Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-21
DEMOCRATIC WAR
TAX BOOMERANG
PROOF THAT DEMOCRATS HAvE
FAILED IN PROMISES TO
THE PEOPLE.
BIG DEFICIT is CAUSE
Underwood Tariff Law Has Ruined
Business and Made Millions
Jobless.

Milwaukee, Oct. 21.-"The greatest
vote gatherers for the Republican
party are the Underwood tariff law
and the war tax, both Democratic
measures" said Chairman Alvin P.
Kletzsch of the Republican State Gen.
trail committee.
"The contention was made by the
Democrats that the Underwood tariff
law would be a revenue producer, and
this was the only contention made in
its favor. Now that it has been shown
that before the European war imports
Increased greatly and at the same time
revenue fell off, the one contention in
favor of the Underwood tariff law fell
fat
And now, as a result of the de-
crease of revenue under the Under
wood law, the Democrats have levied
the so-called war tax of one hundred
millions of dollars
What the country needs now more
than anything else is a return to the
protective tariff, and vote for the Re
publican state ticket on Nov. is an
endorsement of this demand.
I'VE want the return to prosperous
proportions Of business. With the at
tendant return to work of the millions
of unemployed
This is the great issue from one
end of the country TO the other-a re-
turn to Republican rule and prosperi-
ty."
Reasons for Deficit Tax.
Four facts to remember about the
special deficit tax Of 500. OO0,O 900 the
Democratic congress is about to levy
on us:
l. The falling off in revenues is not
due to the reason given by the Demo-
Gratis for levying the tax-the war in
Europe-but to the failure of the I'm
derwood tariff law to produce income.
2. The extravaganza of the Demo
cratic congress has plunged the coun-
try into an expense that cannot be
paid unless special measures are Ia
ken.
3. President Wilson has never sug.
gested to congress the necessity OF
economy in the expenditure of the
peoples money. .t
4. There has been no systematic
attempt on the part of either congress
or the Administration to observe an
economy which would have made the
deficit tax unnecessary. = AZ
Why the War Taxi
In a recent issue3The washington
Post says: ft
"Since the United States is not en-.
gagged in war the American people
will scrutinize closely the war taxes
which are about to be imposed by con.
gress.
'The people will want to know why
they are being taxed. They viii want
to know whether such taxes are neces.
sary. and whether they might not have
been avoided by the practice of little
economy since the Democratic party
came into power.
IF there were any real issues which
Influenced the election of the Demo
Gratis, aside from the split in the Re-
publican party, they were the high
cost of living and the pledge of econo-
my.
THE tariff for revenue only has
proved a failure from a revenue-pro-
ducing standpoint Before the war be-
gan, imports had increased amazingly,
but the revenue had fallen off
by bringing forward a plan ~ war
taxes, at a time when the United
States is at peace. the Democratic par.
ty deliberately focuses attention upon
extravaganza and the failure Of the
tariff for revenue only. It suggests an
inquiry as to the reason why ecec0-
mics have not been practiced, and
why the tariff for revenue only has
not produced the revenue"