Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28

traitor has been abolished by statute. By law passed by the Republican Congress in 1907, contributions from corporations to influence or pay the ex- penses connected with the election of presidential electors or of members of Congress is forbidden under penalty.
 A resident of New York has been se- lected as treasurer of the Republican National Committee, who was treasur- CT of the Republican State Committee when Governor Hughes was elected in New York, and who made complete statement within twenty days after the election, as required by the New York law, of the contributions received by him and the expenditures made by him or under his authority in connec- tion with that election. His residence and the discharge of his duties in the State of New York subject him to the law of that State as to all receipts of the treasury of the National Committee from whatever source and as to all it's disbursements. Ills returns will be un- der the obligations and penalties of the law, and misstatement by him or the filing of a false account will subject him to prosecution for perjury and vio- lation of the statute Of course. under the Federal Jaw, he is not permitted to receive any contributions from corpo- rations.
 If I am elected President I shall urge upon Congress, with every hope of success, that a law be passed re- quiring a filing in a Federal office of a statement of the contributions re- ceived by committees and candidates fin elections for members of Congress, and in such other elections as are con additionally within the control of Con gress. Meantime the Republican party by the selection of New York treas urer has subjected all its receipts and expenditures to the compulsory obliga- tion of such law.
 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 judgment an to the Constitution for an income tax is not necessary. believe that an income tax, when the protec- tive system of customs and the inter nal revenue tax shall not furnish in- come enough for government needs, can and should be devised which un- 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 1t is hardly a party question. A resolution in its favor has passed Republican House of Representatives several times and has been rejected in a Republican Sen ate by the votes of Senators from both parties. It has been approved by the of many Republican States. In number of States, both Democratic and Republican, substan- italy such a system now prevails. lnaecuraey and Insincerity of Demo-
 cratic Charges of Extravagance In
 Increase of Offices and Expenditures.
 Our opponents denounce the Repub- lican party for increasing the number of offices 23,000, at a cost of sixteen millions of dollars, during the last year. Such denunciation is character istic of the Democratic platform. It fails to specify in any way what the offices are, and leaves the inference that the increase was resisted by the of Democracy in Con gress. As matter of fact, the net of offices increased was just about half the number stated; the in- crease was due chiefly to the enlarge ment of the Navy, the construction of the Panama Canal, the extension of 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- proval. The Democratic platform so far from attacking any of this legis- latlon specifically approves much, and condemns none of 1t, and it is of course to claim credit for ap- proving legislation and yet to denounce the expenditures to give it effect.
 Charge of Deficit.
 Again, 1t charges that a deficit of sixty millions of dollars between the receipts and expenditures during the Hscal year ending June 30. 1908. oc- ,urred. As explained by the Secretary of the Treasury, at least half of this deficit is only an apparent one. The falling off in receipts was. of course, by the unusual panic, but there is ample free money in the Treasury to meet the difference, and he difference itself is not half of it a deficit. because involved in t was the retirement of some thirty .hree millions of the bonds of the gov ,rnment.
 During the past seven years the in. 'ome and expenditures of the Govern nent have been nearly equal, some Tears showing a surplus, and others 'ewer in number defcit. Taking one rear with another. including this year, here has been an average surplus. The surplus last year. for instance, vas greater than the deficit this year.