The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-04
MONEY IS
SPENT TOO FREELY
Bryan Criticises Republican
Extravaganza in Speech
at Minnesota Fair.

St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. o.-Wiliiam
Jennings Bryan is Minnesota's guest
today. He arrived at s O'Clock this
morning n was met at the station
by Governor Johnson and former Gov
erloH Lind and other notable demo-
Gratis. They We're conveyed In an uto
mobile to the Minnesota club where
breakfast was served. During the fore
had the effect Of ~dampening the en-
thusiasm of those having In charge
the arrangements for Bryan's enter
tainment while in the city.
Az the state fair grounds Mi. Bryan
made u speech. saying i'm part;
The democratic platform makes repuh-
.iean eNtravasance one OF the issues of
the present campaign. The republican
platform Is silent on the subject and nat
ura'ly so; to have promised economy would
nave been a mockery and to nave defend
ed the appropriations made by the last
gonsress would have been Impossible. The
me hliiion dollar congress The appropri-
atoms made by that congress covered two
ears, amounting for the first time 10 Il
billion dollars or 5000. o@0.cCo Il year. The
e~XtraVasance of that congress contributed
to the overwhelming victory won by the
deInocrats in the campaign of 1880.
ne" record in extravaganza. In spite of
ih" deficit of more than SG0.o go in the
last fiscal year the appropriations made
during the last session amount to more
than q billion dollars or twice as much as
the appropriations for q single session of
me llfty-first congress. The increase over
the year before was $50, 900. 600. showing II
growth in expenditures: far In excess of
the growth of the population. While this
nearly all departments, it is especially
noticeable in the army and the navy de-
partment. The army is more than twice
as large as in 1896 and the appropriations
great as they We're II years ago. The ex-
penses of the navy ale also about three
increase in the appropriations for the
army and the navy alone are 500. 100000 a
year In excess OF what they We're in
1897. The imperialistic policy for which
the republican party is responsible, is the
only excuse for this enormous and in
creasing drain upon the taxpayers.
facl mat $4,000 new Offices have been ere
ated at an expense of 100000 900 a Year. as
AK, !, AN = incIease of lo's . y ", Offices
Cleveland and the Mckinney administered
lions.
Farmers Are Hit.
While every element of ollI. populatjon
suffers to a greater or less extent because
of the Unnecessary expenditures of the
governments the farmers nave special
reason for complaint. because thew pay
received less than their shares of bene-
ne which flow from>the expenditure of
eral revenues excepting postal receipts are
collected. from internal revenue taxes ana
import duties and these are taycs upon
consumption and always overburden
those of moderate means and undcrbur-,
den the rich. If the federal taxes could,
be separated from the price OF tho article
sons per capita tax be shown, 1t would
be found that the federal tax now coll
lected would be. in effect. a graduated in
come tax. the largest per cent being COL
iected from the small incomes and the
least per cent upon the large Incomes. And
TO ~agsravate the case stu more, the APP
OrODr12t1On which LfJnf1jr}y n,rnSca ~,
farmers is spent in cities, so that the
farmers enjoys few indirect benefits from
the appropriations and scarcely any direct
benefits.
Why? Two Reasons.
Why is it tina the republican party Is so
much more eNtravagant than the demo-
cratic party in the expenditure of public
First. because republican leaders are
more intimately associated with the tax
eaters than with the tax PAYERS. They
spend money more than they do the pro
tests of the masses who contribute rev
enues.
But there IS a second reason:
The republican leaders nave taught .ha
doctrine that taxation is an nnalloyed
good. They have tried to cultivate a pub
lie opinion to support the idea that tariff
taxes on the theory that even when not
needed for revenue are { direct advantage
TO the protected interests and an Indirect
advantage to the whole country. 1t Is not
strange that people who consider taxation
a blessing would be inclined to make the
blessing as large as possible.
brlnS reform in the matter of expendi-
lures. 1t believes that a tax is defensible
only when necessary ard that it should be
reduced TO the lowest limits consistent
with good government. Our party is
pledged TO reduction in appropriations and
70 economy in every department in gov
ernHnent and our position ought to appeal
with special force to those of our popula-l
ton who are engaged in agriculture.