Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

the Federal law, he is not permitted to
receive any contributions from corpo-
rations.
If l am elected President. | shall
urge upon Congress, with every hope
of success, that law be passed re-
curing a fling in Il Federal Office o.
statement Of the contributions re-
ceived by committees and candidates
in elections for members Of Congress,
and in such other elections as are con
stitutionally within the control of Con
gress. Meantime the Republican party
by the selection of New York treas
urer has subjected all its receipts ana
expenditures to the compulsory obliGa-
ton of such a law.
Income Tax.
The Democratic platform demands
two constitutional amendments. one
providing for an income tax, and the
other for the election of Senators ~
the people. In my judgment, al
amendment to the Constitution for ali
income tax is not necessary. l believe
that an income tax. when the pro:ae-
tive system of customs and the inter
nal revenue tax shall not furnish il
come enough for government needs.
can and should be devised which I'm
der the decisions of the Supreme Court
will conform to the Constitution.
Election of Senators.
With respect to the election of Sena
tors by the people, personally | am in
clined to favor it, but it is hardly
party question. A resolution in lis
favor has passed Republican House
of Representatives several times a,l1
has been rejected in q Republican Sch
ate by the votes of Senators from botL
parties 1t has been approved by the
Legislatures of many Republican
States. In a number of States. both
Democratic and Republican, substan
TALLY such a system now prevails.
Inaccuracy and Insincerity of Deano-
cratic Charges of Extravaganza In
Increase Of Offices and Expenditures.
Our opponents denounce the Repub
Iican party for increasing the number
of offices $4,000, at a cost of sixteen
millions of dollars, during the las1
year. Such denunciatiOn is character
istic of the Democratic platform. +
fails to specify in any way what e.
Offices are, and leaves the inferenc
that the increase was resisted by -
representatives of Democracy IL Coz
gress. AS Il matter of fact, the Eei
number of offices increased was jus.l
about half the number stated; the III
crease was due chiefly to tue enlarge
ment of the Nav, the construction q
the Panama Canal, the extension O.
the Rural Free Delivery. and to the
new offices necessary in the enforce
ment of the pure food. meat inspec-
ton, railroad rate regulation, arid land
reclamation. forest preservation and
other measures which Congress passed
with almost unanimous popular ap-
prevail. The Democratic platform SO
far from attacking any of this legi@
lation specifically approves much, and
condemns none of it, and it is of courEc
disingenuous to claim credit for ap-
proving legislation and yet to denounce
the expenditures to give it effect.
!, :. Charge of Deficit.
Again, it charges that a deficit OF
sixty millions of dollars between the
receipts and expenditures during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1908. o.
Cured. AS explained by the SecretaI,
of the Treasury, at least half of thi'
deficit is only an apparent one. The
falling off in receipts was, OF course
occasioned by the unusual panic, bu
there is ample free money in tht
Treasury to meet the difference, ant
the difference itself is not half Of i
properly deficit, because involved il
it was the retirement of some thirty
three millions Of the bonds of the gov
eminent.
During the past seven years the in
come and expenditures of the Govern
ment have been nearly equal, SOM
years showing a surplus, and other
fewer in number a deficit. Taking on
year with another including this yeal
| there has been an average surplus
The surplus last year, for instance
was greater than the deficit this year
so that, in fact, under the present &C
ministration there has been no defci
but surplus which is actually in til
| Treasury.
The Democratic platform nowher
points out the expenditures whic
might be reduced or avoided. 1t woul
be found generally that to the il
| creases which have occurred, Demo
cratic representatives in Congress
made no opposition, but rather support
ed the measures providing them. an
now the party has not the courage t
indicate what part of government cos
it would end 1t joins the Republican
party specifically in approving the out
lay of $15O,OOO,OOO as pensions. 1t ez
| pressly favors also the cost of great.
| increased River and Harbor improve