Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-16
1.-THE TRUE THEORY or oovv.-
MENT.v

Under the above heading the c.,.,,.
Tribune. Of recent date. opens and cIo...
an article - follows:
We think no right minded person IN,
deny that the truest aud best end ga
purpose OF government 10 the pro,ec,ios
Of the weak against the strone-not sion.
on the physical plane Of life. but in ~,
w, What pertain: to the temporal welfare Of
Graduated taxation will iocrs.s. -.
aggregate Of human happiness; ana .s
believe II IL the only basis upon vh,.h
national prosperity can BE- .msds psrm..
pent.
Tho qusstion upon which the Tr;h,n.
ably comments. is one that ha, o.,n
led the ablest efforts OF political ecoro
mists and social philosophers. Tn.
moral law ignores all government: n 4.
simply an outgrow With Of civilized socis,,
and has for its primary intent the desire
Of giving the greatest good for m.
numbsr. The only necessity a..
listing for government, 10 the a..
sisting Of man to fulHll the Law Of h,s
being. Constraint. or enforcement form
in the abs'ract-no portion Of eovsr.
mental function. We are all In An "A.
ISOLATED state. simply because wo prsf.,
IL to an isolated one. Man isl greRsr.
ious animal. Government is simply mn.
holding chs ~ Of equal freedom. II
follows. then. thss the true theory NJ
government Is The correct admiuist,..
ton Of justice. 10 the Tribune's arou.
mens In favor Of graduated taxation !.
takes the stand. that "a man who IN
willing to work has right TO live" and
that equal taxation Ia provision NJ
injustice and oppression to maioritv ~
the people. +" The connection Of an In
dividual with society may be liksned 10
tsoitly mutual agreement; the indiyid.
nal avails himself Of State guardianship:
he is obliged to assume an equal share
OF State burdens; the State imposes the
burdens. and 10 bound not to withhold
State guardianship. The Tribune fur.
ther says tho less aoqu,sitive are
pushed to tho wall" This serves simplv
IS an illustration OF the Darwini.n
theory concerning " the survival Of the
Attest" In relation to the argument in
favor Of graduated taxation, il NAV be
stated that national character decides III.
form OF government. and thus piy4s
voice to latent desire or idea Of exped,.
ency. The power Of any government.
depends. not 30 much on the ingenuity
Of ito design as upon The strength OF its
materials. Government IL only a
human invention and therefore imper.
feet and will be to the end OF time. Even
IN government itself there exists great
deal OF injustice OF the most intolsrspt
kind. The state Of things that tho Tri.
es 10 portion Of the original
ings aud no amouui * iccis.
make ur for natural defects
OF .o.vs-.- existing flaws In the human
msks.up. 1t often looks a. though God
was mismanaging things but human
safeguard cannot vect,fy apparent omnls.
cient error. Our individual entrance on
and exit OF tho stage OF life Is 30 swift
that We have little time to attempt the
remedy OF organic defect. We must res.
content with this. 1t il the States duty
to protect. no more. Too much inter-
ference and legislation may work appar-
ent good for season. but in the end will
be productive Of evil. however we'll in
tended. For this reason va think grad
uated taxation would be failure.