The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-07

lrisa mighty shabby cause that has to
b,Mpportcd and advocated by demagogy
Of any kind and especially that sort Of
denagogy that takes on tue shape OF at
tempts to array people against each other
who havea common interest in any ques-
ton. All the people OF this city, outside Of
ward politicians and job hunters, have u
common interest in good and economical
government. Employers and employed are
both vitality interested. All the people
suffer from wastcfHl, dishonest or ineiIl-
sient administration Of affairs. Whatever
policy secures to the city a prompt, ener-
gctic, economical and honest fulGllment OF
the duties Of any position Of authority or
trust, especially in all matters that relate TO
finance, is policy that eommends itself to
every intelligent citizen, be he employer or
CmplCye. By such Il policy we secure the
minimum oiexPease in the matter OF living,
such as chaP taxation, cheap rents, cheap
water and cheap gas, All iobbery and
waste ia the management Of public affairs
comes At last ont OF the whole body Of the
people. 1t necessarily involves excessive
taxation, aal excessive taxation means a
levy Of SOME sort on every citizen, whether
hebcapnpcrty owner or q property renter,
Inefficient and expensive government
sacune to every citizen in every station
Oilite. II he is a consumer Of anything
bought OF sold he Is indirectly taxed, be.
cause no law Of political economy is better
established than the fact that the evils that
aMist society distribute themselves us q
tax on theheal Of every man who earns a
dollar This is u law that all economists
accept rs iDcOntroyertiblc. Hence it is the
interest Of every honest man to throw his
influence on the side Of good government.
There is not dollar OF public money stolen
or wasted in this city that does not thus
distribute itself on every citizen. It is an
indirect tax that he may not always detect,
but it none the less silently and surely
SEEKS resting place on his head. Every
public pauper or criminal is a tax Of this
sort Allpublic expenses Of every descrip-
tion are thus distributed. There is no
escape. Therefore it is that every
movement for reform whereby the. gov
eminent Of this city can be made more
eiRcient and economical is q movement
that should have the hearty support Of
every man who has a stake OF any kind,
however small, in the community.
The present reform movement will save
every man something in his aggregate Of
expenses. 1t tends to assure an honest
and efficient collection aud disbursement
ot the public revenues, We will all get
more for whatever VIC contribute in the
wayottaH, We will get better streets and
better drainage in the course of time.
Many poor family in this city owes its OK.
Pen'es incident to sickness to preventa6le
aiseasc-dtScasO that was cngendered
primarily by filthy streets and alleys
Whatever policy therefore gives US a better
administration Of the streets and alleys
tends olesscn the tax arising from sickness
IN every family. And this is only one
Illustration ~, Of many that might be adduced
lNeEG is no way in which the blessings oi
good government, as well as the evils OF bad
government, = do not assert and distribute