The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-09-27

pay an enormous tax your county
tax, and then you pay a tax to the ma
tionai government either one way or
the other either for the things you
purchase, or otherwise but these vast
incomes III this country are untouched
and untaxed, and under our present
form 81 government there Is no way to
rea ID them. There Is no way yon can
more completely keep man poor who
is poor, aud make the man richer who
ii rich, thau 10 exempt the rich from
taxation, for the burdens viii grow
heavier and heavier upon those vino
have property ID sight. Therefore, if
wc hadin this country today a system
81 taxatan. county, state and national,
10 thar every piece If property, III ali
wealth, would pay rs proper proper
tion. these men o. great incomes
would never miss dollar Of il aud IL
would mean great unidentified from
those who are unable ~ nays 40 those
whn are engaged ID this matternf try
ing to make an property hear us due
proportion Of taxes are engaged I'D an
effort Which, If II II ever realized, will.
do as much toward relieving the peo-
pie Of this country NJ whole rs any
possible proposition that could he i'd
vaneed.
TAXES cAusEp FRENCH REVOLUTION.
q d
e1hc second proposition which
fonnd in this platform was that Of the
economic use Of the taxes which we
collect. Now, IL these two propositions
could he realized it would be almost as
beneficial 10 yon as any other single
| proposition that can conceive Of, but
/ let me tell yon THAT II will never be
realized except through an aroused
public sentiment all over the country
Taxes are so common we are 50 used
To see them and know about them
that they have been left IN this way 50
long that people have eoms 10 the con
clnsion that it Is almost impossible 10
right the system, but il Is not impos-
sible, aud ii Is absolutely necessary to
do so. You know one of the causes Of
the French revolution was their sgs
tenn Of taxation, and that system was
precisely the same MS we have III this
country to-day. Three iifths Of tht
great estates of France were absolut
ely nntaxed at the time of the French
, revolution,
0,rurgot, the great French ministc
: of fiuance, undertook 10 levy tax up
/ on tile great incomes of France, upoi
. the great estates Of France, and for
time the king stood by his minister
i but finally the powerful influence o
4 the great estates and the great wealth
i Of that country prevailed upon til
:. king, and he dismissed Turgot and til
a taxes went back upon the peasant
d aud common people of the country III
4 til IL is literally true that out of ever
}. St6 earned in France, Sl2 Is paid to til
d government. II was true that Will
q these great estates won't nntouche
4 that Ii man from almost any prov
! lince of France wanted a casls of win,
4 he paid for it Ia tisies before treact
4 ed Paris, and blind as they were, eve
X after the rnmhlings of the Frcuc
Il revolution were somewhat in the dis
II lance, these men of vast estates an
i their cons stood there holding thei
4 hands upon their wealth unttlthe fire
Of the revolution swept It away, hr
III Just so sure US the vast wealth Of thi
u country doesu't oame face 10 face wit
n its responsibility of meeting this grea
IS burden Of government, this disconter
!, which now prevails among the peopl
Il of both the great political parties wi
9 never cease,
n ESTATES ESCAPE TAXATION,
"lf these great estates had bee
= Justly earned, IL those vast income
!. had been Justly gathered, still
"A would he their duty TO meet the +,
/ spunsihility OF governments but vine
you take into consideration that homes
y men, law abiding men, who believe i
n their government nevertheless helieS
n that these vast Estates in many Il
T. stances, have not been honestly gait
~ cred, can you wonder that througho'
n this country, where the common poop
d are paying suoh large per cent ,
u the taxes, there Is discomfort aud iii