The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-14

government of the State or lay the barr
den upon the backs of the poor. We
want the Republicans to help us carry
ont this doctrine, but if they refuse, We
will try to carry it out without their aid
but it is for their benefit as well as ours
Applause.) ann surprised that man
with an income is not willing to pay Il
tax upon it. | remember when they were
collecting the returns after that law was
passed. sent in my returns. My income
WAS large enough to reach the tax limit,
and was glad to make the returns,
and | told my wife that | hoped that my
income would always be large enough to
be taxable Laughter.) The people
who have a small income are already
paying more than their share. and the
man who has a large income ought to
he ashamed to shirk the responsibility of
bearing his share of the burden. That is
Il qeStion that concerns every farmer
III this State and in this nation. | had
en- occasion to deliver some lectures. on
the Northern Lakes. and as | went into
that country noticed the summer homes
that lined the lakes. | found there people
gathered TO secure Il few weeks rest and
recreation, and the thought that came
10 me was this: how small a proportion
OF the people Of our country are able
10 go of for Il few weeks in the summer
TIME and ENJOY rest and recreation. That
was the first thought. And the second
Thought that came to me was this: that
Il smaller percentage Of the producers
or wealth are able to take Il summer
vacation than of those who are mere
traders i'll what others produce: and "a
saw those beautiful summer homes. and
mingled with those who were there en-
joylng Il few weeks rest, my thoughts
turlled back to the farms OF Nebraska
and asked myself. how many farmers
wives are able to go away from home
for few weeks in the Summer to get
Il little rest from their toll: And then
the question come to my mind. why is il
that those who work the least have the
most time and the most money to take
summer vacations. and these who work
hardest have the least time and least
money to enjoy rest and | asked my
self. Is this the result of natural laws?
IT SO, we cannot complain, but | deny
that this is the result of natural laws.
l believe il is because we make the
poor men bear burdens thar they oughl
not to bear. 1t is for that reason that
he has less time TO enjoy relaxation from
toni; it is because we place upon the
farmer more harden than ne ought to
bear that the wife is kept in the home
twelve months in the year and cannot
get the rest from the toll of he farm
Am ] Il domagogue or d:Strrher Of tho
peace because | do not endorse this re-
suit of the law: | protest against the
injustice of the law, and | draw Il Inc
cetwCen what is proper legislation and
what is improper. That is like Jackson
drew ii. | do not believe that the GOV
crnment should take from the rich and
give to the poor. mean simply that
the government should protect eveHy
citizen i'll the enjoyment of what he him
self can earn. Jackson said. that il
the government would 1t stribute its bless
ingS like heaven does its showers then
this government would be an unalloyed
benefit to mankind. But then the gov
eminent stepped in and made the rich
richer and the poor poorer, and the poor
had right to complain. W the injustice
of the government. I simply complain
of the injustice of the law that takes
from the many and gives to the few
the law that gives to the fa,nre1 few
the blessing of the government and places
upon the struggling masses gr, ate. bur
dons than they ought to bear.