Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-04

measure Of the tariff above stated vii
permit the reduction Of rates IN certaii
schedules and win require inc nd
vancemcnt Of few, n any.
The proposal TO revise the tarli
made IN such an authoritative way NJ
10 lead the business community q
count upon 81 necessarily halts al
fhose branches OF business directly
affected. and as these are most im
portnnt 81 dlsturbs the whole business
OF the country 10 Is imperatively nee
cssary. therefore. that a tarln bill b'
| drawn in good faith in accordance
] with promises made before the cleo
ton hy the party I'm power and az
promptly pissed ms due consideration
! win permit ID o. not that the tariff /.
| more important in the long run than
| the pcrfecting OF the reforms I'm re-
spcct TO antitrust legislation and m
terslate commerce regulation, but the
need for action when the revision of
the tariff has been determined upon IS
more immediate 70 avoid embarrass.
ment Of business. To secure the need.
ed speed 10 the passage of the tarlh
bin 90 would seem wise 60 attempt mo-
other legislation at the extra session.
7 venture this as suggestion only. for
the course 20 be taken by congress
upon the call Of the executive Is who'll
ly within fits discretion.
Inheritance Tax Advocated.
in the making OF a tariff bin the
prime motive IS taxation and the Sc
curing thereby Of revenue. Due
largely 10 the business depression
which followed the financial panic Of
1907. the revenue from customs and
other sources has decreased 90 such
am extent that the expenditures for
the current fiscal year viii exceed the
receipts by S1O00000OO. Il IS impera-
tive that such a deficit shall not con-
tinue. and the trainers Of the tariH
hin must Of course have in mind the
total revenues likely TO be produced by
70 and so arrange the duties as 20 Sc
cure an adequate income. Should lt 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 Of
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
lev. This IS especially true when we
are face to face with a heavy deficit.
But when the desire 10 win the popu-
lar approval leads TO the cutting on Of
really needed TO make
the government effective and 10 en-
able &c to accomplish its proper objects
the result Is as much TO be condemned
as the waste Of government funds in
expenditure. The scope
Of a modern government I'm what it
can and ought 10 accomplish for its
people has been wldened far beyond
the principles laid down by the old
Iaissez faire school Of political writers,
and this widening has met popular APP
prevail
ln the department of agriculture the
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 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 a 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 and restoring our for
ests, and the great Improvement Of wa
terways are an proper government
functions which must involve large
expenditure il properly performed.
While some o. them, like the reclaim
lion Of arid lands, are made to pay
for themselves. others are of such op
Indirect benefit that this cannot De- OK.
pccted of them A permanent inn
provemout like the Panama canal
should Dee treated as a distinct sDtor.
prise and should bc paid for bv tba
proceeds of bonds. the issue of which
VIII distribute lts cost between fbe
present ANA future generations ina no.
cordauce with the benefits derived D.
may we'll be submitted 10 the scriou.
consideration Of congress whether fba
deepening and control of tho channel
of great river system like that of f,.
ONO or of the Mississippi when def
mite ANA practical plans for the enter
prise have been approved and deter.
mined upon should not be provided FOR
in the same way.
Ihenr too, there are expenditures nj
government absolutely necessary If op,
country is 90 maintain its proper pI1co
among the nations of the world ana is
TO exercise IT'S proper influence in do-
Tense OF FITS own trade interests ir tb,
maintenance of traditional American
policy against the colonization of Eu-
ropoan mOnarchies an this hemisphere
aud ln the promotion OF Dpapp and In-