The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-21
INEQUALITIES of Taxation.
The New York Times makes the

The New YORK Times makes the
point that Jay Could, when alive,
paid taxes on only $500 600 worth
Of personal property, Now that
he Is dead the tax.gatherers have
discovered that he was worth
$4,000, 900, taxable In New York,
and have placed a tax valuation of
SIO 0O0,000 on the property. II is
this sort of thing that causes the
poor man 10 complain aud to lend
ear to socialistic propagandists
and emperical economists of every
Eiud and degree. We have laws
for The collection OF taxes on per.
sonl property. These laws are
not aud eau not he enforced, for
men will not tell the assessor the
ruth ms to their holdings. IL
these laws would he enforced, the
rate Of TAXATION would he very
low, indeed so low that the bur.
den would not he felt ny the aver.
ace citizen. Now that the tariff
is to he reduced and the national
currency made more substantial,
the next thing to be considered
10y the people will lie the proper
apporti0nmcnt of taxes, National,
State aud municipal. Reforms
move slowly, but this country Is
in u state of economic evolution
that must finally include the thor.
laugh study of all direct tax
~ with a view either TO their en-
tire elimination so far as personal
property is concerned, or to the
equitable distribution of those
taxes. The man of small means
is unable To hide any of his pos.
sessions from the eye OF the as.
SCISSOR. He must pay to the full
limit, but the rich man finds II
easy to conceal his wealth. The
objection to the direct taxation OF
incomes will I've, if that proposi.
ton shall ever come TO be consid.
cred In the National Legislature,
that the man enjoying an income
of 81 100000 n year from his prop
critics will not confess IL, while the
man who has n salary above the
minimum the law shall fix will
have 10 pay ia full. II will lie the
old story over again 10 a large eX'
tent. There will also be the fur
Their objection that the rich will
feel they are hearing the expenses
Of government, and the poor man,
not less patriotic, will find himself
the subject of supercilious regard
on the part of those who are more
blessed in the goods of this world
than himself. IL is the American
idea that every citizen shOuld
take pride in bearing bis due pro
portion of the expenses OF the
government under which he lives
and u manly, lofty citizenship IL
developed only on that line. The
American people have always
been slow to take up the tax
question, with n disposition "a
consider IL SYSTEMATICALLY aud
thoroughly, in order to make the
taxes equitable. For a century
the country has been growing rich
so rapidly, and the opportunities
for the acquisition Of wealth quick
ly have been so great and MINER
Gus, that the question Of taxes has
not been regarded as seriously ne
il should. The first step in that
direction, and toward an entire
change In our tax system, was
made when the Democratic party
was given fall control Of the gov,
eminent last November. that its
representatives. might revise the
tariff. As soon rs that shall have
been done the question of the
support of the government will
become paramount, aud this will
lead TO new tax laws. not only as
to the national government but as
to State and municipal govern
ments as well.-Appeal Avalanche,
Oh. my poor back What pain
/ No excuse for it-plantation Anti.
Pain Pofus Plaster with calAicum
will cure il. Sold and guaranteed
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satisfactory Nv
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Cowgirl 4 Cowgirl, Hickman, Ky
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