New-York tribune., 1872-03-29
ROYALTY-f1S COST.

The Albion is moved to controversy by the
structures of this and other journals on the
Cost of Royalty, and asks
ado our American contemporaries maintain that the
entire expenditure greater there than here Will THE
NEwYoRK TRIBUNE, as a perssten: exponent of these
IDEAS obge with estimate OF the aggregate amount
expended this country for representative and egsla-
tive affairs We Of the opinion that If the emonments
allowed to Senators and Deputies in both the National and
State Departments also the salaries Of the civic
Solops should be carefully compiled, that the repub
can form Government in the United States as regards
these Offices would aggregate at least ten times the
amount required in Great Britain. The reason Is obv
ous Both in the Houses Of Lords and Commons, as well
az at the municipal boards the appointments with the
exception Of the Executive, are all honorary and there
is certainly lack Of talent displayed by the holders OF
those Offices in consequence OF this trng discrepancy
between the usages Of the two countries. The class OF
needy greedy politicians and the professional lobbyists
unknown in England The civil service Is conducted
on the sound principle Of successful examination, and
no officer is removed unless through misconduct,
inatention to his duties 1t is true that there Is always
a keen strife between the LIBERAL and Conservative
parties for the attainment power and the Consequent
distribution patronage regards the heads Of depart
ments but the experenced and intricate management
OF affairs Is not subverted, In this country, to mere
partisan policy; and In opinion this difference be-
tween the two systems Is again greatly IN favQr OF the
monarchical form Of government In cohclusi6n} We
might be allowed to suggest that the interest on tho
amount expended the Courthouse in this city, would
alone suffice for all the allowances made in England for
the personal expenditure OF the members Of the Royal
family. and that more money will be isbent in the
ing Presidential canvass than will 30 required for the
entire civil list of England fof fis rs e four years
Under these circumstances, Ia Royalty costlyp
THE TRIBUNE, responding to the above, re-
minds The Albion that the discussion it seems
to deprecate originated, not in America, but
in England, and with o member of Parliament
known as Sir Charles Wentworth Dixie. This
journal, among Others, was moved, to take
part in it rather by the rowdyish, rufianly
manner in which Sir Charles's arguments
were met by the champions of Royalty than
by any lively interest in the case on its in
trinsic merits.
we readily concede to our critic that 0ur
own institutiOns, Judged by their practical
workings, are imperfect--that we are afflicted
with "needy, greedy politicians" also with
professional lobbyists'-that our Civil Service
badly needs reform-that our new Courthouse
has cost a great deal more than it is worth.
And we neither take offense at nor deem i'm
pertinent the suggestion of our British friend
that these might well command our earliest
attention. Nay. more: They do. We are far
more concerned in the correction of glaring
abuses here than in the improvement of insti-
tutiOns over tho water. And now will
our critic bear to be gently reminded
that we must regard him as talking
aside from the question We humbly admit
the faults of American civil rulc-we arc
trying to amend them-we welcome sugges-
tiOns looking to this end from whatever
quarter-and yet we must believe that Royalty
costs the people of Great Britain more than
it need or should-in fact, more than it is
worth. Such is our conviction; and dozen
Tweeds, or Fisks, OF Barnards, do not suffice
In shake If