The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
Continued from FIRST pag".)

ligion, or a desire to buy his way out
Of hell" n one rampant socialist broth
er recently put IL. That Is deductive
from the fact that the man is seventy
years old, and love Of man and fair
play has never been among his dis.
tinguishing characteristics.
IL certainly Affects the old fellow
strongly. On his SEVENTEEN birthday
he gave slO,OO0,OO0 to the General I'D.
ucation Board, making the total Of has
gifts to that philanthropy the stipend
Jus sum Of s53,O0O,O0O, and bringing
tho grand total Of his known gifts to
the aggregate Of $4,000 0O. Adding
this to his gifts outside vi this line,
aud the final figures are probably in
excess vi sl3j, 100000. Take alone the
GIFT OF $4,000, O0O made last week and
officially announced by Frederick 4.
Gates, chairman ot the General Edu
cation Board. Some idea OF what ten
million dollars amounts to can DC had
Ia this way. A comfortable nome, cap.
able Of adequately housing a family
Of average circumstances a be built
IN this city for sj,OOO. Mr.. kockefel
ler : gilt would buy 1000 such homes,
for two thousand families, and give
residence allowing the average VI i've
10 the family, 10 ten thousand people.
And TINS u only one gait, mIud you. VI
course John has u few dollars left. Re
ports gives him n total vi s4UU, ,UUO,
so that he eau afford ~ Zeal out his
Largress tS the schOC-s, which 10 done
IN bloeks OF from $1,000 up, according
to the recommendations vi the Gen
eral Education Board, who act as the
distributing agent. 1t will be remem
bered that the refusal VI one vi these
donations was what started all the
talk about the "unclean money - which
a couple OF years 4 crept into TIA,
churches to stay aud which Is still
held to in many circles. II dOeSn Z
seem to make much difference to JOIN
sHo1Hht anu Ha'AAb ASAA eHHeANN ma
lions of dollars there IA NO reason
why At should.
/ never did agree entirely will
those extremists who hold that al
giIts from sueh u source should b,
refused, though the nerve vi thOs'
who turn them down must be admir-
al IL lu. uluY.ga aAauU.N -. tu
though, that the best gilt to the PEG
pie wJuld DC the payment Of taxes VI
his entire fortune, Az matter ia VIVA
form It existed. That would be ben
fitting all vi the people, inside an,
outside vi the narrow sectarian line
IN which he normally works, AL,
makes the burdens of government SUI
port tar less Tor those who nave
hard row to hoe under the best o
tue present conditions. | do not thin
II because the man under discussion
Rockefeller, and merely Use him as
type. / would despoh him vi non
Of his dueats. / would slmply mak
him pay for the privilege Of Its amas'
ment in q country that Is not suppose
to believe In privilege, and apply ia
same tribute TO all men OF his elias
That would mean the graduation q
taxes, 80 that the man who has littl
would pay little, aud he who has muc
will pay much. That is the correC
principle. Some day the rights Q
man will DO adjusted 30 the fortune
can only be Rmassed honestly, but tina
is so far in the future that It need Nc
DO seriously considered now, while III
thing to do Is make use Of the prime
pies that will help against that da
namely the single tax, with the aux
lazy, 30 long as needed, ot graduate
charges against wealth. These Al
sound principles Of government, al
one VI the most pleasing signs of Il
times 10 that even u straight laced .
publican like mysen can talk Sbol
and believe in them. 1t Is not 50 Vel
long since IL would nave been imposl
BILE. That IN because reform Ii col
ing to be considered n matter outsi
Vt party, beloved.