The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-07
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MARCH 18TH. President Tat carried
out The platform aromiao
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slime ~ whlch the republicans ~ ro-
tiaiue iaHn wore compelled TO
ssppp revenue needs In mind Dat
ihla nereeeits az present ~ imm'ngur
ably creator than a. was twelve years
lego While the treasury deficit was
$4,000 GOO IN 1897. when Mr. Nc.
kihley entered office. It viii be ct
least tl2O.o 900 for The year
which ends on june 30th. 1909. -four
months after Mr Tsfta accession
when man or firm IN private
business finds income falling short
of outgo. the oGtEo Is cut down But
10 this elemental demand of imam
cial common sense congress gives no
heed In the recent regular session II
expanded the appropriations TO un-
precedented dimensions, these ap-
propriatlons being for the fiscal year
which begins on July list 1903.
Even allowing for an Improvement
in business In the interval which
would largely increase the govern
ment's income, the deficit for the
year which begins on that date viii
be in the neighborhood of 81 10000
600 or s150,000,000 unless new
sources of taxation are invented.
Here Is n double peril for the re-
publican party. If the treasury
shortage for the year which begins
on July LIST. 1909, should be any
thing like 100000 the repub-
lcans will be on the defensive In
the congressional campaign which
June 30th, 1910. The democrats
| will be furnished with an argument
which they can use with destructive
| force in the canvass. If. on the other
| hand the republicans are compelled
ITO provide new sources of taxation,
| they can also be hit by the demo
Gratis. New taxes are cndurable In
time Of war, but levied in peace
days. ns now, 1t VIII be difficult for
the republicans TO defend them. If
the republicans re-impOse the stamp
and other taxes OF the Spanish war
days, they VIII lose many seats In
the congressional election, and, con-
coivably, could lose enough to put
the democrats I'm power In the
house Of representatives for the sec
ond half Of Taft's term, We hope
tho president viii bear this fact In
mind
The party which holds the prcsl-
dency always loses some seats In the
house in the election which comes
in the middle OF the presidents
term. Sufficient were lost In 1874,
1882, 1890. aud 1894, to put the
other party in control. Thus Grant
tin his second term, Arthur, iiarri-
son, and Cleveland Gin his second
term) had the house OF representa-
tives against him. Let the republi-
cans remember that while Mr..
Roosevelt In 1905, started out with
Il republican majority of ia In the
house. Mr.. Taft's lead In that cham
Der IN only forty-sIx A comparative
ly slight setback might give the
house next year to the democrats,
The republicans should be very care
ful about imposing war taxes In
time of peace while they have car
red the house of representatives In
every election since 1894, and begin
ming with that year, and while they
have had long succession OF VIC
tories for president, they are not IN
yinciblc II adequate provocation be
furnished, the people might be
tempted to turn them out and give
the democrats new trial, Very DIM
cult ana delicate task Is before the
republican tariff trainers at this mo-
mont, and we commend these facts
to the careful consideration OF
President Taft, Vice-presldent Sher-
man. speaker Cannon and the other
republican leaders at Washington --
Losies Weekly,
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