Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-01-07

more marked and sometimes a nice
beef roast or yellow legged chick
en-, 50 dear to the average minister
ial heart Tor stonach) even to this
day, found their way to the pastors
larder. Billy, Sunday now pulls
down for months work as much
money as these old patriarchs re-
ceived in a lifetime. Isn't the Sun
day pace pretty fast, even for the
twentieth century
II woodrow Wilson and the demo-
cratic party are 50 alfred anxiousi
that the constitution shall be obey
ed let them try their hand at enforc-
ing the following provision: When
the right to vote is denied to any Of
the male inhabitants Of such states.
being twenty-one years OF age, and
citizens OF the United States, or In
any way abridged. except for partic-
lipation in rebellion or other crime.
the basis of representation therein
shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number Of such male citt-
zens shall bear to the whole number
Of male citizens twenty-one years Of
age in such states This provision Of
the constitution has been violated
regularly in every election In such
states as Mississippi, Louisiana, Geor-.
gia, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia.
Alabama, North Carolina, Texas and
Arkansas for forty years and no Of
fort has ever been made to enforce
/ it. If Woodrow Wilson dares under
take It's enforcement he will prove;
himself the most courageous and the
greatest man who has occupied the
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white house since Abraham Lincoln,
not excepting Theodore Roosevelt.
But Mr.. Wilson dare not do 1t. He
will take oath to obey and enforce
the constitution but he will violats
that oath every day OF his toar
years term.
Between $325,000.000 and $780,
100000 will have to be raised BY
the tariff legislation OF tho next
congress. This 10 the basis On
which the ways and means commit
tee is figuring the amount repre-
senting what would have to be pro-
vtded for upon the elimination q
the present Payne-Aldrich law!
Washington Dispatch.
AS matter Of fact. no such.
amount will "have" to be raised by
impost duties. The shortage caused
by curtailed impost revenues could
be made up in other directions. Il
congress so willed. Internal taxes,
could be increased and resort could
be made to an income tax. Then Z
lot Of the extravagances Of govern
ment could be cut out. OF coursS
the democratic party will want
some excuse for retaining protective
duties, after having charged such
duties were unconstitutional. and
will stick to the old threadbare
claim that they must have the rev
enues. However, II 1t be true that
la protective tariff is robbery Of
the many for the benefit OF t.>~'-
and is not needed for the general
welfare, and il for every dollar paid
into the treasury eight dollars 80 In
to the Golfers OF protected barons. g
democrats claim during campaign,
the system should be abolished and
a plan for raising taxes devised that
will not require the taxpayer to pay
nine dollars every time he puts one
dollar into the national treasury.
The foregoing dispatch II simply
paving the way for the democratic
party to retreat gracefully from it,
ante-election position upon the tAr-
III.
CAN BE WORKED.
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