Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-03

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two years, in decade periods, so as 10 be en-
trelv fair to the representative parties. 1t
will be seen that in the years lSj9-6O, when
the Democrats had full control of the Gov
eminent, the average expenses were but
1858, COG, 35I 80, and, per capita, but S2.Ol.
In 1S69-70, when the Repub-
liCans had full control, the
average expenses were in
creased los, J3lUo
and the per capita To S4.GO.
In lS79S0, when the Demo-
Gratis had control of the
House and Senate, the aver
age expenses decreased Sl65, 35l, 99S. 80
and the per capita TO $500;
while the appropriations for
1883, when the Republicans
again have full control of the
Government, have increased
the expenses to the enormous
amount 2f5,OJ 80
and the per capita. with an
estimated population of 81
90, 600, TO IS G6
The Expenses, Per Capita,
as the population becomes greater, ought
to be reduced instead of increased.
To help pay these expenses
West Virginia contributed last
wear. as internal revenue tax, the
sum SOU, 2IboO
a per capita, with an estimated
population of G67 900, of - cents.
The entire amount of taxes
(estimated) collected by the State,
for all purposes, including
schools, during lSs2 is put at......S59S, $50 90
a percapiia on 80 cents, or but lit
tie more than we pay the Govern
mPnt.
The people of the State do not feel the col
lecti on of this amount, 1902. 2T6.5O, as they
do the State taxes, because il falls upon
them IN an indirect way, yet they pay 1t.
AS shown in the table OF net expenditures,
the Government will collect from the peo-
pie for the expenses of the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1888, the sum Of S29i 2l3, 007. 81,
making the sum Of 1866 to be paid on an
average. by every man, woman and child
in this country. The census returns show
that sn average family consists OF five per-
sons, and this would make an average of
nearly $50 TO each family in the United
States. So, if a head u 4 family receives
but $50 a month, the salary of
One Month In the Year
has to be given 10 the support of the Gov
eminent Apply this per capt.. 10 our
State, and We find that while the average
taxes tn each person in onr State, for all
State purposes, are but eighty-nine cents,
the average taxes to be collected for the
Government for the year 1883, to each per-
son in the State. will amount TO s. Sc.
The plea Of "Oh, vel; there is an over
plus Of money in the Treasury. and we
might as web spend it; it will circulate the
money among the people, anyhow" will
not do as an excuse for the extravaganza of
the present administration. 1t is true that
a large and unnecessary surplus is
being collected from the people at
this time, and as our present
rate of internal revenue taxa
ton and unequal tariff Determinations are
kept up we NAV continue 10 have sur.
plus, but that is no reason for limiting up
all sorts of unnecessary objects upon which
10 spend it; you must remember that
many 8
small Appropriation Leads TO Larger
Ones,
and great expenses are often the result OF
small beginnings; the Mississippi would
never have become the mighty rives it is
hut for the number of streams ~emptyiny
into il The people of the country have u
raise this money before the Government
ran have il to spend. think the revenue
of the Government ought 10 be re lucsd for
a full Treasury encourages extravaganza.
As another instance OF the reckless man
ner in which the money is squandered,
take the Navy Department.
Officers are placed on the retired list, and
yet they continue to draw pay and receive
promotion as il they were in active service.
According TO Senate Report No. 126 made
by the Secretary of the Navy, it appears
that there are q large number of officers
who have been retired some fifteen or
twenty yesrs and, without doing any duty
whatever, have received promotion and full
paw. For instance. a captain retired in
1861 on sn annual salary Of Sl.7SS, is now =
rear admiral, and receives 81 ,5O0per annum,
and yet he does no duty.
Pensions.
II is but fair to state, before leaving this
subject that considerable portion of the
increase OF expenditures is due 10 the enor-
nous amount required 10 pay pensions, es-
pecially under the arrears of Pension
Act II is fact that We paw for this item
alone over 500, 600, 900 which is four times
rs much rs the balance Of The whole wOr q
rays, the latter agSresatinS about SIS 0Oo,-
eco 1t is impossible TO estimate what or
Iensi,n list will eventually cost rs; il will
.'srtainly cost Us a muck as n did To pay
the whole expense of both the army aud
navy during the late war, and it is believed
and asserted by some that il will cnSt ORE
than the whole national debt amounts To
I SIN in favor of paying every dollar that Is
due every honest soldier who may be enti-
tied 70 a pension, but at the same time
am in favor Of so amending the law tia'
dishonest claimsnts. may be prevent ID
from prosecuting fraudulent claims. aud
the rights OF the tax payers protected
Frauds.
In 1876 Tilden was fairly elected Presi.
deut of the United States, both BY the cleo