Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-27

CApShoea Va eoO SS'GiASnS.
subject has received special attention
in the editorial columns of the news
papers, frequent debates have been
heard in the legislative halls, and
everywhere throughout the land dis
cussions, both public and private,
have been held. The. good citizen
is not opposed to retrenchment in
the true sense OF the word. That
much money is squandered every
year by government officials is I'M
doubtly true. Costly buildings have
been erected only to fall down; con-
tracts have been paid which never
were fulfilled: men have become mil
lionaires who never deserved q cent.
Every unlawful use of the public
money must certainly be condemned.
and every proper attempt at reducing
the burdens of the people must in
turn be commended by every lover
Of justice and good government.
But in our zeal for retrenchment and
reform, We must not become enthus-
lasts, bounds which rightly en-
close us must not be overstepped.
While extravaganza is to be condemn
ed, the opposite must not be rendered
necessary.
The project of reduction in the
Presidents salary is again being
brought before the country. This
bill is becoming q chronic bore with
the legislators ct Washington, for 1t
has been proposed and criticised so
often that both Democrats and Re-
publicans are becoming wearied OF
the same. This proposed reduction
should be opposed by right minded
voters, simply and solely because the
present salary is not too large for the
Chief Executive of such nation as
ours. Poor man! he gets it on ali
sides. They call him a william in
New York, demagogue in Chicago
and q liar in the South. They write
long editorials about his administra-
ton, parade his faults before the
world, and put him in their pictures
as the patron saint of thieves. Es-
pecia!ly have the Tilden men and
disappointed Office seekers conspired
against him. They talk about his
cigars, his horses, his friends and
relations, and the number OF anathe-
mas hurled at his head would bury
a less prominent man as deep as
Enceladus under 4Etna. And now
they are again proposing to reduce
his salary. Paddy O'Hara in his lit
tie howell can live on potatoes and
soup at very small expense. but.
Paddy O'Hara as the President OF
the United States is different per-
sonage entirely. The former may
be only a ysgabond or a tramp-the
latter is the fore most official of one of
the greatest governments IN the
world. The former may not have q
friend to dinner once in q month
the latter has score of them every
day. Fifty thousand year is SEEM
ingly a large sum, but when we re-
fleet upon the enormous expense
which the White House must involve,
it is not so large at all. Ey virtue OF
his office, the President must live il
a manner corresponding to the dig
nifty OF his position. He isthe great
est representative of the people-he
is chosen by them-and it is their
duty to support him in q becoming
manner.
Glance for q moment at other
countries. 4 short time since we
read abont the Prince of Wales being
away off in India. But did the Prince
of Wales represent the British Gov
eminent in India on fifty thousand a
year, or on ten times fifty thousand
a year? Emperor William holds the
keys to the Imperial treasury of Ger
many, and takes out fifty thousand
for single pet object. The King OF
Bavaria builds an opera house for
his own benefit. The Saxon Court
purchase the most costly jewels in
the world. The Gar Of Russia
gathers his wealth from some land
of Ophir. while the Sultan Of Turkey
spends millions on household ex-
penses alone. There is great deal
of extravaganza and misery in Europe
but scarcely an Insignificant State is
found which pays its highest officer