The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
Mr.. Hartman and
The Government

r. HARTMAN has a way of saving the interesting thing
v al the moment and what he says has the ring OF sincerity
although he does always he is going 1t may
be doubted that of his leutenan would much
prefer that he should leave the talking say for example
Counselor Peter Dunno whose honeed explosives
and designed gladden. smiling that the
Southern Pacific is the nobest work of man.
We need inquire curiously respecting the dealy OF
inebrate senators house demagogues, Mr. arri-
speaks with heat In the absence specifications
words OF that kind neither good harm gravamen
OF Mr. Harrimans uteances in Chicago lies his charges OF
extravaganza leveed national government
It be admitted that there is of public by the
government by all governments and perhaps waste IN
country than Others because there spend
Nevertheless convinced that honesty expenditures this
government will compare avorablyi with others
On the question of extravaganza differ
of opinion and without taking position side the
other duty point that evou-
of modern government the United elsewhere is
the direction of constantly increasing national budgets Most
remember more less fictitious horror with which the
country impored regard billion congress-
That sounding phrase fell fiat and billion dollar
congresses with tolerabe that figures will be
exceeded the future The last campaign the
basis of reenchmen conducted by Tden thirty years
and he has had no successor
and other European There old age pensions land
purchase schemes involving billions which
back the treasury and the rising tide appropriations periodic
ally weed the prompting of invasion that compel colossal
expenditures for one form or another of mlitarism.
In this country projects, public
buildings conservation schemes the development OF and
abors what plans tor spending public not
appropriations for the and
What they doing congress? No congressman is heard
word of To contrary they
all rakng the country find They
not get any material changes the tariff because every
for purely duties evokes
The people already taxed for the last they will stand
this field What then? Mr. Taft proposes inheritance and
of this method admitted although the several
object that they it first and they need the money What
inheritance tax? 1t clip what Roosevelt described
swollen fortunes 1t scale of graduated imposts designed
take nothing from the poor little from those moderate
great deal from the rich Mr. Taft finding
opposition inheritance the grounds above stated
what? An of which the essential rule and object
the with the inheritance An income tax certain
shape another in this country The
stand the for while but the imperative demand
enforced by the popular voice certain to be
needed later.
That inevitable BY the growth
The country has tried regulation and restraint of
great commercial and industrial institutions That
proved failure and under the conservative leadership
country preparing take share of trust
mutations and spend wide variety of for the
public benefit.
fine institution which it has been the fashion,
call the pork barrel is destined
become pivot of national policy 1t of modified
socialism, but take if for good bad please
condition that be reckoned with and recognized.