South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-09-12
Democratic Tick ct.
For Judge Cour. of Appeals.
DANIEL Il. LUCAS.
For Congress,
WM. l.. WILSON.
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came here as III oil O;neT countries
through the power OF taxation. Our
fathers understood this aud acted up.
on II. L. Was a wealthy English far
mer who raised the flag OF rebellion
against ole king rather than pay a
few shiIliugs of ship taxes illegali Y
levied against him. IL was well.
thy Virginia farmer who raised The
flag Of rebellion against another king
rather than pay out OF his wealth a
lew dollars OF stamp tax ex lcted from
him without law. The names OF John
lismpden and George Washington
ire lie great kindling names OF cur
history because they saw thu: with q
little toxatio1 men might lose q great
deal Of liberty.
Great and merciless Us Is he ex.
isJlng system OF taxation in this couu-
Try it's effects on the l.berlie5 OF the
people mus he considered as far more
disastrous than its weight Of pecualary
cxactiuns. Ii was almost certain that
every dollar In circulation In the
country was in the course Of a year
taken from tue people in the way Of
taxes, If which One-fourlh goes into
the pockets Of the benefciar:es under
the tariff.
But the most dangerous and inev
table effect of such a system is that
while it takes from tue men Of this
generation their property, 1t takes
from their children the priceless her
I.bge Of liberty. Democratic gov-
eminent means opportunity 1t means
an equal start in lie 70. every young
man. 1t holds out to every man the
highest aud hoblest OF ell incentives
10 enyrt. tie assurance that under
free government and equal laws the
prizes in lie are open TO ali and the
sure reward of merit AMI effort. De.
mocratic government permits no man
TO shift bis buIiens to another
The party in power today seeks to
make The government a machine for
gathering Wealih for favored classes,
not tue common and equal protector
If all glasses. II gives TO tue gov
ItEmSsJ the POWER Of dealing out
riches and poverty and il relies up
on those whom It thus favors TO We
u the victory in its political battles.
Gould any man see this power cxer-
Cistd Ms II is today to make the mas
SOS OF the people tributary to corpO-
rate centralized wealth without see
ing also hat has iberues as we'll Is
lis money are flcbed from him?
Could tue farmer, the mechanic the
miner, the freeman anyW here see un-
moved the loss Of the best heritage
lie could hope for, bis children, fair
start and equal opportunity in life
with every other mans children?
And WHO can be SO blind as Tot 10
zee that such is the sure and speedy
result Of a system Of taxation that
gathers the wealth that all produce
into The hands Of few, and thus to-.
sue 10 the few pc,petu.l control OF
the government tor their perpetual
increase IL wealth and power? How
lung will II be be fore they likewise
own and guard tue avenues OF Rd
snCement in life, which our fathers
lave struggled to keep open TO allI
his Is no m,re cry OF alarm. 1t
rs all Illustrated md emphasiz d a
Hundred ines over by the history Of
tie present House Cf Representa-.
tIyes. We have seen the parliament.
sry rules Of hundred years swept
rslde. We have seen the Speaker
cunt quorum By method which
lie himself bad declared uDcOBs,ilu
lionel, which The greatest Speaker Of
bis party-Mr, Blaine had declared
20 tie me gith scandal ind fraud
which the greatest debater of bis par.
ty-M GafGcld-hal declared ~ he
iull u error and uncertainty. We
cav this overthrow Of rarliamen airy
authority Immediately used to rob
tie House the only branch OF our
government where the people are i'm
nediately represented, Of lis tradt-
tiOnal character as dclbera.iyt
body, and measure after measure
lurn- d through without any Cppor
tuuitv OF cXaminn. ion, all having one
eud lu view Tie increase Of blrjer
ON the people for the benefit Of tLo5,
vino in Vested lLCir means 10 tho lot
ttfy Of the last presidential clcc Jon
The crowuiug iuiamy Of This chap
ter Of legislation was the force bill
which in cOld-b,ooded alrOcily anl
infure cunning OF detail has no par
allel. and marked the latest and bOl'
dost effort Of CAPITA, protected capt
al. 10 confirm It's absolute power ovoi
Ga, I.Iyr ~ tho rpuutry