The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-23
>, s. c., Jan. 90, 1894.
TX on Capital.

'/Io lnIelIgently employ Ine
Nes that are already at command.
CUES that If the habit were gen.
mong the people to deposit their
II banks even in small amounts,
n resort to the use of checks
volume of effective currency
swelled immeasurably. He
.es the necessity of the &C.
It by the people of correct and
ID business ideas and prac-
trongly puts the wholesome
something to command
cash rather then the mere
of money y what is most
not $ that one who
/ chattels is as
her Or not coin
kind ever greets
rrse Mr.. Echols is
jority of our biggest
#. taking in the no.
t cotton or corn on
VtulCIS vi SOIuoGIlluS
I'M exchange money,
,und loose in a gene
unrivalled by the
lambrosa" would never
Is way into the depths
IS.
"rSERshardly expects to
% the sensitive n
lols But .~n,kpes and prays
thunderous Voice will arouse
people of these states to a &C
cement hat the wretched fl
depression existing among mil
their fellow citizens has all
carance if not the truth of O
ing argument that something
aully and menacingly wrong.
pleasantly manifest at this mo-
chat the reputed business con-
ism of the East is now being
to encase the capital of the East
nut it off from the efforts that
rats of other sections are making
ect it to just taxation. This
.tion is conspicuous in the
'osition of the Northern press
political parties to the pro-
Jme tax. The tax PROPOSE
before congress is vehement
It, called shabby names, and
as s~ocialistic by nearly
luential papers in New York
that city's commercial DOM
we'll as the persons who rept
Asection in congress! They
~ seem to recognize
saimed az capital, and that it's
IS true. They are able to see no
bit that the people are alive to the
lization that capital is due a much
ger contribution to the support of
government than it has heretofore
and SC they have rallied around
md are ready to fight. For the
we believe that they will win.
IN income tax affecting only persons
ample income, and that is the kind
necessarily implies that
men who have only what their
ly toll returns will not feel it and
counter inference goes with it
; the fund which flows continually
investments would be the real
tributor. 1t is upon the devising of
stem Of taxation which will accom-
h this that the future safety and
ce of this country not less than it's
sperity is dependent.
is folly to ignore the tremendous
tical disturbance which is agitat-
the South and West. When a
ing wind blows the face of the
ii is always changed and sometimes
strewn with w~reckage. Agale is
wing among the producing classes.
e, pitifully and disgracefully true
always is, that the demigogue has
.bed his opportunity and made the
t of it, to the general confusion
checking of good progress, but the
ses and forces are at work never
css. And this wind is dangerous.
ere better that it be perceived by
'iotic Democrats that harm will
result unless the patriots
Jhe party put the governmental
in shape to ride the waves.
is easy to agree with Eastern DEM
ITS that the sub-treasury scheme
the railroad ownership hobby are
;es of such preposterous folly that
Y do not deserve national attention,
If the laws are to be maintained
the sheer purpose of entailing
18th upon q class then a revolt is
, to come and dim outlines in front
not always spectres.
ye are not writing q third party ed
ial. We believe that Democracy
ne true theory of this government
that its principles will finally shape
destiny but there are conditions
oh Democracy must meet or there
be trouble and this one which
.pts capital from taxation is the
nent one now.
We rise to inquire If the large ele-