The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-11
MOODY ANSWERS PARKER.
Says tho Judge Was Not Fair In His Talk
on National Expenditures.


on National Expenditures.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept l0.-Attorney-
General Moody addressed large meeting
Of Republicans here tonight. closing the
campaign. Mr.. Moody devoted q large
part OF his speech to an answer to Judge
Parker's charges Of national extravaganza,
made In his speech to the Democratic
editors on Thursday last Mr. Moody said:
Az meeting with the Democratic editors
Cratic Sr ths HS
of This e 's thu notable sss
fiscal year the Government expenditures
were larger than in any year Of peace In the
That fact has not altogether escaped public
who cares to investigate public affairs and
In great, growing and prosperous country
the normal peace expenditures should In
the last scal 70 Year ought to have been
larger than in any year OF peace In our whole
The question is not how much they were.
but whether the expenditures were wisely
and economically made; and. until there Is
expenditures. we f have a right to assume
made: nv 10 did erpen sy in the last fiscal Year
expenditures, point out what part OF them
ought not TO have been made.
IL does not 90 10 compare tnem WIN tHe
grown in twenty years. We may well
90 back hundred years and compare them
amounted to only $40. 900, 600 or 81. 900 900.
or the expenditures for the last fiscal year
ego was for the on rivers
0O0. 900 for the construction OF public build
tngs throughout the country. and $40 900
Vision eW was also made for tie Marine Hospital
Service. the Life Saving Service. the Army
and Navy the 81
Bureau Of Labor boz Which one Of these eI-
pendtures ought to have been omitted or
think it oan be safely said that each Of the
two administrations of President Cleveland
the Republican administration which i'm;
mediately preceded it. In view of this normal
pare par 18th the - expenditures Of Mr.. cieveland's
years ago. with the expenditures Of the ad,,
this is what Judge Parker has done.
We are not apolosizng for eSpenWditu res
that tho people should understand them
and not by any sophistry be made to mis-
Judge Parker, In his speech. also said that
in the fiscal year Just closed there was a
deficit Of To Ia say , THIS Without
nd ntesenc w0r' FSefs wsre It IS
81, 900, 900 more expended than were received
in the last fiscal year, but the actual annual
year as compared with the actual revenue.
showed surplus Of more than ls. ooo, 900.
and this apparent deficit was made up as you
Of 81. 900 900 to the st. Louis exposition. which
will be repaid. and the payment OF So. 600 900
Was it candid to make the statement which
was made without the explanation which
roperly it, Tne sS Ss od 1or
sdered as u part OF the annual expenditures
Of The Government than the purchase " OF Of an an
an addion to his dwelling or any other per-
manent Investment would be cou t1 AL; as
p piduaI t Is It s to be- matter Of reproaeh to
Republican ADMINISTRATION that it has 50
conducted the finances OF the Government
Of the surplus revenues, which It has aecum-
ualated in the Treasury lfso' VIC welcome
During the. four fiscal years OF President
Cleveland's, last administration 1900 900
During the four years Of this sdmin MS
PURPOSE. Dnrnr this s Naturalization u we have
paid every dollar Of the annual expenditures
Of the Government after lifting from the
500, 600 Of taxation by the repeal Of the
war revenue acts. and then have had suf-
S d Ut to IN d he
Canal instead OF issuing bonds which would
be a burden upon posterity.
In the last Cleveland administration we
were Obliged to borrow in time Of profound
peace 1892 900, oo0 not for any permanent
addition to the nations property but 70 meet
the daily expenses Of the Government and
hope every voter in the land will make this
comparison, and utter making the comparison
act upon his own Judgment. Surely he will
not complain that this Republican admins
tration has displayed the cha raoteristics
which all Republican administrations have
dsplayed-ample provision for the public
needs, permanent additions TO the public
property, and reduction OF the public debt.