The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-17
REDUCTIoN -RECoMMENDED.

. H hEOOCIION hECO1AdENDhD.
In my last annual message to congress atten"
tion was directed to the fact that the revenues
of the government exceed It's actual need, andit
was suggested that legislative action should pc
taken to relieve the people of the unnecessary
burden OF taxation thus made apparent. IN
view of the pressing Importance OF the spblech
/ deem 1t my duty to again urge It's conslaefa-
ton The income OF the government, with us IN
creased volume and through economies IN lts
collection. is now more than ever IN excess OF
public necessities. The application OF the sur
plus to the payment OF such portion OF Jne Pun
lie debt as il now at our option, subject TO ex-
tinguishment il continued at the rate when nas
lately prevailed, would retire that class OK IN
debtednessw within less than one year from TINS
date. Thus a continuation of our present rev.
enue would soon result In the receipt o. an
annual income much greater than neces-
sary to meet government expenses, WIN a.
Indebtedness upon which it could DC applied
We should then be confronted with 9 vast quan-
tity of money. the circulating medium or tns
people, .hoarded in the treasury. WREN u shou.a
be In their hands. or we should be drawn INTO
wastefui public extravagance with all the cor
rupting national decentralization which folloWs
tn its train. But IL 10 not the simple existence
uf this surplus and it's Threatened attenuaht
evils which furnish the strongest argument
against our present scale Of federal taxation. its
worst phase Is the exaction OF such a surplus
through q peryersion or the relations between
the people and their government. q dangerous
departure from the rules which limit the TIL
of federal taxation. Good government, OF when
every American citizen boasts. has for It's opJecss
the
PROTECTION OF EVERY PERSON
within it's borders with the greatest liberty col-
sistent with the good of the country. ana n1
perfect security in the enjoyment OF ms CALL
ings, with the least possible diminution lor tno
public needs. When more of the peoples s.ts-
tenance is exacted through the form Of taAaeiDH
than Is necessary to meet the just obtiga5Ions "
| the governments and the expense Of its econom-
ical administration, such action becomes Iusn-
less extortion. and 8 violation Of The fun Mhs
mental principles Of = free governmens, are
made has . tendency TO conceal their trae cnaA.
acter and their extent: but We have arrived ~ :
stage OF superfiuous revenue, wnicn "a.
s sion Of the the f nsSp'' that the amouns
raised professedly for the support OF the govsIn.
ment Is paid by them as absolutely. x aausu ~
the price Of the things which supply their ua1Iy
wants, az IL it were paid at fixed periods INTO Ing
hands Of the tax gatherer. Those VINO toh -.
daily wages are beginning to understand snss
capital, though sometimes Wanting It's lmpol-
lance and clamorine for the protection and fay y,
of the government, is dull and sluggisn sins
touched by the magical wand or labor. IL spIinss
taxation and gaining the value which enables T.
to bear It's burden; and the laDoring man =
thoughtfully inquirfng whether in these ~
cumssszces and considoring the tfinns7
he constantly pays into the puSiic treas
ury as he supplies his daily wants
he receives his fair share OF ndvantasss
There Is also a suspicion abroad that Inc SUI
plus OF our revenues indicates abnormal ana go
ceptional business profits, which dnder the sys-
tenn which produces such surplus increase VIII
out corresponding
BENErTT TO THE PEOPLE
at large the vast accommodations of a few amons
our citizens whose fortunes. riyaling the Wcaitl
Of the most favored IN anti-democratic navisnA
ARE not the natural growth Of q steady, piul
and industrious republic. OEy farmers, TOO
and those engaged directly and indirectly ~
supplying the products Of agriculture. see tnae
| day BY day, and as often as tho daily wants u
their households rccur. they arc forced 20 pal
excessive and needless taxation. while then
products struggle IN foreign markets Win ~
competition OF nations which. by allowing
frCer exchanges Of productions Than We psTlnas