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

anairs u - - linitsd 8 - sneae q.
dec Of enabling IT. people q yugk ct
their own political and nekioa1t 6oen1
tor themselves tree ho@ IL oq6o0 q
cay European state. 4<.:..=
Fasforn h oovsvaansuf 001aul
! Fvvesr1y 400 ysase haO plllpa -
- Denoosaeso party Il ~ 16Gr0k1k1
York, n CONVENTION Gnh6aa Ao
unsndsd to the pationA1 8ee9uD0 -
nomination OF Samuel !. 44d18 @ ~
candidate for the presidency 81 decl66
N TO DO ''their settled opAvioe3da dat .
return to tho consasutaoeei 4Etaolp.ae
OF the founders Of the republic 3 - Ass9
ana most impertous duty q De t1mso-
psopie OF Tho Unsoa." Thia sesuaG e
preston was called forth hy ia national
sspsndtturss for ttas yse. ~ 1aieh
q the opinion Of q majority a eur pso-
peA justified an imperative 0omoad for
reform In the administrator az paahlto
a6Af1k ~ The ekpeod1turea e4 ~ lase
Aoed year amounted 10 t1e epogznouA
total OF @sa. 100000 e b svidnk Nat /,
thorough investtsation Of eha pshpla oarv-
10 and the immediate ahan6opuapt Of
ussless and extravagane expenditvrea aro
moro necessary now than they Were then.
This astounding increase . ope AZ an.
proportion to the increase Il Qur pupsla-
Ton and nnds no excuse f<osn W4atsvec
aspect We view the situation NE M
tlonal Democratic platform dRcoeea MAT
~ annual expenditures q ~ govsEn-
mon4s without fmpaArinG tho e(0clanW Of
4Qy branch az the pasbtfc okv1oal" Can,
there b any doub1 Of thA accuracy OF
thas. s<atenaents Bstwosn ~ sgpepdi-
tafse:of tho :ysar l@4 a1nouue1ng - 1l4-
a. seventh oktG Gsovsr sUeVo1anA eoas-
q to te psesident-a sxreGRtanG 0eeMAopa
t4sre @ q diffese0oe % RxpA4 O 20 epoaea
o1AEm tn the breasts d "a eApsQefna
tnsn- Even excaudtn6 ~ PsMh q eAAc-
600 paid tor the Panama Wnaa hleha9 and.
g the eeaee Of Panama. ehA skPendiesrss'
a 6s4mo. 900 being mars dian dp~hap ~
expenditures az daa oovsEuGaane 4ee ~
purposes during thA Art 1sae Il a.
ce*oland'A ad1nfntptraA1on.
The eKpensee Of The dnsa 6oqr EsaFR 9,o-
oeedta9 the last Dqnoorafao adminisere-
Il 100000 pr yee-. IL ksss q
pendtture Wa due TO q ooheaqoeA1oA az
tant 70 tha cost Of thu onanls6r AmesaneA
VA. which occurred qpf1n9 tne& IsFloA.
But the Termination q tho4 WNr HeugAe
~ relief to tho tFaaWr1. Anr Tie A1uGs
enual expenses q ~ GeRa9.naue 1lR7s
Nne q h0D< vsES ahose U816A Xak
h ~ kergse& sum hlehsfto aS2cA24 ~
10 IKE tstsod Aaoe o. aoee a u
fhAs dta<t spon tho r.v,a..s e ~
country has had he NHsae WhtqA noRh1
presented the reverse q ~ alnsloa.
which, led 70 tho famoWa e(1es<o43oar -te
p 1bndlttn and not . theqf1 49,
ponfrdhts "a" for. eIShoalh IA pEeQlent
tncumhene found q Ae qa8es a: IN A!se
dooa1 vea1 during WeAoh n aapupnA6 eoo-
tzel a The adn,.n'etrat4qA . es,paas -:
eslPts over expenditures a usoes 0Aa
100000. there w>s IN s1osas e -
Pendituz>A over receaQte ae the olop q
~ last 46cal year Of ~4@ooo onA ~
e(hcaa4 monthly reports MADE ~ -
exoasurv Department allow that ehp e.
pendtures are continuously anA sape&y
increasing, while ths rsostp&s aF4 dln1a-
In thin connection It 10 intseeeet16 y
[Vpta the recent adm1piaera&tve ofQqG -
16d0nG government o0coes 0rosn aQ1I
public any skataznsne o& aseiunaaq0 q,
Sa.ea Culture 'o'fooF''*''n' - . =
6 q uaa a os,dlnarz >naaaaaeeoos 90
pkaoence should Ind In oAa opeest1ng -
taneea az BIZ bsaetneaa auao eTsuas16pp0p!
tafoantASe Il hogeasA 1oVlA hA -.
prom0tiy ee< On apos - tnpsasT ~ -:
6nuae a de Waee> and >lka 1nensGAae
.: ::sS , e - -. Se: e ~ - -!
Annast snd convicted as4 8 vidsaUGsad
tmpssss1on akiets tln& a t64poeh tnSosea-
0ktoo may Discover oe4or caves oe 49,
6onnocef When To chqe a1>oottvD -
ported 10 congress tint ''koush hopoa :
toegertas end perjurtes end hv shauaaaass
eEabeetes De laws relating to ths psopse
eonduot At tha Pablic sarvaoa % gsasral:
alad DO ehe due administration a "a ios&-
al6oa department have been nheosAoaaslv
Violated >" there WA Z eensEal popu-
lar demand for q r1gid. sweeplpg tnveetl-
cation By congress In addition 10 that I'M
dertaken by the executive himself. Ouch
an Investigation the Republican ma3os4tY
p congress would not permit although
the minority insisted that the Interests OF
good government demanded Il. And t1o
minority was right. The hberality, "a
:tE1otism and national pride ok tho people
should not be made az excuse for wasee
oe the public FUNDS. Offlciai extvavaGnnoe
4 OFFICIAL crime.
There d not 9 sentence In the Rapub-
lacan platform recommending q reduction
n the expenditures OF tho govesnnnoo4
rzo4 4 Tine suggesting that the increase ID
the COST Of the war department from ~
@0m b 1885 to tl1h Co., 900 IN 1904 should b
N0Atps eNl&A 8AOS pkSEVA8SU0n C0AOSo8 =
for thorough Investigation Of those
departments OF the government ta which
dlehonesty has been recently diaclose4
The people. however. can hy tAetr vQ3ee..
4 they desire II, order such an inyeati6a-I
don and nnauguzaee policy q eoonoEnyl
and refFenchmen1 Il = safe Ia nv that
this vii! not be accomplished h1 fndprs-
log at the poils the Republican majority
q the house Of representatives, which Sc
fused the Investigation and made tho ap-
peopstationa. nor by continuing IN power,
The administration which made the DIS
buroements. ::
Reform IN expenditures must be had In.
both tho clvil, military ana naval estAb-
llshnenes IN order that the national .e1-
penditures may be brought to q basls OF
peace ana tho government maintained
Without recourse 70 the taxss q war.
CQncjuolon.
I have put aafde Q congenial work. 10
which had expected % dsNoee nv M
"a order TO assume a. best can the.re-'
Qonsfbilities your convention patupodSne.