The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-04

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nsnt tAan IL deserves. Sos Engiand during
shs past csutury hes bssa plagued By far
nsoss formidabIs mobs. and ~ the eoafss-
etea d Goodwin Smith. n Knglish scholar
~ slstssman, Who has bssn . member Of
% HsitIsh parliament, : psofessor IN Or
1oet, Who Knows ~ rssidsscs II both
CanadA and The Unitsd Htates the politics
81 both countries. the fsturs Of Kngiand
b faf more Hksiy "a b plagued With
eosiaiism thsn AmssicA. sos In America
eociailsm y "a exotic, whiis In England Il
e formidahie native growth that has
airsady sueessdsd - taintins the issisla-
stcn Of 0rsat Dritain- The HONS prob
jsms Of The Irish question. the enlarge
ment a The suffrage. the steady dim
sewesd rs6orm n The iaad tenure. thas
pssplsx she HngiisA ministry. DO not
strain ne crest colonies Of Cansds. Aus
tfnils. Nov zseland sd South Afsica.
and tAsy ass today the happtsss portions
~ ~ 1sitish smpifs.
The United States enjoys vast advant-
eess ever 0fses Britain, despite the fact
thas somo hoifsducated Americans are
dsiudsd With The idea that the English
Aoms government b better for - COM
loss, Freedom. safety aad happiasss u the
people than our American experiment.
In America the whole government and
Givn service expenditure - paid out Of the
import dntiss 80 Ne internal ssvsnus
taxsa. There are no church rates. the
local taxss ere less In proportion than
they ere In England. In England the
people fairly sroan under imperial taxa
sion. There are mining royalties 70 pay.
In London the taxss average from Is 10 80
pr cant On the rsntat, while there - .
spseial tan lsvied on oil coal that comes
into London BY water. rail-, road or other
wise Of - psnos Per ton. The electric
light cannot b spilled on any large scale
owing 10 excessive taxation. The tsle-
phone and the telegraph are 80 taxed that
no private individual can afford 10 apply
them In business unless through COM
pAniss heavily handicapped by the gov.
ssnmsnl No tslsphonio communication
can b hsd in business from city 10 city OF
fstm town 70 town ~ In AmesicA. because
tbs governments holds the telegraph and
main wires and will neither take up tale
phony itself for the uss Of The public nor
give reasonable facilities for private CON-
psniss to do %.
In America our common school systsm
II free and cheap In England shs cost oil
education hears - heavily on all classes
that ths poor try in every way "a
evads the education ofthsir children. The
United States comprises forty-four sepa-
rate states. populated BY say Is. coo ooo Of
people. every stale enjoys absolute home
ruls. makes Its own laws and administer
tts own government in all local and do
mssiic concerns. In England no aitsra,
ticn Of railway. not even the widening
or deviation Of road or stream in . county
~ the extremity Of either England, Scot.
land or Ireland, nor any other petty
local matter OF this nature can b
accomplishsd without . previous appiS
eAtson 70 parliament in London e
carry out the work. The Manchester shir
canal, Just completed. when first brought
bsfore parliament was bss,en by . grea,
railway company aad other capitalists By
enormous expenditure OF money, and the
desire OF the whole people Of distriet val
thwstsed. and the carrying Of ell matters
Of local eoneera ~ parliament hopelessiy
clogs the Wheels OF legislation, 90 thai the
legislature cannot ovsrtaKs iss work. eu
ahites in arrearA Iaventicn 10 welcomed
encouraged aud protected By The Amsri
can governmsnt she fees for . singl,
patent only amosnsing 10 go for psrioe
of seventeen years. while In England sA,
roor inventor has - par the govern msa,
ssTo during period Of fourteen years.
II great rshiie company chooses {,
Eagisnd TO appropriate or infrinxs . poo,
mans invsntioa hs cannot afford 10 foslou
ur ,hs appeals. and mast pssfoscs lose hi.
case and his invsntion- There is no hoay
ofsxpssss provided BY the government :.
iaaalre into The aovslsy Of any invsntios
bsfose allowing 10 - b patented, aas
patents are practically granted tndss
crimlnssely 20 81 Who can AFFORD 90 "a,
Cor them. The consrquencs Of this II thu
. patent granted IA England gsvss .,
warrant that the 'snvsntsoas 20 novel
And II has nos The same vslas Of q slmiss,
patent granted In the United Ssa.s,. II
again. paseat in kagsand turns oas to b
valuable. it, novelty has seaerally to b,
decided Afterwards in the iaw eesrss 4
enormous cost 10 the ruin. a. rule. a
the pstenses. and % the ultimate loo. O
the country. Ia other verde. the Unls>e
States PMS . premium on invention. y MI,
shs Br.tasa goverameas sx,ravaxansl,
taxes IL
The EaxlisA Radicals ase nxsens 10 IA
ssay sssa these abuses: 90 wip~ cat Ia,
rsdssaloas hereditary pension system: 1,
wsps cus the Asssaisa<y house Of sords ans
the pFessnt survival az the system @
1sudal lard tsnsrs. 10 grant hense rule I,
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