The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-29
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inc treasury of the National Commit tee from whatever source and as to All its disbursements. His returns Will pc under the obligations and penalties ol the law. and misstatement by nim or the fiiing of false account will sub feet him to prosecution for perjury ana violation of the statute. Of course un- der the Federal law ne is nGs peIfm from if [ am elected President. shall urge upon Congress, with every nope ot ing d filing in q Federal office of q statement of the contributions received by committees and candidates in eiec- sh soss asr s3s s1sesons of as are consu tfonaIly within the control oi con. gress. Meantime the Republican party by the selection of New ri aorK sreass sns sxpenditures to the compulsory obliga-
 Income Tax.
 The Democratic platform demands two constitutional amendments. one providing for an income tax, and the other for the election of Senators by the people In my t.s.,na judgm,snt, ,ar an amend come tax Is not necessary. ~-I believe that an income tax. when the protective system of customs and the internal rev- enough for governmental needs. can and should be devised which under the decisions of the Supreme Court will conform ffssa,s. tp shs cSastssn.iSn; as sesssss.
 With respect to the election of Een- ators by the people, personally am inclined to favor 1t. but 1t is hardly q vor has passed Republican House of Representatives several times and has been rejected in Republican Senate by the votes of Senator's from both par ties It has been approved by the Leg Isiatures of many Republican States. In a number of States, both Democrat fc and Repu blican, substantially such q Inaccuracy and fnsincerity of Demo-
 cratic Charges of Extravagance
 Ia Increase of Ofices and Ex-
 pendftures.
 Our opponents denounce the Repub- iican party for increasing the nIi1her of offices 23.00o, at cost of s1e.e00. 900. during the last year. Such denuncia- 0p o f fss o G5 specS i0 any way what the offices are, and leaves the inference that the increase was re- sisted by the representatives of De- fact. the net number of offices increased was just about half the number stated: the increase was due chiefly to the en- llargement of the navy. the construc- sion of the rural free delivery, and to the new offices necessary in the en- forcement of the pure food. meat in- Bp&GhAOns I&lAIU&u EASG FGkufAl4Ou, ATlQ land reclamation, forest preservation and other measures which Congress passed with almost unanimous popu- lar approval. The Democratic plat form so far from attacking any of this legislation specifically approves much and condemns none of 1t. and 1t Is of course dtsingenous to claim credit for approving legislation and yet to de- nounce the expenditures necessary to
 Charge of Demrie.
 Again, it charges that a deficit of s6o.ooo.ooo between the receipts and expenditures during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908. occurred. As ex- pfained by the Secretary of the Treas urv. at least half of this deficit is only an apparent one. The falling off in re- celpfs was. of course, occasloned by the unusual panic, but there Is ample free money in the treasury to meet the diff terence. and the difference itself is moi half of It properly & deficit, because in- volyed in 1t was the retirement Of some s33,000.000 of the bonds of the governnenk.
 During the past seven years the fn- come and expenditures of the govern ment have been nearly equal some years showing A surplus. and others fewer in number. delcit. Taking one year with another. including shis year there has been an average surplus. The surplus last year, for. Instance, wal greater than the deficit this year. .4t that. in fact, under the present admin.