The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-04

similarly protective prIi'iP''' '''' 80,
moosure of the tariff above stated WIZ
ncrmit the reduction of rates III cer'''n
schedules and will require 'he "o'
ynnccment OF few, II any.
Tha proposal to revise the tarlh
m,do in such an authoritative way us
10 lead the business community ="
count upon II necessarily hhl's u"
those branches of business direc'''
,ffected and ms these are most lih
nortont II disturbs the whole business
OF the country. 1t IL impcratively nee
essory. therefore. that II tariff bili DC
drawn in good faith III accoro"n'e
with promises made before the eiec'
tion by the party In power ana as
promptly passed as due consideration
will permit.
Inheritance Tax Advocated.
In the making Of tarin Dill the
prime motive is taxation and the Sc
curing thereby Of revenue Due
| largely to the business depression
! which followed the financial panic OF
! 1907 the revenue from customs ana
other sources has decreased to such
an extent that the expenditures io'
the current fiscal year will exceed the
receipts BY $1OO,OOO.00O. 1t Is impera-
five TINT such n deficit shall not con
tinuc. and the trainers or the tarin
hill must OF course have In MIND the
total revenues likely to be produced by
II and 80 arrange the duties as TO Sc
cure an adequate Income. Should II pe
impossible to do so by import duties
new kinds Of taxation must be ADOPT
cd. and among these | recommend
graduated Inheritance tax as correc
in principle and rs certain ana easy OF
collection.
Government Economy Urged.
| The obligation on the part of those
responsible for the expenditures hiauc
| to carry on the government to be as
economical as possible and To make
the burden Of taxation as light as pos
, sible Is plain and should be affirmed III
every declaration of government pol
lev. This Is especially true when we
are face to face with heavy deficit.
| But when the desire to win the popu
| lar approval leads to the cutting Off OF
expenditures really needed to make
! the government effective and to en-
| able 1t to accomplish It's proper objects
| the result Is as much 10 be condemned
as the waste OF government funds In
unnecessary expenditure.
In the department OF agriculture the
use Of scientific experiments on large
scale and the spread of information
derived from them for the improve
ment Of general agriculture must so
on.
The importance OF supervising bust
ness Of great railways and Industrial
combinations and the necessary inves-
tigation and prosecution OF unlawful
business methods are another neces-
sary tax upon government which did
not exist half century ago.
Proper Forms Of Expenditure.
The putting into force OF laws which
shall secure the conservation Of our
resources so far as they may be with
In the rsdiction OF the federal gov
eminent, including the most important
work Of saving and restoring our for
ests, and the great Improvement OF wa
terways are all proper government
functions which must Involve large
expenditure II properly performed.
While some OF them, like the rcclama
ton OF arid lands. are made to pay
for themselves, others are Of such an
indirect benefit that this cannot be eX
pectcd Of them. A permanent I'M
provement, like the Panama canal,
should be treated as II distinct enter
prise and should be paid for by the
proceeds Of bonds, the issue OF which
will distribute its cost between the
present and future generations In ac-
cordance with the benefits derived. 1t
may we'll be submitted to the serious
consideration Of congress whether the
deepening and control Of the channel
Of u great river system like that Of the
Ohio or OF the Mississippi when def
mite and practical plans for the enter
prise have been approved and deter
mined upon should not be provided for
In the same way.
Then, too, there are expenditures Of
government absolutely necessary II cur
country is to maintain its proper place
among the nations OF the world and Is
to exercise its proper influence in de-
tense Of its own trade interests In the
maintenance OF traditional American
policy against the colonization Of Flu
ropean monarchies In this hemisphere
and IN the promotion OF peace and in
tcrnatiOnal morality. ! refer to the
cost Of maintaining proper army. a
proper navy and suitable Notifications
upon the mainland Of the United
States and In its dependencies.