The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-20
Sur EDWARD GREY'S GARTER
OF THE ORDER AND WHAT 1T MEANS TO THE LAST
RECIPIENT OF THIS HONOR.

government officials, and of that num-
her more than 5000 are appointed
without any system of competition
whatever. Remember this-revolu-
tionary governments are also corrupt
governments. They have succeeded
IN SIX years In creating a political
spoil system which already rivals that
Of the United States. But there is
this difference. The people of the
United States have for years been
striving earnestly to put an end to
that system; the government have
striven. with equal earnestness, and
with some success, to create it.
The real nature of Mr.. Lloyd
Georges financial system was then
turned inside out thus:
II We have a few more years OF
Georgian fnance-the only attractive,
the only lucrative profession left in
this country will be thai Of a Welsh
Radical politician. What else could
We expect? MIR. Gladstone once said.
NO Chancellor Of the EXchcqucr is
worth his salt who makes popularity
his sole consideration. or any consid-
Grafton at ALL" How would the pres
cnt occupant of that Office stand the
test: Popularity-thc winning of
clcctions-is the one object Of his life.
The finance of the country is a by
product. And what is the result?
Confidence has been completely de-
stroNed. Capital is flowing out Of this
country to an extent utterly unknown
in our preyious history.
Mr.. Law cited some instances Of
the difference between Georgian
promises and Georgian results. "Takc
The increment tax" no said. This is
supposed to he a tax on profit: but it
has been shown conclusively that,
like the rain. which falls on the just
and upon the unjust. these taxes fall
with equal uncertainty on the man
who has made a loss" AS to their
being a source of revenue:
Chancellor of the Excheuuer. i'm in
Producing them. promised that the
Weld for tho first wear would bc about
800, 900 po,,nd He made a slight
! mistake: tho cost of collecting them
was nearly 500, o. pounds. but the
vicld was ,bout % 60O mounds.
That is TO SAY. II promise IF s.. 500
600 in ncome. as against an actually
resulting income of 500 900 obtained
at tho cost of nearly $500 900. MIR.
Law said that this was midsummer
madness i'm tinance .s If MAINLY is.
and nr.,lic,ed with full confidence that
no ono who listened To him would
live t, 500 tho day when aOs spent on
colIoctiny these taves will hiring a
SbtCrT1Cn INFO tnc NNClcGllGr- mar lS
10 say, oos rxncnded for "A return OF
less Than COS He addcd.
We, ma one can say that from the
noint Of view of Tho Cl,auccl,or Of thc
I.xchco,or these tavcs have failed.
Nothing of tho sort. They we're NOT
meant 10 Got revenue ,rhnv wore
meant to got yotcs--and they did got
votes. What has tho effect of all this
bcen mon oI1r national ser.,Irityo
| When We seemed tn hc in danger. of
war We were ali .nxious about orr
naval nosition. vcrv littIc was hoard
about o,r financial nosition. which i'm
times of war is of sc.rccN. less inn
nortance than ornaments. mt II 10
anv business mnn-at whnt rate of in
tcres1 nndnr the nresent s,stc,n couId
yvo have ,a;sod 4, v.,r lo.np I,onsols
f.y,r since This government came into
Office have steadily fallen. and there
seon,s "a hc no bottom to them.
This was a slcdrc.hammer blow.