The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-07

hereafter. and he'd" + not intimate that such
Ginning is not Il good and lovely thing,
conducive to public virtue. and likely To re-
suit in the elevation Of religious and moral
mon to- office.
For this cludor and this conscientious
reserve We return Cur thanks To the Fraud
uicnt President.
The senate Again Defeating Economy.
Last year tho Republican Senate sue
crrlcd in defeating ten millions of the econ
oily in public expenditures. proposed by the
Democratic House of Representatives This
year the same majority havc INSTRUCTED
every effort ia the same direction and CONF
lin,l to thwut rctvnchmcut and To- keep
u' extravaganza IN every hiau If tie
|. hlic..'rVi'". I.iit" the infamous eight uf
the Electoral Commission, they Away
v,t.d in thu same way and o. produce the
same result
gh"Armvhnl Is the most striking example
Of this proli4sality. az tlic session which has
just expired. The Secretary uf War c-ti-
uutoi f.r ru army 90 27.i'p mcn. including
t,.t2..-p Notrl professionally tNr the Sioux
w.. last year, at cost Of sil.9sl.97j go.
The lluu-' Committee reported Tor au army
~ l7ooo mcn. at cost Of s22,i89.ooo, cor
st-l5'75 l-- than what tho Secretary
q .cd for
Beside This reductions the House lin pro-
/. sol to,u, duvu ga" pay AMI cmuumcit-
of the Gonowl of tln iruy from Sls.Osl0lto
$1,000 y"lr; of ihr Liclt-nint-'rurrd
{. rnl sia. -f}.-olos~ Nlln y,ar;,f tlr nmlnr-
generals FROM -I1lsi q, -a.1oH 81 year. nul of
Tine hr -,ld.N,--rnc'.l- from s7.D'3 GOO Sl.ul'
.car. The payof the lmld-worh'l ,nic.r-.
lk" colourl-. lcu'rnnnt-colon,l-, majors,
AKA captains. it did not touch; Will" that %,
thu youug lioutrnant- fresh from West
Point. whodp NOT know the value Of money.
IT placed at sufficient figure Of respectable
maintenance for the first four years. Other
reforms # similar character We're intro
ducrl. ul of which trace their or Gin To- the
bill Of Mr.. G,NNING from the Military Com
nttrc. that passed tho HOUSE Il year ago
qul was -tllol ia tAc Senate
When TING present iurr .." 81 these magti-
Gcrnt officer and their grand staff T. COM
pared with the salaries of senator. Julg"-
of the highest courts. foreign ministers.
collector of pofe, po-iniu-t"-. and others
holding the must Responsible civil trusts, the
difference il startling. and cannot Ice de-
Tended. TIL" whole tendency since the clos
OF the civil war has been to build up an OH
rial aristocracy. 81 which theaiIny and navy
nrc integral parts
II was never contemplated 10y the fathers
that large army should bc maintained In
time Of prace. All experience has been
against il until recent years. when. with a
great number of unnece-- ary officers draw
M pay and cmolunents without rendering
All equivalent. it became essential To keel
az u standing force in order to furnish a
rrct"Xt for their employment One was a
logical consequence" of the other. So that
tn country has to suffer for maintainina, Il
huge military establishment, in two ways
First. by .hrong OF officers who are not
needed and, secondly. by creating an army
for them To- command.
While all material interest. are pros
tIatr, the best property having -hrunk il
value making economy a lass If nocea
iii and not OF choice among tn" mass %
the people the Republican S,nat" stand'
III III" way Of II proper. Just, and indi-p"ns
all" reduction Of the army 10y which mil
iun- Wuud i,c saved to the Treasury The
SONS, bruthors, friends, and paltisans q
-Ahatur-. who are idle pensioners resist re-
fcsin, IN Whatever shape it may touch thea
selfish interests. Mr. BLAINE and the lead
er- 81 the Republican side preferred 10 sarli
IL" III" Army hill ami Ia incur the exp"ns,
ul extra session rather than to give M
their iaNorit,r, and their exceptional pIiNi
h.as.
And while these obstacles To recovery ar,
ni'riosrd hy prudigu expenditure. what Il
the condition OF the Urea -uryY The Socrn
i4,ry IN his report states the receipts from
customs fur the last fiscal year, cndu.
junr -. 1916, 10 have been sIlS,u7l.9S7G al
Iu' first quarter Of the current year y"dr'
: 80 ~ -. and he estimates tor M" tar"
remaining quarters so, iij,27l a, on Il tot,
VI el21unOlO, showing a IdtinD ~ oi 81,
vl,o,7ci, az compared with last year
The receipts from Internal revenue for ia
y'ar 1876, were sllG,7oo,734Oj The llt-
uuaiirr a. the current year yielded S4s.,l3
trI7 and tire ostimatcs for the r"maluil
tl,n"u ualt,r- are snl, 81. GG]63, or "a total ,
- .,-'l.Olsl, h"ng an u,r,d-o uf s3,d2l
N'7 'Nor l-t Year. The r-'l' therefor
i- ao r,lu"-, UPON the S,ct,,.lS'- hsuor
~tu,h are assumed t. Lo apploAinalol
correct;
to-. .on r',enoc rom c.rm. r"o ...-..
oi t,.@ na,aan,om. t'ic7''.n,s7
estimated io,, frf..l. sTi7u9'
Observation-Disclosures n,o-l ,rDu-fhnu,h
'caloi living within oar ..l'ans, which
t,a finest lesson Of prudence "a an iudiyidH
O. ''u "" are running vihily into uot
Uct.aud sQuauAoiug ona u-,.lc, armyan
rotten navy t"ue Of million, cyory y'ni
which wisely hu-baud,d, would greatl
NrII a. a. IL,