The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-12-07

"a most certainly desirable The hrs'
purely income tax law was passe1 ~
the congress In 1851, but the most I'LL
portant law dealing with the sunJect
was that Of 1894 This the court he'u
to be unconstitutional.
The question Is undoubtedly very ID
trlcate delicate and troublesome Nv
decision of the court was only rea'H'u
by one majority II Is tie law OF t"'
land and Of course - accepted rs sue"
and loyalty obeyed Oy all goon cill"'IiS
Nevertheless the hesitation eNlhelI'Iy
felt by the court as whole ~ '1l'i'E
10 n conclusion, when cousidertu ~
pether with previous decisions on INC
subject, may perhaps Indicate the pos
sibility Of devising n conSutluoha' ~
come tax law which shall substantially
accomplish the results aimed ut me
difficulty Of amending the CONSTITUTION
Is so great that only real necessity can
Justify resort thereto. Every tHu,
should be made IN deaIihS Win 'p'o
subject, as with the subject or th'
proper control by the national govern
meut over the Use Of corporate wealth.
I'm Interstate business, to devise legs
lutIon which withouG such action shall
attain the desired end, but II thls Ia'Is
there will ultimately be no ALTERNATIVE
to a constitutional amendment
Industrial Training.
Our Industrial development depends
largely upon technical education ID
GLIDING IN this term all industrial ecu
cation, from that which fts man to
be good mechanic, good carpenter
or blacksmith to that which tits man
to do the greatest engineering feat'
The killed mechanic, the skilled WORK
man. can best become such by tech
meal Industrial education. The far
reaching usefulness of Institutes or
Technology and schools Of mines or OF
engineering Is now universally ac'
knowedged, and no less far reaching
Is the effect Of Il good building or me-
chnnical trades school. Il textile or
matchmaking or engraving school.
In every possible way we should help
the wageworker who tolls with his
hands and who must 1--WE hope In
constantly increasing measured also
toll with his brain Under the constitu'
ton the national Legislature can do but
little OF direct Importance for his wei
fare save where he Is engaged In work
which permits II to act under the In
terstate commerce clause Of the consti
tuition, and this IL one reason why !
so earnestly hope that both the legIs
latlve and judicial branches Of the gov
eminent will construe this clause Of
the constitution in the broadest posi-
BILE manner.
The Farmer.
The only other persons whose well
fare Is as vital to the welfare Of the
whole country AS is the welfare Of the
wageworkers are the tillers Of the soil
the farmers.
Several factors must cooperate In
the improvement Of the farmers con
Z
be educated In the widest possible
sense, In the sense which keeps ever In
view the intimate relationship between
the theory Of education and the facts
Of life.
Organization has become necessary
In the business world, and It has ac.
complished much for good In the world
Of labor. 1t Is no less necessary for
grange movement Is good In itself and
Is capable Of well nigh infinite fur
Their extension for good so long as II Is
kept to its own legitimate business
The benefits to be derived by the as
ISOLATION Of farmers for mutual ad-
vantage are partly economic and part.
ly sociological
Irrigation aud Forest Preservation.
Much IL now being done for the
states Of the Rocky mountains and
great plains through the development
Of the national policy OF irrigation and
forest preservation No government
policy for the bettermcnt Of our inter.
nal conditions has been more fruitful
of good than this.
Divorce Legislation.
| am well aware of how difficult It Is
to pass constitutional amendment
Nevertheless, In my Judgment. the
whole question Of marriage and iii.
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