Manchester Democrat., 1910-10-19

tee as desired to participate in the de
bate would have been absolutely help
less il they had mislaid the memofan-
da prepared for their use by persons
have not been elected to, the Senate
though 1T is understood some of them
now candidates.
Now, my friends, it is one of the
leaders of Republican party who has
placed such a stigma upon that poll
ticai organization. 1t is the senior
Senator from the State of Iowa. AS
to his knowledge of how tariff laws
are made i have only to refer you to
the statement made by Senator Cum
MINIS in speech in Des Moines May
10, in which he said, after Senator Dol
liver had told Of the iniquities OF the
TARIFF and the culpabitity of it's max
ers: You have heard tonight from
the man who knows more about the
tariff law. than any other man within
limits of the United States and more
truths in regard to 1t than ever be-
fore fell on human ears with this re-
cord before u.s.
( Mr.. Porter said that the democratic
party was in favor Of an income tax.
and IL such a tax could not be impos-
e:. under the constitution, he favored
an amendment legalizing it. He point
ed out> how President Taft has gone
on record on both sides of this ques-
ton since he has been in office. He al
so discussed tn question of direct
election of United States senators and
recited the good results that would
accruee from such a law,as illustrated
in small way by the results obtain
ed in the state of Oregon.
Mr.. Porter dwelt at length upon the
everincreasing tendency these days
to spend money much of it wasteful-
ly, and compared the cost of maintain
ing an army and navy at the present
time with the expense required dur
ing and previous to the Spanish-Am-
erican War in 1885,
He charged extravaganza and show
ed how the burden of taxation had
been increased since Governor Boies,
administration from $3.50, ,246, to
more than $7.O0O,0O0 When Boies
was Governor, he said, the rate of tax
alton was 2.5 mills. 1t is now 3.S mills
This enormous increase, he said
was not in any way Justified, as the
populatian had increased very little
since Boies, term.
"While Governor Boies was in off
ice. said Mr. Porter, there were col
lected the first term from insurance
companies $176,61O, from the auditor
$59,930 and from the secretary of sta
te s12.22S.
/ General Tax is Doubted.
The last financial. report under re
publican rules shows $630-443 wa
collected from insurance companies
Il s111,SO4 from the auditor, sSO5. .32
from the Secretary Of State and s341
359 from Inheritance taxes. The gen
eral tax under Governor Boies, admit
| istration was $2,500,00O, while the las
I. report shows that under Republica
3 rule s4,0OO,0OO was collected.
This is most alarming situation
The taxes of our great state are IL
3 creasing SO rapidly that no matte
= how prosperous our citizens may b.
come, they must continue year afte
year to- bear an added and unecessar
burden in the shape of more taxeI
r What is done with this enormou
4 sum? do not know. l only kno,
r tina. for you and for me the tax bu
2 den is growing heavier and heavit
y and 1t reaches out to the farmer, til
E. business man, the wopkingman ar
all people directly or indirectly wit
l. in our state"
e He then referred to the extrav
gance in carrying on the nation
NJ government. He pointed out tn
n while Congress was changed fro
l. one political party to another in i
J. membership twenty years ago on tt
d issue that 81 1000. .OOO, 900 had been a
,r propriated in two years, more ths
r. s2,OOO,0O0,O 900 was appropriated in t
last two years by congress. The e
IN cessive taxation in Iowa, and by Il
national government, he said hi
'e aroused the people.
n G. o. p. in Control IA Years.
le "The national government has be
ct controlled absolutely for nearly 70,
'n teen years by the Republican par