Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-07

schOOl upon the cnufcns ana even Tue
of the state, the Clerical
insolence. On the other hand, the L.
bersls of all shades. willing rs they
may be to conclude peace. unani-
mously insist on three absolute con-
ditious on which it must be based
viz: The control. of public schools
by the government; the maintenance
of the law OF civil marriages and the
of the state, which, of
course, has to prescribe the boundary
line between itself aud the church.
The conservatives, even with Bis
marck at their head, will never sue
ceed in making our Protestant peo-
pie accept total submission to the
pope and his tools. The liberals,
therefore, represent the real feelings
of the country. and have u good
chance of being elected Oh such q
platform. -'
The second question. on which all
the liberals agree, and Oh which
union will easily be effected, is the
policy of taxes aud internal revenue.
While the government wants the
Reichstag to raise an indefinite num-
bsr of mlllious from indirect taxes, in
order to use them for tax reform in
Prussia aud in the smaller states, the
liberals have treated and still treat
this demand with tue utm0st distrust,
which has been justified by the ex-
perience Of late ears. The Reichstay
granted 145. .000. 900 marks by increas.
ing duties aud passing q stamp act.
OF this amount, whicn was distrlbu-
ted among the several states OF the
I'm, n, NIs fuis CT n0n 0Aln
and OF these 67 ,0O0, 900 she has, in two
successive years, fourteen and six (Or
tw enty millions Of marks III
taxes. These, however. she was forced
to raise by loan, as the new income
had been spent for other purposes. In
order to conceal the failure Of its pet
measure, the government demanded
lis, 900 900 for the last year but one,
aud 1873 ,OOO, 900 more for the next com-
ing year but the one will be refused
just as the other has been rejected.
Thus far the poorer classes have been
saddled with new taxes, while the
richer ones have beeu eased now it
is the purpose Of the government
still to Increase to an unlimited ex-
tent the indirect taxes aud still more
to reduce the direct eues. The iiber-
ais, like one man, have wlthstood this
measure as we'll as this other, that
the individual states be supported
alime'stirt) by the Empire. aud the
tOwns and communities by the sever
al states-a system which kills per-
sonal responsibility ami freedom and
creates extravgance.
There remains the question of ad-
lninistrative reform. Iu 1872 \ be-
ginning was made with the limited
introduction of seIf-government aud
other lesser reforms into the counties
of the eastern provinces, but it soon
came to au end. Instead of starting
with the towns and villages, the
second step was taken before the
first. The consequences is that the
partial reform, unsupported by other
institutions, hangs III the air; aud
now that the western provinces ought
to be benefited by the same demo.
cratic reform, it is found impossible
to effect il. 1t is true, considerable
progress has been made iD destroying
the greatest draw backs of the feudsI
composition of county ana provincial
representation; the participation oi
| all classes OF the people in the admin.
lstrstion has been achieved, aud even
| legal protection aud the enforcement
| OF the law for or against administra.
tive measures have been laid down q,
q basis for public life. The progresi
is enormous, il you bear in mind tha,
our eastern provinces were first con
quered by the nobility aud afterwar
settled by the people. Whatever
| nolitical nj via;ou Ia fn.na .ho.o
created by and in the interest Of thu
gentry. In the newly acquired anc
western provinces, however. it il
different. There, some Roman Catho
lie districts perhaps excepted, q high
ly civilized population forms tn,
marrow Of society. while tho nobility
is Of not so great Importance. so tha
the people will consequently master
the reforms TO be Introduced mucl
more easily than the farmers ant
smalltewns people in the east. Yor
have the difference in q nutshell b,
comparing in this respect the eastern
provinces with your former slav,
states, and tho other old province
with your New England states. Til,
government appreciates the above
mentioned fact, aud for this reason j
tries to do away with or cripple til,
entire progress, instsad OF cxtendin,
it over the whole country. Witt
bureaucratical schemes which def,
all historical development it tries u
intrnduce bogus reform, which, il
fact, will not do away with the juris
diction of the law over admlnistra
ton.
Those are the most important differ
ences which separate the liberal
from tho political tendencies of tn
government. The liberals will iDsis
on and fight for the sovel eighty o
the state over the church, the justic
and ecoDomy Of the taxes, as we'll a
the introduction Of self.govermmen
in town, city, county, province an,
state, and they will be supporie,
herein by the people in the next com
ing elections. A hired press. ted b.
the so-called "Itep,ile Fund" (interes
of tho money derived from tho con
tiscated property of the late Kin,
George of Hanover), will not
strong enough to counteract the pop
ular opposition. We are approaehin n
better times.