Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-03-21
he civil list since 1853:

This shows an increase in six years,
from 1859 to 1865, and including the
war, of less than 20 per cent; while the
increase during the past six years has
been over 35 per cent.-and that during
period of profound peace!
Then look at the postal service, whose
expenses for 1874 are estimated by the
Postmaster General at $33, 1929 ,912,
against an expenditure of $22, ,730, ,593
in 1868, an increase of "a per cent. in six
years, or over twice the ratio of the in-
crease of population, while it should
not be half that ratio, since the service
can be rendered much lower in proper
ton for 10000, 600 of people than for
2O.OO0,0OO.
How stands the navy? Since 1868 the
cost of the the navy. at time of unin-
terrupted peace, has steadily increased
from SIG, ,2ss, PA to $22 ,27e, ,257 estimated
TOR 1s74-though 81 ,OOO, 900 were foolish
ly wasted last fall on the Virginius hum
bug. One would suppose that after the
war was fairly over there should have
been steady decrease instead of an in
crease of 81, 0OO, 900 from 1868 to 1873.
By the abatement of taxes the amount
of internal revenue has decreased from
$266. .O27 ,537 in 1867 to $103, ,OOO, 900 as esti-
mated for the year ending June 80. 1874 !;
and vet the cost of collection has in
creased from three to five and quarter
per cent.
Our Indian expenditures have in-
creased from $3, ,99s 1854 in 1868 to 81 ,957, :
7O5 in 1S73-one hundred per cent. in
i've years.
The coast survey has enlarged itself
from $455,701 in 1868 to $s52, 1873 in 1873.
This survey has been in progress so
long that one would suppose there could
be by this time scarcely a rock or a sand
breaker within marine league of our
surrounding coast with which our Gov
ernmeDt was not perfectly acquainted.
The survey of the public lands has in
creased at steady rate from 1878 ,252 in
1885. to 81 ,l2s, ,060 in 1873.
The Surveyor Generals offices have
risen in extravaganza from S95, ,210 in
1868 to $4l4,135 in 1873. Verify the
whole people should soon occupy theii
own homes if this expenditure is fol
their benefit.
The judiciary cost the country 1928,
379 in 1868, and $3,s26, 1872 in 1s73-ar
increase of45O per cent. in five years
Justice, is, indeed, getting dear enough
to be precious jewelin our national di
adem.
The United States mints cost $762, 1S
in 1873, and the Secretary of the Treas
liry asked for 81 1888, 1876 for 1874, whicl
the committee has chopped down to 81,
O26, ,240.
The Sub-treasurers ought TO be yer.
honest, since they have probably got al
they have asked for, and have pushe'
their expenditures from s260,112 il
1868, to $549, AT for 1874. Here is al
increase of over 100 per cent. in fiv
years, while not one additional sub
treasury has been established nor sin
gle new sub-treasurer appointed; but
on the contrary, there has been larg
reduction of the business of those offices
Under the head of Miscellaneous W
have an increase from $53,O09, 1868 i
1868 to $73, 1928, ,11O in 1s73-about 80 pc
cent. i'll five years.
In short the cost of the entire publ
service has risen from $97, ,924, 7GS in lst
TO $135, 1916. .307 i'm 1873-an increase
over 3s per cent. in five years.
And yet Congress seems to find ti
reduction of expenditures almost in
possible. The government has bee
expending nearly $1,0O0,ooO, 900 ever
three years, taken from the sweat of Ii
Dor, while 1900. .0OO, 900 should have bee
sufficient.
Patrons of Husbandry, and Soyel
-eigns of Industry, hurry up.