Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-30

this demand. five are barthened With too
much money relieve he people By repeal
ing the internal revenue kwz; this would
meet the appreciation Of most of our people
and result IN depicting the treasury in eight
years to the amount required IN tne Dan
Or the government could build .asylams IN
each State for the benefit OF decrepit and
MANNED children, and for the education
Of the Chinese and footpsds Of other
natiors who drop into our domain.
We could use il to buy the telegraph lines
of the nation and establish q system that
would relieve The people Of the great mon
opolies that now absorb the means OF the
people at a far greater rate than TINS
money in the Treasury does, besides, they
could thus establish 9 system of revenue
that would be lasting and forever prevent
large amount Of money being collected from
the people. Or they could use it to build
in every city ofthe United States decent
snd respectable postohic building, where
there is q third-class Office, or where there
is an Office that pays thousand dollars
and above. This would save rent
and incidental expenses. These mat
tiers would be legitimate and within the
scope Of the law, besides Of great benefit to
The people and entirely satisfactory to the
States. You can not proportion this money
to the States in any shape that would be
satisfactory and equitable. If you give
Penns,lvania, Ohio and New York their
share according to what they pay proper,
,ionately With other States, they would
receive far the greater amount, and they do
lot need il because they have ample funds
and means to accomplish al they need IN
this direction without this aid. 1t you give
10 Mississippi, Texas and louisiana &C
cordipg 10 their ignorance as specified IN
this bin they would receive enough to es-
iahhsh an educational fund thai would place
them in advance Of the States first named.
This would not be Just, because this would
be done largely at the expense OF the States
lust named aud would not relieve them from
bearing their burtheus 10 the same proper,
ton hereafter in the support OF
the government. Ii would enrich
some State and place them above the aver
sge in this point, at the expense OF others.
The precedent once established, forms a
rule 10 deplete our national echequer that
stsnds for all time 90 come, and whether
We have the money or not, party IN power,
for personal motives, can ask distribution
Of the money in the treasury at any time
for any purpose. 1t makes it fund orthe
use of States in their independent ca
pscity, to be Distributed as the Blair bill In
dicates, when ever msjority in Congress
20 Wills its. We might loan State money,
Is the government loaned the Union Pa
ei6c railroad for a term Of years, but
we think the government funds in the
treasury is q fund beyond the contract
of Congress, legally, for any purpose except
to serve the ends Of the government in the
payment of its debts and the Improvement
of its domain in such ways as augments to
the interest of the republic in general. We
hope the Senate of the United States will
refuse 10 pass this bill in its present shape.
| hope they will see the injustice and shape
their action to dethrone it, so that the pre-
cedent it would establish by its passage
may be ignored in the future, and the funds
in the Treasury of the United States be
used for their legitimate purposes
YENI.
Caneron W Va 1annary 90 1885