The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-11-26

be used In the campaign ahead. the campaign
which restored the Democrats to power and
made Cleveland the President for second
term.
Mr.. Dockerv was indicting the profigate
Republicans for having spent $500O00,000
year.
Mr.. Dockery rebuked the Republicans for
putting yearly tax of $500 apiece ION each
one Of our 100000 of population"
Very stern was my friend Dockery in de-
nouncing this wanton waste Of the peoples
money.
Great was his satisfaction in contrasting it
with Democratic conomy-dwelling on the
past as a promise of what the party would do
IN the future, if only the profigate Republi-
cans were turned out
You will not be surprised to learn that Mr..
Dockery wound up his speech, as follows:
Mr.. Speaker, instead of an increasing we are
today confronted with vanishing surplus which
promises to take it's final departure within the
next eighteen months. Under Cleveland reHe-
nues were greatly in excess of expenditures, and
filled our Treasury Golfers with an annual sur
plus of more than one hundred millions. Under
Harrison, expenditures exceeded revenues, and
the menace of Treasury deficiency is imminent.
Under Cleveland, the annual increase of appro-
priations was normal, healthy, and within the
limits Of judicious economy Under Harrison
expenditures have been riotously extravaganza
leaping within two years to more than one billion
OF dollars and in excess of the appropriations of
the last Congress of nearly two hundred millions
of dollars
Mr.. Speaker, let return to the proptious
policy which controlled and dominated the legis-
lation of the Democratic party and which wrung
from Mr.. Blaine tribute to it's leaders when he
declared that during the long period of their
domination they guarded the Treasury with I'M
ceasing vigilance against every form of corrup-
ton and every attempt at extravaganza
Nor will you be surprised to learn that
Dockerys excellent speech was scattered
abroad as campaign document and that it
did its share in the election of Cleveland.
Then came the Democrats into power, car
rylng with them the confidence and the great
expectations of trustful people.
You remember the terrible disappointment
which followed: the Tariff reform bill which
the Democratic Senators changed into
hybrid Mckinley bill; the increase of the pub
lie debt; the new issue of bonds, the treasury
ruling of Carlisle and Cleveland which made
the Wall Street bankers the masters of the
national finances; the repeal of the Silver
law; and the Panic of 1898
In 1896, Special Privilege changed horses,
again, and made Mckinley the President
Then came Roosevelt, who set new stand
ard in governmental extravaganza, and was
bitterly condemned for it by every Democrat
in the Union
Next came Taft, who initiated Roosevelt in
extravaganza, and sic1ened the country with
his Ballinger, his Wickersham, his John Hays
Hammond, his Aldrich, his Winona speech,
his sacrifice Of Major Butt, his pardon of SUI
gar Trust thieves, and his connivance at the
seizure of the Friar lands for which he had
paid 100000 to pious frauds qcho had taken
the vOec Of poverty.
Then Special Privilege decided it was time
to change horses again.
The millionaires made their deal with
Bryan and Wilson; and a0ith the heads of the