Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-25
Slight RETROSPECT
Of The FOUR YEARS OF R0OSE.
YELT'S administration.
Expenditures Now Greater Than Dur
ing the Spanish American War,
and Still Growing. Many Eminent
Actors in That War Have Passed
to the Great Beyond.

Nearly four years have now passed
since Mr.. Roosevelt bet anne president,
and the New York World says that a
comparison of the state of the treasury
at the end of the fiscal years l90l-l9O5 is
suggestive. The World says: "In 1901
the receipts. including the Spanish war
taxes, were $5S5, ,54S, ,309 exceeding the
expenditures bv $75 1915 ,O42 10 In 1905
the receipts were $540, 1856, ,975 G? and the
deficit S24 80 00) In other word in
stead of the nation living within its
income it s now, in time of peace,
piling up debt. In round figures there
has been an increase in civil and miscel.
laneous expenditures of $25,00O,000. in
the navy Of S57 100000, for Indians of
50 100000 and for pensions OF $22 ,OO0..
900 in he war department and of $8. .000,-
900 in interest on the public debt. These
figures are interesting as showing the
cost of the big stick. The cost OF the
navy is substantially double what it was
when Mr.. Roosevelt entered the White
House. Nr. Blaine, decrying public
debt as public evil, said it was 'one of
the rapid ou'growths Of modern civiliza-
tion.' How rapidly is the deficit-which
is another wav of saying the public debt
to increasa during four years more of
extravaganza and the big stick?"
Looking backward to 1898 it is pointed
out by writer in the New York World
that majority of the principal actors in
that drama have since died or retired
from public life. Seven years ago Ger
vera's feet was destroyed. and yet we
are reminded by the World writer: "In
that brief lime President Mckinley and
Vice President Hobart have died. So
has Mr.. Hav, the ambassador to Great
Britain whose services did much to pre-
vent European interference. General
Lawton, General Fitzhugh Lee, Rear
Admiral Sampson and Captain Philip
are dead General Miles, General Shaft.
er, General OILS, General Young, General
Wheeler Rear Admiral Schley and Cap
tain Cook have been retired. Dewey
would have been retired but for his rank
as full admiral. Secretary Long has re-
tired TO private life. So has General
Woodfor1, the minister to Spain at the
time thee var WAS declared. Secretary
Ager, noW ! senator, has just announced
that the coldition OF his health will not
permit him 10 be candidate for re-
election General Eagan no longer
wrestie. Al n the problems of the COM
missart Il partment of the army, direct.
ing bis V.r,xe sill against the small
boys of West End avenue"
As in,el out by the same authority.
Genera tlaWiey, chairman OF the mill.
tary fl.r> committee Of the senate in
1898, and 'ir, BouteIle, chairman of the
house committee on naval affairs, are
dead. Cu-nnan X Davis, who as chair
man If the senate committee on foreign
rela ions and rs a member of the peace
comuis- on had much to do with the
treaty ot pain, has passed away. SO
have senators Hoar, Hanna and Qnay
and speaker Reed. In Cuba Gomez and
Garcia are dead Spain lost Premier
Sagasta; De LONE, VINO was given his
passp rtS; Montijo, who vas defeated
by Dewey; loral, who surrendered sam
tiago, and Martinez Campos. Weyler
and Cervera are still alive. Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt has become president,
Colonel Wood a major general, and Adna
Il. Chatlee, No. 81 on the list OF lieuten-
ant colonels at the beginning OF 1898, is
now lieutenant general and head OF the
army" The World writer concludes
"The davs Of the Spanish war may have
witnessed new birth of power, but the
days that have passed since then have
been removed so many notable men that
the war Of 1898 already seems to have
been fought by another generation"