New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
The End Of All to Them.

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1T is an awful thing TO think Of the
aged and incurable," he said. 1T is the
end Of all things for them. as far as this
earth is concerned" lie continued:
In their closing time here in the hours
when they are utterly incapable OF tax
ing care Of themselves. In the feepleness
of old age which precedes death, good
people come forward and take care OF
them. That does them much good' bul u
does the givers more good still.
Mr.. Schiff said TO you That the city
contributed something, but he warned you
not TO cease your own Contributions on
that account The city gives a plltahce,
/ might say. Some people whom ! meet
shrug their shoulders and say, on, the
city now Is doing this thing ana l am
paying IL in my tax bill. won't do any
more than pay my taxes AS mater
OF fact, the city is not doing II. IL de-
ponds still on the charity OF the people
and OF the community 10 do these Things.
In the fulhlment OF Gods time all these
people will be taken care OF By the gov
eminent. ! have no doubt OF IL Whatever
] know no reason whatever why the man
at work who is injured by machinery or
by the hazard OF mis- work should be
turned out and not taken care OF. know
of no reason why those in the lndustTlaI
pursuits who become SICK and Incapable
of working, or those who nave gone on
with their work until they have become
too old TO work should not be taken care
of by the government.
Some think IL is a vast scheme. why.
e is not vast al all 1t would be JUST
as easy TO do II that way as 10 do II IN
the poorhouse and in the other way. The
tax on the production OF the world which
would do that very thing-pay everybody
who loses a finger or an arm or leg,
those who get Sick. those VINO get loo
old to work any lonEer-the tax that
would take care OF these people without
any lawsuits or contentious or troubles
would be a very small tax on the great
body OF the goods produced In me coun,
try after all. II Is now thing right
before the American people. As is usual
with them in such things. they are the
last In the world; and yet we have the
vanity to think that we lead the world.
Those OF you VINO travel through
Europe know better than that. over
there they have had such laws for gem
erations. Prussia had such law as early
as lSH And | dare say when our courts,
through the ihfinity OF their wisdom, Will
stop declaring such laws unconstitutional.
we will have such a law, not only in the
national government, but In every state
in this Union, within fifteen years, In my
judgment.
the courts. but / must say that | have
not a bit Of sympathy with the profound
erudition by which in this country they
declare laws, which can be passed az
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here. go
Under pension laws people will get
enough TO prevent them from going, to
the poorhouse, merely enough TO live,
and you and ] and the rest OF US under
such avs still have 1t open TO US TO add
the luxuries and the delights Of life, so
far as we can, to the necessaries when
the state Will contribute.
When tine state is doing II, who will be
doing II but your You are the producers
OF wealth. Those who are manufacturing
the goods OF the country, II they had 10
pay the tax, II would simply go into the
cost OF production, and you and | would
paw II. II would not fall on them.
The manufacturer simply adds that III.
Tie tax TO the cost Of his production, ana
the addition would be such a small deci-
NAL that you and | you'd not know we
were paving It. That Is the beauty OF 1t
It would be so small.
Mr. schift, in presenting Mr.. Sachs with
the silver trowel, reviewed the history OF
the Montefore Home from It's origin
nearly thirty years ago, in small build
ing on the East Side, 10 the present es-
tablishment at Broadway and l38th street,
and last to the new buildings, which he
hoped would be ready for occupancy next
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