Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-07

test sRsinst excessive appropriation
for military purposes.
Itis not sarprlsiBg that the prOtei
Is must vigorous from the masses, b
,ause under our system Of :aHa,ip
the bulk Of cor Federal revenues
collected FROM import duties and 10
ternai revenue taxes upon liquors an
tobaccos, ali OF which bear mos
heavily upon the pOor. Import dutie
are collected upoo articles used b
the people, and the peop'e do not Us
articles tare1 10 proportion 10 thei
income.
For Instance. a man with 30 Ia
come Of slOO.O does not eat Or Wes
or use q hundred times ss much Of th'
articles taxed a. the average mat
uith 40 income Of 1900. The pe0pl
sith small incomes, therefore. pay, a
g rule. q larger percentage of thei
incomes 10 support the Federal Gov
ernmeDt than the people with larg'
/ incomes. The same Il true Of lnterna
revenue taxes, collected upon llquor
and tobaccos. Men do not use liquol
aod tobacco 10 proportion to thell
Incomes. Thus II will be seen that
our Federal taxes are, In effect. an
income taK-not only an income tar
bot q graded income tax, and heaYiest
10 proportion upon the smallest TO-
cones.
II We could supply a part Of our nee
essary revenues from a direct Income
tax the burdens Of large army would
Be more equItably borne; but accord.
log TO q decision of the Supreme
Court. the Income Of an individual Il
more sacred than the Individual, be-
cause q citizen can be drafted 10 time
Of danger, while his income cannot BE-
tared either 10 peace or war.
Tue army IL the impersonatlon Of
force. II does not deliberate, II acts;
u does not decide, II executes; II does
&C. scasou, it sh0oA.
hIlltarism IL The very anilthesls OF
democracy; they do not grow 10 the
same soil; they do not draw their
oourlshment from the same source.
10 90 army order, come down from
the commander 20 the soldier, aud the
soldier obeya Ia q republic, man.
dates issue FROM the sovereign power, |
aod the public servant gives heed.
II anyone doubts the demorallzlng
results which follow the use Of force,
even when the force Is justified by
necessity, let hIm behold the change
which has taken place 10 the Views Of
nany Of our people during the last
ew months, and then estimate. u he
an, the far.reaehlng effect which a
arge increase IN the permanent army
would have upon the thoughts, pur-
'oses aud character of our people.
Our government derives rs lust
'owers from the cnDsent ~ the gov.
rned, aud It's strength from the peo-
le themselves. We cannot afford 10
'eaken the governments reliance
pon the people by cultlyating the
lea that all the work OF war must, be
one by professional soldiers. The I
tliens a safer law keeper. when he c
IaJ be called upon 10 assist ia The I
iforoemen. OF law, and legislation n
more likely 20 be Just When tho
''ernment relies largely upon volun n
crs, because support Is surest when r,
e goYernment Is 10 beneacent that y,
eh citizen Is willing To die To pre-.
rye " blessing 10 posterity. The N
adlsess with which the American A
ople have always responded TO their r,
snirJ call lisa suanntte as To the A,
ture.
! nave suggested some OF the reas.
: mot all, BY aay ueansl, Why the
'ulaf army should not BE- decreased Al
less such an Increase bo actually a
'essary. now ask whether 1hefe er
any 'ush necessity for Increasing "a
A. eTanch Of cur army, which 4. ~
ID ioT service ia The uaited states N
Iefe may, from tlme 10 tlme. Dc 70
"a of small additions 10 wao our an
'lHea1Ioas, but wha, Is there 10 the BE-
nestle situation TO justify toex. -
= 'he demand for more soldienY m
Ia army Of occupation for service
Cuba PoFio Rico aud the Phn. pr
'aea Is made necessary by the le'
'a'''ous sFowing out OF tho var ~, ~
'a' such ao army Is temporary 10
'fAe'e" aud should not be made a ri
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