The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
BRYAN SPEAKS
TO Northwest
NE IS GREETED BY AN IMMENSE
THRONG AT MINNESOTA
STATE FAIR.

TIE 10 0nce z " q AN IMMENSE
THRONG AT MINNESOTA
STATE FAIR.
He Discusses the Prevailing National
Issues in His Usual Calm and
Dispassionate Manner.
Mr.. Bryan's speech at the state fair
was as follows:
Mr.. President. Ladies and Gentle
men: I am glad to attend this fair
and feel honored to be introduced to
you by your distinguished governor.
(Applause). AS a Democrat living
outside Of your state have a selfish
interest in the admiration that you
have shown for Governor johnson. He
has shown you what Democrat can
do. and do we'll in an executive Of
fice. and I hope that you are so we'll
pleased with the record that he has
made that you will not only re.elect
him, but try the experiment in a
higher executive Office. (Applause).
We present him as an evidence of
what can be done and would be done
by Democratic executive of the ma
ton, and we have to have these OBJ
jective lessons in the various states
in order to convince Republicans who
have heretofore believed that there
was a fundamental difference be-.
tween Republicans and Democrats,
and that a Republican was made out
Of superior kind Of clay.
II want to talk to you about an hour
this afternoon and l want to COM
mence with Republican extravaganza.
You have been feeding the elephant.
"The Republican congress, in the
session just ended, made appropria-
lions amounting to 81 s0o,ooO.0oo, ex-
ceeding the total expenditure of the
past fiscal year by $eo,00o,0o0 and
leaving deficit Of more than $780,
100000 for the fiscal year just ended.
The flfty-f1rst congress appropriated
in both of its sessions about billion
of dollars. This last congress appro-
priated billion at one session. The
appropriation of the f1fty-first con-
gress constituted an Indictment
against the Republican party at that
time and the extravaganza of that
congress was partly responsible for
the overwhelming defeat of the Re,
publican party in the campaign Of
1890. And yet these appropriations
have continued. They have climbed
higher and higher and now, 1s years
afterwards, you find the appropria-
tons doubled-the population hasn't
doubled since that time. How do you
account for this increase? Go over the
items and you will find that in the
army and navy there are tremendous
increases. In the last IL years the
army has more than doubled in its
number and the appropriation is three
II years ago. The appropriations for
the navy are today three times what
they were II years ago and the in
crease in the appropriations for the
army and navy alone amount to more
than $120.0o0,000 a year. That, my
friends, would be something like s1.5o
per capita, and counting five to fam
lily it's an increase Of $3.50 for every
family. In these two departments
alone, in II years, the increase is so
great as to amount, as I say, to an
average: Of something like $3.50 per
family.
Increase In Offices.
"You will find also that there has
been a great increase. in the number
of Offices. Under the administration
OF Cleveland and Mckinley there were
created 1929 new offices at a cost of
$6,000,000. During the last year the
increase in officials is $4,000 and the
cost, $70,0o0,000 year. Now, my
friends, why is 1t that the Republican
party is more extravagant in its ap-
propriations than the Democratic par
ty? will tell you why. There are
two reasons: In. the first place, the
Republican leaders hobnob with diff
ferent class of people: They spend
their time among the tax-eaters in
stead of among the taxpayers and get
erroneous ideas. (Applause). But
there is another reason. The Repub.
lican leaders have taught the doctrine
that a tax is a blessing and being
firmly convinced that tax is bless
ing, they want to bless the people
without limit (Applause).
= Attacks Colonial Policy.
''Now 1 give you the fact that the
expenditures have increased, increas.
ed far out Of proportion to the increase
in population, and give you two spe'
cial items where l believe you cannot
excuse the appronriation. except on