The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-24

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wise enormous. The republicans at
tempt to excuse their unparalleled ap-
propriations by saying that new work
is being undertaken; but this is not
a sufficient answer. The appropri-
att ons in the army and navy alone
show an increase of one hundred and |
twenty million dollars year over
the appropriations of eleven years
ago. What excuse can be given for
the trehling OF the appropriations for
army and navy? No nation Is un-
friendly to the United States; no in
ternal causes justly the increase. No
outside cause. except Imperialism can
, furnish an explanation, ii 1t Is due
to outside causes, and If IL is due to
inside causes there is no cause except
that the country has been under re-
publican rule.
There are two reasons why the re-
publican leaders are less careful of ex-
penditures than the democrats. The
first is to be found in the fact that
i the republican leaders are more init
5 maUely associated with the taxeaters
than with the taxpayers, and, being
governed by public opinion with
which they come into contact, they
naturally lean towards extravaganza.
1.-The second reason Is to be found
In the fact that the rep ubllcan lead.
ers have been representing taxation
as blessing, and they naturally
:, want TO give the people as much OF
: the blessing as possible They argue
;, that we should have high tariff
" whether we need the revenue or not,
a but recognizing that there is some
:, opposition TO unnecessary taxation,
!, they try to make the appropriations
" high enough 70 compel the extortioa.
- ate tariff rates demanded by the pro-
tected interests. The democratic
i, party, believing that a tax is a neces'
!, sary evil, endeayois 10 limit the tas
TO the actual needs of the govern
ment economically administered.
n 1.-The present campaign presents
70 another tendency OF the republican
n party, namely, TO substitute pres
NJ idential successor for the demorcatl,
plan of popular selection. The pres
~ ideut felt II his duty TO select re-
, publican nominee, aud, having
,a reached the conclusion that he ough
to select such nominee, he brought
40 the influence of his great Office u
=. bear In behalf Of the candidate OF hi
4, personal choice, and is now using hii
a. influence Ia secure the election OF tn
candidate who be assisted In nomi
- mating.
ne "If MIR. Roosevelt can pick on
% the republican candidate this yea
'' aud then use the prestige OF his oGlic
and the influence OF the army OF ofiic
holders to eject hin, may not MI
as Taft pick out successor and cleo
'ty bin, and So on from administratio
nc 10 administration. II Is no defens
"a OF such an interference with the poi
"a ular Will to say the guilty party mean
H. well. Kings have often meant We
~ whenever they have suppressed IRE
rs speech and representative govern
ic- mient, and In aristocracies the fe
have often meant well when the
en- rode foughsLod over the opinions {
Ir. the multitude. Our gOverDmer
Ike rests upon the will uf tie peopl
and any interference with the irs
70. choice OF the people, either befui
in nominations or after nominations.
contrary TO the spirit OF our institl
,ot tiops.
by "Tbe time TO correct this abuse az
,er TO stop this tendency Is now. II tn
NC attempt is successful, IL will he r
is garded ~ precedent for anoth'
far attempt aud the people having su
IN ult,ed once viii be less aroused
an. repetition Of the attempt.
"The third dangerous tendency
Of the republican party Is toward ce
The tralizaiion. It's leaders are ineliu'
IL to overlook state lines and TO adv
the cate legislation and sdministrati
TO methods which enlarge the centf
At government The safety ~ the uni
on. depends upon preservation OF the d
d tinctioB drawn Ia the cOnstituii
ap- between state and nation. The 4
ny. tion has It's delegated power; I
,est state It's reserve powers Only by {
bat recognition Of this division can [
balance between state aud nation
sss- maintained.
i. Of THE htth republican tendency
lion which call sour attention Is
per tendency toward socialism. The
ap- publican party Is loud In It's denun
iers alton OF socialism. bot ~ Is consian
tied fseding and sngmeutiDg the social
TIC spirit. IL permits abuses VIII
Lbat cast an Odium upon individual
pri. and furnish an argument 10 the
Is q cisiists. IL eultl,ates The iJea u
for the government must act Is :
The nurse for favored Industries iRst'
with Of eultivsting Industrial lndependel