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Show ( BM Costly Government. BM The government of Now York city BM w'11 apend moro than twlco as much In HH tho ' coming year as tho government BM of the United Stales spent in tho year BM before tho civil war. As late as 1877, B only 30 years ago, the nxpondltures of BM tho national government, aside from BM Interest on public dobt, wore less than BM thoao of Now York city now. That In- BJI eluded tho wholo cost of-the army and BM navy, pensions, public buildings, river BM nd- harbor improvements, the dlplo- BM matlc service, the care of the Indians, HB the support of tho prosldont, congress BM and the entire civil service, and all tho BM Incidental expenses of a nation of BM nearly fifty million peoplo. At the H " present time the wholo empire of BM Japan runs its government, aside from BM' interest on its war debt, for a little BM over two-thirds the cost of running the BM municipal government of the city of BM New York. That navy which some BM European obsorvers think Is going to BM swallow our own costs less than 16,- BM 000,000 n year for ordinary expenses, BJ! 'with an extra allowance last year of a Jj little over $5,000,000 more. That nrmy BJI which won the greatest throo battles BM of modern times costs about $25,000,- BJ 000. Now York payB moro for public BJ schools alono than Japan for her army BJ and navy combined. Perhaps that BJ comparison may bo a crodlt to New J York. Collier's. |