Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-01

Americans as an odious governmental Ga
action.
The declaration Is MT variance with tho
teachings Of Mr. Jefferson, and when we
arc called upon TO decide upon the
democraey Of a measure aud
arc forcec to choose between
NR. REAGAN ASH MR. JEFrrRsaN,
there will b slight hesitation IN our choice,
That great author and thinker after laying
down the proper bases for any systom 1f
just taxation and classifying them Is
follows
l. Capital.
2rluConc
q Consumption.
proceeded To demonstrate tho following
principles which ought 10 govern any gov
crnment Ia the matter OF taxation. quote
as follows;
These may be considered as common
soratoi consumption being generally equal
to income, and income the annual profit OF
canliaL A government may select either
OF these bases for ihc establishment OF It's
system Of taxation, and so frnme i as TO
reach the faculties Of every mcmhcr Of tho
society, and 10 draw from him his equal
proportion Of the public contribution; and,
II &c be cor roctly Obtained, u IS the pr.
70 'tiun Of the functions Of taxation. But
when once a Government has assumed Us
basis TO SOLICIT aud tnx fperiul articles from
cithcr ofin other ulas.e u IS uouhttUl tax
alton. For example, II mo system oa cs-
tablishcd on the basis Of sincome, and his
just proportion on that scale has boon al
ready drawn from every Que, 20 step into
the held OF consumption, aud tax special
articles on that, as hruadcloth or home
spun, wine or whisSCy, coach or wagon,
Is doubly taylug the same article Tor that
portion VI income with which ,hcsc articles
are purchased, having already paid It's tax
as Income, w pas another Tax on the thinE
it purchased, is paying twice f1r tho same
thing, % is
As AGoluBvANcE on rnE CITIZEN
Who uses those articles In oxoneratiou OF
those who do NOT, contrary 20 tho most sa-
cred duties Of tho government TO do equal
and impartial Justice To au It's citizens.
ITO this a single observation shah yet be
added. Whether property alone, and the
whole Of what each clifton possesses, shall
be subject to contribution, or only It's sur
plus after satisfying his hrst wants or
whether the faculties OF body aud mind
shall conuibuto also from thoc annual
earnings, Is question TO b. decided Bat
whom decided and the principle settled u
IS TO be equally and fairly applied 10 all,
To bake from one, because n Is thought that
his own industry and that Of his fathers
has acquired too much, Ia urdor to spare %
others who, or whose fathers have not
exercised equal Industry and skin is TO
violate arbitrarily the ilrst principle OF asso-
ciation. inc 0uAhANIth 10 every Que ol u
ireo exercise OF his INDUSTRY anu lhe irni's
eSu'TeJ WY e Uyoi bUgc,s IN
no stnfe, IN, best eorrectlve IA the law OF
elual Inheritance 10 an In cqual degree:
and thc hotter. as this oufurces the law Of
nature while eNtra-tayGtion violates IT, ~
II coll0.al family fortunes must be lovcl-
ed hv tho stutc IL can never be accom-
plis6ed by a Graduated income tax Apart
from its unulnstituuonality, it would be
wholly impracicable. aud being unjust and
uneuunI II Is necessarily unlomocrutc
BETTER follow the suggestions Of jefferson.
or eithor extend thom further with moro
prouise of eneetunl remedy The right Of
testineniary dispositlon or Of inheritcnca
are not natural rights but municipal rights
conferred by law aud subject 10 chuugc by
the law. mstend OF strengthening the arm
of government 80 that II may reach out
and roll the citizen OF his eanlutis aud his
Recommendations fhprcbv deytrpyIug as IL
| lnevIta Nm would. all Incentive oxer.
| tion 10 Industry and economy. In other
words dcstrpvlnp at one sweep the found.
| ntiou OF human civilization NOrause this
/ must rlst upon the natural desire OF gain
! and accumulation md OF improvement on
| Inc mart OF avery man. Il would DO better
! To piaca a conservative limitation upon the
! right OF Documentary disposition Of prop.
erty and also upon the right Of inheritance.
according to their desires or opportunities
and would prevent the pillng up OF
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