Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-24

chusetts, and abouthalt MS much,
counting the difference in pop
ulation as is paid in Louisiana
and South Carolina where the
States pay nothing for criminal
prosecutions; Tennessee pays
100000 per annum less than
Virginia, 100000 less than
Wisconsin, 100000 less than
kentucky, more than 100000
less than Missouri, and more
than one million less than Cali
iomia; and / speak from the
record when | assert that since
the Democratic party secured
possession of the State Govern
menl there has been steady de-
crease in the public eXpendi-
lures. In 1867, when the Re-
publican party controlled the
State, the taxpayers Of Ten
nessee paid for ordinary expen~
ses of the State Government
1 $685., 900; in 1868, they paid
: S974,094; in 1869, they paid
SS03,643; in 1870, they paid
( $685., S23; for the years 1912,
81, 3Sl, 5l9; for the years 1874,
Sl,4Sl ,642, until now II is re-
duced to the sum of S644,9 92
per annum, and Il very large re-
duction will be made during the
next year, because of the fact
that much Of the expenditure
was for the permanent improve
ment Of the charitable institu-
lions of the State, and for 9TH
! er purposes which will not be
required for the future.
Our local burthens are great
enough, but they pale into in
significance when compared to
the burthens put upon us by
the Federal Administration
through the agency of protec-
tive tariffs and Internal Reve-
nue. Bureaus, and great as these
taxes are they would be paid
with cheerfulness if the coun-
try did not feel that their hard
earnings were squandered upon
partizen favorites and for I'M
necessary purposes. The peo-
pie cannot understand why it is
that they pay more to support
the civil list and current adj
ministration of the United
States-Government, in proper
ton to the population, than is
paid by the taxpayers Of Rus
STA, Germany, Great Britain,
Austria, France or Italy? Last
year, the United States, with "a
population Of about forty mil
lion souls, paid for this purpose
alone a fraction under $4,000, )
600. This was exclusive Of the
sum paid for pensions, for in
terest on the public debt or the
enormous sums paid on ac-
count Of the army and navy,
while Austria with a popula-
ton Of thirty-six millions ex-
pended in its last official budget
for all purposes except the ar
my, navy and public debt, $53,-
100000 or about $39,000,000
less than the United States.
France with a population of
thirty-six millions expended in
1873 OH its civil list and admin
istration $89,000,OOO; of this "a
mount $25,000,00O was expen-
ded for public worship, for pub
lie instruction and science, mu-
seums and the fine arts; all of
these expenditures in our coun-
try are provided by the State
governments, and France only
pays $64,000,000 for purposes
which the present administra-
ton taxes the people of the u
nited States $92,000,000. Great
Britain with a population of
thirty-two million expended in
1874 only $56,000,O00 on its
civil list and administration; of
this sum 81, 100000 was for To-
cal objects, which in this coun-
try are charge upon the States.
The United States Government
in the partiulars mentioned, is
maintained at a cost three times
as great as Great Britain, al
though we are understood not
to enjoy the luxury of MAIN
tanning anything like the royal
establishment Of the Empress
Queen.
This difference in favor Of the
Imperial and aristocratic gov
ernments of Europe, demon
strates the necessity Of a change
in the Federal Administration
and return to the methods of
economy. The movement has
already been successfully in