Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-26

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as1,smed for If; let US avoid and despise
him.
ADMINISTRATION for taxing the poor, and
. Is extols the next, for reducing the taxes
' offbe rich, without tightening those OF the
,oor. let us avoid and despise him.
fla man blasts one president for appoint
no tories to office, and praises another,
who appoints four times as many: let US a.
void and despise him.
lfaman, In the year 1900, cursesa pub
lie debt, and in the year 1905, declares a
measure wise which increases our public
Jebt. fifteen millions Of dollars; let US a.
void and despise him.
Ffaman tells US 1t Is wrong for one. adj
,ninistration to place money at the discre.
tonary disposal of an officer, and that it is
all right for another administration, to put
two millions OF dollars ia the hands Of the.
nresident, to be accounted for eve know
not when''; let US avoid and despise him.
If man condemns one president for
making too many appointments of men Of
his own political sect, and justi6es another
for turning out Of Office, every man, how
ever capable or faithful, who differs wish
him in political sentiments; let us avoid
and despise him.
IF man, while in the minority, and
without office, declares that the salaries of
all public agents, are too high and, intact,
insuFerable; and, on getting into the ma
iority, and on getting into 0a7ce, remains
silent on that head, and freely pockets one
Of those enormous salaries, zuiflout mur-
muring-let us--But, hold-this brings
the business rather too near nome.
You must know, Messrs Editors, that my pre-
septor formerly talked charmingIy on the subject
ofhigh salaries luded he orce wet so far as to
tsl the, that rich man, ifhe was a real patriot,
would serve the people for nothing. But he al.
ways insisted upon It, that every public officer
in the United States, received at least twice as
much as his services are worth. He had the
patience, about four years, ago, TO reckon with
piece tchalk, upon my hearth stone, the exac-
sum which the president OF the Uaited States
received for every day that he was in Office aad
then, looking round on my family he exclaimed,
I" Sixty elght dollars and an halt. day, in cash,
this man receives, taking Sunday, rata and shine,
all together pore money than farmer spends
ina whole year /; and this tsdds he) is not The
worst cfit--every petty 9flieer in tbe union re
ce,yes wages proportlonabiy extravagant."
The chalk was rubbed from the hearth-stone
the next morniag but the calculation has rot
been obiiterase3 from my memory to this day.
Immediately aftey EMr. Jcfefson care into the
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precepror, that since he vas known to be such
apajn, prudent, economical republican, hoped
his FIRST act would be reduce his salary at least
one half.
Oh (said my preceptor1 we have no reason
70 expect that. His salary is no more than is
necessary to support the dignity Of h,s office.--
The tederalists sl@ay baa he same and it would
be a hardcase if M. Jefferson could not be as
we'll paid as John Adams. =
" If remember right (sad y twenty FIVE
thousand dallars year, is ,fs1 e;gbt Dollars and
. baJfa day.
Some pressing business called my preceptor
away and i had no opportunity to speak with
him, until after he had obtained very lucrative
Office forhinselt. Ny pteeeptor is rich yet
cannot learn that he has ofeted TO serve the peo-
Plefor nothing: Nay, I am credibly informed that
hereceives as high salary as ms ertraoagqaf
Predecessor s. and that he has never once been
heard TO COMPLAIN OF IT'S beng too bigb. ear.
Desty beg my fellow faraers to think Of these
things, ar some moment when they are wholly free
ton prejudice or parsiaItty towards either par.
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APLoUGHMAN,
1T his DIX.
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