The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-10-16
OCTOBER 1e. 1901.
HIS VOICE
Speaks the Error Of His For
mer Teachings.
MI. e. Ingalls, Teaches Straight
Democratic Doctrine.

MI. e. Ingalls, Teaches Straight
Democratic Doctrine.
nj. e. Ingalls, contributes to a
late number of magazine an arti-
ole on current conditions that is
worth reading and preservation.
1t teaches the truth. In the article
among other things he said;
after all. this danger must be
met, as all dangers in the republic
must be overcome by the virtue of
the people. We must, SO far as
possible, protect our email land
owners. In their hands is the
future of the republic. Ifyou will
read the history of the empires and
republics tnat have perished you
will find that their failure dates
from the time when the lands drift
ed into large holdings and were
cultivated by tenants or slaves.
So far, therefore, as it can be done
by legislation our small property
holders should be encouraged and
they should be protected; their
burden should be made as light as
possible, and capital should be
: made to pay it's fair share of the
burdens of the state. Large o"n-
ership of land should be discour-
aged and prevented.
"Our system of taxation is the
crudest on the civilized earth, with
possibly tho exception of Turkey
and some of the Oriental countries.
The laws of every state are differ
emit, and by means of this large ag-
gregations of capital avoid paying
their share of the cost of govern
ment. We are just learning that a
franchise tax is the easiest collect
ed of any, and probably one of the
fairest ways of raising revenue.
OF course, those who manage cor
porations will object. as every body
does, to paying taxes, but never
theless it is right and proper
Those that have the protection of
the state should bear their share of
its burdens.
II have always believed in an in
come tax, and have thought that
the decision # our Supreme
Court against the constitutionality
of such tax waa one of the most
unfortunate occurrences of the age
We should have tax on all in
comes, large or small exempting a
moderate amount as most OF the
states exempt certain amount of
property from execution and levy.
This country is so rich that, with
fair system of taxation and econ
omy in expenditure, the tax rate
will be 30 low that it will not be
oppressive, and thus you wi IL en-.
courage and protect your small
property holders.
1.-THE real defense of the repub.
lie, to my mind, is its home gov
ernments-your states, your cities,
your towns. Do not be led away
by the glamour of your wealth and
success and talk of your greatness,
and neglect your home affairs
"The doctrine of state rights is
not popular one. but L sincerely
believe that we must come back to
it if we would preserve our govern
ment. Our fathers were wise in
their day, and they provided sys-
tenn of checks in order to preserve
+. the liberties of the people, and
they also reserved to the people
all rights not expressly granted.
"The conflict to determine
whether this country should be all
slave or ali free nearly destroyed
these checks 1t made the doctrine
of state rights unpopular, and for
aquarter of century we have
been drifting towards a strong gov
eminent at Washington. Our peo-
pie rush from state legislatures to
Congress, from state courts to Uni
ted States courts Under one pre-
text or another the right of the
state is broken down, and the CRY
is always for strong government
forgetting that the more you con-
dense and crowd into Washington
the more danger of corruption and
wrong. Change this and keep as
much of it at home as you can, &C
you can watch what is done. Then
indeed, shall we transmit to oul
children this fair heritage that We
received from our fathers.
at is the last hope of man, and
lift fails here then there is nc
more chance for FREQ government
e.. oooknrias Tho Saoda of liharf Y