The Montana post., 1869-01-15
RCON0MH.

The Gazefts. following the advice of
the vauquished Seymour, at an hour
when his sad fate should have been
warning. very indiscree:ly pipes it's
notes against the Republican Congress
for not exercising more rigid economy.
and says. Eve do not See any economy
in reducing appropriations. while no
corresponding decrease is made in -x-
decrease in expenditures were made, II
would have weight. but such il not
the case Ii il true the war is
ended. and the military expenditures
are reduced to comparatively nothing.
but we lave paid since 1865 an interest
on the debt incurred of $3s5. .O0O, 600.
and reduced the principal of the debt
S257 .OOO, 900. We have an annual in
terest to pay of $125. 900 900 per annum.
and 425 100000 of pensions. We also
paid 81 100000 in bounties. The editor
of the Gazette having served in the
Union army. We take il he will not ex-
cept to these disbursements. But the
Gazefts still complains Of the expendi-
lures. 1t is fact shown by the Reports
that orr cirH serrice no1 costs fifteen NIL
lions year iess than it did nnder
tie buchanan administration. notwith>
standing the military required to main
tain order in the Southern States at a
cost of $1O,OOo,O 900 aud which the tele-
grams show are asked for. irrespective
of party or color. for the welfare oi
peaceable citizens. The Ancient Demo-
cratic Mariner Mr.. Wells. asks $S5. .OOO,-
COO for his department. and Mr.. Wash.
burne on Wednesday last. recommended
he lave appropriated S15,OOO.OOO. IL
he does not get it he will not expend il.
The Gazetts recommends a decrease in
pay of govern ment officers, but il has no
recommendation for a decrease in the
pay of Montana Legislators that is now
at the rate of nearly $1,000 each per an
mum, exclusive of mileage. While We
see the most rigid economy in the gen
eral government exercised and demand
ed by Republicans. how is i, where De-
mocIacy rules. Take to illustrious
examples. New York City and Mon-
tana. The Opdyke (Rep1 administers
tion OF that city cost Sl2,OOO.OOO per
annum: under Hoffman, (Dem.) it cost
S24.OOO,OOO per annum, and he having
been sent up to Albany with a Govern
or's commission, the expenditures of the
State are likely to be correspondingly y
increased one hundred per cent. over the
administration of Governor Fenton. In
Montana that has not even a
marble quarry" to show for il, the
people paid $65 .0eO into the Territori-
al Treasury last year. Instead of any
public benefits derived therefrom Or a
decrease in the public debt. We find IN
addition tn our bonded debt OF S.5S, 900,
on which fifteen per cent interest is paid
semi annually. q debt OF 80 900 incurred
since November 1st, 1867, and SO, 800 of
an old indebtedness exhumed which the
Auditor very modestly asks may also be
bonded at Il per cent interest. This is
the way Democracy practices economy
and il is with a vengeance. If Charity
should begin at home. why not econo-
my? When The Gazette has the nerve 10
demand retrenchment and reform in the
na,norrafic ad,ninist ration of Montana
its advice to Congress will come with
better grace, and having cleansed the
Augean stables. it's remaining tasks will
be comparatively light.