The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-09
Expenditure

1t will be seen that the whole amounts to
bl,5U3,UOD pounds sterling. Ii we deduct
from this the interest on the British national
debt, E26, $40 000, and 100000 for the
telegraph service-logether G27, $40, 900
there remains sum of $40, lG3, 900 /; or in
dollars, $500, Is 900. From this sum mus;
be deducted 500, 900 pounds sterling, or
S4,0OO,OoO, Tor ocean packet service, which
BY no means exists here. This leaves
Sl96, SIS, goo.
Oar expenditure for the fiscal year Just
ended was 1922, 49, 600; from this, if We
deduct the interest paid on the debt. ssy
round sum of 100, 600 900, the balance lef
for carrying on the government was SIP.
$4,000, or within $4,000, 900 less than tn,
English carried on their government for
exclusive OF the interest on their debt, tele
graph and packet service.
And now we will show what England hs
got for her expenditure OF Sl96. SI5, 600 .snC
what we have not got for our expenditure O.
$l72, $4,000.
England has q royal family, consisting OF
queen, some twenty-five princes and prin
cesses, young and old, a Duchess Dowager
of Cam bridge, Duke Of Cam bridge, Prn
cess Mary of Cambridge and her husband
and two or three children Windsor Castle.
buckingham Palace, Osborne House, Bal
moral, and numerous other royal residences
to keep up IN repairs, furniture, servants.
horses, DC, &c.
Thanks to the wisdom and republican
simplicity OF our forefathers. we have no
vestlge of the above to provide for.
England has to pay her judges, and courts
for the administration of justice expenses,
which amount to s672,500, or 1885,, 500.
The United States government only pay
for the Federal courts; all the rest of the
Judiciary expenses, comprising the great
bulk OF Judicial administration, being borne
by the several states.
England has to keep and pay for the
maintenance OF her criminal prisoners, Off
cials, penitentisries, and prisons.
The United States Federal government d oes
not pay dollar for similar expenses, as the
several states bear this burden.
England has to provide for the keeping
up of Gibralter, Malta, and Alden; she has
10 supply, in her numerous colonies and de-
tendencies which have not al independent;
colonial government, deficiencies which are
Certain TO be made every year.
The United States have no colonies or
foreign Notifications to keep mp.
Engiand has and maintains the finest
navy IN the world-a navy which is :he
wonder, admiration and terror of nations
who see only portion of it.
The United States have the most crazy,
dispidated, inefficient navy Of any great
power in the world-a navy which our bes,
naval officers declare disgrace to US.
England has and pays for standing army
of at least one hundred Thousand men.
90, 900 of which are now in England, the
for oil hn
(oesides those in India, for which she does
not pay.
The United States has less than forty
thousand men as standing army.
England has the most efficient. best paid,
and expensive diplomatic service In the
world.
The United States have an efficient o.
diplomatic service, but it is certainly not
81 expensive one, inssmuch as the four
EnRiish missions of Paris, St. Peters burg
vienna, and Constantinople cost more than
ouI "hoIe diplomatic service put together
England has splendid coast guard ser
vice. N.-N oe-
Where is ours?
England, we all know, or at least VIC
believe we know, has an aris.ocratie dig
archy living on the above $l96,Sl5. 900
he United States have no sristocra,;c
ohgarchy who live directly on the publ;o
purse Ours Is monopolist oligarebv. vho
live on the peoples substance, aud rob and
plumber them by act of Congress. Bu, thew
certainly cannot get dollar from the Treas.
ury.
As the above facts cannot be denied, and
inasmuch as comparing ourselves with the
most expensive. aristocratic, and largest
empire in the world will certainly dismiss
the pleasant comparison of A. 7. Setwart's
expenses and those of Johu Smiths corner
grocery store, We would ask our Radical