The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-04-05

meagre resources throughout the entire coun'
try, that not n word In It's defense or cSplana-
tlon would seem necessary rc-c or anywhere
else. On all tho wants und neccssa''c' NJ lite
tho man OF wealth with u heavy iucomc. fhr'
less rates OF tariff tax under existing laws than
the laborlng man woman whose wearing
apparel L. Of noarSer material nnl whose
household living Il -,ipplloi with cheaper
goods bearing higher rates Of duty. Ills bombs,
his accumulated riches Of all kinds, aid All ~
comes arising from them arc exempt from hH
government burdens. remaining not only un.
diminished and unmolcsteh amidst darkened
homes and fragrant distress, but growing fat
ter stronger and more defiant as the days and
the years go by"
In considering an income tax the most cS.
traordnhfs anJ startling fact we discover Is
the very small nuinber Of people TO whom 1t ap'
plies
The commissioner Of Internal i'c:trro. In
recent communi, alton to the ways and nrhin
committee OF the house estimates the present
population Of the United States at not less
than o. .Opl 900 and the wealth OF tho country at
i6j, 200 0GD01J. or IN average OF $1,000 II there
was an equal dsirlhutian Wis further csti'
mate. however. Is that so great iui teen the
condensation OF capital into tile ownership ~ n
small and powerful class that the tax here pro
posed on incomes OF over si,0O will reach only
| about 9S, 900 individuals and corporations out
| Of more than 65. .0OO,000,
pause. They recall the rrst lays OF l.Jrne.
and other governments. both ancient onl mod
| ern, whose liberties were lost by tho hccuin"-
| latlon and power OF wealth In the hands OF
! pnt rican artist ocrncios.
| What shall he said Of one OF the leading ar
| guuchs utgrd against the enactment Of nn In.
come tax We are grHScly Informed that such
J .ox Gin rot be- collected because OF The whole
sale poi iUiy Witch income owners VIII commit
| IN order to e.rd. the IN'". n the ,timhlal
classes Of the country OF thp7o ~ rssr~N ID r."
| spcctahility can defeat the enactment ~ 'oNS
| Ivy threatening TO commit crime in their violt
| tion. then, indeed. have We reached depth OF
| degradation far beyond the hand or the power
| Of resurtoetion ! Will believe nothing so in
! famous y .hc Congress OF tte Unitad states nS
| its suh:.'lssiou to n threat 50 attut'op" or an
argument 50 rcSG!'irr
u confess that am snoth"d, incEprcssibly
shocked 10 no assured now by gGr'l"ucn of
great ability and high position that the prlnti-
pal property holders and income owners oil tho
United States arc ready for the sntc oi O.
| fruudin. the government out Of n small pIt'
| tancc to hiacken thdir nouls with the dctosta-
| blb crime of false swearing; 10 render them
| selves N associates for thieves. hoNso.hrcGk-
| crs, for;crs and cut,hruats IN prison houses Oi
! this world, ami to become evrfnst'nG iHhani'
| tants OF hell in the world to come
| Talling up nGAt the wool tax, he declared
that II he believed puttiag wool on tho fire. list
wOul hurt the farmers he wGu.h no, vote for
| the bill but 1t was n matter OF actual dem
| onstration tn 1t free wool, accompanied uy
| such reduced rates as can then be placed on
| manufactures of wool, and which arc placed on
them In this bill, ID oue Of tho greatest bless
ings that can bcfali thc farmer
| H's rctoratiun was as follows
| "Sir. ths IS tic birthday Of Thomas jcfcr.
son. One hundred rud fifty Tnc years ago 20.
| dav he came into the world the Erc5tcst "mgn-
| cpator OF thought. philosopher Of liberty AMI
| teacher Of the natural rights Of man ever
| known in human history. The blows he struck
| for Freedom. Justice anl equality In govern
! m"nt are yet resounding throughout INC earth,
| and they ~ill mover cease to he heard until TIC
| last sha"klc OF 1rieiegC and tyranny is
broken. Ten days before hi' soul flight from
| his mountain home he wrote his purtinI words
to his own countrymcn and to all tho races g
| mankind. with this great dying message le
fore us and in Its spirit we take new courage
ana go on with our work.
All eyes are open or opening he sril, to
| the right, Of nan The general spread Of ti.d
light OF science has already laid open to every
| view the palpable truth that tho mass of man
kind has not been born with saddles on their
backs nor favorcl few booted and spurrcd
ready to ride them lcsitimately by the grace r.
| God Hail mighty message and hail IL
| speedy anl certain fulhllmcnt. ~ hail th
cOunsels OF Thomas Jefferson in this hour @
caste based on wealth, Of privilege granted b!
law. and OF monopoly fattoned on the SLAYER
of labor"