Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-26

discovered its existence until after
they had been retired from Office. Con
version is a coed thing, but in no
church that / know of do they dis
charge the preacher and put the con
vert Immediately into the pulpit. Even
so great and coed man as the Apos-
tie Paul deemed it eXGedient to wait
three years after his conversion before
he began to give advice to the people
who knew all the time that thereto
fore he had been wrong.
But the worst feature the progress
sives' discovery of this invisible gov
eminent reveals is their pretense that
they have laid out a campaign where
by they can capture and destroy it.
Let us. however. reason together. No
government of any kind can endure
without the power not only TO tax but
also to collect taxes. The confedera-
ton among the American colonies was
but rope of sand. because it had no
power to collect taxes as well as no
power TO enforce its laws. When the
constitution of the United States was
ratified by the several states, the vital
spark in II which kept ell the rest Of
il alive, and which has maintained it
/ in greater or less vigor, was the right
TO tax and its power 10 collect taxes.
500 4 YEAR PER MAN.
The life OF the invisible govern
ment' of which the progressive com
plains is the invisible tax which it has
power TO collect This invisible tax
has been put upon the people and col
lected of Of them with the direct con
sent and at the earnest solicitation of
/ Theodore Roosevelt and Albert J.+Bev-
eridge. This invisible tax is not paid
at the county treasurer's office, but is
turned over to this invisible govern.
ment' across every counter and is paid
upon every trust manufactured article
made in America. 1t averages 800 per
year to every man, woman and child
We are 10 have a $4,000 900 900 croI
in America this year. In IL months
this invisible government will have
secured $4,000 900, 900 Of the ten.
These gentlemen who are now as
the gentlemen who gave it the power
TO collect taxes and they do not pro
pose that this power of invisible taxa
ton shall cease Upon the contrary
they defend the very men who. in darI
and devious ways, have, by legislative
enactment. judicial construction, anC
; executive favor. imposed the burdens
Of this government upon our people.
TRUSTS GREAT ALLIES.
, You cannot destroy a government
, while you give il power TO tax and col
. lect taxes. The democrat is a true pro
gressive. He proposes TO take ava!
, this power OF invisible taxation. anC
when that has been done. the 'inyisi
bic government will very NATURAL,
cease 10 exist II is not worth Will,
to-rail against an evil and at the sam,
, time furnish that evil with the yer,
sustenanoe that keeps it alive
: The invisible government in Amer
b lea has no greater allies than tn
steel trust and the harvester trust
This invisible government has leviei
and proposes 10 continue 10 levy take
for the benefit Of the steel trust an,
the harvester trust I, is not possibl,
to destroy the government until yor
|, withdraw your support from il. Yot
, cannot keep your cake and eat il. Yol
cannot furnish siuews OF war 10 III
, enemy and expect 10 destroy that en-
. envy. You may talE honesty. but 3.
, long as YOU continue 10 steal. you ar
2 a thief. You nav talk truth. but s
r long as you continue TO prevaricate
y you are a liar. You may he opposed q
lextraEagance, but IL you spend NOR