The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-21
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Saturday. April III. 1906


system that abdges the liberty Of the people should be
IA rounded with safeguards strong and reliable possible for
the human mind to conceive of.
In all civilized communities the people voluntarily
render absolute freedom Of individual action order that the people
whole may enjoy liberty would be possible every
exercised his will without regard the rights his neghbo
Arcadas and Utopias have existence in the anc
full brain Of a poet.
perfect systems @ where every PERSONS delight the
fufmen of other persons desires exist until fhness
eliminated from the human heart
From the earliest times has gathered in communities, and
system being necessary guide the individuals forming these
communities each has been content surrender OF his
personal will the compannshp and protection Of his fellows
There must Of necessity depository for these surrendered
individual rights and this called The State whether be depo
controlled by republic wherein the directing
welded by servants whom the people have delegated their inner
ent power to rule
the State acts the individuals forming it, pro-
vided carry it's delegated functions Of government.
The State must have money
small each individual has always been recognized
the only practical of raising for the State
This called taxation.
When people be they surrender part their
freedom OF action and the people called make this
fc they have right expect and the to demand that
should not affect than another but be borne equally by ALL
Taxation must be uniform
This has been all people who have lived through all the
We shall trouble with the recital of the struggles
other peoples divide this burden equally but shall the sub
ject it has affected the people of this country.
When the burden unequal taxation CALLED the shoulders Of
the coons that they threw off by force they set
Equal distribution of the burdens of government
Uniform taxation the very the arch which panned
the peoples liberties under the constitution formed by the people for
their guidance all the laws that passed had for their object
the keeping Of this stone firm in its place.
But this before the dawn Of the day Of special privilege this
before the birth those giant combinations which concentration of
interests has made all powerful this before the line which divides
wealth and poverty had become so broad.
BY special privileges secured by legislative enactment the
combine has been granted to the few and the wealth Of the nation
has been gathered in by the few so favored.
So complete has the control of legislative bodies passed into the
hands the few who the wealth Of the country that taxes have
become the poor mans burden and the rich mans Jest
In direct proportion to the unequal distribution of wealth is
the distribution Of taxes, but in reverse ratio
So unequal is the present distribution of the burdens of gov
that the taxaonhas become loose
in the arch of human liberty and the structure about to fall
Passing the inequalities of national taxation the shape
of tariff and internal duties which the limitation to the
length of this editorial will not permit to take will
slider the question of State and municipal taxation levied in
this particular State
We do not admit that Florida taxation Inequalities
glazing than those of other States but this journal places
Florida first and all other States second in consideration will
discuss Florida conditions in this treatment OF our subject
is fact suspected by ALL known to few but which
be demonstrated who will take the time and trouble to
investigate, that
The poor people Of Florida pay much than their just