New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-06-14
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be made under the gglise Of curiin 9 re-
Venue toslimit &C itions 81 ta2iine in
comesVnd SUGGESTIONS. twill be futile
in the future, as if has been il tie past
If the tax upon incomes is excessive,
business will seek a less hostile. jjtrsdic-
ton and i. the tax upon inherit ancas is;
.inl i elistribu tions will be made by
gift during the lifetime Of the possessor.Y
The most popular demand l,ronul ga
ted by thosesWho are engaged in the re-
construction Of society is the nationals
zation as it is called, of railroads and.
teleggraphs and their operation ssin the
interest Of the people. 5 No doubt the
owners and managers Of these corpora
tons have been guilty Of shameless job.
berry, gambling and extortion, and have
piled up stupendous fortunes by practices
that are as pugnant to financial integ-
rity as they are shocking to the public
conscience; but the cost Of transp ortation.
and service has steadily declined, till a
ton Of freight or a passenger can be car
ried further for a dollar than at any pre-
vious- time in the Worlds history,
The government is always the worst
served of all employers. The hours Of
labor are less in number and the salaries
larger than in any private business, and
this IS nowhere more cons picuol,s than in
the postoffice department.. Any Of the
great express companies could probably
perform the postal service Of the country
at half the present rates with equal
promptness and efficiency, and with
greater responsibility. Our present syst.
EN- is = typical monopoly. If a letter or.
package is lost by the carelessness OF.
knayery of a clerk rpostmaster there is
no redress. The government endeavors to
detect and punish the culprit, but makes
no reparation, even if its agent and serv-
ant is proved to have appropriated the
property Of the citizen. The annual list
Of depredations is appalling, but there is
no redress. An express company or other
common carrier would be liable for the.
full value Of its loss, and, failing in res.
titution, would be compelled to respond
or forfeit its charter. No private citizen
could deal with his customers as the
government treats its patrons in the post.
office department. without being IN bank
ruptcy onc-half the time and in the peni-
Tertiary the other half.
And all leads to this. The social NAL.
ady is grave and menacing, but the di-
sease is not 50 dangerous as the doctors
and the drugs. The political quacks,
with their sarsaparilla and plasters and.
pills, are treating symptoms instead Of.
the complaint. The free coinage Of sill
yer, the increase Of the per capita, the
restriction Of inning ration, the Australi-
an ballot and qualified suffrage are I'M
portant questions, but they might all be.
accomplished without effectingg the slight
est amelioration Of the condition of the
great masses of the wageworkers Of the
United States. Instead Of DISTINGUISHING
the poor ignorant, it would '5e we'll in
crease their wealth and their intelligence,
and make them fit to vote. "A prescribed
class inevitably become conspirators,
and free institutions can only be made.
secure by the education, prosperity and
contentment Of those upon whom their
existence depends. Jno. ]. ngalls.3
Rev. Horst Dead.
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