Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-12

Nv, anu the tSSt W IhS oitit
ed States. the term state" must be
used in it's broadcast sense. The most
generally accepted definition of the
state is that given by Bluntschli:
The politically organized people Of a
ponds to the phrase, "The American
Commonwealth as used by Bryce in
his work under that title. So the or
ganization of the state has right to
the services and the property of all
of US, is made up of the federal gov
eminent, the individual members of
the federation within their respective
limits, and the subdivisions of the lat
ter, as counties, cities, school districts,
etc. These bodies combined consti-
tute for us the Estate" in which we
live.
AS compared with private person
the finances of the state are subject
to different economic laws. The in
dividual must regulate his eXpendi-
lures by his income; the state regu-
lates it's income by it's desired expen-
ditures. A man says: II can spend
so much" the state says: Il have so
much to raise" individuals desire
to have surplus at the end of their
work; the wisest management of state
finance is just to make both ends
s,,rnlus for unforeseen requirements.
Purposes of Expenditure.
There are two phases of the ques-
ton of state finance: First. The ends
to be accomplished by public outlay,
and second, the methods to be en-
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wees heeueu 70 Attain .nose ues,t ~
ehus. At.eh'pIs nave peen maue w.
CLASSIFY lne opJeols ~ :4 mni:n .ne
sla.e oasna ~ U;, 1Ag 5;et;n ~; ne
. qua al. g. WI 81 lsu ais, d.,
tion.l, fnnct;ons of government
striotlv the former refer onlv To those
activities necessary to -nernetuate the
eyistence of the state while the 1af-
tst embrace those which are consid-
erad hv tba stats to make life better
worth living within its limits. An
other arrangement divides the func-
| tions of government into M neces.
sarv 1a) mseful and l3l superfluous
or ornamentaI expenditure CORES.
Inonding to the necessaries decencies.
and Iny,1ries of Individual consumn.
Hon Sucb CONCENTRATIONS do not
lheln tho matter for if still remains to
Mace each item Of expenditure under
its annronriata heading
~ - asaa.,;a.a - h.,a
n4en enose Seouo 4hs a. VIZ NV s
llloss s.ieiluousiy " .ne .neois VI ~
s $500 a'..on ~ 49,; .omu ~,
.iaI tneie are oeieain iuno.ions WIN
M ~ 70 aunisapie ~ ,tass ~ s.aee aceu
ne ins eni.i eApG I =, ing Wy" ~ ~.
lins .hihss aione sa .r, lAutt I.hi'li
a anu ~ pa passse " .a.4S t MeaiI e., "
isations ne iae pc. ~ " .he luno
.,oi.s " .ne luua 49, st az ~ auht,
~ .naI isas ny w ioom w eohe ae -
MS. Vie"s. Nc says.
=. according 70 the system OF hatura
iipelly' ehe Sovereign N"hlcn iiiedls
the state) mas ohly tnree autles 10 at
leno to' lhses uu.,es VI sreat lmpoI
lance lhoeeu' put plaln anu llltelhslpl'
10 comon uhuelslanuihss' nrst TN
auty OF proIecuns lne soclety iron
the violence anu INVASION Oh oIher IN
dependent soeleties, secohaly, IN
duly OIL protecliiis as iai as posslDie
every MEMBER OF Tue society from TN
lnJustlce OF oppression OF every olhe
lmemner OF II, OF inc GUY OF estapiish
ing an exact ADMINISTRATOR OF Jus
tlce ana tniroly tne GUY OF erectln!
ana MAINTAINING certaln pupllc lnstl
ftullons, Wnlcn u can never De 1or IN
interest," o. any lnalyiouai' OF smal
numper Oh lhaivluuais. 10 erect an
malnIalh, BECAUSE ane pIon. cou,
never repay .hv eApehse " any ila
V1uuai, OF sInan nunipei oi ,nolv!ut
aus, tno ~ mas n .e uo !nuc
more thah repay !. " SieaI socleuy'
lhele - uili ,s'a.saa reco - iiitlo
tnal uslense any Ju a.ota a M me pi
mary uuties VI .ne nta.s .. i 4l uispu
aple par. " sla.e oo u.y 20 'na. VIZ
: more esp1eials ;,etnotian s eeohoii'
anu soeiai duiii,no'i a'ion.
All economic life depends on a du
: supply OF two distinct classes OF Of
: jects, viz; commodities and service
c or, in other WORDS material obJec'
ana numan iapoi. ~ eariiel lorn
: ,, ~ Fed uerv ride community 70
snn,rnon its members IN act for II
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