The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

OF truth. When the Associated Press
uisc.plines some of these chaps here in
Lincoln, the populists of the state will
believe that it really intends to re-
form. The editor OF The Independent
had little experience with fake As
sociated Press dispatches just before
the state convention.
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After doing everything that was pos
sible to be done to prevent the an
nouncement of another deficit right in
the starting Of the campaign, Secretary
Shaw was nevertheless forced to do 1t.
The July deficit was $l7,400, 900 and
the August deficit $6,300,000 The In
dependent has been telling its readers
for two years about these coming de-
ficits. BY the time congress meets
there will be another demand for bonds
to preserve the credit of the govern
ment" These fellows notions about
preserving the credit of the govern
ment'' are somewhat peculiar. Their
idea of the way to do it is to issue
more bonds and go further into debt.
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1t is not strictly correct principle
that taxes should be levied according
to ability to pay" This is tax upon
enterprise and thrift. Nor should
taxes be levied upon the people ac-
cording to the protection that gov
eminent affords the people in the
possession of their property. Some
people are entirely unencumbered with
any property at all. II such reasoning
be true, that is, that government is
established to protect property, and it
should therefore charge property own
ers for that protection them i it
would follow that the person with
no property at all would not be en-
titled to governmental protection The
correct principle is this: That gov
eminent is a compact for the protec-
ton of life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. In order to enjoy life,
liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness, government must secure to
all their natural right to the use
OF the earth. In performing this
service to the individual, government
confers upon him certain favors. 1t,
therefore, has right to charge the in
diyidual for this particular favor, just
in proportion to the value of the IA
yor conferred. This and no more. Il
can not do less and be just to all 1t
can not do more without being ty-
rannical. Any other form of taxation
is robbery.
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The republican editors of this state
had better get together, and like the
democratic spellbinders used to do in
Indiana, all agree upon telling tho
same lie. They have all been telling
different lies about what Tibbles did
at the state convention The worst
lie of all, however. was printed In the
Nuckolls County Herald. when Ii said
that the business management of this
paper compelled Tibbles to change his
position. Tibbles did not change his
position and the business management
has nothing 10 do with the editorial
policy Of the Nebraska Independent
and never will have while Tibbles In
the editor The business manager
never knows what Is In The indie
pendent until Il II published. Ills own
department requires ali rf his time.
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The Washington CD, ca Star says:
Jerry Simpson apostasized aud went
over 10 the democrats at the wrong
time popullsm. which was hia early
love. In getting to he clipper again
under Tom wataons leadership. and
there may BE- something In II for It's
yotariss"