New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-19

present Congress their appropriations exceeded
S1.oo0oo0oo0. This is twice the appropriations
of session of the 51st Congress. which was the
highest appropriation known up TO that time
The appropriations OF the last session exceeded
the appropriations of the preceding year ny
&@o0f0.QDg-an Increase Of almost ~ per cen.
showing that IN matters of appropriations the
Republican leaders are hurrying on at an &C
celebrated pace; and 1t must be remembered fhet
this enormous increase in appropriailons Is -
a time when there is a deficit OF so1SsNotg ~
for the fiscal year. What would be the pace II
they were not threatened with a lack OF IN
come.
INCREASE IN oFFICEHoLDERs-
The increase in the number of oficeholders is
likewise enormous. The Republicans attempt
TO excuse their unparalleled appropriations by
saving that new work is being unoertaken' bnI
this is not a sufficient answer me aPpropfii 10
lions in the army and navy alone show an IN
crease Of S12o0oooeo q year over the appro-
priations Of eleven years ago what excuse
can be given for the trebing OF the appropIla-
lions for army and navy? No nation is IN
friendly the United States; no lnfernai causes
Justify the increase. No outside cause except
frlreriaIisrn can furnish explanation II IL IS
due 70 outside causes. and il IL is due 10 INSIDE
causes there is no cause except that the couh-
try has been under Republican rule
There are two reasons why the Repuollean
leaders are less careful Of expenditures than
the Democrats. The first is TO be found IN the
fact that the Republican leaders are more init
,nstefv associated with the tax eaters than with
the tax PAYERS and being governed by pupic
opinion with which they come into coIHact they
naturally lean toward extravaganza
The second reason is to be found IN the Iact
that the Republican leaders have been repre-
xenting taxation a blessing, and they nat
sIrsilv want 10 give the people as MUCH Oh ING
blessing as possible. They argue that we shouio
have q high tariff whether We need TIE revenue
or not but recognizing that there Is some OPP
,aosition ~ unnecessary taxation they Try 10
make the appropriations high enough TO coinpeI
the extortiouate tariff rates demanded oy the
protected interests The DeoeraIiG paFt es,,or
Teving that tax is a necessary evil ehdeaPors
"a limit the tax 10 the actual needs OF the gov
eminent economically administered.
HIS RESPECTS TO MR. ROOSEVELT
TIE present campaign presents another ten
deney of the Republican party-namely, TO sub
sritute Presidential successor Tor the Demo
cratic nlan Of popular selection The President
Selt il his duty 10 select Republican nominee,
and having reached the conclusion that ne ought
70 select such nominee. he brought the lnfu-
.noe Of his great Office TO bear in behalf OF the
candidate Of his personal choice, ana Is now
using his inauence 10 secure the eIee ,-o; %
the candidate whom ne assisted III Noiiiile''i's'
Our platform says -
we condemn as violation Of the spirit of
our institutions the action OF the present me me-
Executive in using the patronage OF ms Ilsh
,,fSee 70 secure the nomination for the Presi-
oer,cv of one of his Cabinet officers A Iofceo
succession in the Presidency IS scarcely less re-
1,,7r-nsnt 10 public sentiment than is life tenure
in that Office No good intention on the par
of the Executive and no virtue IN the one Sc
lected can justify the estapIsfliieh' oi
.sThe right of the people to freely select their
officials is inalienable and cannon ne deiesdlou-
II Mr. Roosevelt can pick out the RepuoheaIl
randidafe this wear and then use the presuge OF
his Office and the influence Of the army or ONCE
holders 10 elect him. may not Mr. Taft pick out
p successor and elect him, and so on from ADMIN
istration to administration? II is no deIehce OF
such an interference with the popular VIII 10
say that the guilty party means We'll hlhss
have often meant well whenever they have sup
pressed free speech and representative govern
Tnent and in aristoCracies the few have oflen
meant well when they ride rough shod over the
opinions OF the multitude Our government
rests upon the will of the people, and any inter
ference with the free choice Of the people, either
before nominations or after nominations Is con-
trary to the spirit of our institutions
The time 10 correct this abuse and to stop this
tendency is If this attempt is successful, II
viii be accepted as precedent for another at
tempt and the people having submitted once
The third dangerous tendency of the Repuo-
lican party is toward Capitalization. Its leaders
are inclined 10 overlook state lines and TO advo-
cate legislation and administrative Inethoos
which enlarge the power Of the central govern
ment. The safety OF the Union depends upon
the preservation Of the distinction drawn IN the
Constitution between state and nation The
nation has its delegated powers; the state its re
served powers. Only by the recognition OF this
division can the balance between state and
nation be rsaintained.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
. Fourth-1n its advocacy of, imperialism the
Il Republican party tends TO ignore all constitu-
Itional restraints. for il administers a govern
nent in the Philippine Islands without censtitu-
tional limitations. The ignoring Of the Consti-
the weakening Of the Constitution at home, and