Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-04
Neeley'S Platform.

4 Uc1IGN6 IudI Gu6 mtu WlO ldh
accumulated their mOny by spec.
ulating in government stocks and
bonds and railroad and other Sc,
'curitieS, and who shift this prop
erty about from one state to
another just before assessing tim
thereby escaping taxation, should
contribute their just share to-
ward bearing the burdens Of gov
enment,. and a National Income
Tax will so this, so | ann for it.
(FrOm Geo. A. Neeley'S speech
at Scott City,
:. l am In favor of a National In
herltance Tax, but am decidedly
opposed to the law which we
have In Kansas. Let us suppose
that our friend here has lived
IN. Kansas twenty-five years; that
he has a wife and one child, a
daughter; he has been a good,
clean, decent citizen, has borne
dis share Of the burdens of gov
ernment ard has contributed in
every way possible to the upbuild
ing Of the state. He has fought
the droughtS, the cyclones, prairi
dogs, grasshOppers and all the
other things that you have had
to contend with here ,and he and
his family have finally been able
to accumulate $4,000. His wife
and daughter have done just as
much In their way as he has. The
have helped in the hay, to SOW
and gather the wheat and help
with the corn, have taken care
OF the. cows, pigs and chickens
and have done just ais much in
their particular way to assist in
the accumulation of this property
as has he. One sad day he dies.
Under the law One-half of his
property goes to his wife and
the other lalf to- his child and all
over 5000 to- each of them bears
an inheritance tax to the state.
1 am opposed to this and have
just one reason therefor; it is not
right.
But let me tell you the kind
OF an. Inheritance tax | ann In
favor of. Let us assume that our
friend over here is a bachelor
He has been just as good a citi-
zen as the other man, has con-
tended with the same conditions
and accumulated the same amour
of property, but he has done it
by himself. Let us assume that
this gentleman here is a thirty
second cousin of his, or SOmethin
of that kind, and at his death his
property goes to this collateral
heir. His cousin has done moth
ing to accumulate the property
it has not given him a single
moment of anxiety, suspense or
pain, but just because this man
dies he finds $4,000, and
think that he should be willing
To. pay to the state an inheritance
tax, by reason of his bieng such
collateral heir, but | am decided
ly opposed to the other plan as
now operated in Kansas. (trOm
George A. Neeley's speech al
KinSley, Oct. 5th.)
Lam in favor of the Oklahoma
brand of the Initiative anC
Referendum. Under the law ol
that stae, if the legislature pass
es an act which the people do no.
like, unless it is for the preSer
yatiOn of the public peace, healtl
or safety, it does not VgO int
effect for thirty days, and i
within that time the voters o
the state file a petition with tn
governor signed by flften pc
cent OF their number asking tina
such act be submitted to tn
people for their approval or re
lection, the governor calls a
election and if one or more tha.
halt OF the voters, voting at sue
election vote against such an az
: it is repealed, and the legislator
: can never pass it again. The pei
pie will have to pass it If it eVt
becomes a law.
Suppose the people desire tf
passage OF an act, which the LEI
iSlature declines to pass. A pet
ton. signed by fifteen per Gel
OF such voters is filed with Il