The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

velopment OF free government One
republic after another has been estab
lished until to-day the monarchical
idea has barely foothold in the New
World.
While it is not the policy of this
country to interfere where amicable
relations exist between European
countries and their dependencies in
America, our people would look with
disfavor upon any attempt on the part
of European Governments to maintain
an unwilling or forcible sovereignty
over people living on this side of the
Atlantic.
Public ExtrnvRgance.
The Republican party, drawing as II
does enormous campaign funds from
those who enjoy special privileges AT
the hands of the Government, is power.
less to protect the taxpayers from the
attacks of those who profit by large
appropriations. surplus in the Treas
ury offers constant temptation to ex.
travagance, and e-trnvagance In turn
compels resort to new means of taxa.
tion.
This is being kept in the background
until the campaign ls over and Is a
fair illustration OF the imposition
which will be attempted when there Is
considerable amount of money idle
in the Treasury. The rehabilitation of
the merchant marine, laudable In it.
self, Is made the pretext for expendi-
ture OF public money for the benefit OF
large shipowners and In the interests
of transportation monopoly. The
Government. being only the agent of
the people, has no right to collect
from the people taxes beyond the le-
climate needs of government hon
estly and effectively administered.
For an Income Tax.
BY inadvertence the income tax plank
agreed upon by the resolutions COM
mittee was omitted from the platform
as read and adopted. The subject, how
ever, is covered by the reafiirmation OF
the Chicago platform, and | take this
occasion to reassert my belief in the
principle which underles the income
tax.
Congress should have authority to
levy and collect an income tax when
ever necessary, and an amendment to
the Federal Constitution specifically
comforting authority ought to be sup
ported by even those who may think
the tax unnecessary at this time. In the
hour of danger the Government can
draft the citizen; it ought to be able
to draft the pocketbook as well. I'M
less money is more precious than blood
we cannot afford to give greater pro.
lection to the incomes of the rich than
to the lives of the poor.
imperialism Paramount.
The subjects treated in this letter,
i'm nj nnah IN Hcolf
do not press so imperatively for solu-
tion as the question which the plat
form declares to be the paramount is
sue in this campaign.
Whether we shall adhere to or aban-
don those ideas of government which
have distinguished this nation from
other nations and given to it's history
its peculiar charm and value, is a
question the settlement of which can
not be delayed. No other question can
approach it i'll Importance; no other
question demands such immediate con-
sideration. 1t is easier to lose repu-
tation than to establish one, and this
nation would find it long and labo-
rious task to regain its proud position
among the nations IL, under the stress
Of temptation, it should repudiate the
self-evident truths proclaimed by our
heroic ancestors and sacredly treasured
during a career unparalleled in the an
nails of time. When the doctrine that
the people are the only source of pow
er is made secure from further attack
we can safely proceed to the settle
ment of the numerous questions which
involve the domestic and economic well
fare of our citizens.
Very truly yours,
wv L RRXAN