The Comrade., 1894-12-13
"a NEW ERA IN TAXATION.
Profits OF Government Owned Public Utili-
ties and the Annual Rental Value OF

There is a great change in the sys-
TENS of taxation in vogue IN the United
States near at hand. The great changes
which science has wrought within the
last half century has almost entirely
revolutionized the modes OF industry
throughout. This change has unjoint.
ed old systems and produces such frlc-
tion as threatens to smash the whole
machinery of government. The natural
propensity Of the majority for holding
on to old ways and old usages IS being
wrested and twisted as never before.
Gradually they are relinquishing their
old preconceived ideas and beginning
to wonder if they might not have been
mistaken in their inherited beliefs, and
if it may not be possible that their old
things, like former generations old
things, may not be out Of date, and IT
4 it may not be unwise to try to- adjust
to them the new civilization which has has
sprung up around them, and is fighting
i for more room and more freedom to ex-
pand.
/ This thought is steadily breaking up
+ha ernst of conseryat tisn and weaken
ino the opposition to the new era which
4 is to lift the twentieth century to q
4 loftierseminence than ever has been oc-
4 cupied by the human race.
The reign Of rascalit under old party
disei has never attained such pro- 1,1-=
+ portlenssts 1snas t'ais =,
IN the last 1n'rty,tWo yeals = f4ha tha
hleneee. - ehe nluuie - ,n a,,5 Ia :
4 gfeae 81 slaseiAoh,1eAs =, M. 1aa+
steaally progresse.l VI. ,io". ~ ,,.
session q Congress u,u .ass . = ,ar ,,aa,,le :
the eyes u 'Ais c'n'lnoli .l.''.' s
.nan any one t1,a tbind q can.
N al tnis peflou - .ne w = @
Jury. lne opeil ~ lpo ''4ss.
prac.lcsu e,,s - sne iiall 4n - 80 e
- ene 1ass .al e !, 1 s;la,,, - tha
Wa.eis 80 pool = M &c. ',.a,,., h1;oan
Dllnu nail eyes. q, ~ 8. = sits ! - !
parry nas -
uoneu onen a4;nn ~ = .;ab s and nrns.
/. n -. 1s;a.1, 4ra;a mo fact
pelous w. 80 = ,,,ars = : 1ot
.nls ~ ,.sl :. j. e s i
.ols'lsuoe suo 1loal,e,ioy 49, ,.,al,
aelnons.rateu Z, ~ she Nlues9leau W.
nlgn RUN Wnlc1 y " W,
hand. Within the last few montns lo
there has been u greater accession T. tt
the partisans Of free trade Yhicn aim illr !
at the destruction OF the custom house
!. than IN years before. Inc Tree tradt
of the politician, which meant nothing e
is rapidly giving way, to the aggress
! i've advance of the come-out fre'
traders. Other means Of raising reY
enue are being examined and the more e
they are looked into the more smpl
|, and equitable they appear a statlstl
! cal examination OF the modern mean
> of transportation, shows that take1
!, out OF the hands OF corpora tons Isl an
placed under government oWnershl '1fle VI
the fare and freights OF the railroad all g
could be reduced tWo-thlrds IRON rom pres
ent rates and furnish abundant mean an
d to defray every expense OF govern
Z lnent.
. The telegraph and telephone system S'e?zt
which should be a branch oi,tne ,ll1, Pc: pos
office depart1ne would ylelo 9 many sl.l
Some revenue for p'l bllc use VIII =. =
present eharges Ieoucs. ons ~, I
sisIe'ie a,n ae,,,, .,, no d,a ,yn from IA
paptI panta1 ra1,,e all, - land i BEING urged b
nan;a,,, @ ;ncreas;no nhalanx Of adyt
aa4as
All these new sources of taxatio
= nresant tha STRONGEST reasons for.
IL rad;oo1 nh.nro IN ,oreat;no a. fund Il
Tho rb,;c nso vhita at the same tin
,,;ninr entirely ant of existence tt
antiona+ed svstan, of raisino reven1
"a Nv tha ;nn,;s;toria1 and fenda1 mode !
= rarsanal nronertv tax
~ trha advoea4es ~ al, these reform
are steadily coming together and i'm in
+h ,,oa,,,a,s r,,.tn while tha two q
oA1e ps1ps - a. a..
part1es nave nothlnS DtiC C1ie uiy i. nue!
OF antlquated systems 70 o11er TO u
people, who are wearily turning aw;
I, from them to the living issues offert
~ by the peoples party. It will be
hr;rht dav for the honest toilil
:. masses who have been voluntary slav
-. :, s-.Z7E!,,, E aI2. 80, =