The Forrest City times., 1906-09-07

Wonld rot dare to educate them. SeN s,,,, SoN ,' nnieh, With ultimate independence must must De assumed if we contemplate uni versal education in the Philippines. As soon as opportunity offers I shall dfscuss the Fhilippine question more at lenefh ana ana l shall also refer to English rule in ihdla Tor II throws light upon our nroh- iems in the Philippines but thc~a 1,b- lects must be reserved until can sneak more in detail epeoh
 0ur Government Compared to Others.
 Tn several of the nations in Eurone the executive department is more re.nonsixe to pubic sentiment than is our con ssess. ,s Tn England. for instance, where the ministry is formed from the dominant party. when an election is held upon any inuependent issue the government pro- nee neeas 10 put into law the will of the our system is superior in many re,nerts II mas one defect. viz That congress u@oes @ not meet in regular session unIil l3 months after the election Durtn. tbis period there Is uncertainty IongPdra, ,,iS ,x,, out which to the business community is often more damaging than a change of pwa192, promptly carried Into effect would not the situation be improved by q d consututlonal amendment converting t sns nIst session of congress within a IeM months after the election, and com several days before the following cleo tloh. such a change would not only serNe serve legltimate business interests and give the public the benefit Of more reIief through remedial legislation but if wolIId protect the people from the jobs that are usually usually reserved for the short session. which Is now held after the election. and when many of the members feel the less fttsspoh;S;lblilty res p;;ilty because of their defeat at
 The Election of Senators.
 return more convinced than before or the importance of change in the method of electing United States sen atoIs. There Is noticeable everywhere a distinct movement toward democrae}. Tn its broadcast sense. In all the coun- tries which l have visited there is a de- mahd that the government be brought s.tution is under consideration. In Ja- pan the people are .emanding that the ministry instead of being chosen by the friends shall be selected from pariial ment. and be In harmony with the dom ihaht sentiment. In India there is agi. tatloh p,h ia iaPor or native congress. In Russia: the ezar has been compelled to recognize the popular voice in the es- tabilshment of douma and throughout hutope the movement manifests itself in various forms. In the United States this trend toward democracy has taken the form of growing demand for the cleo lon or united States senators by di- rect vote of the people. IL must be diff hcult to overestmate the strategic ad- vacAge Of this reform, for since every biil must receive the sanction of the senate as well as the house of repre- sentatives before it can become a law. no important legislation of national character Is possible until the senate is brought Into harmony with the people l am within the limits of the truth when l say that the senate has been for some years the bulwark of the predatory wealth. and that 1t even now contains so many members who owe their elec- tton to favor-seeking corpora tions and are so subservient to their masters as to prevent needed legislation. The popular branch of congress has four times de- clared in favor Of this reform, and two thirds Of the states have demanded it. and yet the senate arrogantly and impu- denuy blocks the way.
 The Income Tax.
 The Income tax. which some in our country have denounced as a socialistic attack upon wealth, has, 1 am pleased to report, the endorsement of the most conservative countries in the old world It is permanent part of the fiscal sys- tenn of most of the countries of Europe and in many places 1t is graded tax incomes. England has long depended upon the income tax for a considerable part of her revenues, and her English commission is now Investigating the a graded tax. l have been absent too long to speak with any authority on the public sentiment in this country at this time, but l am so convinced of the jus tice of the income tax that I feel sure that the people will sooner or later de mand an amendment to the constitution which will specifically authorize an in- come tax. and thus make it possible for the burdens If the federal government to be apportloned among the people in proportion to their ability to bear them IL Is little short of disgrace to Dur country that while il is able to com mand the lives of its citizens in time of war, 1t can not. even in the most ex- It's share of the expenses of the govern ment which protects t.