The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-07
PHILOSOPHY OPPOYERYY AND WEALVH

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Traced 20 Their Operation and linaats--
A Foroeful Illustration VI Government
I'aNeh Ia Oanton-- How Foreign Capital
Ia auoking our Lilies Hest Blood,
RD. News DEMOCRATS 10 continue
my article In tho NEwa+D DEMOCRAT OF
Jan, 2DI Does legialation produce pOy'
ertyp liy restricting production, by OK,
GeRRiye ana nnne0fRaary taxation, ana
by partial diHlrlbution,
Ihaye already shown how legislation
PRODUCES poverty by restricting prOduG'
lion, Aud ~ taxation ID the principal
agent OF distribution | shall discuss
tleae two points together, Any bya.
TEN OF taxation IL OF necessity The child
of Legislation, II IN sad that all aYa'
tens OF taxation pro necessary evils,
/ meant % show 10 the rfndera Of tho
NEWH DEMOCtAT, that while our pfea'
ent system ul NkXali0n IN Mn own, u cor
rect system ONN NnliOn would DO II
blessing First, " system of Indirect
tiXltiOn produces poverty by drawing
more Of the wealth from society Than
~ necessary 10 driray The leglmatG OK
penses OF government, Society IN re'
luired to bald aud maintain u string
Of custom houses nnd machinery, ol0T
around ilis DIX Uutlul, M,lull rl
army Of detectives, revenue OUllris,
aud asaiatmthi pay court cXpt nHrh, law,
ycra lcea, jury men, witness fees, aud
Incidental ,apslsrs, trying tax eyadeta,
aud defending suits for damages,
Then, tuFIuR the inGalGuNblH amount
(eyen ln u tariff for revenue only that
IN necessarily added 10 tho cost ut pro-
ducts, and sulut idrlt can br FORMED OF
tho enormous amount that " taken
from the people, ANA given TO capt
talista.
In order to got a better idea Of tho
amount taken IRON the people, lot ua
take tho city Of Canton and township
as m illustration, We have In Canton
township about 5000 families, IL
would be safe 10 say TINT what those
5000 families spend for the neceSglrles,
comforts and luxurlea Of life, would nv
erlgO sbOl per year, say $500 OF that
comes under The tariff tax, which ~
certainly II low estimate, Now wheth'
on the parties that use that pay for "
or not, somebody does, ana the govern
ment takes AZ per cent OF that amount
from the ppOplr of Canton township,
partly for government expenses aud
purity 20 distribute Qm0pg certain
classes, oslensiDly 60 protect their iu'
du,tries Now A per cent. on e3JOis
Slll, which, multiplied by 5000, would
hG $4,000 Now ada 10 that the Tar,
if ON building material, lumber nails,
iron, tin, glass and other material used
In the township that Is taxed, and II
wOuld run over II million dollars, taken
out Of the wealth Of Canton township
every year,
Allow me TO shy TO my Prohibition
friends That lhc money thHt III tlout Tor
liquor, white II iHuy 10 worse than lost
TO those who spend II, but II remains In
the city, u does not lessen the general
wealth OF society; while tho million
tnNt Ia taken from the city by the gov
eminent, does impOyerish society,
A million dollars tnR0n from Canton
township and u pr0p0rtlonnto amount
taken from every other township IN the
United States, and for whttp First, 10
create aud maintain m army of nom
producers Of wealth, " 100 men are
necessary 10 produce II given amount
Of wealth 10 sustain u part Of society,
draw off 80, aud you either reduce the
amount Of wealth produced, or you IN.
crease tho burden OF tho other W.
Either will increase poverty
Second, ~ CentNllle wealth, and ere,
ate trusts ma mpaopo'lA mad QgaNlp
thgM ~ regulate production 10 Suit
tier Interests, thus mgu0pOl 2lug the
opportunities, chat all men should have
10 produce wealth. FirSt, by mOnopo.
liZlng the natural opportunities from
which all wealth must W produced;
and also mOnopoll2lng tEn GppOrtuni.
tea 10 produce, THIS O. sales ueCpssl.
ties, which enables those who have
money 10 command usuriOns interest,
This IN turn destroys tho profit of
all other business aud reduces labor 10
pNuperism,
This, aguin drives all laborers, and
producers, who can command u small
amount Of capital, TO engage In some
nOnpr0duotiyO employment, OyerslOgk-
ing the business market, causing 90 out
OF every 100 TO fail, All this constant
" enables those who have wealth 90
force nom Others IN amount ui interest
far IN excess Of the increase OF wealth.
This causes hundreds OF millions OF
foreign capital 10 seek Investment here
ana draw our wealth 10 Europe.
For instance, SlOO,0OO,00O Is invested
IN the United states, uL1 per cent per
annum, The natural increase viii nOt
exceed 9 per cent, outside the increase
Ia land values. Thus Europe takes
from us 9 per cent, on SiOO,OO0,OOO every
year, more than wo arc making. Thus
producing poverty NJ every turn OF the
wheel.
In another article / shall ondeavOr 10
show how the single TAX system would
relieve all this. A, j. KlNTS,