The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-09-19
HIGH TAXATION.

everyone, regardless of color, financial con- '
dition or points of social or political dis
tinction. 1t was high taxation against
which our forefathers rebelled and fought,
and it is high taxation that the people OF
Wellington have to face at the coming
election. History is only repeating ITSELF
Unnecessary taxation has been the cause
of the downfall of nations. Debt making
by everyone, almost, is the cause OF our
financial troubles-more than tariffs and
other causes combined.
It seems very smooth and nice to give
note due in the distant future, but all these
promises must be met, and then comes the
"wail of woe.' The digging down after
the money to pay that note is what makes
the hard times.
Interest is like a cancer-eating out your
yitals night and day: or it is like spider
winding its web around you all the time
II doubles and tribbles itself, usually, be-
fore the obligation is cancelled. That
which is obtained through debt is dear at
any price and should be done without, ex-
cept in cases of sheer necessity. We are
living too fast and don't count the cost be-
fore getting into trouble. Villages with
small tax duplicates are endeavoring to
support the luxuries enjoyed by cities
with millions in taxable property. There
in we err. If one cannot afford piano
and cannot obtain it at some other mans
expense, he had best do without it. 9th
erwise he does en- injustice to himself, his
family and his neighbors.
The cause of hard times is too much
debt for the yearly products and the prices
they bring. The products of the soil have
no fixed value--they are subject to the in
Auences of overproduction and combines.
The value of the dollar is fixed, yet, owing
to the fluctuation in products, the dollar
will purchase three times as much of them
as formerly. But the debt is measured by
dollars, hence it requires three times as
much of the products of labor to cancel It,
AS the times are hard, and many people
out of employment, and there is already
debt of $1,000 on the town, it behoove'
every good citizen to work against greater
Indebtedness. 1t would be bad tinanclor
ing to add $4,000 to the already heavy
debt. The total interest would then reacf
S2SOO or $3OO0s which would have TO b'
met by taxation. For my part, woulf
would prefer to see the town free from
debt, before putting mortgage on the Ia
bor and business of the town for some
thing which we can do very well without
Waterworks will not bring another fam
lily to the town, though many may be driV
en- away by the the excessive taxation re
sultant. have lived for twentyeigh
years with good, pure well water and
tank in the upper story of my residence s.
arranged that by turning faucet in an!
room have all the water want. Th
OUTLAY was small, and it is paid for at ono
and ended.
As to fre-the best protection for an
property is policy in some good insul
ance company, which protection will COZ
less than the proposed water. When you
property is damaged by fire, the insuranc
company will pay the full extent of th
damage. On the other hand, you are col
tinually ly'payins out to waterwork' and &c
ting no financial returns-all outgo and n
income-even though your property is de
troyed by fire.
asked Mr.. Sage as to whether low
rates of insurance could be obtained if v
secured waterworks. He said they cou
not They are, then, of no real advantag
During these times, we have to come dow
to substantial things. Water, under Il
conditions proposed, is luxury and CT
be done without and wells and cisterns d
pended upon.
What was the matter with Pullma
Simply that these men wanted dear toy
to live in and demanded of Mr.. Pullm
electric lights, water works, etc.-the lu
uries of great city. Mr.. Pullman add
these and had to make good the exper
through higher rents. Thus, while
paid his men good wages, their fast livi
drove them to starvation.
All the luxuries added to town hi
to be paid for by the people who live in
thus making the town dearer one tolive
The rents will be increased, whether !
wish to use the water or not, and you '
have to pay for every drop of water
use. What is needed most is cheap tc
in which to live. We need it for labor
men and for business men, to retain tn
which we already have and to induce
ers to come here to live. Then you
have plenty of applicants for your vac
houses and capital will remain here
you will have more on your tax duplic
As TO c. W. Horr, be has the righ
sell water; SO has anyone else. Their
no commandment saying "Thou shalt
water of C. W. Horr". Buy it elsewh
if you prefer. And rumor has it thS
w. Horr il not the only man that proI
to deal in that non-intoxicating fluid.
Why not accept Mr.. Horr's propos
to furnish the town with water at che
rates than il can otherwise be procr
He is responsible. If the town must
water, will not gallon of water exiting