The Washington herald., 1908-09-01

Minneapolis. Aug Sl-Tae announce
ment that he is the natural heir 10 Roose-
veit was the point OF an informal talk
by William J. Bryan al a luncheon given
IN his honor by National. Committeeman
Frederick B. Lynch to-day.
81 am the natural heir Of Mr.. Roose-
welt, and I think that IT Is the VIII Of the
people that shall succeed him." de-
clared SIr Bryan "Au Of the policies
that have made Roosevelt the great man
he IS have been advocated By me for years
1Ir. Taft is not a reformer and he cannot
carry out the policies of Mr. Roosevelt
This evening. when Mr. Bryan address
ed 60 900 persons al the state fair grounds.
he did not follow the line OF thought ad-
vanced earlier in the day.
Greeted by Johnson
When Mr. Bryan arrived in 81. Paul
this morning. Gov johnson was the f5st
10 greet the .commoner He and the Ne
braskan. shook hands warmly. Bryan was
taken from the station 10 the Minnesota
Club for breakfast He was IN 50vI4I
MOOD. cLarred pleasantly and engaged
IN spicy repartee with the members Of
the party, including Gov. johnson. Why.
even have Mrs johnson favoring my
candidacy said 1Ir. Bryan with an eZ-
pansive smile. and she was my earnest
supporter until the governor got into the
race
Pshaw.'' replied Gov Johnson. 7 nev-
Ct was In the race; just thought was
From the Minnesota Club NIr. Bryan
was taken 70 the State capitol. where he
held an informal reception in Gov John
sons private Office
Later Nr- Bryan was taken TO the Slate
fair grounds
Al the fair grounds M Bryan made q
specs. IN part as follows
Republican Extravaganza.
The Democratic platform makes Re
publican extravaganza one rf the issues
OF The present campaign The Republican
platform IS silent on the subject and
naturally so- TO have promised economy
would have been a E0ckery, and 10 have
defended the appropriations made b-- the
last Congress would have beer inpos-
s-ble- The Flfty-frst Congress was com
monty called the Billion-doIIar Congress
The appropriations made By that Con
gress covered two years. amounting for
The first time 10 a billion dollars. or five
hundred million dollars a year. The ex-
rravagance Of that Congress contributed
TO the overwhelming victory won by the
Democrats n the campaign of 1Sa5- The
last Congress however has made q new
record IN extravagance- In spite Of a def
icit Of more than sixty millions IN the
last fiscal year the appropriations ma de
during The last session amount 10 more
than a billion dollars. or twice as much
as The appropriations for q single session
O. the F-fcy-frs- Congress The increase
over the year before was Se1.0u111a. snow
ing 2 growth En- expenditures far in ex-
cess O1 The growth OF the population
While this tendency TO extravaganza
uan-fesJs itself in nearly ali departments
il IS especially noticeable in the army de-
Qartmeot and The navy department The
army IS more than twice as large as i1
1Ss6. and the appropriations for the army
more than three times as great as they
were eleven years ago. The expenses Of
the navy are also about three times what
they were a decade ago The increase in
the appropriations for the army and navy
alone are Sl29.110,lo) year IN excess OF
what they were in 1Sg-- The iuperialisti,
policy for which the Republican party IS
responsible Is the only excuse for this
enormous and increasing drain upon tht
taxpayers.
our platform also calls attention t5
the fact that g On new Offices have beer
created AZ an expense Of S71.11g110 a year
as against an increase Of 13.oa5 new Offices
with salaries amounting 10 100000 ir
the Cleveland and Mckinley adninistra,
tons
Grievance of Farmers.
While every element OF our population
suffers 70 a greater or less extent becaus
Of the unnecessary expenditures Of tn
government. the farmers have special rsa
son for complaint because they pay nor
than their share OF taxes collected an,
receive less than their share OF the bene
fits which flow from the expenditure o
The corporation Nearly all Of our Fedora
revenues, excepting postal receipts. ar
collected from internal revenue taxes an
import duties. and these are taxes upol
consumption Taxes upon consumption
always overburdeu those OF moderau
means and underburden the rich If tn
Federal taxes could be separated from
the price OF the article in which they ar
concealed and each persons per capiu
tax be shown it would be found that N
Federal tax now collected would be in e
feet a graduated income tax. the I5rEes
per cent being collected from the sual
incomes and the least per cent upon III
4aLEe incomes AND 70 aEEraTaLe the cas-
-stiil more the appropriations which IN
fairly Cypress the farmers are spent &
cities. so that the farmer enjoys few IN
direct benefits from The appropriations
and scarcely any direct benefits
Causes OF ExtravaEanee.
why IS Il that the Republican PARTY (
50 much more extravagant than the Dem
ocratic party in ths expenditure Of publi
money! There are two reasons First
because Republican leaders are more in
Jimately associated with the tax eater
than with the tax payers They hear IN
hungry clalor Of the men who spe1
money more than they DO the protests O
the masses who contribute revenues
But there is a second reason The Re
publican leaders have taught the doctrin
that taxation IS an unalloyed good The
have tried 10 cultivate public opinion I
support the idea that tariff taxes eve
when not needed for revenue. are q q
rect advantage TO the protected interest
and an indirect advantage 10 the Who'll
country II Is not strange that peopl
whe consider taxation a blessing woul
be inclined % make the blessing as larg
as possible
The Democratic party IS in & pOsitiO
TO bring reform n the matter Of expen