The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-25

fN' """'" Va" NNbi bilafstl'ctN hfi
/ period Of century. France has dor
! pretty well the same that is 10 say, mo,
erniAed her form Of government by subsi
. tuiing the republic for the empire o. II
monarchy And the results in this case
, ten years experience ere even more stril
) ing and startling than those across the A,
lantic
Here. then, ". have two standing proof,
II such were wanted tO convince the wori
that republican is preferable to monarch
cal rule, Let us regard the question frou
an economical point of view. and perhap
one Of the most striking constrasts will as
suredley be presented.
Scripture tells us that we are to Judge o
trees by the fruit they bear; and common
sense advises us to apply the same tests t.
governmental systems. To do this W,
must begin at the fountain head. Now ",
we're told over and over again that oppo
sition TO the grant Of an additional ten
thousand per annum TO Prince Leopold
was mean. shabby, and ungenerous be.
cause the contribution OF each individual
is next 10 nothing. But those who made
use OF this argument,forgot, or rather, per.
haps. did not care to mention, that eItrav.
agance at the top begets the same TO the
very deepest roots Of the governmental
tree. Aud thus those who voted against
the additional ten. thousand were not mere
ly opposing the grant itself, but entering
practical protest against the exorbitant,
wicked, wasteful extravaganza that prevails
in every department Of the State
The United States Legislature has voted,
without one dssentient voice, thousand
per annum as pension for life to Mrs. Gar
field, widow of the late President. who
may really be said to have lost his life in
the service of his country. OF course it
it would be the height of idiocy, the very
acme of serviity, sycophancy. aud stupid
ty, an insult to the name and memory of
great and good man who fell by the hand
Of an accurse1 assassin, to mention his |
name in the same breath as that OF so puny |
and really SO Insignificant a person as
Prince Leopold, Yet the latter is awarded
by monarchica England sum twenty.
i've tipes greater than that the Republi.
,an Government of America thinks fit to
give the widow of its late noble President!
aud wherefore this striking difference? 1t
$ because really popular Government
Ieeps sharp eye and tight hand upon
he public purse. 1t is just but not even
generous, in the expenditure ofmoneys be.
onging to others. Moreover it invariably
nd resolutely declines bestowing public
rants upon persons who have not ren.
cred public services. And this heed of
le national resources. lthis avoidance of
lacins enrasees u Emily te ls lRnefs So Of some
hers, is felt in every grade of society |
ut especially amongst the operative or
,rs Here in England it is the same at
10 bottom rs the top. Those who work i
e least get the best paid and others who &
I'VE no claim whatever upon the nation on i
10 score o service rendered it or for any Q
ing else. get guartered for enormous
nounts upon its purse. / take up the v
'nsion list, aud therein find the names OF L
e following ladies figuring as recipients u
r the sums placed opposite their names: q
Annual pension. Amounts received. g