The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

of this country has reached the
climax, the minimum going to
government and the maximum to
the combines and the trusts.
We give you some of the taxed
commodities which Mr.. Martin
voted against putting on the free
list: Farm machinery is protect
ed on an average of As per cent
on the manufactured articles be-
sides the raw material is taxed
on an average of 30 per cent,
which added to the manufactur-
ed article makes you pay on an
average of SO per cent on the
farm machinery you use on your
farm. On woolen goods. cheap
quality, you pay tax of Is per
cent, shoes Is. stockings and un-
derwear II, cotton goods 80, tin
ware As, umbrellas so, paint 80,
wall paper and furniture IS, ket-
ties and stoves As. crockery SIS,
sugar 54, knives and forks 80,
salt 10.
Now the poor devil who has
stood the burden of taxa ton as
long as he is we'll, is taken sick;
the doctor is called and he feeds
him on medicine that is taxed 25
per cent; he dies; he must have a
coffin and pays a tax of 35 per
cent and the shroud he is laid out
in is rs per cent. Now the poor
devil is out of reach of taxation.
No, he must be covered to pre-
serve public health, so we will
tax the spade 45 per cent and his
headstone lis per cent.
The cradle is taxed IS per cent
so it is from the cradle to the
grave, a complete round of plea
sure and taxation.
Now in view of Mr.. Martin 5 record
in congress, sustaining Cannon and
| Cannonsm, and Taft and Aldrich al
all times, can he rightfully lay claims
i to being a progressive republican, Ii
this is what Mr. Martin calls pro.
gressive republicanism, | want nc
progressive republicanism. in mine.
| Has Mr.. Martin ever worked for OF
assisted in causing to be passed any
law that has been of any nateria
benefit to the western homesteader?
| II is the contention of the writer he
has not, he having supported the mea
sure which opened up TO settlement 81
much land west of the river under tn,
gambling scheme, known as the lane
lottery or drawing, and through which
the railroads have been the dtrec
benefciaries. thereby receiving tel
times as much from those who reg
istered as the lands are worth. 1t Mr.
| Martin had the true interest of tn
Ihomeseeker at stake, why did he no
attempt to amend the law so that tn
homeseeker could register at his HON
whether in the New England states
the central states or where ever he wa
located without paying tribute to tn
railroads and trave ling to South Da
kota. Are not the notary pubiics G
the eastern states as honest "a those c
South Dakota? If they are, then the
could have saved the homeseeker a.
the unnecessary expenses of transport
alton and such other attendant eXper
ses as were necessarily incurred.
i Was not the homestead bill change
: from five year law to three yea
. law by democratic house OF repre-
sentatives aud democratic speake
of the house, Champ Clark? Was nc
the extension of payment granted /
, the homesteader by democrati
house? Was not all the laws nene
: fetal to the homestcader for whic
| MI MdFllH uds ~ IIoSi' " w
it, passed by democrats and progres
,, sive republicans.
If President Taft had not vetoed tn
, bill placing farm machinery on tn
, free list, which was passed by the dem
!, ocrats and progressive republican
the farmers of Mr.. Martins distrit
} would have been able to buy the'
, self-binder for Sl30 instead OF payln
, 1855 making it cost the farmer 81
more, the amount OF the tariff on
self binder. THIS shows how Nh
, Martin votes in congress to protet
2 his farmer friends.
The writer after careful considers
6 ton OF Mr.. Martin congressional RI
cord, has reached the conclusion thf
Z he mas not worked for the best intere'
t of the farmer, the laborer or the bus
I ness man, and the republican convef
ton at Huron did not endorse nm
but succeeded in railroading throug
0 r. solution endorsing the primar
t nominees but condemned every act c
8 President Taft, who has received IL
4 hearty support of Mr.. Martin at a
times and in every evil contention
= taLinu auuy from tho MANY and On