The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-22

grandeur ana STeaIHeSS, Cnoy n"
turn the Republican party out OF
power and put some other party IN
power. And this will only be the
bt ginning of the needed reformat
and preservation Of the American
Union For we are not OF that num-
Der who believe that the Democrat
&c party ever coull, under til e present
system of taxation and
prevent the complete
ruin, collapse and downfall Of this
So, in our ju igment,
there is something else to do besides
lefeat the Republican party and ill.,
stall the Democratic party in power.
Mo ley or the love of it, we are
taught by HOLY Writ. is the root OF
all evil. Anil this We all know, b.
every days experience, to be true,
hen will climb on slippery poles
higher, reach farther in the dark.
run in more crooked win ling paths,
take more short cuts and quick tu5ns
.or the love of money than they will
,or the love Of their Lord.
And away from the power of the
King of Kings, the only sure and safe
plan to keep man out of mischief,
rom SHINING against his own con
science, against his neighbor au1 his
country, is to take away the induce
,nent, the temptation to sin, to &c
wrong, to take the advantage, to de
fraud. Now how will YOU do this
where wi you be gin. whom will you
strike first Well if you mean busl
ness and intend, at all hazzlrl Is, tt
save this government from ruin. turn
out the Republican party aud pu; the
opposition in ansf re.iuce the Presi
dents salary from fifty thousand dol
lars per year to ten thousand. reduce
his expenses from seventy five thou
sanu dollars to fifteen thousan l
making all toll twenty. five thousan
year instead Of one hundred and
twenty-five THOUSAND as now. Reduce
each Senator's and Representative
salary to twenty five hundred dollar:
instead of FIVE THOUSAND as now. An,
70 on reducing salaries through thu
whole catalogue down to the mos
insignificant appointee in the govern
,nent. Let men know that they mus
earn their money before they get it
and that no man can grow rich b,
holding all offise; that fo;tules ar
not to be made out Of the government
that if men desire to be rich th,,
must grow rich outside OF the govt I'll
lnent, an | that the people mu It 40
and shall not be taxed and burdene
in order to build p Republican
arlstocracy, a nobility AMI an electiv
IN anarchy on this 81 lie Of the Atlantic
And instead of collecting and di>
bursting, $500, 900, 900 as now from tn
people. collect AMI iisburse less tina
5000, 100000, and leave the othe
5000, 100000 in their packets. Whe
you do this, Office holding ceases t
be profitable and men cease to striv
after office for the sake of the gain
brings
All men then will not be otfic
seekers or o.fice hol lers. Taere wi
be few left to follov sone O:ha
calling g in life. TAX down the priz
they all run for anil tn ere will no. /
80 many in the ra:e. NV We knD
all O.fce hollers an all VINO expa,
soon to get into Off .e by hook {
crook will denoulce this plan {
ruinous to a COOL governm 4nt, an
calculated to drive the best taller
anil the best men ron the publ
service into other callin.s which wi
be more profitable. Well that will /
the salvation OF the gov Ar:lsn mt. A
soon as men learn that fortunes al
not to be male by hol Ing lie.
conflict AMI stru 5gle for Office wi
cease.an the best men will b.. sou Il
for as Office holders. In otter wor.
the Office will seek the man as o: oil
and not the man seek the o:fi;e. b,
let the office hol lers and seekers "a
what they may, we care not. 1t
. not their interest We are looking afte
, 1t is the interest of the PEG, pic an
the perpetulty of the Ualol We ha,
at heart. The Railrot corporation
the joint stock companies and mo
nopolies. insurance CO npanies, n.
;tional Banks an ,nolie lorls ca
and vii: take care of themselves
~pite of all We can do or say; neve
theless. We propose to continue
hammer AWAY of tbooa u,ron.r. =,