The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-15
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VI. II. MURDOCH. Editor.
&c Women Taxed Withont Representation2

Are women taxed without Representations
Miss Mary s. Anthony of Rochester, New York. has
announced her determination not to pay taxes until allowed
the privilege Of voting and the Political Equality club. of
that city backing her up in the resolve the principle
Of the right to voice in deciding the use to made Of
such taxes Miss Mary s is probably Of the An
thony family Of that city no doubt relative Susan B
who bids so fair for an immortal name and fame But
however that may be- Mary s and her club discover
in time that the New York pay taxes
Any property that Miss Anthony may have inherited,
earned pays taxes VIII pay whatever she may
resolve Miss Anthony might not only that
the taxes on her holdings paid might hide
out for years in the jungles Of darkest Africa
Rochester property would annually whack the amount
assessed against it, That Old cry without
resentton balderdash except that property
is represented by protection for the pays Taxes
primarily are levied for the protection Of life and property
There is no such thing as property rights in the absence
Of defensive protection the individual Of indi
iduas combined for government So FAR Miss Anthony
property paying its proportion for protection
whether Miss Anthony is alive or dead, sane insane
present est the property which is protected in her
name or the name of her heirs or assigns pay
Miss Anthony can dodge the expense standing tax
o as the representative controller Of the property in ques-
called upon or permitted to pay anything the way Of
taxes but all the same the property win pay makes
least difference so far raising the necessary
money TO maintain the government is concerned whether
property is listed in the name Of some identity or put down
the tax rcu simply under the head Unknown there
question the payment taxes assessed
against it, for the property ITSELF and not the owner must
stand good for fair share Of the expsnhe incurred in pro
teong from destruction if Of personal quality or from
unlawful appropriation if Of realty. The eastern
foreigners who furnished the money to
the railways in Kansas might if Miss Anthonys con
cuons are correct refuse to pay taxes Kansas because
they have no voice in directing the affairs state
such resolve would exempt railroads from paying
taxes nor would resolve affect kansas to tune of
single cent The state only protects property rights
question gives them their value therefore such
railways must stand their proportion of the expense Of
maintaining such governmental protection without refer
who Individual owners and controllers may be
or where they reside or whether dead or alive The only
individual or personal tax known to this country is the
pou or head tax which is not placed upon women. In
many countries there is individual tax on the time Of
every adult male war purposes Even under given
circumstances the males Of this country are liable to such
tax on their time But Miss Anthony might hold in her
half the property city and whatever
arms for the protection Of that property which property
however would to pay its share of the expense Of the
men who did its protection whether Miss
Anthony had the right to voice the amount
paid the men for such protection. or not