This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 Excerpt: ...some reductions to be made. He would, perhaps, have effected still more good in this way, but for a specious argument continually used to disparage the exertions of those who insist upon economy. The advocates for a costly system say, that there are many objects of greater importance than saving a few thousands per ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 Excerpt: ...some reductions to be made. He would, perhaps, have effected still more good in this way, but for a specious argument continually used to disparage the exertions of those who insist upon economy. The advocates for a costly system say, that there are many objects of greater importance than saving a few thousands per annum. They call Mr. Hume, and legislators of his school, economists of " cheese-par" ings" and " candle-ends." Sir F. Burdett talked of that " twopenny halfpenny thing called economy." On reflecting, however, upon the effects produced by extravagance, that it causes worthless public servants to be employed, and thence incalculable injury to the public service, it seems that economy is not an object of minor importance. Economy per se, the mere saving of a few thousands per annum, indeed, would not confer any great benefit on the nation; but the effects of retrenchment, in diminishing bad motives in the government, and keeping inefficient men out of office, are of the very highest moment. The advantages of taking off a small amount of taxes, or the saving of a certain number of pounds, shillings, and pence, by adjusting the pay of our diplomatic servants to the quantum of service required, would be few and trifling, but those that would be produced by means of a change of men in the department of foreign affairs at home and abroad, would be infinite. The assertion that small retrenchments, with a view to proportion, pay, and service, are useless, is contradicted by the experience of every one acquainted with our departments of public business. Each farthing of unnecessary expenditure produces bad effects of some kind or other. Whenever an extravagant salary is cut down, the right arm of a public enemy is lopped ...
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