The sun., 1873-07-03
Keeping Up ENtravagance.

Keeping Up ENtravagance.
Although eight long year, have rolled by
since the close oi the rebellion, the country
ir nearly ~ FAR II rom n real peace basis
OF expenditure "a whcB LEE laid down his
arms and confessed secession In !urc. In
spite of all the prJft ssou, Of economy be-
Tor" elections AMI n pretended reduction
"i the internal taxes, there has been no
hoh'St chort ut reirenchmcut in any dircc-
'on' ana no desire th:t there should be by
..,e party in power. ON the contrary the
whole aim Of the Republican leaders who
shape legislation for the profit of special
interests is to Ike 'p up the cost of carrying
IN the Government 10 the highest point,
because that policy inv Olives the necessity
N raising more revenue, 2nd thus furnishes
prctcnce for the iniquitous system by
which favored classes have been created ut
The expense OF the whole people.
Another and a powerful reason for main
tanning costly scale of outlay is that il
Increases the patronage of the President
and of Congress, by means of which pri-
marics. nominations, conventions, and the
whole political m lchiI cry are controlled
for III iir aGvintugr. Corruption spreads
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lh. .,ItHu'" ,cd IA thi- way = Il burden "u
labor ana "a hen"ht only I" thosr IN Whose
favor legislation is manipulated.
Nnr If he ial>" Ir"t"Nt~ f"r keeping mp
Tho ltro,t'us Ut IN oi elimination 10y
which the owners Of great manufactures
ANA the holders "l Government bonds are
"a'' II'I'r''" ''a>-'N over "li "'h'r ''''-
|h- VINO nave '" o''' INC 'ul' 81 U'NH-
'l"ll' 'H ihh' iI'' I''Il' p'H HlUst h'"iii'Ih-
ish"d AT an arbitrary rate Ihr law has
"l~'IN pr"Nhi'H means "l ETouuaI 'N-
th'tl"n' hhd pHhll' OPINION ihNols 'lhh-
ing tu'' 10y Whi'h that "hJ'rt may be
surely huI not Violently HitaIiIh' "hht
reason J. 'H'I' lha' me pl'N'nl generation
-i"uin h' ~ All lhe burdens lh'idtht I"
'''l wir
A. p"Ni"llty i to he III" great gamer hy
IL r''"''s' p''l'l'tN a' I""'' N"""'l 'hhle
III me cost whi"h VIII iall h"h'ly ~ p"pn-
mt" 'l'i'''S anu me hall"llaI resources
M" more ml-"lS developed lht hardest
N'rihcr- ~ hlo"d ana treasure leII upon
t'"'t VINO carrie" 'he war 'hlo"Ah' an"
th'1e T. u" ufp"lnrni worthy oi attention
""I'H ga" W. "IF'" i"l P''N>i"S wv pay :
hi'h' "i 'h' p"p'I'''"' wy '"" 'II' ha'u' III
nnnlnS = 'l''' u "'h"u' "'l"hElnH "'h'r
INTEREST," Inc country II NOT only loIc'h
y" pay i'' - J" "'"''''h i"' ih' premature
pun h"N' "i ''h's' "ul lu's sN'l III "d"s
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anu l" 'h' '""'''i' hu 'u"''"". an" l'''-
hf''l"h "p"" ''''i l'" p""'| "h'Ie
"nr man "N"i"is'> unlni'"d power over
ia" national finances.
The appropriations Tor the regular SER
vi"c "i ia" current li-ral year, 'A'iu'lN" "l
one hundred ANA twenty mlllione ~ lni'r-
",t account, amount TO thr enormous sun
of one h'"'fd "n' ''r'"g-i''o an" "
quarter miHj"nS Of doNdfs, on eighteen
millions moIo than last year. 80 that three
hc raised 10 meet our current expenses Ia
say nothing "f the extras thnt are CON
st"ntiy occurring. This revenue Is derived
muiuly from customs and Internal tuN'S
aud the former, OWING 10 excessive imp"r'
tatious, continues 10 inrrcnse faster than
III" mtt"r is reduced. 80 long a. III" mp
preparations can be kept mp hy Wastefu
Hnd corrupt expenditure there will be M
revision of the tarin in the sense of reve
Due reform.
The manufacturers, the bondholders
the Indian contractors, the great corpora
tions, and the lobby in all its forms, make
common cause to swell the money bills
b"cuu." all their various interests ar'
hcncntod 10y system which squandrr
purpu~oly nud without limit. The create
the amount expended the surrr their pro
lection, aud II. logical consequence tn
MASS, who earn their bread by the swca
Of their brow ana who after all must pa,