Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28

FAMILY. therefore | am in favor OF
the modification Of this law, so that
it will entirely exempt the widows
and orphans.
| I. We must keep pace within the
times, yet it must not be as strenu
Gus as to be beyond Our needs, wants
and conditions. Since We seek to i'm
press upon the individual that he
should not live beyond his income
We insist that the same rule should
apply to state affairs, when the rev.
enue ultimately comes from the peck
cts of the people. While the people
are willing to pay their Just share Of
taxes for the good of tie state, vet
they ane unwilling to be bEdened
for spectacular display mad political
office holders.
Let 1t be remembered that our
schools, fertile lands and sturdy citi.
zenship more effectively appeal to
the intelligence Of the country and
extend a more cordial invitation for
immigration than high taxes and a
strenuous administration.
Taxes are one of the Texatious
things with which we have to deal.
While every individual is willing to
contribute his part for the benefits
conferred, yet the benefits must not
be imaginary, but must be general
If those who spend our money so Law
ishly, and thereby increase taxation,
would be mindful that the amount
which they take from the aggregate
is, in the final analysis, taken from
the individual, surely they would be
more considenate.
In view of the fact that in the last
few years our taxes have enormously
increased without a corresponding in.
crease in population, and are now
Justly regarded as burden, the ovel
shadowing question is how to stop
extravaganza and give the state sci
sible business administration.
hold that not a cent should be
taken from the People other than is
necessary to defray the actual eX
pense of the state consistent with ef
ficient pubic service, honestly and
economically administered. Wealth
should bear the burden Of taxation
but under our system of taxation the
user of land pays all thu taxes, there
by taking from the wage fund and de
creasing wages. 1t would be fal
better to have a land tax and just
income.
insist that no system of taxation
will justify extravaganza such as We
have had in the last few years. If We
want to stop high taxes We must stoI
spending so much of the people:
money. Cut down the governors con
tingeIt fund; let him devote all o.
his time to serving the people; strik,
from the pay roll useless officers
and stop making extravagant appro
priations.
s. Our schools must be fully pro
tected and carefully guarded. In 81
doing We must not discriminate
against our district schools. They arr
the very cornerstone of our system
of education. The more thorough
and better equipped our distric
schools, the greater the benefits iron
our state universities. We should re
member that but a small per cen
from our district schools enter Ou
universities, and when the Others
leave our district they enter upon tn
real battle of life.
9. In matters Of discretion l would
b governed by that good old fashion
ed rule of the greatest good to thu
greatest number.
If / should have the honor Of being
governor of Kansas l pledge the PEG
pie l will give them an honest, faith
full, economical administration, with
out the sound of tom toms or tn
lblare of trumpetS.