The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-12-08

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to remsds ~ +hs ap; Ta se;. - :. .ooh,
ha A. son,s cot - .hs ,,:t;an.i ..s.s'.s, :
hone such NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a w;ll ha 1 e;va1 :.
viii sacnra Amer;csn sh;no;nr IN M e. h;.h
seas And Amar;c.r sh;n h,,;1d S w a. hara
rnr' -. W. .yc U - a. nV4u''
49,. -. 800 $50 A'e 80
me estlmates tor the expenses OF the
S'n az. 10y. ,ot .uo reAs !. ns ~, year arc
one. hut exceed This year's snnronr;ation.
for The same items $40 72I 81. In thi.
eatimata. hovavar- Ara ;nclnded soe.aa
3se for public work heratof,re heonn mn.
dar Oonaraas;on.I nrov;s;on and nf wh;oh
only 20 much Is asked as Congress- NAV
choose TO give. The appropriation for
the same work for the present fiscal year
was 81 9S4. 5l8: O8. - on
: The average value Of gold as compared
with the national currency for the whole
of the year 1869. was about "a. and for
eleven months Of 1870 the same relative
value has been about /. Is. The approach
to specie basis is very gratifying, but the
fact cannot be denied that the instability
of the value of our currency is prejudicial
to our prosperity, and tends to keep up
prices. to the detriment Of trade. The
evils Of deprecisted and fluctuatinp cur.
rency are so great thar now. when the
premium on gold has fallen 30 much, it
when ~ :. v;sa .nd ,rndsnt Ioo;s,a,;nn
sConoress should look to a noiicv which
svnn1d nisca onr cmrrencv At nar 9Th Gold
At NJ a;.t.n. dsv go e
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-, AADoot'oS " tAAAiAoA' ::
Inc tax collected from the people mas
oeen Feoucea more man @oo'ooo'ooo per
aonum. nV stesolness IN our present
course mere Is no reason why, IN 70"
snort years, the national TAX Ratnerer may
disappear from the door OF the cltzen a.
moes en!'rely. WIN inc revenue stamp
o!sPenseo Dy PostmasteEs 10 ever comma'
my, tsx upon liquors OF al SORTS, ana 70
oaeco IN Oil IL. lorms' ana py wise al
Justmens OF the tariu wnlcn VIII put ooty
only upon tnoee articles wnlcn we coulo
suspense Win, known as ioxories' ana on
tnoee whlcn We use more tnan We pro-
duce, revenue enough may 10 ra'seo'
alter rev years OF peace ana the
consequent reduction OF indebted
ness, 70 RUM our ool'ganons.- A iur-
tneI ieauc.lon OF eApenses, III aoo'tlon
- leouS.lon .. 'ne l .n! sssoun''
"a5 % le'ieo on 70 MAKE 'n'' pfac''e"o'e'
-. i.-..' REVENUE REToRM.
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ran.;cn. b. hv d;rectlv tsx;pe the nso'
r.. ,h.n ~. .n.;n.. .:..van,,e .af,.r, ),
p'o, sueu ~ ee,.uS. 1e.ouuo to;o'u,
With me- II i means to defr.y ali the
expensea Of the povernment. and thereby
the repudiation Of the public debt and
pensions. then am still more opposed to
such ( kind of revenue reform. Revenue
reform has not heen defined Nv anv of Il.
.dvoc :, "a. to nv knowladoa Int & sea,ns
- Ia accantaa .. sonathino vhich,
4 "a sunnlv every one with means without
anv coat or effort on his bart. "A true rev.
anna reform cannot be made in ! dav. but
Il mnst he tho work of leoialative visiom
and Of time. A soon A the revenue can
be dispeused with. all duty should be re.
moved from coffee. tea and other articles
Of universal use. not produced by our
seIvea The neceasities Of the country
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