New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09


and telegraph organization has been extended, prOduc
ton has advanced in greater proportion than consuinp
on banks have arisen on all Sides and financial opera
lions take pace In villages where formerly tnor'
commerce whatever. These advantage
, | are undenIable; but they have been obtained
at the cost OF somewhat crampng present
and future effort. by imposing heavy taxe
| upon the people at the same time that the people
expected to carry and enlarge their business
the general welfare and the especial benefit OF ex
travagant Ministers Of Finance. That portion OF the
civil expenditures allotted TO internal improvements wa
godsend to this country 80 long neglected In that re
spec and was we'll spent The Mont Gents Tunnel ia a
great advantage and an TO Italy But what WAS
layished during that period court extravaganza mas
been than positive waste OF much 81 the puoic
funds, for IL has served source OF decentralization LOT
both leaders and followers. For the incoming year the
Minister estimates the expenses more than onelhl "nat
they should be- aftor allowing the proper sums Ior
national defense and consequently he procaims Ill au
vance another years deficit of sO3OoOCO WINE an
nouncng these figures he proclaimed also that they ap
| peared threatening to him.
The truth il signor sella. who has had sharp OK
perence trade In the thrifty little manufacturing Town
of Biela-his native place in PedmOntsces before MN
the right path pursue viz, the path OF economy Du
he is entirely lacking In the willard courage tOtreau It,
Uswoud require the viii Of Cayour Just no" 10 iorce
| economy upon the greedy and pampcrcd ohcla8 VIM
are working this poor States machinery. inc MAJORITY
OF Office holders that failing which seems 10 run IN
the family Of Office holders of all nations more or essto
do as little az possible at the greatest possible puDc eK
pense Now Italian officials particularly eager, for
If their slnocurcs abolished they would be reduced
| TO sorry livelihood without much hope and without
tho possibiy Of ever enjoying luxury and debauchery
ocoin II IL easy 10 imagine then how strcnuOusly they
support the system unde- which they faen. and 1t would
be Amusing it not often ycNaOus, to see the prac
tces which they resort in order to uphold each other
good allies sailing inthc same boat From nigh to
low the same disposition il eynced. Not long ago the
questor OF Rome, sgnor Bert, accused by news
paper Of official misconduct, when immediately the
Prime Minister Lana, went ont OF his way to defend
tho qucstOr although the public sided with
the newspaper This case WAS our nino
days wonder here two months ago The citizens,
who complaining always If the taxes and high prices
would heartily rejoice the thorough reform
general curailment Of expenses and the dismissal Of
Of the useless insoen officials but there is hand
vet raised TO give public relief by cutting out that
grevou- from the body poc-yH: wasteful eX-
penditurc Of the peoples money The expedent worse
than the handto-mOuth system hitherto IN vogue ny
which Signor Sella proposes to yet ont OF trouble IS
already deemed by the serious 10 be nothing better Than
mockory Starting from next years deficit he estimates
that there must he yearly deficit during period OF 1--WE
wears The amount Of these deficits he sets down at
t5GOOoOOO; and he prefcr-pcrhaps III ordrr To stKe
to nopuI,r imagnation-tO provide for the deficit Of
1872 Of SIOOOO by providing for all the several dhcito
of the Te years al thdt - 10 say III nHpSd'c ny
uniting ON the market s5GOOOO0O in paper This process
of getting command Of cash cannot he afforded by Italian
credit The ncopc are too cunning 10 believe FOR a
moment at such scheme will work any good for their
mi,cries but they are powerc-s Tor 7isnor 9tla or
onc other similar Finance Minister, is FREQ TO do what
ever circumstances will allow
such are not ouly the creatures The ruers Of the
hour There is no thorough sitting Of accounts here
and no direct responsibility attaches to the highest OIL
anou holders vote Tor the
balance Of the nation, and, matter Oi course the
people have direct control over the way their pubic
affair, are transacted. The overthrow Of Minister or
Ministry Is invariably due to the Vaccinations OF mere
clidues combining form parliamentary majority for
the sole purpose OF tasting the sweets or Oficc-the
Oic-fDi dc III que jc Hymete" system being the chief
one followed When the partisans agree among them
people; ana when they disagree for short time some
other happy combination Is pnI iGrtn 10 De op has
Change OF Office occurred in italy since the death OF
ton Taus Italian afIlrs are either IN inc Keeping OF
able and good men like C3your ana ,aroaul, VIII
III t, ntbc mon sheifcring themselves under the
official hgre-head, to continue per'isentH IN hslaiou
Great deal Of Ialy's present financial calmes and
General misfortune and mlsmanagemont are Directly
traccnble the fact that she has been III TINS itI -
he family political system since lbJl
When the most expensive, though not the most dlihGu
mart of her redemption had yet to be aecompilsned'
Sgnor Srllas scheme to meet the hE years utin v,
poses putting the Treasury service INTO ine hetiS vi
banks, authorizing them 10 Issue paper hereafter upon
the state. guarantee also that special taxes 10 Ihe
annual amount of s6OOOW be levied by change mtnc
Stamp and Registry act and an increase OF Imports upon
woven goods. The deputies laughed ot moments d,!p
ferrcd in a ppant way to his oftrcpcaed promise OF
exhibiting equally balanced ledge, anu Oh lis i5at
dsihclination 10 levy new taxes You must h"m IN
n guor sca and the national finances are qii ari
ing-stock for all except the poor ana eeuy SuidS
IT,, tc visits of the tax-gatherers who are rdpluy
finding il more and more difficult 10 EXECUTE VIC
ncnts Of the treasury parliamentary connittes h T
fnV ~
the whole Ministry has declared Us uee,a'U tho
stand or fa; but they not so reported upon ~ ts
italian press, which criticscS them Sharply 'hou6"
vainy. --,,,. ,o,,,,.,ioo ~ the kingdom /. to
he made by ming ht OF the 3st instant; when an per
sons will he registered and dsGIlnen viii hn found
long not TO the precise spot WIr 1,E VIII ~ f0mJ
Inv the gisering officials CltlZen Oh iurh 4, to
I'm rho streets OF Naples, he VIII be regsefru III
and not in Turn, &c TINS mas pee @ n p5
thortes here 10 he the most nSeIul anu praeucapo
method The last census was taken III i6Ol pui !. t
braccd only part OF italy Le &C. ue he DAYS Of
nrst over taken of the united peninsula since lHc
tbe old Romans. II Is proposed to MAKE cehsus.'his
deccnnal in the United states when "o and
more set M a. example ny the most GU i r.,
independent newspapers OF ms couhlt9' LIE oo@ oco
t MI urrnurcd her capital 10 contain nearly loUuW
iuhabfnuts the Italians are thrrhth'ui WIZ ~ -
,imoted mat Naples will not show greater nihpe
than 10000 inhabitants m'lbl -, ~ heavy tIxcs
nronlc that the census means m'nny |"nder
pr"fi rtler heavier taxes. Minister sella uaer
whose direction the job is 10 he DONE mas ls,uGu
srtin rr,ular declaring the popular Dtlel 10 w "ri;
atitiois and that the Governments aim Is e g
70 know what Inc Kingdom WIZ mo" cusus rks
oorrtiWo of its entire population iuo Cti ,u issn"d
G T,dy had the various forms and rtgSeI9 d
80 ,ho,, and their distribution at cdcIl b ~ ~,
10 wv Ill tal,c Mace between the 21th anu tnc olsl
insta The schedules to be correctly nsd up ~ nc ~
ihlS s,i,,r, ar u,is,atemcnD VIII bf coltteu uuhE
the rt dive days OF the new year wS9 viii b added
III lI"n md fine CraHd total OF population ne aS,o
ned The population Of iy ndS nrScn "I l OF
var, a. il claimed with good reason me calculh
lion is tnal the influx Of newcomers To- ou H%S ot ~
show fhc population OF the capll 70 DC o'o' ''O' ~
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