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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

the title Of umpire
ever existed. The Irish
In silks" blood was
up, however, and he
managed to work his
way through the crowd
to where the frenzied
rooter was celebrating
over the victory. The
fan was a well-dressed
chap. and appeared to
possess more than the
average intelligence.
You have a lot of IL
cense to be roasting an
umpire, when you have
to wear a pair Of thick
glasses to be able to
even see. ! can't see
how you ever managed
to break into the
grandstand. Your. place
Ia IN the outsida lonk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
A Local Mind.

NO use whispering soft things to
that girl. She's law student"
How does that affect her case?"
well, she's prompt to detect the
incompetent, the irrelevant and the
immaterial."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
Too Cautious.

How can you distrust your daugh-
ter's sutton when In this letter he pro-
poses to lead her to the altar?'
Well. in its very nature, isn't that
a misleading propositian?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

A sordid love of money is certainly
q very senseless thing. for the MIND
much occupied with 1t il blind to ev-
erything else.-Diphilus.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
In secIuslon.

rs your mistress at homer"
Are you the manicure ladyr"
mo, indeed"
Then she amt at home. num-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

A man who gives his children habits
Of industry provides for them better
than by giving them a fortune.--
Whatley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

Our highest religion is named "the
worship OF sorrow"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

II Is the business of this life to
make excuses for oths-s, s-t uono rox
ourselves.-Robert Louis Stevenson
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
Hls Way Of Life.

War Is hell"
you seem to believe that In times
Of peace one should prepare for war;"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

A Hopeful Fellow.
What is an optimism
"A man whose bump Of hope is big
ger than the rest Of his head"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
EFT your glasses on"

EFT your glasses on"
you better consult an OPP
tician."
Don't we ever get a close
decision?"
who ever told you that
you could umpire?"
Back to the ribbon count
er for you very shortly.
Percy"
Say, honest, how much
are you getting for throwing
the gamer"
Don't you know enough
to retire when you have gone
totally blind?"
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06

credit IL II could not float its bonds at 4
per cent or less. The inevitable result
VI THESE changing conditions-with the
taX rate going higher and the Weld from
TINS class OF property going iower-has
pech lhat the owners of this kind Of
property will not list il for taxation when
me tax rate lakes anywhere from ~ 20
% per cent of the income yielded by that
property. Therefor. more and more of
ihls KIND 81 property has gone into hid
Ils. ana though such property forms ev-
year larger part of our total
""alth. IL Yields steadily a smaller pro-
portion 81 the total revcnnP. and the
burden O: supporting the government:
Ihls more and more heavily upon real
'stdl' anu other forms of property that
can MOI bc hidden
III ~ IN order 10 cure this injustice and
me evils attending Il and resulting from
T. mat The revision is urged in Kentucky.
me evil has been corrected elsewhere.
!. can be corrected here. The States of the
mon are rapidly abandoning this Sys-
'cnn. No state has ever succeeded in de-
NiSlhS a system of penalties and assess
'nthiS "r equalization that could compel
''hS in.ansible movable property To stand
ava he taAed when The tax rate amounts
l" coniisca,i"n Of so large part Of the
income.
How II Works in Kentucky.
Vow le; Ms look at IN" situation in
Nrhtuckl The stale tax il - cents.
There you have already :, tax rate quite
a. high a. some classes ~ property can
easily stand. Hut We do no; stop thcrr.
'nd"r our law on top OF This N-cent
S'ate iaN must bc pIIt the county tax,
which. taking the safe over. will aver
AZ" NOT far from - cents. This gives us
4 lax rate of 81, IL" high for many. aE'i
IN" Process @, hiding Sats well under
WAY
Nor do We stop here. On top of this
state tan of - cents AMI ihc county tax
~ 30 cents there j. still Imposed a local
lax ranging all The WAY from )" cents "a
SIN. and sometimes higher. and with
every 80 10 cents added - the rate
more and NOR" properly il eliminated 10y
hiding or underValurti"n The average
tax II e ia cities and towns If first Sec
ond. third. Fourth ard iifth classes in
Kentucky l. about So This amour :
:" about - Der cent uf the return from
any per cent Investment. II amount. :
10 a h,tl" under II per cent of the return
from any , par cent investment. and -
YOU apply il Ia n :: per cent investment.
such a. a saving account. il lakes near
y - p"r cent a. th" income. Not even
The wi!deSt oX'rem'~' would propose an
income tax Of - u 49, per cent. Yet thIt
classes uf property. Il IL too much %
expect Of weak human nature. II is \
Stupid defiance Of economic laws "a well
aS 81 the law Of human nature. When
any tax takes more than 10 per cent of
the income from amy class of property.
characterization and evasion Will begin.
The larger the percentage OF income
taken 10y tax tn" greater incentive n
evasion. naturalization and perjury in
order To "Scape the burden. until Yuu
reach a point where - pill. further taxes
~ tax rate already high does h":
Yield 4 proDOr;,"Ha;c increase Of reve-
nue..
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06
A FarsicaI Result.

Contrast with this the fact that for
l9l" Their" Were listed i'm the State Of
Kentucky for taxation bonds to the
amount Of only N.I73.:16. on; of total
assessment Of S'2>. 5.o22---nr less than
SeN"n-trnihS Of one per cent. Add TO
bonds the amount listed of stocks and
money ana they all amount To less than
10 per cent Of the total. and without
mortgage notes (Which can't escape -
less Than ; per cent of the total. This
an infinit+sinal uart of he bonds aC-
iua'ly owned in This State subject To tax
alton under The State laws aS they
stand OF this mea"re amount nearly
Onc-half WIS listed in Jefferson County.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06

II Is often stated by people who have
not Investigated this movement for
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06
Sor1e Absurd Results.

1t me point ont a few az the abSurdi-
tic in pr.ic:ice in enforcing the general
,,r,,u,rty tax in kentucky. Let uS sup
;,oS.. n rnau with u thousand dollars IN
savings .rcuI1uI ~ Louisville. Al tn.
.rnvpilin. rate -! Interest. three per
cent he woillS rraliZ" in one year thirty
dollars on his savings. He would pay
S.S 81 90 this S;p% in taxes. I do not
know what th,. tax rate now is I'm Pa
Iu,.uh S,Vera! wears ago il waS s. IL
~. tn. 5000, If ihis man had hi thou
sand dollars deposited I'm P1ducah bank
Al three per cent Interest. he would
have realized S9.0o n year from his IN.
,.rs,,ncnt AMI M would have paid ST. 81
In taxes. paving a penalty for bein.
thrifty In view -: thiS. IL is no Won
Ter that ont of more than s6.O0. O1O00 Of
savings; in the United States there are
l.,r,iv ssn psl.sD in savings banks I'm Ken
,uctV The more liberal policy pursued
bI-s the New England States has made
hat iittla corner Of our country tin.
GREAT reservoir of savings funds The
bearded dollars of people Of small means
which IN the aggregate make such an
enormous sum. that every great enter
,,,iss. with deserving bond issue to floa:
looks first To the New England market
Banks Protect Themselves.
II is often stated by people who have
not investigated this movement for !.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06
We Need Outside CaoitaI.

II has roi been long since ! heard TIC
y"..y startling statement made 10y =
sneaker nj "a public gathering that We
IL not need foreign capital i'm Kentucky.
I am quite sur" no editor of Ken
tucky newspaper will agree Ia this
practicallv AL of the development 49,
thc resources of I(cutnrky that has
taken place has been by tn" aid Of for
ri.n r-tpital. T. must have been So.
w did not have the capital ourselves.
II We 10 not Ct il from tn" outside.
We would n": have IL at al. The dr
vt.lopmr-t nov going on In Eastern
Kentucky t. almost wholly by means
rf outside capital. We nrrl this uu.-
-ilc caui;al We want IL to come. W,
want T. 80 stand for its fair share 90
fh,. burden nf uur expenses. II i NOT
proposed Ia exempt !, from taxation III
.r,iar - -: it, but II t. proposed 10 al
lust th,' taxes uDpn every form at cHpi-
tai that comes with reasonable view
10 tL,. prof; II expects To yield lis own
- aud also with an eye out for IL.
rom,,-ti:iDn between one Stat" and an
oihcr IT, rh- advantages offered Tor such
s.-.- ss,t..
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06
We Have Tried 1t Nineteen Years.


Ne fixed This system in The new CON
Stitution nineteen years ago. Our inicn-
lions Were good. We acted with the best
light We had az that time. Unfortunately.
however. AT the Time We adopted il. the
system WAS being abandoned .lScwhcrr
II j. no; yielding sufficient revenue FOR =
prp2l eSSiTc state. II hampers Industries.
Ii burdens the poor mln. 1t drives cap
tai out If the state. or into forms OF in
v"Stmeut that do not promote business
activity and do nor furnish employment
- labor and DO not develop the resources
pt the state.
II j. a mistake 10 suppose that II is n"
rich man only. or chiefly. who has a
cause Of complaint against the preSru.
tax system. The rich man can take ear"
OF himself ana does take care OF him.
self He understands the tax laws. or IL
he does nor understand them himself. he
il able Ia employ the best legal couns".
20 tell him how To 50 arrange his invest
WtntS "a 20 be in 4 SAT" position WHOM
rh. assessment time rolls around. II al
else fails. he can move ont Of the stat.
lie L. smart enough Ia put The greater
part OF his estate i'm forms Of proper
that he can easily conceal from the as
-..~Sor. The poor man can not do thcS,.
ih.pgS If he has been fortunate AMI
thrifty enough 20 save anything at all.
=. morally IL first lakes the form of "a
swings account and then of a home.
~, knows lit;le or nothing Of stocks and
bonds. If hr has savings account h"
must Concea! II from ~. assessor or giV,.
UD practically Tho whole Of its Ycild in
taN'S. If hr has not saved enough for a
home he still pays a tax an real estate.
. for every man Whp lives under a roof
must Pay this tax. whether ia exchange
fpr a tax receipt from the sheriff. or for
q rent receipt from The landlord. The"
l. no escaping il. And If the poor man
q In kentucky has tried 10 buy a home ana
has made 4 partial. payment on n. u"
finds that the notes representing his de-
fcrrrd payments are also taxed. and the
lender may De- trusted {" arrange matters
that the owner nf the property VIII
stand III" hViflcn If the tax on those
notes. practically making him pay d"uh!,
tax to the ,N'"&t 90 his unpaid purcha 81
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06
Can Be Brought Out.

1t may h- urged thai lowering the rae
on prnprrty al this character Will not
bring IL out for taxation. We can only
poin; 10 The experience Of other States
In this respect. Human nature is pretty
much 'hc same everywhere. Most men
would rather he honest about their as
ScSSmcntS if they can ~ 81. without SUI
ferin" cunliScItiou. The change Of rate
ON this class 90 property has multiplied
;hc rcNcuu" from II many fold i'm the
State nf Maryland within recent wears.
and mad" pnSSibi, ~. reduction Of the
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06
Costs the State Heavily.

have seen IL stated recently that The
assertion .hat our tax system has driven
capital from Kentucky and Keeps other
capital from coming 80 Kentucky l. q
bald assertion not resting on facts.
nave stated before. and I repeat here.
that about three wears ago by CORE
spondenCr and otherwise | personally
traced more than five million dollars az
capital that had been invested i'm Ken
lucky. but had been recently closed on;
and taken from the state because II
owners foun.i that under more adVan-
fa"roIS tax laws elsewhere they cou'd
get greater yields from their Investment
This money Ma NOT taken from The
lrr... c.ni-rS Of n"Ullation like Louis
Wiz" o. WAS taken from small cnmmun-
i'ir- whcr. The withdrawn of SlnVo ar
S.n.tup mean: q rather serious coutrHc-
liou "a III" available capital uf tn" com
tDlnifN
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-06
The Gap Widens.

Even In the earlier days 81 corporate
- N"l"pm'nt, IN" miSfit was not quite -
hfd ~ IL l. to-day Year by year how
tt'r. bonds and stocks and notes and
"ih"r IRONS ~ intangible personal prop
cry r. present e larger ANA larger per
'r'ta2" - the total property OF the COM
AiunifN. Year by year At the same time.
ia" demands Tor r"Venur for public pur-
i''>''s such a. good Roads good schools.
IL. become heavier and the tax rate
t"tS higher and higher. At the same
-inr me yield from bonds and stocks has
Grown smaller and smaller. In earlier
GAYS railroads thought nothing. for in
S'tnc". "t Issuing per cent bonds. To-
cay any standard railroad would con-
faaer Itself disgraced in the matter OF
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21

very wise, l have no further use for
you. / shall secure fool who will
not be SO foolish as to attempt TO do
his own thinking.
Now this happened a great many
years ago of course, and yet we are
still more or less i'll the habit OF
allowing others to do our thinking.
and this is the principal reason why
the nIasses, the very life blool OF
Our nation are in the condition they
are today. Think of this PROPOSE.
ton. Suppose that every person in
our land today were assured of Il
good comfortable living, with :.
and the opportunity of n vacation
when required for the benefit OF the
tired brain and hody. and no ghostly
spectre of want stalking at their
side, what more could one wish. or
indeed what more could they ask?
What good purpose can boarded
wealth serve2 viii the millionaire
carry it with him when he crosses
the great divideo Will it purchase
him a more glorious halo than that
worn by the honest laborer whom he
has oppressed in order to accumu-
late his store of gold. Would not
even the millionaire with the rest
of us be much happier were he en-
gagged in honest toll with just sufli-
Client for all his needs and surro md
ed by a contented and happy peo-
pie? Then indeed shall all be equal
before God and man.
THINK! THINK,
r. A. MERLAND.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21

Hereafter our campaign cannot be
mangaged after the manner of run
ming peanut stand nor with like
amol.at of money The days of the
old fashioned agitation are over; our
movement has the dignity of state and
national power in it.
We cannot enter. this coming cam
paign arguing personalities;-the is
sue is one of National politics and
economic and legal re-adjustments
actually to be made.-not theories.
Every state Office must sweep out its
difficulties and technical superfiuities;
every Socialist owes his allegiance to
helping establish our papers for
strenuous warfare; every local must
rise up to the efficiency of civic re-
sponsibilities: and our national or,
ganization and equipments will be
subjected to a strain unparalleled in
the history of any political party or
organization.
Then, We are going to elect some
body-Will you select the right men !;
will we be proud of them as Socialists
in Office?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21
THE RIGHTS OF
HALF \ NATION

BY Joseph E, Cohen.
Suppose that some one were to
suggest that half the voters of this
nation should be DISTINGUISHED
Might not such an act bring about
civil war as terrible as that OF
1861.
Yet as wild as such an idea is, il
is no wilder than the idea that the
women of our country or of any
other country, are to remain per-
manently DISTINGUISHED
For women are one-half of this
and every otheI- nation And as
true rs it is that no land can endure
part slave and part free, it is true
that women must be given the title
to every political and social right
possessed by man.
So long as woman'S seat was at
the fireside, such a question could
not arise. So long as the circle of
her needs and wants conferred in her
own home, such a problem could not
present itself. So long as woman
was only silent partner in her hus-
bands concerns. woman remained
on the edge of the current of polit-
ical and social struggles.
But all this changed when the
throbbinE of gigantic machine be-
came the dynamos of progress: it all
changed when the bleak, sinister
factory wall cast its lengthening
shadow over the family hearth.
When woman became 4 factor In
Industry. then she became = factor
in political and social matters.
When certain trades came to be
set apart as "woman's trades" then
woman became a part of trade and a
part CT industry
When there sprans up she
towns where men are relatively as
few as are women in the lumber and
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21
THINK! DO YOUR -.
OWN THINKING
o WIN

do as you have been doing too long.
let some one else do your thinking.
Remember the parable of the Wise
Man and the Fool. The wise man,
| who in this instance was very veal
thy, hired a fool to work for him,
reasoning very wisely, as you will
see, that the laborer being a fool
could not, or at Yeast would not
| think, SO that needing some one to
| think for him, what more natural
| than that this some one should b,
his employer. seeing he was very
wise. Now the wise man desired q
home built and he instructed the
fool to erect him great mansion on
high hill. and there he dwelt II,
luxury with his family. TIE fool
also being in need of IL home for
his dear ones was permitted by his
master to erect for himself n small
cottage in the forest, for, being 4
fool he would need only the most
humble home, as it would be impos-
sible for him to appreciate n grand
palace, besides giving him wrong
impression OF his relative import
ance as compared with the wise man.
Now the children of the wise man
having reached school age. he de
cided that they must not associate
or be brought into contact with the
children of the fool, so he said to
him, you must build me large
school for my private use, have It
furnished with the best of every
thing. 1 do not wish my children to
associate with yours or with the
children of other fools. and as You
have children to go to school you
may take the ole stable on the back
lot and convert it into a school.
That will be good enough for tho
children of FOOLS.
Now about this time wonderful
thing happened to the fool, he sud-
denly began to wonder why and how
this condition came about wherein
the rich man enjoyed every COOL
and pleasant thing. while he and his
family. who were just as dear to
him, must be content with the most
humble surroundings and be de-
Drived of every pleasure dear to hu-
man heart. He very foolishiy spoke
of these things to his employer who
at once became very angry. and ac-
cused the fool of the awful crime OF
thinking for himself, saying to him
that this was an ofrense of which no
fool should ever be guilty. He said
YOU have committed an unpardon-
able offense, you are not capable OF
thinking for yourself. and since
you have dared to attempt It in
stead of leaving it to me, who am
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21
BE CAREFUL OR
YOU'LL ELECT SOMEBODY
tBy Clyde J. WriSht.)

Socialists everywhere smile II a
man of smiles was asked TO pick out
the men in our organization who
have ability to explain the statutes
plan a campaign, frame a bill, make
progress in city council and outwit
a grating member of the legislature,
he would proceed cautiously You
see there is difference between the
opportunity to do and the actual work
of doing. We will feel the force OF
this truth very soon.
1t is no longer a case of just "op-
portunity'-IT IS A CASE OF NEG
ESSITY for us TO do things and d.
them right. and as an organized body
we have not as yet studied how.
1t used to sound very nicely u
boast that We were party that
could fight a battle with ten CENTS
it was then that we were of the ''ten-
cent size: that time has passed
NEXT YEAR WE WILL ENTER A
MANS SIZED CAMPAIGN.
There was time when We thought
all that a Socialist needed to know
was that we should publicly o{n all
public utilities: but now we see that
we must go upon the floors of Iegfs-
Iature, senates and of congress. No
wonder it has been said: BE care
full or you'll elect somebody"
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21

mining camps and the The towns
then woman became an important
item in all Industrial political and
social questions.
When the point was reached that
millionsaof women in America must
regard wage-labor. instead of the
care of the home and the rearing of
"a household. as their means of SUBJ
sistence, then woman became one
half of the social problem
When the seN-caucer of olden
times became the established insti-
tuition of our own day; when wo-
mans very soul was reduced to
terms of barter and price. then the
position of woman and child, even
mole us than that of man, became
the aching heart of the social prob
lem.
And when woman became bonded
to waGe-labor FOR life, then there
was born in her the knowledge that
her lot, in n larger sense than ever