The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-02-17
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defeat the amendment Having as
a law making body solmnly accept
ed this construction Of the consti-
tuition, thereby making it imprac-
ticable again to appeal to the court.
If this amendment can be defeated
this, the government of the people,
for the people and by the people,
will stand alone among all civilized
nations of the earth shorn of the
power to tax that form of wealth
best able to bear the burdens OF
government.
THAT is the scheme and plan
and such men as the great governor
of New York is giving them great
aid and comfort. Men say with
great fervor of patriotism, Il am
in favor of this power being given
to the government to be used at
least in time of war, and straight
way proceed to help defeat the
amendment. If those who are the
real enemies of this measure, would
come into the open it's friends could
deal with them far more success
fully
MIR. President, no one ever saw
this country in Just the condition it
is today. Never since this govern
ment was launched has there been
such restless spirit among the
great mass Of the people, such ugly
questioning, such persistent inquiry.
No part of the government seems to
escape challenge or criticism, and
it is fast becoming. popular to scott
at the constitution itself An I'M
quiet, dissatisfied, suspicious public
mind is the public mind of today
Powerful Forces at Work.
you can defeat this amendment
In view of the class of men who
are joining the crusade against it
think you will defeat it. The
forces which propose to encompass
its defeat will not stop on the hither
side of the most disreputable meth
DDS to accomplish their purpose. But
when the people learn what you have
really done, the manner in which
this has been manipulated, it will
go far toward exciting to force that
feeling CT wrath, of class hatred
already so strong among US. 1t will
do much to foster disrespect for and /
breed disloyalty to the government
When these who are i'll able to meet (
the burdens of government see its
enormous expenditures continue to I
larger armies and larger
nayies, increased burdens every
and learn furthermore that
all this must be met by tax on
consumption while incomes which
sustain luxury and breed idleness
and idiocy go untaxed they will
have little mercy with you in the
hour in which you must plead with
them against radical changes in the
government. do not know how
ong we can deal with a patient
people in this way. But | venture
% prophecy not much longer.
Il hope therefore the government
md Legislators of this country will
De brave enough to do their duty
n this matter 1t is time the peo-
de in this broad land bestir them
selves upon this vital question be-
ore it is too late to do so. 1t
would be nothing less than catas-
rophey if this amendment should
)e defeated, if we are going also to {
'e cut off from an appeal to the !
:ourt. This is in very sense the
peoples light
Outlines His Conclusions.
Senator Borah outlined his con-
lusions as follows:
l That the proposed amendment !
dds nothing to the taxing power
# the national government. This g
'ower was complete, unfettered
lenary, before. 1t can be no more
han that should the proposed
mendment be adopted.
2. The proposed amendment does /
ot deal or propose to deal with the q
uestion of power which is already g
but simply with the man Q
er and method of its exercise and
Sc of that power
3. No one has ever questioned the
over of the national government
. Justice White, the question has
ways been whether an admitted
z unlimited power oftax has been
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