The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-30
GOVERNMENT NxrnAvAeANcE.
A New Substitute for Expensive and
yifintinE Political Campaigns.
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read with interest the articles occasion
ally published in The Post on the single
tax and kindred subjects have also
found the editorials in The Post to be Oh
unusual thought and excellence. read
nearly everything that comes my way OF
that can 20 after and absorb on the run
as 1t were. and as result nave gone
pretty nearly over the entire field OF
politics and acquainted myself, though !
admit casually, with most OF the methods
in vogue and suggested for government
throughout the world. Having also some
what famiharized myself with the best
methods of business. as prsctioed by the
successtul men of affairs in this country
and elsewhere. l have come to the con
ciusion that government as RUE
conducted on a system that would bank
rupt any established private concern, no
matter what the resources might oo'
we have only to look at our own meth
DDS to discover the utter absurultleS q
political policies nowadays, For instance
4 take the enormous expenditures for cam
/ nairn nurposes in the United states bien-
4 nially and uadrqennially And 1t le no
/ extrsvagance of the imagination 10 clalui
! these eXpenses are part OF our methou
of government. as | shall prove tufthsl on
The republican party alone, II Is gen.
orally understood spent S20OOo'oo IN tue
campaign of 1896, Perhaps all the other
parties spent SIS 0N0O 600. And Tor wnaV
purpose was this s35,0Oo,0o0 invested Was
il a patriotic purpose? Ii so, then tne
average patriot IS Door SOFT OF TOOL II
this Is his best Judgment patriot
| one WHO loves his country as ne ioNes
himself and his family. He recognizes
the fact that without country he Wo"'u
have no home and no civil identity There
fore he enters politics and he contributes
Z his mite" (often amounting TO milllonsl
a 10 the furtherance OF those political pol
t icies that appeal most peculiarly 70 ne
g selheh interests The campaign luhu ~ L..
( becomes an important item in our me nuu
:; of government Thus we see heautluiIy
II manifested the wisdom OF a Tree people,
II who do their own governing, by the eN-
) penditure Of SS5 1000 as a slush tund r
1t an investment of folly premium on tnelr
). own dishonesty and stupidity
a Twenty million dollars was what the
a Philippines cost as original purchase, Con-
servstive estimates allow 500, 100000 an
nuailv TO maintain authority tnot govern
menD in those islands. This we ar
told is political science. the nnest ART u
modern civilization
We tet MS revert to a consideration OF th'
ct lete campaign fund How much bette
- purpose could that sS5,o0oo0o have heel
10 mi TO by buying those islands and estiD
us fishing an experimental station with rel
RS efence TO peaceable civil government
in thereon Those patriots and pushes
n men" who contributed so handsomely &
~ the party slush fund would have exercise
nv hetter judgment it seems TO me, mad tAe
Of used their money in experimenting on
,re small scale In the interest OF civil Sc
he ciety in the interest Of good government
nd IN the interest OF humanity why NJ
ed have let the parties and the polltclai
- rt~att
as in the priceless virtues OF knowleuEt
,ch lust government is hy the consent,
sbould also be for the good OF the go
armed and the sooner II is discovered WI
lust government really is the better
will be for all men, and experience Is
til, only safe test of principles
the But we will advance a stem hlener =
:. government is merely an experiment I
u Tinted States government Is an eNpel
sc, n,ant on a gigantic scale The people
18th his country invested sS5000ooo lately a
me experiment thus far is miseras
=, failure. so far as the general welfare Il
been benefited, :, ,
ling ,Inited states agricultural department !
,en- recently made tour over IeNas-as an ,
lu- neriment In the interest OF science anu
the was part of our method Of governina
aud He was reported as saying me cove
for n1ept slves me all the money ! ask lot
hor- making experiments that WIN be OF ass
go ~ these people. and II scient
l,novlease Is needed to show them "
4, reouired Exactly; and no opleetlon
n.Sa "a such Arrangement. II Is "
-, should be. hope the experiment VIII
sui, benehotail> ,, 80,
ON. +,,es hure experiments In various W
-. ana with varying success, but u mas
"e'7 10 NV an experiment that civilization
at ne greatest need for, an eNperinN
ting Witch in few short years. would p
In ~ rovernments OF the universe turf
piled along in the progress OF ciVilizat'on /
( the thousana years OF present methods
sible 5evaInn II would effect and advance
/. II governments of the worlc 70 the sN
{ the hat a would be an object lesson Tor
dis ana would prove effeetuslly the iusuc
the Injustice the sense or nonsense OF p
ctnlss and policies on which parties
s,,'ae ana governments differ. Let
-oysrnment establish small CONN
nocR n,ealth-or more than one II neoessa
somewhere and inauGurate system
eisuN sxnsrlments In government Backed
y this ~ ,,ighty authority Of the United s.
aiding such innovation would command attes
En- everywhere. II wouio pc q happs
Ned ~ rvar's peace measures and v
were 80 ina further advantage OF hein'
ao,nndent movement possessing the
evsrai ments Of success without the Az or o.
ssni OF any other nation on ehrtn,
OuflaN NhNAN " ANANf-'"f -
-r;so, with some other nroiects
90. ~ pptilnpines as an example the ;
~ IL desirable. or II complete soel
A ana Nnrsserable. why not make the eS
4 New ~ ofacIally? Let those untried me
Var ny tosfea thoroughly under the best
com s',,,stances while the Hsperal govern
adopl Is on AS AT present orgsaized
neu,- ss,,v devised schemes concern the
Rully nsSL in testimony whereof, mote
p,nsandons contributions made 70 &C
sap, lin stead of trying them) In the
,n w, ,.s,nnairns. AS a democrat WI
lssion' , n.a nvself that have no taith ~
werner 10 ,eso. hut stin believe they shol
oriEing sii.aarir,snted with. as here suggested
,e tess lois should enlighten themselves
excert ~ ~, ,,,erits Of the orinciples OF the
depart, w Socialism, ETC. by nutuns thsn
.s,.,ieei test on small scale peio
s,,nr or adopting them The cost
IN wish would not he greater than
vaston. ,onr hstfieships ike the Msine,
ssy Tor %, occurred az least human lives
We ~, count in the sacrifice Ther'
no enthusiasts In the country 20
ss ,s re ths enterprise II given the oppor'