Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-12

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deed of ownership, like the deed of
farm, yet the foreign stock is taxed,
and the domestic stock is exempt.
Foreign stock, so-called, being stocks
of companies chartered by other
States, and. domestic stocks being
those chartered under the State of
Ohio. This is State cooperation with
vengeance, and until such laws are
expunged from your statutes you
will not have the title to civilized
methods of taxation. Nothing but ig-
norance can justify such a taxation.
Taxing stock is nothing more or less
than double taxation, as the property
that the stock represents is first taxed,
then the deed of it is taxed, which
is the certificate of stock. Apply this
same rule to your own home. First
tax your home, and then tax the
deed of the home and you have an
exact parallel of the case. Or tax
the farmers farm, and then tax the
deed Of it, and you have a parallel
case. Such infamous taxation as this
has driven millions of dollars of CAPT
tai from the State of Ohio, and not
only millions of dollars or capital, but
u great amount of energy.
have been, myself, excluded from
the great privilege of living in my
native State, by this unjust and idiotic
law. Therefore, have spoken on this
question with great feeling.
II would therefore seem that a gov.
ernment that has not the power to as,
sess and collect tax.-and a good
round one, too,--is weak one. 1t is
also equally weak, il after having
collected such tax 1t lacks the proper
intelligence to use the money thus
collected for the common benefit Of
all, in an economical way. Judge
Kohler is sitting every day in an lily
ventilated and heated court room. Is
1t a wonder then. that the Jurors have
hard work at times to keep their eyes
open, Notwithstanding the oratory SO
commonly displayed by the officers Of
the court? Is it wonder, then, that
justice often miscarries by lost link
in the evidence while few of the
Jurors take 40 winks or become stu
pefied by the foul air?
Intellectual labor, like any other
labor, is best conducted under best
physical conditions. 1t is disgrace
to the intelligence Of this community
that 1t is not able to have better
Court House. and what applies to the
court rooms. also applies to the quar-
ters Of every officer OF the county. l
am pleased to note. however. that you
are to build palatial quarters for the
criminals of the county. This is a
step in the right direction Perhaps.
In due time, the court and all its Off
GERS and the jurors, and all the Off
GERS of the county who are absolutely
forced into the positions they occupy
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are under,paids and over-worked. I
say perhaps these people too, will re-
ceive some attention at the hands Of
the county government and be pro-
vided quarters equally palatiai with
those of the criminal class. Let US
hope so. at least. When they are
provided, 1t may be that the witnesses
upon whom the court depends for
facts win not so often remind the
court of Annanias and his wife, Sap
phira, "a thing OF beauty is a joy
forever" Make your court room beau
tiful and let no pot-house artist paint
your Goddess OF Justice posing her
scale OF justice as IL she were weigh
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