The daily sentinel., 1908-09-19
GBy Associated Press. ]

New YORK. Sept. 19.-Before
great audience last night at Carnegie
hall, William Jennings Bryan deliv-
cred an address on Republican Ten
denotes" p"
He was given big ovation when
he appeared in the hall, and was
cheered enthusiastically time and
again during his address.
He took up n number of new phas-
es of the political questions. includ-
ing socialism.
In part Mr.. Bryan said:
Parties are TO be measured not
merely by the things done, but by
their tendencies. Since it is easier
to remedy evils in the beginning
than after they are fun grown. it
is important to know the tendencies
of parties as we'll as to know how
far they have gone. | desire tonight
to call attention to some of the ten
dencies of the republican party.
Take for instance the matter of
extravaganza in expenditures. The
tendency OF the republican party is TO
increase the expenditures Of the gov
crnlncnt ont OF all proportion to the
increase in the population. AT the
first session of the present congress
their appropriations exceeded a bill
lion dollars. This is twice the ap-
preparations of a session of the fifty
first congress, which was the highest
appropriation known up to that time
The appropriations of the last
session exceeded the appropriations
of the preceding year by ninety mill
lion dollars-an increase of almost
10 per cent, showing that in matters
of appropriations the republican
leaders are hurrying on at an accel-
crate pace.
And it must be remembered that
this enormous increase in appropria-
tions is at a time when there is Il
deficit of sixty million dollars for
the fiscal year. What would be the
pace if they We're not threatened
with a lack of income? The increase
in the number OF ofice-holders is like
wise enormous.
The republicans attempt to ex-
cuse their unparalleled appropria-
tions by saying that ney work is be
ing undertaken. but this is not a suf-
ficient answer.
"Thc appropriations in the army
and navy alone show AN increase of
one hundred and twenty million dol
lars II year over the appropriations of
e,even years ago. What excuse can
be given for the trebling of the APP
preparations for army and navy? No
ioAiOh 10 UNI W lht lulltA
States; no internal causes justify the
increase. No outside cause except
Imperialism can furnish an eXplana-
tions by saying that new work is be-
if it is due to inside causes. there is
no cause except that the country has
been under republican rule.
There are two reasons why the re-
publican leaders are less careful OF
expenditures than the democrats. The
first is to be found in the fact that
the republican leaders are more in
timately associated with the tax
eaters than with the taxpayers. and,
being governed by public opinion
with which they come in contact.
they naturally lean toward extrava-
ganCe.
THE second reason is to be found
in the fact that the republican lead
ers have been representing taxation
as a blessing. and they naturally
want to give the people as much Of
the blessing as possible. They argue
that we should have n high tariff
whether we need the revenue or not:
but. recognizing that there is some
opposition to unnecessary taxation.
they try to make the appropriations