Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-07-11
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must be supplied with Hr ms and the
munitions Of war. All these things
cost money. Who pays for il: Not
the KiuG& the Emperors and the no.
bilii, but the toilers. Think what it
costs To house. to feed and to clotht
one man Tor II year. Multiply tins
10y 30tN.ooQ. add to this result tie vast
A., sIms which are spent annual, for
the construction and maintenance Of
t~ortreSssS. arScnals and nuvies Then
take into consideration. that with few
exceptions, every able bodied man in
Continental Europe is required (
give two or three Of the best years Of
his life To service i'll the army. II You
can tignre this out YOU will have some
conception Of II IF the vast burdens
which we Americans do unt bear.
Oar army numbers scarcely 20.OC0:
our citizens need not enter the ser
vice unless they choose. In Europe
all or nearly all Of the people are tan
~ - SAAl'4A SoN-AS
church. This tax is assessed and col
lected by the government. In free
America the government permits
each citizen 10 give or Withhold! his
support fum the church US he deems
best.
The United States WAS tie frs,
country tn adopt a free scSoul system
and TO insist upon compulsory ejuca-
ton. Such laws were passed III the
colonies thirty years after tins land.
ing Of the pilgrims. Contrast this
with the condition IN Englund. ~
late rs lSi7 Lord McCau!ay de.
clarei that. through the absence OF
education. the majority OF the En-
| giish people were left brntes In the
midst 81 civilization. Thirty years
ago while Great Britain WAS spend
ing but S2000.G1p for the support OF
its public schools. the l.. >. was cx.
( pending S?5. GG0. 700 for the same rur.
pose. Today France spend. five
times as much for her army hS she
does for the education 81 her people.
England spends six times rs much.
Holland five times rs much. Ger
many four times as much. and Cor
every dollar that Russia spends 20 ell
uca;e her people. no less than $50 is
expended for warlilic purposes.
Among all the nations Of Europe.
Switzerland alone pays As much To
educate her people as she does in
preparation for war. L. America the
government devotcs four times as
much money for public education as
Tor the total expenses al the army aud
the navy. Figures could @ he
Noe eluTu mt with reasOns for the
prosperity Of the America pc pie
When we think OF the ban lens which
are laid upon us by our politicians
and office.hoiders We Groam. but our
condition is a happy one compared
with that Of the European taxpayer.
England pa : her Queen Il salary OF
S2.00O,0HJ; Austria and Germany each
pay their Emperors about S]i.uUu.uOU
per puu The CIR manages 10
exist with Il salary OF sl2.5uO, 200, and
even little Greece pay her king over
a quarter of a million dollars per
year. During the seven years Of the
Revolutionary wav we paid the i'm
mortal Washington supply his actual
expenses; We pay IL presidents bu,
$4,000 ner year aid we paid Lincoln
but $1,000. We pay the Secretary
OF State ss,oo0; England pays the
Queens hairdresScr SlU.0UU; We pay
the Nice-Prcsidcnt 5000. England
pays the Prime OF Wales more .hau
S2oo.UpO; VIC pay a Senator OF the
United States 60 eNo. England pays
the Queens steward slO.CW'; we pay
the Treasurer OF the United States
$4,000. England pays the gentleman
usher OF the black rod $1,000: Ore
gon pays her Governor 81 500. tho
maj who takes care OF the 2ucru's
hounds il paid $1,000. We Jay our
Chief Justice slO.JOo. Erglanh pay 8
the man who supcrintcuds the
Queens stable Sl2,J0O. Let the
grumbling American tax payer con
slider the list Of officials who are IN
ploscd aud paid 10y the British Gov.
ernmeut lo care for the private
apartments OF the Queen. One Lord
Chamberlain at a salary OF sluOpC.
one Vice Chamberlain at u salary 81
fi.Gp, five gentlemen ushcrs Of the
pnvy chamber al Il snldry 81 sl,COL.
five grUOms OF the PRIV! chamber. ten
grooms 81 the grcs; chamber. four
pages Of the back stairs, each a, Il
salary Of $3.50. one mistress Of the
robes. eight ladies Of the bed cham.
Der. three extra ladica Of the bed
CHAMBER. eight bed chamber women.
ten extra beo chamber womcn
There is much in our syacm hichi
Is TO bc d,plurcl. much which causes
the ~,honghtiu cIt.zD TO lear tur TIE
future aud io- the safety Of our insii.