The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-01-10
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, FRIDA JANUARY 10, 1869.
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before elections. 10 o fav0rlte dOGRe
with politicians, but unfortunately
for the people. With the deposit o.
tho last ballot Rsifcnohment 10 for
gctses, until another csmpaigr
makes the cry useful. The people
wealthy and able to pay taxes, bu'
sngrossed 10 tho active business o
lie. snathematixo their rulers at tS,
paying time, but forget all about !,
tho next day.
At this timo there 10 an actual ne
cessi,y for persistent action in ,hi'
direction, on the part Of the people
there 10 need for q popular move
ment toward Retrenchmens. Th'
war 10 costing over 81 900. 900 ever,
day. This enormous sum Of none,
in addition 70 the regular expense'
Of The government, the people mu.
pay, and the addition 10 our alre ad,
heavy burden Of taxation will b.
severely iels. The burden can and
should be lessened, and II should bt
the first business Of our Na,ions'
and State Legislatures to take mess
uses 10 do II.
In tho first place the salaries o
army officers should DO cnt down
Tho pay and perqrisises Of Colo.
mel amount to somewhere in the
psighborbood Of $500 per month
Lieutenant Colonels aud Majors bu'
q Iifle less, Captains and Lieuten
ants from sl05 to Si20, and Chap
lsins, Surgeons. QusrtermasterI
and the entire swarm of officials re
ceive equally extrsvsgant pay
There 10 no Justice whatever In this
The common soldiers, thousands
aud tens Of thousands OF whom are
competent to iill those placea, endure
all tie labor, all the priva,ion, fol
the beggarly pittsnce OF $13. CO.
down the epaulets and shoulder
strsps. at once. There isa growing
suspicion in the minds Of the peo
pie that:high salaries are p,olonginl
the war. The officers who are max
ing moro money by four times il
the army than they ever did in civi
life. ere not particularly anxious +
throw up the business. Reduc
their salaries to something near tn
compensation received in other pul
suits, and there will be more wor
performed. for officers as we'll q
men will bo anxious to get througI
witk il.
The $4,000 per annum paid t
Members Of Congress is too mucl
by hall, for war times. There ar
thousands Of men in Ohio, full,
competent to fill the seats. who will
serve for half the money. And up
on the heels OF this reform, let tha
sbominAble swindle. the FrankinI
privilege, be done away with forev
er, and the government relieved Q
the enormous expense Of transpor,
ing thousaDds OF tons annually, 70
the beutH Of the sender alone. Til
salaries of tbe swarms Of clerks !
the various Departments at Wash
inRton should be cut down, and fu
ly one.half OF them dismissed. W
hn. = 'HAt it is q comfortable thin
for the young lawyer who neve
made q dollar at home, to receiv
$500 . year for lounging over
desk from ton A. NJ, to 3 z. M
bns for .hoss who pay it is ano,he
thing.
A saving Of millions per annur
can be effected in these items alon,
but Reform should not stop at tn,
point. The knife ehould he apple
TO state and county expenditure
Our county officials receive at lea
twice the amount their services al
worth. A book.keeper in merca,
tile establishment 10 Hancock couI
ty considers hims.li we'll paid
$500 per snnum. Is there any pr
priety In paying the same man, ,
Auditor or Clerk, $500, for doiu
much less labor
There is no denying It. that in @
branches CT public service there h,
been ard is, extravsgance. Whs
the public pays, the pay 10 the lar
est, AMI the service the least.
THIS 10 . proper time to core
this evil. We have as much on O.
shoulders ss we can stagger unde
and with the war expense adde
our burdens will soon bs great
than We cAn hear Let fha naop