The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-02-13
RUsTIC'S VIEWS
He Briefly Reviews Some of the Present
Leading Issues.
a rooE MANS Law THAT PALS
inheritance Tax Law and jay Goaid---
Honesty Measured by
wealth.

Mr.. EpIroR-Will you allow rustic
a space in The CHRoNroLn2 lam anew
conner into the state of Oregon, and
should not at once find fault. But will
say that while preparing to make the
change from a neighboring state to this,
several persons urged me not to go to
Oregon, assigning as the principal reason
that the laws of Oregon were very objec-
tionable. gave the matter little or no
thought, supposing my advisers were a
little cranky; but since living here,
have heard more cranks than knew ex-
listed in America, growing and praying
| to be relieved from laws enacted: by
themselves.
DRIVING MONEY AWAY.
seeing, energetic, frugal, industrious and
prosperous men they have driven money
out of the state and made it almost q
penal offence for man to besin easy cir
cumstances. Instead of allowing money
to bring what the demand makes it
worth; theyehave undertaken to place a
limit to its value, and, d,-in this western
country, value that is low, alt>in the
interest of ''the poor man. The result
is that very large amounts of Oregon
money are sent across the Colum bia
| river where men are allowed to get what
| their money is worth, and the little that
remains on the south side of the river is
put into the. hands of brokers so that
when Mr.. Poor Man gets it. he has paid
as large interest as is paid by people in
our neighboring state, with good fat
commission besides.to the well-kept gen.
tleman who has over his door "Real-
estate and Loans" The man that
tfavors such law deserves no sympathy
when he is getting skinned. 'Experi-
ence is. dear Schooling" etc., but such
a man will learn in no other way. Again
the mortgage must pay the taxes, but
the fact is that it isgenerally so arranged
that Mr., Poor Man must pay the taxes
or have the mortgage foreclosed..
Next Mr.. Poor Man is-allowed to de-
duct his Indebtedness, forgetting that
the rich mans credit is par excellent,
and he is capable of getting deeper into
debt and more rapidly and on much bet
ter terms than Mr.. Poor Man, 30 that
Mr.. Poor Man is matched again.
I INHERITANCE TAX LAW
Very recently, by casual reading. /
learned that England has an inheritance
tax law. The thought of such law
among civilized people was repulsiye to
me-, but I fpalIy concluded that it
might do in England, for they are
"Hinglish, you know" that in re-
public such as the United States no such
Ereprehensible law would find advocates
enough to bring the suggestion before
the people. But within few days after
reading of the English law. I noticed that
the New York law was after George
Gould and that he would likely be
LEGALLY ROBBED
By the state of nearly one million dollars.
And what seems curious is that Period
icate of high standing comment aon. the
matter with tone and air of great satis-
/ faction. Shame on them! Some enjoy
1 the matter and justify it.by saying Jay
Gould stole his money. When asked of
whom and where or when he stole it, the
answer is: "Why; he stole it,. no
man can make such fortune honestly" !"
It this answer istrue I want to know
how much money a man can be
worth and be honest. If wealth
measures mans dishonesty, then
/ poverty neasures mans honesty,
and the loafer whiting goods boxes,
along with the able-bodied dead beat
who let's his wife support him by wash
/ ing and fronting are the most honest and
should be the most respected. Again
the taxing of young Gould is justified be-
cause his father never was properly
taxed. If this be true, it was the fault
of men whose business it was to properly
assess and tax him. His property lay
lout in long lines in full view of the pub
bic. tits said of him he
NEVER HoARDED MoNEY.5
i He kept it always at work When a
i person 8 attention is attracted to almost
any subject it is wonderful how he can
find reading matter concerning it. Nexi
4 I noticed that noted demagogue, Gov
i Pattison of Pennsylvania, in his mes:
sage to the legislature, recommendee
the passing of an inheritance taxsIaw
Next we hear our own worthy goyernoi
doing the same thing. and supported b