The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-09

whether they be democrats or republi
cans, or any other party, they are sup
posed to advocate and carry out the
great principles of Thomas Jefferson,
for it is upon these principles the safe
ty of the people and the government
depends. -.
PLATFORM.
The constitution provides that the
receipts and the expenditures of the
government shall be published from
time to time. ] am in favor of a
quarterly report issued from the treas
ury department showing the amount
of receipts and from what source ;the
amount of all expenditures, what man
ner and to- whom expended, giving
names and addresses, and especially
from whom the government purchases
its supplies. That this report be re-
published by some newspaper at the
capital of each state or else published
in magazine form and distributed to
| the news agencies of each state, for
the purpose of informing the people
! in what manner the billion dollars
THAT is appropriated each year Is ex-
pended; whether in a manner return
able to the people or whether it be
/ to the benefit of a special few. Without
to Iegislate in judicious manner on
appropriations.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK. -
am opposed to postal savings bank
for the reason that it was~never in.
tended by the constitution and the
trainers of the constitution that the
federal government should engage in
enterprise in competition with the In
situations of the people.
| Nearly every bank throughout the
country has a savings department, as
we'll building and loan associations
These institutions are prepared to ac
commodate the small saver and to en-
courage saving The small denomina
tions of money are accumulated and
loaned out to local enterprises; these
enterprises become producers anG
benefactors, giving labor to those who
need it, and producing commodities
for supply. If this money is deposit
ed in the postal savings bank. it il
transported away from its Legitimate
source, thereby the community is de
prived of that much working capital
Our government is too great anG
1 based upon too noble principles to de
pend for its maintenance upon tht
INDECENT and those incompetent tt
Judge. Such a law would be like
: flashing a picture in a baby's face wit
, one hand and when he opened hi!
mouth in amazement, with the, othe,
hand take the bread from between hi,
teeth.
, CORPORATION INCOME TAX.
This law is unconstitutional and il
violation Thereof. 1t is a direct tax ant
, cannot be upheld, and in the face 0
: the following clause of the Declare
ton of Independence, cannot see VIII,
it was passed: 'He has erected
: multitude of new offices (by self as
: sumed power) sent hither swarms @
t officers to harass our people and ca
t out their substance" Referring to tn
: king.
| Imagine the great army of saIarie
1 revenue collectors swarming over tn
S country collecting these taxes. In
r books of every corporation would b
\ thrown open to strangers, demorali;
S ing the business men of the country
f for by such a law it puts within tn
e power of these men to disclose tn
secrets of the business which is tn
t only safeguard against the speculate
j Another danger is the amount of Gu
rency it would take from the legit