Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07

Unprotected industries annually out
OF the pockets of the American con-
sumner.
And such measure of relief from
paying taxes to tariff barons would
easy enable the vast army of Ameri-
can taxpayers to bear the entire bur-
den of national government without
feeling oppressed
New EnRland's Tariff Idea.
Everything indicates that the tariff
bill which will be submitted to Presi-
dent Taft after its consideration by
the conference committee will involve
general scale of duties which are
higher than those proposed by the ex.
listing law
Here are the exact words of Chi
cago newspaper which last October
urged Western voters to support Taft,
While the Journal warned voters that
Republican. administration would
mean higher tariff, because it would
be controlled by New England.
Observe how the Journals prophecy
Is coming true.
The six New England States have
twelve Senators, of whom four easily
dominate important finance legislation,
such as the present framing of tariff
law. These are Aldrich of Rhode ISL
and, Hale of Massachusetts,, Gallinger
of New Hampshire and Frye of Maine.
To use homely smile, when one
of these New England Senators takes
snuff the others sneeze. Aldrich rules
the guild, because he is postmaster
in political craft. But the others never
fall to show, in their more limited
spheres, the same contemptuous disre.
gard for the rights of other States
outside the charmed New England cir.
Gle.
The total area of the six New En-.
gland States is less than 10000
square miles, and the total population
is about six millions. Six Western
States-Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Min.
nesota, Wisconsin and Indiana-have
more than 100000 square miles and a
population of 1S,5OO,OOO. How does
the influence of these six Western
States compare with the New England
influence in framing the present tariff
law?
Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana have
Cummins, Dolliver, La Toilette and
Beveridge on guard. But what is their
influence compared with that of the
New England group? These Western
Senators are voicing the sentiments of
the really representative American
States But what Roadway are they
making?
The great West and Middle West
could put New England in an obscure
corner, geographically, and still have
an American empire left. Yet New
England continues to assume that all
real statecraft, all tariff wisdom, all
loyalty to American ideals are vested
in its senatorial representatives.
When will the West throw off the
New England yoke?- Chicago Journal,
The Lesson of the Gould Suit.
The Howard Gould suit has another
value than simply as revelation Of
the sordid side OF a gilded New Yorker.
1t furnishes a neat array of solid ar.
guments for Inheritance and Income
taxes.
Mr.. George Gould on the witness
stand testifies that his father left an
estate Of ssO.0O0.Oo0. and that each Of
the six children enjoys from the es.
tate alone an income of something like
SIS 900 a week.
Mr.. Howard Gould admits that his
income SO greatly exceeds even his
lavish expenditures that he has been
able to set aside the tidy sum Of So.
100000. a neat savings bank account
for rainy day.
Mrs. Howard Gould estimates that
her expenses annually for dresses are
something like $4,000. and airily IN.
forms the court that her suite at the
Hotel Belmont costs her 5000 a week.
the rent of her automobile is $500 a
month and the pay rol of her servants
amounts to more than 100000 year.
Such huge estates as the Gould for.
tune should pay at least a 25 per cent
Inheritance tax, and any man whose
income, due to no effort or ability on
his part, is 100000 a year, can pay
10 or 15 per cent income tax without
being financially embarrassed. Chica.
go Journal.