Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-29
PROVE ALL THINGS.

Boys should learn those things
which they will practice when they
/ become men, and as all boys expect
when they are twenty-one years of
age TO vote and to take part in
managing the affairs Of our govern
ment, it Is of the greatest Importance
in order that they may vote intelli-
gently, that they learn about our form
of government: how IL differs from a
monarchy; that our plan is that the
people shall govern themselves They
will learn too that our experiment up
the present has been very successful.
If young man believes in the theory
that we learn to govern by governing.
that ours is the best system, he will
have strong desire that We may be
more successful in the future than in
the past, and that we may succeed
in our mission to show the nations
of the earth the best system Of gov
government the world ever saw. They
will also study the great conflict that
preceded the forming of our govern
ment; the men who took a leading
part the privations they endured, and
the difficulties they overcame. La this
way they will get knowledge of the
cost Of the liberties we now enjoy, and
determine to hold them fast and not
let them 60
They should also understand our
revenue system and methods of taxa
tion, so that they may not be Oblig-
cd to take their political economy
from the spell binder or the candidate
for office II they believe that good
method Of collecting revenue that
takes ii We dollars from the taxpayer
To put one dollar in the government
treasury, they will think the American
people have very excellent tariff
system and that it should never be
changed except by It's friends, and will
vote for lbs continuance. If, on the
other hand, they take an INTEL igcnt
view of the matter and think II better
way can be devised, way by which
all the money taken from the people
shall go direct to the government, and
that no part should 60 to enrich man
ufacturcrs, to be used to form trusts
and monopoies, they will vote for
men for office who believe that pro
lection Is unwise, and that instead of
contributing to the progress Of the
country it rctards it immcasurably.
We think it the best policy to have
rs much freedom of commerce as the
needs of revenue for the government
win permit, that trade is u good thing
and that it should bc hampercd as
little rs possible by tariffs or restrict
ions of any kind. We believe that
our Create" intended that we should
go from place to get what we want,
and for this purpose gave us the
the means of locomotion and hands to
reach out to supply our needs and
endowed MS with speech SO that if we
do not see what we want we may ask
for it. That the oceans, lakes aud
where mon can come and go, ana that
we should mako good roads and
bridges aud build lines of railway,
and that steam and electricity and all
the forces necessary, directed 10y hui
man skill, should make the wheels go
round and do this essential work IN
carrying ON commerce, and in maljng
the world u better place to live in.
This we believe Is the opinion Of the
most progressive students of political
economy, and it does not win our
approval for Il political party TO
form patchwork tariN Of its own,
and attempt to dignity it by calling it
the American system.
This question should be studied
from nonpartsan standpoint, and
the student should prove all things
and hold fast that which is good.
70 the young man intending to cast
his first ballot ON November $, l"nG
and others who have voting many
years without serious Thought
would say, give this question Your
earnest consideration. II IS not a
triiliug matter, il Is most momentuus.
RICHARD CRAWFORD.