The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-27

Wheeling, w. Va, Sept. 22.-In the
presence of an audience of five thous
and, half of whom could not gain en-
trance to the tent in which tn,
speaker, former Senator H. G.. Davis
the Democratic candidate for vice
president opened the campaign in his
home state this evening speaking tc
men who regardless of party alignment
turned out to hear and honor a re.
spected fellow citizen. The presence on
the stage of white haired leaders was
considered significant or a reunited
Democracy in West Virginia. The
Hon. William M. Kincaid, of Cameron
the leader of the former free silver
hosts of West Virginia, had a front
seat and on the platform back of Sen
ator Davis and his party were a score
or more of free silver veterans. The
chairman was Henry NJ Russell, an
elstwhile Palmer and Buckner man
and leader of the gold element of the
party for years.
Accompanying Senator Davis to the
tent on the vacant site of the new
| former United States Senator Charles
A. Towne, and Colonel John T. Nc
Graw, national committeeman for
West Virginia, and a candidate for the
United States senate in the event Of
Democratic success. An escort of sew
eral hundred Wheeling Democrats
preceded them. Senator Davis was
rendered tremendous ovation, the
crowds in the enclosure cheering for
several minutes. There seemed to be
old ties that were suddenly strength
ened when the tall form of the candi-
date loOmed up behind the platform
rail. The crowds appeared to awake
to new realization that the candidate
was a fellow West Virginian and cries
came for more cheers for the grand
old man of West Virginia"
Just before he left the hotel for the
tent the candidate made arrangements
for going to Parkersburg Immediately
after the close Of the meeting. He
said he was not going on political bus
mess, and in his tour over the country
he said he desired so far as possible to
eliminate politics from his public in
terviews with the people. Through
out the day he was in conference with
Democratic leaders from all sections OF
the gtate, who were closeted with him
for hours at time. He ended this eve
nings meeting as fresh as if he had
been man of sixty.
Mr.. Davis said: "The Democratic
party always administered the govern
ment with prudence and economy. The
Republican party is a party of extrem-
lists and has been wasteful and extrav-
agant in its expenditures of govern
ment funds. More money Is being col
lected in the form Of taxes than is
for an economical manage
mont Of the government, both national
and state and II the Republican party |
Is continued in power, still larger taxes
and greater expenses will follow as
their leaders tell us that they pro-
pose to pursue the same policies in the
future they have In the past.
"Ihe expenditures of the fiscal year
1904 were greater than for the pre-
ready made for the year 1905 are larger
than those for 1904. And this, notwith-
standing the fact that no river and
harbor bill was passed at the last ses-
sion. Apparently in futile attempt to
keep down expenses, and also to pre-
vent examinations into the postoffice
and land frauds, at its last session,
was brought to close earlier
than in any long session since 1860.
When the present administration went
INTO power there was surplus For
The last fiscal year there was deficit
IN the revenues Of Sal, ,0000 000 If you
add to this between $4,000, 900 and ST.
100000 collected and placed in the
treasury from the Pacific railroads, the
ieficit was nearer $50, 900, 900. Accord
ng to the treasury department state
nent just issued the public debt in
,reased for the month Of August over
;6, 900, 900.
For the two months of the present
iscaI year, that is from July to Sept.
], the deficit is between $24, ,000, 900 and
'25, 100000 which is at the rate of about
i114,000, 900 for the year. The revenues
ire falling off, being over Sc, 900, 900 less
or the two months OF this fiscal year
han for the corresponding period last
ear, while the expenses as stated have
'reatly increased. There is no way to ,
meet this excess of expenditures over
eceipts other than by increasing the
axes or by Issuing bonds.
"The extravaganza in the conduct OF {
he government is greater now than ,
t any other time. in the history of the ,
country and unless the people at the
'olls in November decide upon !
more taxes or an increased ,
'ublic debt must ensue. 1t now costs s
N the average STA annually for every
nan, woman and child In the United
'tates to carry on the government.
This means that the head of the family =,