Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-09

census ol lSI, the King OF NurteHl-
berg ruled over about as many people
as the present population OF Missouri
Now. in the years 15-6, the government
o that little German state, according to
official figures, cost ~ 337 .267 marks,
or over eleven millions OF dollars. one
third OF which went to iay the interest
on the state debt. The king receives
about Il malt million oi dollars annually.
but princes aud pensions cost about tour
hundred thousand dollars L year more.
How would the people OF Missouri like
such state government The grand |
duke of Baden receives about S4OO,ooD |
year. though the duchy has debt |
(mostly for railroads) of $1,000, 900 |
marks, or over 500, 900 900. The duke |
of Brunswick had 3l2. 10 subjects. ac-
cording to the official census OF 1871. |
| have the official figures before me,
which show the expenses OF this duchy |
hot US large as many county IN this
country-in 1875 to have reached the ex-
traordinary sum of about two millions
This year 1t Is probably more. The
amount OF the civil list does not appear
in the figures The whole duchy is only
sIXtv-sevcn German square miles, ana
the 3l2 ,UO0 roya! Brunswickcrs, who pay
about two millions OF dollars every year
for the luxury of having little court
and duke, already have loca! neot Oh
over Slo,Oo0.oOo or oZ,ooV.ooo hia'hs.
| No wonder. The duke OF Mecklenourg-
! Schwcrln has about hall i million oi
people, who have to pay over S2.OOO,-
900, or 9,OOU,OOO marks. per year Tor
their luxury. The duke OF Meckicn-
burg Strelltz has less than 100, ooo peo-
| pie. but he Is supposed to spenH about
ST 300, 900 or t,OOO.OoO marks. lie rules
without budget or estimates, III the o!o
leudal stvle. and very little OF his gov
ernmcnt is known that can be called au-
thentIc. The grand duke OF Hesse-
Darmstadt has, in additlonto the private
income OF his estates, representing the
accumulati0ns OF his ancestors ihiafny
and blood money, civil lst OF nearly
S4OO, 900 per annum. ihe little prince
OF SchwartZDtrgoo ii""'en e"J't Z. :.
civil list ot SloV,OnV per ahhuil' uepI
i OF tour millions, ana totai so'etnilien' iea
expenditure OF 2.ooo'ooo MARKS !9ooo'-
} ooy) per anhum, thouSh Tue "no,o PUP'
: uIatinn, counting every woman an" c''i'u'
10 ohIE o',ooV lne P'inec' VI - Pr
SchaunlburS ana heuss' as wen do n'au
others nave even le"et p1"pio, "n ,o
enjoy NOT ohiS c''i' ,'st' ou. an.'u'l - -.
1icls ana All liie 'iio''ei" ..., ",
complete sovereign German so'e, r,n, hiiien'
= he "hol" P"Pui;',1'i W VI ; ,.tp - nnN
buIg Is 32.'VO' "i he"ss-''te'A ~ f',ooo,
inis 'u'ti ",e' ",o '', Ill.
mics iurHIS"eI lie win a. !, -. psh;a .bj
l"'i"h ""'!o va ~ L-,im,,
7"ih''iet aS ~ ''.r t.,'., ,,,,.
uesrce |" "h''ii 'Ac'I ,,''
0 dukes an" PRIMES n",s VA. 'o~ 40 ,o, 1a.
sovereignty, anIt Nv" my Nv, w" n,'l;',h,
|" eNe'c!'e IT, i,o aus s;,aa at,' ~, 80
, enc" prince oi Ne"ss a., ',.
oIs'hi7>lLS e'e'S ni..o. 80, .,'D ~, .
eii'''ieht VI =, ,,,,i.trr
''tt't c"u'' "u' , "I'" 'I'i 90 ,,asnni
WHO was iiic,''"ei Va '
oiheF. NO" ~ :" "'p ", ,i,a -;
= pctor himself - 'ne iio"" " ~. a., lA'm.
II oruer Oh III. "el 'iians 'nt'' ~, >,,, :,
u prince ana iuture eihpel"i 10 l.7u "", ~,
d the mostcohSpicuouS iile,iioe.s .na' .h' .h
} was geheraiiy hhoMh tn'ou N,"', 'T", W ~,
:, realm lhal inc ne" 'pap'ts .t'o az, ,ra
u 'ehtioh 10 tneso '"I'' ,'''. ,,,1,, VI, ] ~
not only riuicuIe"' 'ut ,', p,J'Da ,,,aaon1oo -, ~
Il Cnehse against Tue ~! 'nl.,l'' va ~
:, SahiAa'i"h An" pei ''o'i'' W-,t', ~
emperor ana crown p''"ce "a,
less the prince ol heus' hau n's o.ue e
:, so rlSlu eAecuteu ,H~. IisoJ ha,",s pU, h
VI sch"o''has'ci ".''ti''1eu ,>,.'
y VS. suspecte" Oh peihS II 'n"s
l. the ORDER mas peeh r1'oAe" ''"eo liza
time. nave not heatu VI ~
: lhe pecunlaFy erect o' tneSe super n.
p Gus princes Is not tne'f ON! e,". AZ
e ing AS hereditary rulers. ENJOYING spec
ID iaI privileges. having rights over IL,
4 and death. their politicai power can o.i'
a. be fully maintained oy oep,i'luS III y.
Il masses OF the people oi l"'aI ,en so
9 ernment II Is IN the nature vi mn
lie tha, a small prince. upon a small sca!'
re viii! be more exact'ng IN that siha
&C sphere than prime III s,e"l COUNT
; he very cnnsclonsness vi ica' VI oei'i
o' bat superiluouS shan' anu pnis
; dIcul"usiv small meiioe' VI ms ht"'
?. Will produce suspicious SPil. Pioui
e his powers, punctillous upon ms PRIV
er legcS. lillberaI To MS people, >" t''i' vi
n people OF Germany, whiie they nave
ol pay heavily Tor all these princes ar
lg rulers do not proht oy lheih. 1ney pa
e. tor the fdd!ers. pnt nave eNec'aole ID
y sic. Inc more princes Tue iess ''"Cip'
rs The more rulers the worse ru!e' III
Is is what l called, IN my preceuinS !e''e
u over-sovernment. IL were pau e''o's
re ii it only affected the poche's oi 'l,e pc
Sc pie But 1t becomes worse py anec'i'
H. their hlanhoo" an" ''ie'i iiee"o'n
ia II Socialism were onis d" p'o'e
ns against iheSe evils ana, Mna' II a..
d. c.aims [" oe' ieHi'li" 'o' .no ne.s .,,o !
tioh "' h"'ii1t ,,Ii ia
"' IieVes III sen -soHe' ii.i'nl .'u:.' no
rs sympathizihg Win IT, pu' " ~
H'r much further -soeS '"r rn n"n ~ :, -
,r- comes communism inc p'o.
ne men III 'he lr"">'' la s'on1 W. "' C;I,
~ tine P'I,'c'PaL scat VI ,''I,, ,,,,,,
}" Ia ana hhlhe nave i' uouo'' ihu'i
eS complain OF, II Is ha'u " S"ppo'
m family on hity cents Gay 10 la
er- t" MAKE even the poorest "oi NH Il. l.
or servant S''i pay a ~ ~
e'e great government VI w '""".
nu INFINITELY haruer' ho"e'ct' iio' "
sh- abe To get "ork 'o' even my e.n's
hS day. lou cannot ulscuss aos''a a1I II
oV cIpieS OF government VIII ''e'l "no
tlc hungry III Is '"'e W 'eason WIN .. ,.
'uS walton. Inc law ho"eHe'' "nt1A 4
no marck and the emperor SO 'che'lien =.
ese demand VIII never suppress soc'ti,'
hs' HIS ponce VIII n''er 40 IT. ms po!
of blood and IRON VIII never 40 II vi
ile a policy OF giving labor TO the luie, "F'
ub- TO the hungry, and prosperity tu