The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
vlacr or THE PEOPLE.
- nm Education.
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~ Texas. March 90 lSsh-wii'
~. i've this little item a space In
s,s.sIe paper and obligc. AS there
,....b,e said In the papers about a
u. .,.,em Of text books for Texas
..,ss Of that subject would now
nierest to the people Tne various .,,s
IA. are taking action ON this
md the leg stature is at work on
r.,uvands upon thousands are an
Ia out for the erection Of school
md md the employment of teachers.
.,u..,Ion Of the masses Is 'he srea a.
ducsuv and anything that tends TO
w.. w. hanks or to remove the DUR
~ w NOR is a great blessing
p ,.s,s,ature is also at work upon an
~ law and as 1t Is now writ
~ r,lI be imposed upon all vendors
=, avery kind except those OF
~ sa,ure. MIR. Drew uses TINS ian
his hill after referring to pea
nva,b,np herein contained shalh De
,.,od as TO include travelling ven
y ,,n or earlhenware; provided iur,
that nothing ne'ei, ',,,.. ,,or
,rstr,,ed as TO include traveilhs ven
y literature, religious In charac'e, y,
.,,,s vendors of vegetables OF noulIy
NV w country produce exclusively 'rui'
INIT trees exclusively.
~ vendors Of tin or eartbenware are
nj 1, seems that that exemption ID
rssd TO help the people in some man
To inject must have been 10 let IN
,s.ition and cheaper prices. ! myself
saon Kansas tinware peddied IN
:, md asc know that there are tin
IN Texas. II thora Is no protection
,hs timers in. Texas, why Should there
law IN protect the man on scnool
ts an, school supplies. / am not max
snv lick on exelnpting tinware ana
rothipp about 1t, hut If that law gives
naonIe cheaner tinware. why should not
noor schoolboy hare cheaper books.
NOR mans globes or charts? II the
Il intended to give the people cheaper
hfs and cheaper books of all KINDS, IL
rious, then why raise tax upon the
Ella to build school houses and hire
Ehers and then put en- an occupation
to raise the price Of the books?
have BEEN quite traveller and l nave
M looked ut the fine school houses and
thought what fools tho people were to
N tax on the very material required
educate their children. If a peddier
les into town with good map. his
an atlas, a globe, or a chart, lie is
by an officer and told that he must
an occupation tax or the map, or
Ne, or any supplies or hooks eau nos
old there. Some States have long ago
med better than to tax education and IN
lie States books are cheap. as they should
The poor boy gets his books mucn
bper in Missouri than he does in Arkan-
and Why In Missouri there is no tax
kteyer and In Arkansas there Is a heavy |
Many other States have entirely done |
" with all kinds of tax on education |
will the great State of Texas be be-
~
the State needs funds let 1t be levied
Euch books or articles as are objection
Or not absolutely required to educate
people.
ow u the government levies tax of
2 cents ward on a certain kind OF calico
raises s1,000,0)0 revenue, does the
hufacturer pay the tax or does the poor
ray 1t who wears the goods? The
ufacturer pays the tax to the govern
pt, and then who pays 1t to the manu-
turer. The Girls, Of course, as 1t is
rged up to them on the goods, although
may never even think about it.
ho pays the occupation tax on the
Pss that are sold? Tho peddlers, of
|ne, why everybody knows that. The
Idef Just sells that map, book. chart,
= Or giooe and loses the tax on it in
y county He never thinks TO charge
y On tas man who needs one for his