The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-21

taxes the government draws resources from the Gus
toms dutes rents and national domains ~ well as the
highly productive monopolies OF tobacco, &c Under
federal system Of government the condition OF the
finances would be very different. Federal Council
would never have authorized those disastrous wars
which SO impoverished us and lett us as legacy our
enormous debt Que or two taxes would have been
sufficient to cover the expenses OF The government
IL would not have needed an immense stair TO
collect It's taxes as under the present sys-
tenn and the provinces would have adopted
their quota Under the present system the admins
traton swallows up an immense part OF the taxation.
Aragon Catalonia and Valencia even after they had
lost their Jucros, paid the state fixed This
raised. not under tho Custilian system, but under
their own. Up to lS45 these provinces contributed
under this system. About 1888, little before tho
first civil war; Catalonia paid the State IL, 696 221
reals which the province raised under Its system.
per cent, while to-day It the national govern
ment twenty per cent to coect the nationa revenue
is t0 TO reals and the expenses OF the Ministry
OF Hacienda, 52S l65.272 reals or little moro than
on6-nfln OF the whole budget.
ENORMOUS FINANCIAL BURDENS
This financial question Is the one underlying. the
insecurity Of our political institutions. The burden
Of taxation has become unpearapie. and the people
sock relief in constant change OF government, with
out, however, nndng tho relief sought Even the
practical Reputation effected by present govern
mont In changing tho three per cents to per
produced eject because u WAS Immediately neces-
gary to raise loans for which six per cont had
DO given, that shc budget obtained relief in tho
end. This financial question has destroyed and will
destroy oil centralized government II was this
Republic, and the evil is constantly Increasing aud
daily becoming more and moro ntolerable
II will In the end destroy the present
government Not moro than fifty per cent
OF the estimates is ever collected, aud as
q result there Is enormous deaclt every year.
Every succeeding revolution has only resulted in
making matters worse, and even Tho sale OF tho
Church property, which was enormous failed TO Fro
duce any perceptbio influence financial con-
di.ion. Even tho Republic unable 20 apply
remedy 10 this evil account Of the civil war In tho
North and In Cuba Tho only system OF government
which apply remedy TO these evils 10 The Federal
Republic IL Is tho most economical iorm Under II
could dispense with tho enormous army which
present MAINTAIN, aud the cumbrous and expensive
machinery OF government would be abolished. Armies
tho real canker nations and vitas
"Do you attach Importance TO tho late arrests OF
repubcans?n
Senior PI-The nation IL in state Of conspiracy
against the governments Groups OF impatient mon,
OF the people. twenty here hundred there, band
themselves together to get rid Of government which
has become intolcra6lc; but there Ii direction
-conesion they produce no effect constantly advise
Thorn to patient because not strong enough 10
overturn the government by force long 1t Is sup
ported by the army. II 10, however, only question
OF time and all wo have 70 do Is TO wait patiently TO
secure the triumph OF our ideas. When Spain has
tried all other forms OF government vain will
ind peace and prosperity under the Federal Republic