The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-06

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600, and then he should furnish
himself. Whereas, he now costs
the tax, payers about $1Io.ooo pei,
aunum. ss9
And a United States Senator IT
would allow not more than $1,000 or i
1900 per annun, now costing the
people from Sir 900 to $Is,ooo per |
afinum. - nT1a lsu
2 The Speaker Of the House of
Representatives., would reduce |
from $4,000 to 81, goo per amman,
and the members of the House from |
5000 should be allowed 81, 900.
And tho Major Generals, who |
now get SIS 600 could live and do
well on 5000 per annun1. 10 PRO
And as for. diplomatic and con.
sular corps, there is no necessity for
them in this age Of steamships and
telegraphs, except to add ufineces-
sary burdens to the already over
taxed Industries of the country
And the immense number Of idle
officers of the army and navy, (of
the latter two hundred and eighty.
one), who saunter around Wasting
ton doing nothing, save drawing
their salaries, should have iatheir |
names stricken from the roll and
they put to work And 'when the
military schools turn ti1em sout an.
nually BY the scores, they should mo-
longer be considered as the "Na.4
tons wards,'f but should be made
self sustaining instead of living on 1
| the people. as1" hanoi sH sanas
Then instead of costing $3oo,ooo,-
600, annually to run the Govern. ]
ment, probably s5o,ooo,ooo would
run it as efficiently and more hon.
estly than is now done by corrup-
tionists and intriguers. sso s@sf s. Sd
| And If these salaries were thus re-
duced, they could not bear to be take
ed for a corrupting fund, as is now
done by the party that chances to
be in power. ~ IS fsE0 aat aal
! lust think of more than 'Ioo, 1000
Federal officials holding office at the
| will Of the President, whose salaries
amount to s. per annunl, to- be
assessed 10 per cent. as CORN ptine
| fund, and you have S., which
the National Executive Committee
controls to carry elections and to.
corrupt the Returning Boards in the
interest of the party that may be in
/ power. "f - 7r@4 17osl gsf.
Then coming to the State gov
ernmenfs, fees and salaries there
should be curtailed, and the peyg1t-
sites entirely cut of, ia Yam p" te..3
| The Governor Of the State is only
man like the balance of us, and
can live on $1,000 or $4,000 per
annum. asaff -t5uos E50 goa ga<-
| The Judges of the courts should
have their salaries clipped slightly,
say from 81, 600 per annuH to about
ST 200, which would support their
dignity and their person, too. They
are employed about one-half of theis
time officially, while the hardy sons
of toll labor from twelve to fourteen
months in the year to make from
$I5o to $25o to support themselves
and their dignity, or perchance they
have no dignity to support, hence
it takes less for them to live on.
And another thing you should
take into consideration in this mat
| ter is, the sons Of toll goes through
heat and cold, rain and sunshine,
mud and dust to secure his pittance,
while the man of ease is ensconced
in his arm rocking chair, singing
his lullaby in hope of drawing his
rich salary to pay him for his idle
ness. 20 esa 'i3
| And if the salaries of the State
officers were reduced, as here indi-
Gated, instead Of costing the State$I,
6ooo, 600 to pay its current expenses
, the State government could be run
in the interest of the people with
$f5o,ooo CT $4,000 Per annum
, and save the remainder to pay oul
, State obligations, which the las
Legislature, sso-called, tried to i'm.
pose on us. .~-ss 49, -.-.-.--<
$ Then we would not slight oul
home folks, and thus insult then
knowingly and Intentionally. A,
) we have suggested, the use of thu
pruning, knife in the Federal ane
! State Governments, and we avs
taught that sscharity begins at home,
e will let it end there, then try {.
Il keep it there. Our county Officials
s would be fatty compensated witt
I salaries ranging from $500 to SIS
;, per annnum, while their offices ar
worth from 81, 500 to S. 500, or 81,
: 900 per annum. atf,isr3 4r as5-.-
Notwithstanding the industries o
- the country are groaning unde
!. these heavy burdens, the distin
= gnished United States ex-Senato
e of New York, and the leader of tn
= imperial party, comes to the iron
= with additional expenses and bur
y dens, to saddleFon the labor, in tn
!. form of a body guard or a boss
4 comitatus, to lie in the shade an
= look at the President, with no du
: ties to perform, save drawing "a
tions and salaries. And here w
= havs the ''milk in the cocoanut.
!. Our burdens are imposed by a elias
: who are the legitimate descendant
], of their illustrious Jewish ancestor
- who imposed burdens on the pee
:, pie which they were unwilling
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