ABSTRACT
THEHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES.131 tobetoobusywithelectionsandpartymanagementtohaveleisuretoimprovemuchuponthe practicesofautocratsinregardtothisimportantcareofadministration.Andyetthissubjectoffinanceseemstobeinterestingenough inaway.Itisoneoftl1ecommonplacesof ourhistorythat,eversincelongbeforewecame westwardacrosstheocean,wehavebeenreadier
·tofightabouttaxationthanaboutanyot~erone thing,- thanaboutagoodmanyotherthings puttogether,indeed.Thereareseveralsadly bloodyspotsinthefinancialhistoryofourrace. Itcouldprobablybeshown,however,ifone cared.totaketimetoshowit,thatitiseasyto getvexedaboutmismanagementofthefinances withoutknowinghowtheymightbebettermanaged."\-Vhatwedonotlikeisthatwearetaxed, -notthatwearestupidlytaxed.'\Vedonot needtobepoliticaleconomiststogetangry aboutit;andwhenwehavegottenangryabout itinthepastourrulershavenottroubledthemselvestostudypoliticaleconomyinordertofind outthebestmeansofappeasingus.Generally theyhavesimplyshiftedtheburdenfromthe shouldersofthosewhocompla.ined,andwere abletomakethingsunpleasant,totheshoulders ofthosewhomightcomplain,butcouldnot·give muchtrouble.
