The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-23
fran 50 pntrlotlc aud determined n


ta 1r s yrotectioti 81 tHe Goveriiot chang.
ing ne pentehtafy tetrporssr'iiy \. i'isstD NAG
y reNss T avnf lads eo Asp III AM
her statutes witch fa,, s s,n ,n 81 vooni
t t,s o Sn q fno ts statd so BIT ssn0 View
numerous ' ahd ileree statnlos usal Inst
'he sot 13,niry sE sosyrn ,it'o nus o0oA
SINCE SECRET influences 'ay y,,v pr crr,inal
statute against tho trhSts we rnay y, ~i IN
this country where the people sloui,a1 ,t ~
the government md can BE eyer ,s, !, rs
e they VII Even ,n oo Go' 81 aSrosa i ted
or changed ut their sovereign, pleasure ' e.
GREAT WEALTH DANGEROUS.
4 1rron, Aristotle down It has been con.
{cedcd that Ercat inequalities of wealth.
arc dangerous especially ~ II j rep [d ~.
Justice Iarowl Of thG r unteu ihn AZ ASnsri.
y. 2ll) struck ut the motive un1ueriy,in ,,l,
d a't modide ss o Of tho Statute ofWils 50
TINT no once could devise to one OF ms
5chltlrei or any other persos more lnan a
9 en- n Oh ha q co aHnnt Of Europe se
talny principles se Of ds ,ne eo GS
viii Of more tlian chtlds part OF his . es;
tate Willie every one has ne, uai
fight TO his own enlni,gs, III, he "sii ro ,f
H. ds laeH1Lone af says' he goes hence and
e ems I'a countrys settles The dcvolution Of
Froner,y ow saiuto Fl ns M's star q
Dt 80 cnn i liz modified or Repealed VIII
in nc caeh State. ! IfIby such statutes, only
i liked sum-. as suggested by Justice
Grown shall be made disposnblc by VIII,
NJ nnr,nif 1 ed ia go to the heirs n law
ana next Of kin, with provisions asa,n,sst
tho cvadIng Of the statute BY largG, si us
in reduction Of taxation. the evil OF tnst
ncs'mTatons would H. cen iar ro,y met ln6s s.
n1a aav He Gy Y aIsaSs nc es and
l,erltnncc tax. from which that co,lstrN
derives onc-thlrd OF its annual revenue.
England, Australia and some other co,li,-
tries amount to 20 per cent. Of very large
estates, while sparng. small ones alto (. :.
70 the public benefit or, be moro easily
| borne, or collected with less expense.
It is competent for any state 70 .Trhha ape
Would DO smaller inducement, to Cypress
| the public If tho bulk of tho ncc,nu,,
lntlons derived therefron, beyond u hSsti
ai Inn mst E1 10 t or % ighten taxation
AZ to the trusts themselves. different
remedies are applicable: The gi ,s.ndh
or or made harmless competition, ~ repeal
| ofthe tariff In the articles It uses ana
sells, and BY taking away, tho transports ia
In feyors Sy which as env dis
elimination and just. taxation of It's prop,
crty with progressive income TAX wo !, g
nbate the vn oS o., ta frTt
lars by which. any specified trust thrives'
added to fair property taxation = pro
| greasivc income tax and an effective pro-
/, "a iC,, pf rail
ienths rof the trusts. Where tho trust
1 and some others have also grown by re.
paw" PAW and racRot'' statute forhlddlnr
them toput haek t fhs se,ng p'i rsd WnH
/ was made to destroy competition would
4 S. THE IDISPENSARIES.
4 AZ to the wiskeygitrust. it may be vel
doubted If any better remedy, or indeed
any better regulation Of tho, sale q
Iiquor can 10 fond than ,hs a'ypnnsnr
/ the most drunken country N Europe; y
] was a success there. reducing drunken
s.; and crime rss snEin ,neFG1rG a p
r mn,m'Mt q "q rca;,se ' taxsat.6n va
adopted then, witt, like results. IN Nor Or,
sw!tzerlar aTn e'SeM y Hns h h,
i @partsFof North Carolina. s. "a.
4 trust fails and The progressivo- n;con,e .tax
I heavier on large than on small REGENTS
also fails We can remember IT., that ,ha, to
basco tgsf eoa es en'e[ ho seane" n
4 ali tobacco Is sod by the governnlest GU
4 former system or free manufactufc am
sale BY eyerE one IS @ g,
by one party it is better that this on
| party should he tho government rHthe
Il l,I,, ba govern
\ ment would restore fair prices 10 iii
farmer. based upon tho size Of the crop {, !,
rsservlng TO me sovHrhn,cn nn,v u" ~ IA
\ profit for revenue! and even That nrotl
\ will gotto reduce the weight Cultivation
and, not 4, Ito sell the cHtates OF y FEY icy
But. there are some trusts which. fror
| tho Very nature OF the business he
pursue are secessarily monopoi!es y,
all. Such are lighting. water and stree
Wn,eh an 'n nmd ~ },
nrt % Of the the. public. or The san,
nature arc railroads. which were ,origiI,
ally built owned and op per, t, ny IN a.
States. The consolidation, OF railroad
til now the entire system throughout III
Union is practically contr3lleI by hn
. a dozen men, demonstrates both That IN
, government can operate them and thu
!, 1t can. not safely trust such vast powe
TO II few hands
This country has heen slow to dcsIr
! government ownership. oven to tile. e.
. tent Of taking over the trunk lines
\ though government ownership OF raj
! roads prevails IN all other great coui
0 tries. save England. Our people prt
!. ferred government control of railroad
y and ciecreed 1t by cnHcting an lntcr-s'at
: Commerce Commission and mary Stat
h railroad commissions. After many year
il trial. government control OF railroads ha
I been a failure. Every ATTEMPT to ia
them fairly. to regulate their taxes an
n to require rnfeguardE for employees Or II
!. public. or to assert any legal contr'
[ whatever by the law. has heen res,stc
: and often successfully. The railroad
4 have gone into politics and have the
6 repro scntatives In each of the great IL
) pnrtmens, Of goyertnmenrt We arc m ~,
Il government control Of railroads. By the
0 discriminationS and fa.vors. they are t
: tons upon which other trusts rcpcSe
$, TELEGRAPH LINES,
!. The telegraph, too, originally beion 7,
Q grnnh and ielephoncS do IN all 9th