The Washington herald., 1908-07-29

and should be devised which under the
decisions of the Supreme Court will con
form to the Constitution
EIeet8On of Senators.
With respect TO the election Of Senators
bv the people, personally an Inclined
to favor It, but It Is hardly q party ques-
ton a resolution in its favor has passed
q Republican House OF Representatives
several times and has been rejected In a
Republican Senate by the votes OF Sena-
tors from both parties II has been ap-
proved by the legislatures Of many Re
publican States. In q number Of States.
both Democratic and Republican. sub
stantially such system now prevails.
Insfneerity of Democratic Charges of
EItravagance.
Our opponents denounce the Republican
party for Increasing the number Of Offices
2. 900. at a cost OF sixteen millions Of dol
lars. during the last year. Such denun-
ciatioy~is characteristics Of the Democratic
platform It fails TO specify IN any way
what the Offices are. and leaves the infer
ence that the increase was resisted by the
representatives Of Democracy IN Con-
gress As a matter OF fact, the net num-
Der OF Offices Increased was just aboU:
half the number stated The Increase
was due chiefly 70 the enlargement OF the
navy. the construction Of the Panama
Canal, the extension Of the rural free de-
livery. and TO the new Offices necessary
ia the enforcement OF the pure food, meat
inspection, railroad rate regulations, arid
land reclamation, forest preservation. and
other measures which Congress passed
with almost unanimous popular approval
The Democratic platform. 50 far from at
tacking any OF this legislation specihcal-
". approves much and condemns none Of
IL. and Il Is. OF course. disingenuous 10
claim credit for approving legislation and
yet TO denounce the expenditures neces-
sary TO give IL effect
Charge of Deficit
Again. It charges that = dehcit OF 80
600. coo between the receipts and expendi-
lures during the fiscal year ended June
90 1873. occurred As explained BY the
Secretary OF the Treasury, at least half
OF this deficit is only an apparent one
The falling OF IN receipts was. Of course.
occasioned by the unusual panic. but
there Is ample free money in the Treas
ury 70 meet the difference. and the df-
ference itself is not half Of Il properly a
deficit because involved in Il was the re
tirement Of some SS3.0 GO. 0o0 OF the bonds OF
the government
During the past seven years the income
and expenditures Of the government have
been nearly equal. some years showing
a surplus. and others feV sr ii number
a deficit Taking one year with another.
including this year. there has been an
average surplus The surplus last year.
for instance. was greater than the dehcit
this year. 50 that. in fact. under the
present administration there has been
no deficit. but a surplus which IS actually
IN the Treasury.
The Democratic platform nowhere
points out the expenditures which might
be reduced or avoided II would be found
generally that 10 the Increases which have
occurred Democratic representative IN
Congress made no opposition. but rather
supported the measures providing them.
and now the party has not the courage
to indicate what part of government cost
Il would end. u Joins the Republican
party specifically in approving the out
lay Of $50 Coz 60 as pensions II express
ly favors also. the cost OF greatly in
creased river and harhOr Improvements.
the cost OF doubling the navy. and OF
many other enterprises 10 which q urges
the government It's attack. therefore.
has nothing in Il either Of fairness OF sin
Cerfty-