The Washington times., 1904-09-11
MOODY EXPLAINS
BIG EXPENDITURES
Declares They Must In
crease in Growing Nation.
CLOSES MAINE CAMPAIGN
Takes as Theme Parker's Speech to
Editors and Calls Judges Com
parsons Unfair.

PORTLAND. Me-, Sept. IO-Attorney
General William II. Moody. I'm closing
the State campaign. at a meeting here
tonight. spoke as follows:
At a meeting with the Democratic
editors at EsOpus on Thursday. Sep
TENDER S, the Democratic candidate for
the Presidency delivered an address. In
II he made certain statements of fact.
This, OF itself. is a notable occurrence.
He said that during the last fiscal year
the Government expenditures were larger
than In any year OF peace in the history
Of the Government. Tint fact had not
altogether escaped the public attention
II Is perfectly evident to anyone who
cares TO Investigate public affairs and
has already been said several thousand
times. This is exactly as il should be.
In great. growing. and prosperous
country the formal peace expenditures
should Increase from year 10 year. The
expenditures in the last fiscal year
ought to have been larger than in any
year of peace in our whole history. The
question is not how much they were.
Dut whether he expenditures were
wisely and economically made and un-
I'll there Is some specific criticism OF
some part of the expenditures We have a
right 10 assume that they were wisely
and economically made.
Challenge to Critics.
I'VE did expend in the last fiscal year
SIS 100000. Let those who criticise these
expenditures point out what part OF
them ought not 10 have been made.
1T does not do to compare them with
the expenditures of twenty years ago.
We have grown in twenty years. We
may IS well go back hundred years
and compare them with the expenditures
which then annually amounted 10 only
SlO0OO.0e0 OF $1,000 600.
"Of the expenditures for the last fiscal
year so 100000 were for the improve
nent OF rivers and harbOrs; S142. 600. coo
for pensions: S10,000.0oO for the construc-
ton OF public buildings throughout thu
country and $40 COO 900 for new ships for
the navy. Generous provision was also
made for the Public Health and Ma
rine Hospital Service the Life-Savins
Service. the army and navy. the con.
structlon Of Notifications. along our sea
coasts, and for the maintenance OF tn,
Depal tment Of Commerce and Labor
Which one OF these expenditure
ought TO have been omitted or diminish
edE In that year we provided abund
antly for all branches Of the public ser
vice, and made the expenditures which
are Citing for a great government Of ,
great nation, In time Of prosperity.
All Increase Proper.
II have said that the normal char
acteristic of expenditures in a growing
country Is Increase. That is cspeciall,
true in view Of the tendency Ct Govern
ment TO extend the scope Of its activit,
and to do many things which a centur,
ago were considered suitable 10 be lef
only for private enterprise
1T is difficult TO get with exactnes
the expenditures OF any Administrator
b caUsa the fiscal year begins on tn
sirst OF July and the political year be
gins on the 4th Of March. but l thinl
! II bc safely said that each OF tn
- A ministratiOns OF President Cleve
land shOw-d an increase Of expenditure
over the Republican Administrator
Which Immediately preceded IT,
In view Of this normal increase 0
expenditures II IS absurd TO compare tn
oNpeditures OF Mr.. CleVeland's first Ad
ministration. which began twenty year
ago with the expenditures Of the Ad
ministration which is just about 10 clos,
and this is what Judge Parker has don,
We are not apologizing for expenditure,
We do not wish 10 conceal them. w
wish that the people should understan
them. and not by any sophistry be mad
to misunderstood them.