The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31
FREE h0MESTEADS
No MortsaxeesS Or Ia. c.therer to In
wade 1.-THE Representative Sug-
sestion Speeding.

SRCcOlA8s
(From the Milwaukee Advance.)
To the Editor:x
l should like to see an amendment to
the state constitution, exempting at
least $4,000 from taxation of homestead
and personal property.
Homestead exempt from sheriff s
sale latter original mortgage of sale or
present mortgage has been satisf1ed), for
debt or mortgage from date of enact
ment, when there are parents or parent,
children or grandchildren, and such
heirs to inherit the advantage of such
exemption. This seems of equal rights
for all. The rich who have the capital
to realize from, and who make the bur-
den OF taxation, would then be amply
able to look after tax economy or its
extravaganza; they would have the
same exemption, being fully benefited
to the same amount, while the real
losers by such an exemption would be
those who have in part, or not any
homestead or personal property. This
advantage OF exemption, say $4,000.
would encourage the now oppressed to
provide homes or improve them, which
would then be tax free and not sold at
sherih's sale, which would cause SUBJ
lime JOY, the blissful contentment de-
sired by all lovers of fair play, thrifty
moral and cOntented Americans.
For people SO hampered to twit
each respective party on the taxation
extravaganza or the rotten causes there
OF, does not right such wrong
Protests and criticisms have in the
past been Of no avail; let US reach the
hearts of the majority of the people
with such proposed law on the tax oues-
ton, that is SO broad, so fair, provides
equal rights for all, and offers such ad-
vantages to the common people now
taxed out of all proportion, that it will
force the politicians to enact such a tax
exemption law on it's own merits, and
thus right the wrong.
In this it is far-reaching Think of
the record of mortgages! The interest
paid into the pots of the few by that
debt curse! Think of the extra labor
and amount of produce that is required
to pay it!
When homesteads cannot be sold I'M
der the sherif's hammer for debt or
mortgage, it will tend to thwart the
bank money loaners who, through cor
rupt legislation, control the money that
controls the nation, and are established
for that purpose. They cry prosperity
through their agencies pfute papers.
thereby quilting many to borrow money
to improve their homes or embark in
uncertain business enterprises, which is
the manifest speculative restlessness of
Americans In time such borrowers
pay back in interest, perhaps many
times the principal, in many cases only
to have their homes 2foreclosed over their
gray heads, their ffves blighted, their
accumulations iof toll transferred to
toilless hands, as they are moved to the
poorhouse, while their children, if any.
are scattered or cast in poverty upon
the world!
Such system is contrary to the wis.,
dom Of nature whose supreme ruler does
not abridge the right of any human be-
ing, no matter how humble, to provide
and maintain a home. While our eco
nomic system makes such borrowing in
vestors in the net for our INSCRIPTIONS
money loaning f1nanciers.
Let us make the plank so strong that
1t will help halt the money trust" and
with the demands of our national
planks make palmer to the people that
the government is created to establish
laws, as law measures and issue
money; it should be controlled and han
died by the government through its own
banking system, loaning direct to the
people, assuming control of recorded
mortgages at low interest rate, put
ting stop to the special privileged
usury outrages- 600, 600 which is now
annually paid in interest! That takes
labor and produce to pay it. It's good
thing for the money loaners. Suppose
the government loaned money direct at
one-fourth the interest charges as it is
done to the bankers, would it not be
better for the government and the poo
Pile?
Let us make this issue very plain to
the voters. What say you, Brother Pop
ulists? Suggestions are in order.
F. M. CALDWELL
Princeton, Wis, Aug 10.