Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-17

rio blfL Including hil schedules or
sabiecta IN ono bill and therefore %
vota against the bill would ho 20 vote
agnlnat the cherished political prIn-
ciples Of a lifetime. II would BE- %
vote againnt tho graduated Income.
tax measure IN this bili. the falrent
and most Just tax ever invented, BY
which the heaviest burden Of taxation
shall be- borne BY the greatest benefit
charles OF our heretofore partial gov-
eminent. under which enormous for
tunes have been accumulated IN pri-
vete hands. and which great fortunes
will be protected BY cur government
for b future. no matter now UNI
justly acquired, under the unquestlons
"a constitutional provision that sa-
credly guards the rights Of property
~ we'll az % person. Those without
wealth have borne the burden Of tax
alton heretofore: hereafter let those
who hav escaped taxation. who have
even gol the lions share or taxes X
t0rted from the poor. ostcnalbly for
revenue purposes, pay the taxes In
proportion TO the wealth they hold
hut have not earned, Further. TO
vote against this tariff hill Il Ia vote
10 continue IN force the Infamous
Payne Aldrich tariff. which Demo
crnts and progrsasives alike are
pledged Ia wipe of the statute books.
for the repeal Of which the Demo-
Gratis and Progressive east. IN round
numbers. 7.O0O. 600 out Of q total Of
10000. GOO votes IN the last election
10 vote against This bin II To vote
90 continue the rule Of this country
by private mOnopoiy--by those male
factors Of great wealth" who have
10y insidious power Of wealth, 0f
wealth unpatriotic, Unsuitable. and
orucL. perverted our bcneficeBt sys-
tenn Of representative government IN
10 "a government representative only
OF their private Interests and desires.
To vote agaius, this bil II to vote
against the interests NJ my own state
I'm this: ~ ~ 10 vote To continue unde-
stroyed. even unimpeded In the cx-
crcisr of So selfish power, the wool
monopoly. which has destroyed tho
effect OF the existing tariff cf ~ cents
per pounds on raw wool This IT.
proven by the un%disputed fact that
since the tarift of ~ cents per pound
on wool was Enacted wool has sold at
about The same price In the London
market. Ia free trade England. as In
protected United States. This preg-
amt. most instructive fact can be ac-
counted for la no other way than that
the wool trust land remember that
there rs no other object in forming
n trust than To- create a monopoly
has the power. since II is the sole pur-
chaser of wool In this country. TO
beat down the price Of lts raw matcrl-
al Tor lts own advantage. and since u
is the only seller 81 manufactured
wooden goods IN this country. protect
I'd by a high tariff. Il also has the
power To- demand e%Ntortionatc prices
for its wooden goods. This artificial
system has destroyed the effectiveness
uf the tariff OF ~ cents on raw wool.
ana every wool grower h. interested
In destroying h WOOL rust
have the hope. almost amounting
10 absolute belief. that free wool will
be better FOR my state and for wool
growers everywhere m our country
than present conditions under the
ENNh ~ ~ lAANhAf mNNNlNAA ~ NWNts
Remember n ease of hides. The cat
tie industry WAS alarmed some years
ago when the tariff IN hides was re-
moved. But since hides were placed
ON the free list they have sold at a
higher price than when they were
protected Hides and leather arr
r. world commodity. subject to the
world demand, because they are a
world wide necessity. Wool Is also
q world commodity and q necessity Ia
al 81 mankind. and IN univ arsul and
constantly growing demand. " N ~
least probable that wool. like hides
%unshackled from the artificial ma
nipulntion of the wool monopoly, a.
SELF shielded by an outrageous tariff
wall. VIII sell even higher han u
has heretofore sold under artificial