The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-02-22
THE RELIGION OF DEMOCRACY.
Continued from Last Week.
Joseph W. Folk in Bryan's Commoner.

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qneston every parties opposed this
system with in the fight Then there square is
privilege and equal rights battle tariff SEIZED
claiming high and Others should remain they
does involve principle and only result sham
fight.
The tariff question settled by board
not simply increasing decreasing the tariff
articles question of principle to whether the tariff should
be used for the purpose creating monopoly
could any good the American people decide whether the
merely for the purpose protection If
people decide protection commission would be
necessary enable the special interests grab all they get If
the people decide favor of tariff then commission could
carry instructions of the people by adjusting the tariff SEIZED
basis such way shock fair business
by of too sudden changes from the unnatural and artificial
conditions grown up under monopoly building
The of equal rights should be made living vital
xono force in Government This doctrine opposes the privilege
subsidies bounes and all forms governmental
ALL The Government has right
one man indirectly add the wealth another
compel directly contribute the fortunes
When avors conferred they
wealth influence enough them and beyond the reach
the average If such vors benefited all alike would
want them because they class privileges denied
that these Them and it for this
of the should submit to such determinations privilege
opportunity must diminish as opportunity dmpisbes
the rights individual destroyed That WHY
under Republican SYSTEM the classes becoming opuen
and the finding the opportunity individual effort grow
inc less as years BY Under this the large cities one
end of society rolling abnormal wealth. the other end
society begging bread The mutimonare
are alike dangerous republic and they each other
as cause If receive salary thousand
dollars would have all for five thousand
fore he could fifty million dollars yet fifty million dollars
is not fortunes counted today among those
fortunes accumulated through the system privilege
How that men In the course OF few years collect
much as under conditions would thousands of years
earn 1t could not be done there
tce in the distribution of wealth.
We cannot bring forced equality conditions but there
NAV be an equalization burdens and opportunities These swo
LEM fortunes the most part grated the public by
of high tariff Stocks fictitious issues and tbrouoh
MONOPOLY of some necessity life Watered stocks fictitious bond
issues and the graft should be done away WITH and holding
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hands of very should be placed ban of the w
Then through the burdens of should be
more eouitaby distributed The income tax on what the
people have not tariff what people want Il
the faes of all Of taxation because most heavily ON
those most able it, and least heavily least able
bear it, An income exemptng the small incomes and with
very light rate up say twenty thousand dollars year then in
asng with the of the income until would become less
desirable for individuals have incomes running into the millions
each YEAR would do equae the burdens of and
remedy injustice that now exists in the distribution of wealth.
The the United States Constitution before the
people not in the exact form nd should he to permit the levy
step the right direction and hope will be adopted
gone that far 90 further later
The party should fight wealth SUCH but rather
the privileges produce ia sd riches on one hand and
of honest industry and legitimate development The
with the welfare ALL Democracy that when
has than he should have other
e rights but should recognize the fact that rights
best e by pai
by people for as This the great question before the country
them & '"s p the ali &
it right then the people cannot be given much power
their government
The election of Senator's by direct Of the people
only of and by the people but
for the people When Constitution being framed
the the people might conae the property of the we'll
do who that period consisted for the large land
That the time should when the rights Of the people
would be endangered through consolidation and
influence government did fathers of
republic they provided House of Representatives rep
the people and for Senate elected by the Legislatures of the
different States property We have learned that
property should with public
and that officials should represent but the entire public This
proposed election will according
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