The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-22

Q = y ~ ~ ~ uufiug the iOus YEAR
preceding. that, under John TYLER. AL
m"'-tration, when we were at peace ~ we
b now are the whole expenses for military
service was oaly S23,3JS.9J3 81, which Is
only about one halt what was spent last
/ year tor military purpose. a. SHOWN h., r.
Secretary report. lie SAWS in that reDort
7 that the expenses FOR that year were sti
/ OSuOSl -. which j. lIrser amount stent
last year for military purposes alone men.
we are al peace with all ia. world. than
had ever been rprnt 10y any adminis,ra-
on ~ the same length of time for all
purposes since the Foundation OF the GOV.
eminent down To and iuelnding 1929.
hat change ia less than twenty years.
i Is not time that we stop aud rehectY
IN TIE same finance report We find that
Tor TIE net ordinary expenses OF the Gov.
crninent for the wear. lSj2-j3 w.. maid
~ LOO 80 tor the same purpose in
/ 1871 Slj3 jS7 S27 js; nearly four times
IL much and the enormous Increase il,
the short space OF eighteen vear.l I'm,
you will please bear IN nnnd thar th.
above amount of Sl57.JS3,S27 IS. is only
tue net ordinary expenses OF the Tower.
ment, for the whole expenditures a.
shown 10y the same report on pace five
amount 10 500, 4jT Isl -. Let us draw
another comparison: during III q the war.
/ le12-J3. lSjl-j2, lSJO-jl. lSlg-j6 th,.
whole expenses OF the Government durin,,
nose Tour years was only $l6j GSiUjJ -
WINE we now have for like cxpens,s in
one year SiJI ,1S3;N21 IS. Daring the .onr
years preceding, during which W. carried
ON the Mexican war to u Succc-,n1 trriui.
nation by winch we acquired and paid tor
""r racine possessions, the whole expcns
ss Hi NE Government Amounted to ONLY
Sloo'"SIO26 81 Bcho'd what "a contrast,
D"'hS These four yearS We carried on n
war upon foreign land tor Two wears and
the public expenditures durip., ibn-. C,nr
/ years i Tut little more than it H. now und.r
tins administration in one wear.
J BeIore, have shown Won that Jurin,
| SIX years preceding the present year the ex-
/ penScs Tor the army were Si13 5S3 3gS IA
and the navy SIG ,3O1, 100 81, making u
total Tor army and navy dnriu, that peri
oh of SS3i, S9l,jSS %. When We behold
these enormous expenditures in tune of
profound peace under the administration
/ OF military President, surrounded by
military private secretaries, and other mi.
tary officers, with an army of rbirfy
thousand soldiers, we are not surprised
that lac should send into us "A message In
I fehrurfy, 1871, lilenins our simple Dem.
oc:alc Government to the empire OF Ger.
I many, atd trying to show the Similarity az
The two Governments have no doubt
thai his distempcrci and drsorlerei inn,
naiion l. filled with stars, rartcrs. iii,
nonds and g'iiteriug crowns. aud that lac
looks forward To- ihv time when the siuiI;
tude would he cXienird. and that he can
declare himself emperor Of the Unitel
state. a William declared himself cmpe
/ rcr OF Germany No iouht he would Ike
to have tie same provision in onr Cou-ti
tuition that II IN theirs. namely, "rhc law.
"i the empire shall take precedence of
those of each individual! Siaie."
have no doubt when he sent IN that
message he hal just gotten up from read
my the Constitution OF the German empir.
in which We fad. among others the fol
lowing provision:
Tho e'nperor shall rcprcscp' the empire
among nations. declare var and ,1nrlu,,. rl,.,
10 the name Of che same.
"Ihc emperor .hail have tine right 10 con.cn,
the federal connect aud diet aud t. olcn. a, l.
Juurn. aud close th, same.
80 The emperor has the supreme supervision
"i ne administration 90 mail, and tclcsrnrh..
1T shall b. thr duly COZ uil officer. of the
post Office and telegraph depirimout T., oL..v
imp'rill orders. Ihis obligation .haM o., sg-
eiui"d iu their oath at Office
"Escry German 'npabl, OF hearing arms
shall ''r'e seven ye-r- ia the suuliu. ar
my.
l'y .c.dine.n such message. he aud hi.
ataercnt- ~e., to accU-tom Co.,. American
mind ~ yi,'d i'- assent 20 the si,ri. t,r,fy
Z and h"allv iurce th IA to make the form.
al CHANG b. our form ul government tlnt
has alr,aiy been madr 20 nci Alre,.i
las thi- mi.iHr, chief Magistrate u.ur,,-
90 af