The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-12
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 One Hundred Years Ago.
(Continued from Yesterday THE SWEAT OF THE POOR.


 To proceed-and by figures show the extent of the pro1igacy of the things as stated yesterday. Their royal highnesses are to have f6o,00o, equal to $266. 400 annum, the capital of which, at per cent. is f1,00O.000 sterling, or 4,440,00. Their outfit or years salary, $266, 400. To which add the princess former allowance, to be retained as heir of the British king doms. being if recollected rightly f16.O0O, or $71,OOO~ per annum, giv- ing a capital of $1.19O,00O. Added together the above amounts will total $5.796, 400.
 Five millions seven hundred and ninety-stx thousand four hundred dollars, wrested from the hard earn ings of the poor, to support one young man and one young woman who have, not. really or nominal1y, anything to do with business of the state, but to keep up. a ging1y breed! But the royal pair cannot live on this sum, vast at it is-they must have at least 100000 per annum; and we shall soon hear of some office or of fees as being conferred upon the prince in which there is nothing to do but pocket and squander the sa1- aries. One hundred thousand pounds gives us a capital of $9,000.00O- money enough to unite the Great Lakes with the Atlantic, and canal the whole American coast! Strange that two puppets should consume of the peoples money that they have never Iabored one hour to earn-such an immense amount The procedure will send about 15,000 to the poor house. But what of that? It is need fuI to the system of the government that the poorhouses should be hlledI
 As a contrast to the splendor in which these two are to; live. observe the following:
 fOne-ffth of the whole popu1ation-- that it's. 20 out of every 100 of all the people of England, are paupers. and by a return to the House of Commons of the poor rates paid in the year ending March 25, 1915, it appears that the amount paid by IT, 889 parishes of England, and 1,0S3 parishes of Wales, was f7,023.889 1ss ed. Seven hundred and seventy three parishes of England and 31 parishes Of Wales have made no re- turn. So that the sum total paid by this part of the United Kingdom can not be less than f8sO00,O0 sterling per annum.
 imagine a state of things like this The best way to get an idea of it is to suppose If he can, one-hfth of all the persons in his own particular dis trict-county, city or township, to be dependent upon what is called s'public charity for support If he can carry the idea of his mind as far as can. his fancy will sicken at the picture he must draw. It is useless to enlarge on a subject that has been so amply treated of in this paper, and which must be familiar to most of our readers.
 The poor taxes of England Gin which there is not more tax contri- outing individuals than there is in the United States will support the general and all the state governments of all the United States and their territor- ies, including, the army and navy, etc; pay the interest of the national and all the state debtss discharge all the road and poor and other bounty or township Ievies of all the states of what nature or kind soever they may be-and leave millions on millions of dollars for a surplus. What an exc : hibit-and it is true.