The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-05

change in conditions since the enact
/ ment OF the DingIey act drafted on a
/ similarly protective principle, that the
I measure Of the tariff above stated will
/ permit the reduction OF rates in certain
! schedules and will require the adj
. Yancement Of few. il any.
The proposal to revise the tariff
made fin such an authoritative way as
TO lead the business community to
count upon il necessarily halts all
those branches OF business directly
affected, and as these are most i'm
portant il disturbS the whole business
Of the country. It IS inperativeIy nee
essary, therefore. that a tariff bin be
drawn in good faith in accordance
with promises made before the cleo
ton by the party in power and as
promptly passed as due consideration
viii permit.
Inheritance Tai, Advocates.
In the making OF a tariff bill the
prime motive is taxation and the Sc
curing thereby Of 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 Will exceed the
receipts by S1O0,OOO,oOO. It is impera-
tive that such a 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
If and so arrange the duties as TO Sc
cure an adeduate income. Should IL be
impossible 10 do so by import duties
new kinds Of taxation must be adopt
ed. and among these / recommend Il
graduated Inheritance tax rs correc'
I'm principle end as certain and easy Of
collection.
Government Economy Urged.
The obligation ON the part of those
responsible for the expenditures made
to carry on the governUAs to be as
economical as possible al To make
the burden OF taxation Is light as pos
sibIe is PLAIN and should be affirmed III
every declaration OF government pol
icy. 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 OF OF
expenditures really needed TO make
the government effective and to en-
able it to accomplish It's proper objects
the result is as much TO be condemned
as the waste of government funds in
unnecessary expenditure.
In the department Of agriculture the
use of scientific experiments on a large
scale and the spread of information
FCs ha
ment of general agriculture must go
on.
The Importance of supervising bust
ness OF great railways and industrial
combinations and the necessary inves-
tigatfon and prosecution Of unlawful
business methods are another neCcs-
sary tax upon government which did
not exist half q 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
eminent, including the most important
work Of saving aud restoring our for
ests. and the great Improvement Of va
teTways are all proper government
functions which must involve large
expenditure if 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 bene6t that this cannot be ex-
pected Of them. A permanent I'm
provemest, like the Panama canal
should be treated A. distinct enter
-
proceeds Of bonds. the issue Of which
will distribute fts cost between the
present and future genera tons in &C
cordanee with the benefits derived. II
may well be sub RTftted TO the serious
consideration Of congress whether the
deepening and control Of the channel
Of great river system like that of the
Ohio or OF the Mississippi when def
mite and practical plans fer 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 if cur
country is to maintain lis proper place
among the nations of the world ard IS
TO exercise It's proper iUfEeaee IN de
Tense OF its own trade Interests IN tte
maintenance Of trsditions5 American
policy against the colonization Of EU-
ropean u1OnarChies 81 this hemisphere
and in the promotion OF pCEce and IT.
ternatioral morality, ! refer 10 the
cost % maintaining a proper army, a
proper navy AID suitable Notifications
upon the mainland Of the United
States ard II is dependencies.
Tire Army and Navy.
We should have a. army 90 organ
lied and 50 Offered as 10 be capable
in time OF emergency in co-oPerHtion