Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-14

ihose WHO Arc discussing TIE cost Of livfns
lations' and company cls.rk' v-,,t.ss , rssHt
aid Them In their reSearcheS Tn. -, - "a
ration varies from thirteen - nsu, tess cents
In lets, when gold was nearly three 10 one 81
greenbackS. the price rau NJ 10 near t6sr,S
cents The average cost during tho uar ~,
less than twenty cents AZ twenty cents a.
each man. The clothing allowed. Tor a Tenn
OF nVe years. Will average. for All grades 81
enlisted men IN The different branches OF me
service; q - pcr year per man. This makes
tor clothing ana Feeding n man. Si2l 3I Of
course The r.vate Individual cannot huv As
Snsspiy va as :, . eovefnment which makes
bids. 80 let ~ add 10 this gross sum one
hundred and fifty per cent OF itself SIS -. In
cover the reasonable PROFITS OF middle men.
and FOR cooking and other incidental e,Tsa,
ses about masters ofliving. THIS gives "A 10
tai OF SSo0.so, and shows. We think that A
comfortably. OF course he viii have no
cigars or drinks, and very few lnxuries Of
any Kind, but We are looking % the barecoSt
oi oecent living. Now, 40 is capable OF de-
monstratioa hat a married man can live
thlrty three pr cent cheaper than n bache-
, ,or u ms wiie = good manager. A. against
hls single brethren he can "a w enough 70 nay
The rent oil a decent dwelling We koor a
itSIeciaele business man who las lived
a.itS - AZ NlIe-on less than 500 per year.
anu ne Il 10 niggard. either.
AEd row Word as 90 the object OF discuss
ing thls subject. 80 Tar we are Concerned
We must adapt ourselves % new
methodS or living. The first requisite All
round The bOard- Is economy. When tndt-
NldUAls are eXravagant. their imm- late
government will ~ eNtraVarant and vice
versa Take the corporal ions II London ani
New oik as examples. The former, with a
population nearly tmeC times a. g.sat a. tho
l sn. ) 9o'erned Tor less money, and has a
G'pt not one fourth a. large. Iabndon'S debt
II even less Than that OF Philadelphia. ana M
i unqucStiOuablN "a better ordered munici-
r' ,t'S unan any on thls continent. except,
kefhaps, hoston, Cincinnati aud ~. Louis.
Ine main reason for this difference Will %
iouhd IN the comparative eNtravagance OF
the people OF ihe7e cities. Like master like
man. Your MUNICIPAL government is vour
man, your servant II eNtravagant, waste
iul, careless of your earnings. % VIII De al
these and nlore-dishoneSty and rank COR
Inptlon Will grow up. Who would suppose
IL possible for gang Of municipal thieves -
plumber London as Tweed and hts ring aid
New York And who suppoSos he could
have stolen rweuty-one millions i'm thr,-e
years nom any but psOple too doeply inn
mersed IN speculation and pleasure 10 look d
their municipal and other public affairs. The
chances are he would be going on robbing
them now, but for the alarming Increase in
The TAX leyies, and the power OF fearless
and honest press. There Is not so eNtrava-
CANT people on earth as the people of New
York, and their government Il like them
selves. Nor does the baleful influence OF in
zation Of the people themselves and the de-
Structlon or honesty and responsibility I'm
city and other minor governments II eN-
tends itself and ramifies 10 every depart
ment OF state and national administration.
Especially n this true In a country like ours
| where the people are the source OF power.
| We therefore end our preachment as we
began H. Reform OF the crying evil Ell ex-
| travagance must begin at the root-with the
| people themselves. Men who have money
anu would SEE the country prosper must Law
| lsh less upon themselves aud more carefully
| study the best means OF reviving our stag
| nant Industries. Men who earn their living
as artsshs ana labOrers must put themselves
ON such a basis OF expenditures as will make
| the ends meet, ~ not leave a margin on the
credit side, at the end Of each year. When n
| majority shall act upon these simple rules.
| eNtraNa gance and dishonesty will disappear
! from our national, state and municipal az
/ fairs. Not before ihdffadOoJd CDl,B.eyg7al