The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-03-11


iieasurc of ihr lafir shove stated viii
g~rmii the reduction ~ rates IN certain
schedules pnd with require the ad.
sancemeni ~ few. II any
The proposal 20 revise the tariff
made In such an authoritative way as
10 lead the business community to
count upon II necessarily halts all
those branches ~ business directly
! affected, and ss these are most I'm
portant n dlsturbs the whole business
" the country. IL is imperativeiy nee
essary. therefore. that tariff bin be
drawn IN good faith In accordance
, ~i,h promises made before the cleo
tion by the party IN power aud as
promptly passed ms due consideration
win permit
Inhsritanes Tax Advocated.
In the making Of tariff bin the
prime motive Il taxation and the Sc.
curing thereby " a revenue. Due
largely to the business depression
which followed the financial panic of
1907, the revenue from customs and
other sources has decreased to such
an extent that the expenditures for
the current fiscal year win exceed the
receipts by ti00000,000 II Is impera-
tive that such deficit shall not con-
tinue, and the trainers Of the tariff
bill must OF course have In mind the
total revenues likely to be produced by
II and so arrange the duties as TO Sc
cure an adequate income. Should II be
impossible TO do so by import duties
new kinds Of taxation must be adopt
ed and among these recommend a
graduated Inheritance tax as correc'
In principle and as certain and easy or
collection
Government Economy Urged.
The obligation on the part Of those
responsible for the expenditures made
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 In
every declaration Of government pol
ley. This Is especially true when We
are face to face with u heavy deficit
But when the desire to win the popu-
lar approval leads to the cutting on OF |
expenditures really needed to make |
the government effective and to en-
able 1t to accomplish Its proper objects
4 the result Is as much to be condemned
/ as the waste Of government funds In
unnecessary expenditure.
J L., tha dana rt,nant Of aurioultura tho
use Of scientific experiments on a large
scale and the spread Of information
derived from them for the improve
ment OF general agriculture must go
on.
The Importance Of supervising busi-
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 Jurisdiction of the federal gov
ernment, including the most important
work OF saving and restoring our for
ests, and the great Improvement OF wa I
terways are all proper government
functions which must involve large ,
expenditure II properly performed ,
While some Of them, like the reclama-
ton Of arid lands, are made to pay
for themselves, Others are Of such an
indirect benefit that this cannot be ex- {
pected OF them. permanent Inn
provement, like the Panama canal,
should be treated as distinct enter
prise aud should be paid for by the Q
proceeds Of bonds, the issue of which .
will distribute Its cost between the I
present and future generations In ac-
cordancc with the benefits derived. 1t {
may well be submitted to the serious .
consideration Of congress whether the Q
deepening and control Of the channel I
Of 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 0
mined upon should not he provided for I
In the same way. 0
Then, too, there are expenditures Of Z
government absolutely necessary II our Z
country is to maintain Its proper place 0
among the nations Of the world and IL c
to exercise Its proper influence In de-
fense Of Its own trade interests In the
maintenance Of traditional American Il
policy against the colonization OF Eu- II
ropean monarchies In this hemisphere n
and In the promotion Of peace and in 81
ternational morality. | refer to the Ii
cost Of maintaining proper army, a N
proper navy and suitable Notifications al
upon the mainland Of the United 81
States and in its dependencies. b
The Army and Navy. AZ
We should have an army so organ. le
lied and so officered as to be capable U
In time Of emergency In cooperation
with the national militia and under
the provisions of proper national "
law rapidly TO expand into pt
force sufficient TO resist all probable Ell
Invasion from abroad and to furnish a tr
expedltionary force. II nee IN
pssary, In the maintenance of our ira 10
iitional American policy which bears Iii
lie name Of President Monroe. ey
Our fortificatIons are yet In a state gr
II only partial completeness. and the al
number OF men to man them Is insufn. se
lent In a few years. however. the "
usual annual appropriations for our -
,oast defenses. both on the mainland y.
md In the dependencies. will make ~
hem sufficient to resist all direct at u'
ack. and by that time we may hope !"
hat the men TO man them will be pro- ne
'lded az necessary adjunct. The 'e'
distance OF our shores from Europe
md Asia, Of course. reduces the ne O.
essity for maintaining under arms q W
,rent army. but II does not take away on
he requirement Of mere prudence. "
hat we should have an army sun N
iently large and so constituted as to ~
orm a nucleus out OF which a suitable Ju
orce can quickly grow. ~