the pre-
sumption of extrava gance and waste. a pre-
sumption which requires evidence to over
come.
THE PENSION ORDER.
None has been presented BY way Of
indirect answer to the Democratic charge
OF extravaganza the inquiry has been put
by the Administration whether we propose
to cut OF the pensions? We answer, Ger
tainly not And we further assert that
the inference suggested by the question
is not ingenious. The amount paid out
year since 1898. But for the unwar-
ranted order No, 7s-which was fully
considered in letter of acceptance-the
amount paid for pensions in the seventh
preceding year would have exceeded the
amount paid last year. AS it was, the
difference was only s., 5O0,OOO 1t is there
fore necessary for the Administration to
look in other directions than the disburse-
ment for pensions for the justification
OF the excess Of expenditures of last year
over seven years ago OF over 3l06 100000.
WOULD REDUCE ARMY EXPENSES.
4The inquiry is further made by the
Administration whether we would dare
to reduce the cost of the army. We answer
that most assuredly We would We ask the
people to decide between the Admnistra-
ton and the Democratic contention on
that point. In the year 1897 the War De-
partment cost less than $40 900 900, which
was about the average cost per year for
the preceding twenty-six years. This last
year, a year Of peace, the cost OF the army
was $l15,000,000.
"One OF the questions we now ask the
people is What Is the use Of spending
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