The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-29
SCHENCK TALKS
ABOUT TAXES
Editor Caldwell Tribune:

paying OF taxes, or rather not paying,
or now 10 get out OF paying ali OF the
amount on January the LIST, 1872, and
everyone that have heard from
seems to think there is no way out.
Even the Nugget" thinks it is a hope
less case. Now it seems even the
corner OF the coming nre works has
been pred up looking tor a way out
NOW here Is a chunk to put under 1t
so a more thorough search can be
had. 1--WE paid our little mite in Can
yon.) just have the people go and
pay say one-half OF their taxes, take
receipt for that amount, as there is
no law prohibiting this l am sure.
he other half would under the law
become delinquent. The property
need not be sold until after the LIST of
July, and the commissioners could re-
NIT the penalty. They might be liza
BILE under the law for doing this. But
who would prosecute them? No one
would be losing by this but the banks
that are to hold the funds. But the
cry would go UP that the commission
ers have been making law of their
own, or that the people have. Now
who are the law making power? Who
makes our laws? hear the echo
coming back. Congress and the var
ious state legislatures. Now is that
fact? No. But it should be, with
referendum. The secretary of the
interior has made the most important
land laws. The supreme court has
made some very important laws, and
this very lately, and at the behest of
the president of the United States and
the late president, Theodore Roose-
welt. Mr.. Roosevelt goes so far as to
say in The Outlook that it was justi-
fable. That Our" congress had failed
to do its duty. Mr.. Roosevelt says
This statement, by the way, applies
also to the question of 'usurpation' by
any one branch of our government of
the other branch. 1t is contended
that in these recent decisions the SUI
preme court legislated; so it did; and
it had to; because it had to; because
congress had signally failed to do its
duty by legislating." Then again he
says: land the almost solid Wall
Street crowd or representatives of
big business all fought
against the adoption of a sane, effect
i've, and far-reaching policy" (The
supreme court in no way represents
the people; the county commissioners
do.)
Referring to the Wall Street
crowd" that is what brings me to
the cause of all of the difficulty. 1t
is that crowd that controls our money
system, and we will notice it in con-
nection with the idea of our commits
sioners taking the bull by the horns,
and l will add, the nose as well. All
with one accord say it is not right
as it is; then let some one make ii
right and that at once.
First, the banking power of the
United States increased in one year
from II billions to Il billions. One.
half as much as all the farmers in
the country produce.
During the last year that have the
report of, ending June 80, 1910, 604
more banks reported than one year
before. The amount of money in
banks decreased 2o.7 millions. Loan:
increased l,l485 millions. The money
in the country increased 1872 millions
Money out with the people increased
2S.8 millions. These things are whar
stimulated business. (This goes bach
farther than the one year, Now j:
the time says the powers that be
(Mr. Roosevelt's wall street crowd,
to make a killing. Soon after this date
or thereabouts, the banks began tc
call in loans, one could not get a re
newal hardly without a cinch. Tive
or three trust companies in or neal
New York had to suspend. And a
the Rocky Mountain News put it, ]. P
Morgan loaned his countenance for ;
time, looked after the depositors
cleaned up what the companies haS
for his part and was ahead of th'
game $2o.OOO.OOO. But the thing KEEP
on. The end is not yet with many
Notice how banks are springing up
But where the carrion is, there th'
vultures will be Also" The whole diff
hculty that the people are called tc
pass through every few years is di
rectly traeeable to our banking sys
tenn. There are but few people who
do not believe that we have the worst
system on earth. 1t dates from 1864
Who created it? Who has stood fol
lita Who now is it that are at wori
strengthening it and fastening it upor
the people for another so years1 TIC