Show DI 11 NIO it I 1 I 1 IC EXTRA AG I 1 N E e have the assurance that the democratic clarty intends Int eiula to keep its pledges in tile the future in the same dianner that it has haa kept them in III tile past lit in its platform plat lorm of 1912 that baity said we denounce the he waste of 0 the money wrung the people by oppressive taxation through the lavish appropriations of recent republican congresses which have kept taxis high and reduced the purchasing power of the people 8 toil loll we demand a return rutur to that simplicity and economy which be 8 fits a government anti anil a reduction in fit the gumbei ot of useless officers the salaries of which drain the substance of the not content with that plain anti and unequivocal promise of retrenchment and econ economy oiny and tearful that the people auld wi uld doubt its hill cr ity the democratic convention cloy 1104 ed its platform with the further fu rehei assurance that our pledges are made to bo be kept while in office as well as to be xe re lied upon during the tha campaign tile the total estimated tiong alon for tile the year ending june 30 1917 is ia 1679 a an n increase of over 1916 and over those of 1916 it is truo true that the appropriations for the army anti anil navy because beaune of the preparedness prepared program are greater than heretofore but there are a great many pro of the lite party in ili powel koweil I 1 which very easily casily could have b been op 0 omitted itte when the revenue waft wab imbed led to for 0 more important purpose tf kf so we will take the fiscal ej 0 1 1919 the total appropriations I 1 w that year were 1114 02 dh D 4 duct that amount front from the 1 cap 64 if no moio IN IH r hated and you will find that this lias has appropriated for the running expenses cx of tile the booven nent deducting atry cont cent for national nearly 00 more than any other BE session of congress it if it be true its aa asserted by one of the chief cliplef advocates and signore of the tha declaration of independence that we have no way to judge the auturo futuro but by tile the past then the american people havo have ample warning that if they retain tile the demoi democratic cratic party in control of this government we shall suffer au ail era of ad extravagance combined with ith inefficiency |