New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-08
By Senator VIM. Il, Borah Of Idaho
Continued From Las' lasu"

TAXING power ol the government
even ~ the houl when the N.rl
cNIprnrIcs al guvurumnj may IN
NYINc the lie Of the goNrrnm ~
i.srIf.
favor an income tax no. Tor
the purpose Of putting al the
harden, of Government upon prop
Drty or al, he burdens OF govern
mint upon wealth. bu, that 1t may
bear It's Just and fair piop'ruonS
Of he hurd ms If this government
W. HrlIcNc that ,Vcry <aN
SYST IN based upon consumption
should be- supplemented by SN"-
tenn which taxes property ana the
wealth Of tn roun W NJ Tor 'h'
rurp ~ Of inclt no class trrl'lH,
I'M sinIay calling upon the great
interests Of the nation to snare
that pant Of thc burdrn OF govern
m nj for which they receive an un-
que, ioucd benefit
Needed to Promote Economy.
Bul | advocate Il for another
reason and this Will seem
slrang,. have no doubt, TO some
and that is rs teacher OF econ
omv in public expenditures. F"r
more than 4 hundred years we
hove been making Sp cchcS III laV-
or Of rctrenchmcnt and cur aIlIilg
public expenditures, and rs con
sistcntIy and persIstent'y Voied
fin other way 1t is notorious
fact in our political history that
rhc Congresses at winch the voice
of rctrcrnchmcn has been the
loud st ha,e bcvn Followed H.
variabIy by Congress III which the
appropriation was largest.
We knew when we met here last
fall that we wcra facing a Il iIrlt.
W. knew that there was the cry
going up all over the country lhat
there should be u revision 't the
tariff downward, and we knew
chat in the midst Of universal
peace and Of prosperity we were
actually contemplating putting a
tax upon the neccSsarIps OF NE
which we do not produce IN THIS
country.
If there was ever time in the
world when the voice OF rclrench-
ment should have been heard and
needed il was 1T he beginning
Of that Congress; nd yet we are
told Nv The leader on the RcpubIl-
can side hat Congress approprlat-
ed $50. 100000 which we could Just
AS well have left in the treasury
and without embarrassing The gov
crnm Mt one particle. II that be
true. what n fearful indictment OF
this Congress. aud INV futile 1t
makes all the promises with ret
crcncc TO retrcnchm3nl.
Our Secretary Of the Navy tells
US that we must have another
navy as large as the one we have.
This sounds to me like dlscord.
He must have spoken with author
itv. am not TO discuss The qucs-
tinn of the necessity OF these
ships: that is for another day !;
but | do say that if we are 10
build new ships and 10 con nue. TO
compete with the naval building Of
the world that expense should
he visited 10 some extent a least
nnon the property and the wealth
Of this nation.
If this is the part OF retrcnch-
mrnt. if these expenses are to be
me can ANYONE contend that we
should cDnlinre to impose that
burden upon consumption II may
he necessary TO continue TO build
tn Sc ships. II may be necessary
to 90 on until we will be able to
cyc~awe the nations OF the ear h,
and until, like the father of Fred
a. * h Great, w are lonesome
without the music Of the sentry 5
tread. But if il be true that we
must continue 10 do SO. upon what
basis and upon what theory can
men say that the whole burden
should res rpon the men who pay
practically rs much when worth
$500 as the man who is worth
$500. zoos 007 Take a part Of tn.
burdens off the backs aud appc-
tites IF men and put il upon the
p,,rs7s If those who WI never