The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-14
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ne "a DNH 10 pEou4U1G Gn0
further cissuance-of bonds, and by his
vigorous aud persistent efforts, ! for
some three or four months, succeed,
ed in getting his bill through che Sen
ate. Was not that q good thing, Col
nel9 I think you are too honest not to-
answer in the am rulative And if you
ans weF in the affirmative, do not fail
to score one jdst here. Was there one
man in either of the old parties that
started out with such a record IN less
than one months time after taking his
seatR IL you know of one, Lee us have
his name and Of what party. --s.~-
y Q. Senator Butler was the first Sen
ator to Introduce an amendment toithe
Constitution providing for an income-
tax. The money power fad doubtless
influenced the Supreme COHat,z tO~de-
7cide an income tax unconstitutional.
That put the income tax TO rest unless
the constitution could be changed or
amended And che very fact that
both houses of Congress had passed an
income tax law, indicated that a ma
,j5Fity ofcthe- people and their repre-
sen5atives believed -such a law to be
just and-right Qdite-a number had
denounced9and criticised the Supreme
Court for its action in the matter but
they did nothing to remedy the wrong.
IL remained for our young Senator
R,o0,-NIo.eA tTSS-olS11s NoSio1 Rrt1ar
to INTRODUCES a bill to chenge the Con
]stitufion of the United Estates 8 % as to.
legalize an income tax. This bill Intro
1duced bys Senatorial 1wab referred
the Judiciary Committee, and Sena
toriButlerh has made frequent Efforts to
get R,fepOrE from that committee on.
his bill to amend the Constitutions bat
as yetjhe has not succeeded. : Why's
BocauseRnelther of sthe7old parties will
give him the -reqlisite help Colonel,
-youacannot deny but '6hath graduated
incometRx is just, right and proper,
is- imperfect harmony with the
teachings of the New Testament, viz. :
The parable Of Che DISTRIBUTION of the.
talents and theo1 reckoning, clearly
proves the business of an income tax,
r.sTo whom muchi Is giVenS of him much
shall be required, veto. Then, Colonel,
do not fan to make another score here
for Builder go Iss tc Ts1o.JEs ~Ei'.
8 Senator Butler now has pending
before Congress two important bills to.
perfect and improve 6Irpostal system:
One providing for the establishment
of2a postal telegraph, which would
break up inexpensive Western Union
Telegraph MONOPOLY and place a tele..
graph! or a phone at any pos5ohce in
theSU nion, and enable the poor people,
as we'll as the rich, to send a telegram
for ten cents anywhere over the coun.
try; instead of IS cents to 81 and up,
wards, as they now have TO. do. He
also Introduced another bill, providing
for the establishment Of postal savings
banks at every money order off &c in
the United States, where the common
class of people can deposit their small
savings, from one cent up, and re-
caive Interest," on the same, with the
security Of the Government behind.
o cher countries have such banks and
have proved thema good thing. Then
why should we not hava themg 1t
would be- a great stimuiant to the Ia
boring people of this country, to know
that their small deposits would be per
fectly safe and draw interest at the
same time. Then, Colonel, If you are
willing to do the Senator Justice you
will score two here, making four to
this point. -@S
4 The defeat Of the famous and in,
famous land postal bill sho2 Id also be
placed to the credit Of Senator Bullet.
Bit why do I say thisH Because that
infamous bill was passed through the
House, being supported by many Dem
~ocrats: But when that bill reached
the Senate it went to the Committee
on Postofhces and Postroads, and for
tunately Senator Butler, a member Of
that committee, fought it with all his
might, holding it in the committee for
about two months; and when at last
the bill was reported to the Senate,
Butler flied a strong minority report,
and made 4 strong speech, showing SO
Rcfearfy the Infamous purposes of the
bill that it was defeated. But what
vas the purposes Of this Land bfllG
The purpose st this bnl was to discrrlImn
inate against small c31ntry il ne wvspa,
+pers and In favor bf big daiiies, a and
present reform literature that denod1n
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