The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-08-06
For Governor,
MALCOLM r. PATTERSON,
Railroad Commissions,
FRANK AVENT.



Ruled Nation.
Mr.. Roosevelt is very fine gentle.
man, and his administration will go
into history famous for many things,
one of which will be that he has been
less criticized by the party Of opposi-
ton than by the members OF his own
party.
But Mr.. Roosevelt is the greatest
money spender that ever ruled ever
civilized nation.
Napoleon in none of the four sonseeu-
tive years of his wars spent as much
money on armies and ships as was spent
by the United States for soldiers, sail
ors and pensions during Mr. Roose-
velts administration.
The kaiser has an army of half mil
lion men and a growing navy.
The United States spend more money
for war purposes in year than do
England and Germany combined.
During the last four years the total
appropriations for all purposes by the
national government, were SO, 4s8, 000,-
0OO
1t took more money to run the United
States government in these four years
of peace than the government cost dur
ing the four years of the great Civil
war.
Silently, speedily and steadily the
expenses of this nation have vaulted
upward. All this time Mr.. Roosevelt
talked fast and loud. This, with the
swing of the big stick, so dazzled the
eyes and filled the ears of the American
people that they gave no thought to the
fact that in a time of profound peace
the nation had put it's cost bills into
figures that no mind can grasp,
We are spending yearly thousand
million dollars.
Every man, woman and child is taxed
about $500 for the expenses of the
army, navy and pensions.
Every family, then, contributes $25.
year for warfare III time of peace.
The United States ended the month
of July by spending $25,O09,O 200 more
than they received.
In July the customs receipts fell of
$4,000, 600, as against the same month
last year; the internal revenue was
$1,000, 600 less.
The war payments for July were
$4,000, 900 or nearly $4,000, 900 in ex-
cess of last year.
The naval expense for July was &c.,
100000.
The government in time of peace is
running behind at the rate of about
100000, 900 year.
OF course, all men admit that nation
must be ready to fight at the drop of
hat, but if the present peace time ex-
penditures keep up, unless war GENES
to pass quick, this nation will ego
broke" getting ready and keeping
ready.
There was never in pleasure in art,
in vice and virtue, in living and in dy-
ing, such extravaganza among any peo-
pie as marked the American people for
the four years previous to last fall,
The United States government itself
was swept into the frenzy of money
spending.
The republican party encouraged it,
for when the government runs behind
the sacrid tariff is more safe.
The money to pay these bills must
come from the producer and consumer
who earn it through labor.
The democratic party opposes extrav-
agance in operation of the government,
aud the rapid progress of the govern
ment toward colossal deficit will be-
come a burning issue in this campaign.
Mr.. Taft, in his speech of acceptance,
talked much of following in Mr., Roose-
velts footsteps. II he means to en-
courage money spending as AR. Roose'
welt has done, he would, if elected,
bankrupt the government
This editorial was suggested from &
cartoon in the New York World, an6
some of the data was secured from this
World. We reproduce the Worlds
cartoon on this page -Commacial-Ap
peal