The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-01
BRYAN APPEALS
TO THEFARMER
Agriculture is Hit Hardest by
Republican Extravaganza
CITIES REAP THE BENEFIT
Denounees the Great Growth in Appro.
pnations, Which Is Due, He
Declares, to "Im-
peralism.'
CITIES REAP THE BENEFIT

81. Paul, Sept, f.--William Jennings
Bryan, in a campaign speech delivered
here yesterday at the Minnesota state
fair, devoted himself TO what he de.
nounced as Republican extravaganza
He said in part.
"'rhe last congress has made new
record in extrayagance. in spite of a
deficit of more than sixty millions in
the last fiscal year the appropriations
made during the last session amount 10
more than a billion dollars, or twice as
much as the appropriations for a sin.
Gle session OF the Firty.Rrst, of Bill.
lion Dollar" Congress The increase
ever the year before was ninety mil.
lions, showing growth in expendi-
lures far in excess of the growth Of
the population.
"While this tendency to extravaganza
manifests itself in nearly all depart.
ments, it is especially noticeable in the
army and the navy. The army is
moro than twice as large as in 1896,
and the appropriations for the army
more than three times as great as they
were eleven years ago. The expenses Of
the navy also are about three times
what they were decade ago. The
increase in the appropriation for the
army and navy alone are $4,000, 900
year In excess Of what they were in
1897. The imperialistie policy. for
which the Republican party is rcspon-
sible, is the only excuse for this cnor.
nous and increasing drain upon the
taxpayers.
"Om platform calls attention to the
fact that 10000 new offices have been
created at an expense of $4,000 900
a year, as against an increase of TO-
600 new Offices with salaries amount.
ing TO s6,0OoO0O in the Cleveland and
Mckinley administrations.
'While every element OF orr popula,
ton suffers 10 greater or less extent
because OF the unnecessary expendi-
lures OF the government, the farmers
have special reason for complaint, be
cause they pay more than their share
Of the taxes collected and receive less
than their share Of the benefits which
llow from the expenditures Of the cor.
poration. Nearly al OF our federal
revenues excepting postal receipts are
collected from internal revenue taxes
and import duties, and these are taxes
Upon consumption. Taxes upon con
sumption always oyerburden those Of
moderate means and underburden the
rich. II the federal taxes could be sep
srated from the price Of the article in
which they are concealed and each per.
sons per capita tax be shown. it would
be- found that the federal tax nov col
ltctcd would be in effect a graduated in
come tax the largest per cent. being
collected from the small incomes and
the least per cent from the large in
comes. And to aggrayate the case still
more the appropriations which unfairly
Cypress the farmers are spent in cities,
- that the farmer enjoys few indirect
benefits from the appropriations and
scarcely any direct benefits.
"Why is it that the Republican party
& so much more extrayagant than the
Democratic party in the expenditures
Of public money? There are two
reasons: First. because Republican
leaders arc more intimately associated
with the tax eaters than with the tax
payers. They hear the hungry clamor
OF the men who spend money more than
they do the protests Of the masses who
revenues,
sour party is pledged to reduction
in appropriations and TO economy in
every department Of government and
our position ought to appeal with
special force to those Of our populatin
aho arc engaged IN agriculture.