Weekly journal-miner., 1914-12-23


 means a great deal not only locally but with reference to the state in general.
 Open house at the club on this oc- casion was of particular interest, not only because Of the address of Mir Campbell, but because of the special music rendered by the colored quar- tette and the large attendance at the meeting.
 Campbelps Paper.
 The text of the paper of the even ing was as follows:
 Gentlemen: 1 consider it an honor as well as privilege to be delegated by one of your number to appear be fore you tonight to discuss more or less informally such questions of moment as will be pertinent to the occasion and of general communal interest There being no particular subject assigned to me 1 take as compliment, because l well appre ciate, as you who know me best do, that there is but one subject of more than local import with which I am sufficiently familiar to even attempt to discuss with this body of citizen ship, so l have taken as my text the subject of taxation, being of acute interest at this particular time and date, inasmuch as the day of delin- quency fell but yesterday and our memories are still bleeding from the effects.
 The power Of taxation is the most arbitary power vested in sovereign state. This power is sustained by the right Of eminent domain. All private property is owned subject to the demands of the state and title to private property can be retained only by satisfying the demands of the state. By an unlimited exercise of its power of taxation and its right of eminent domain the state can become the owner of all property within its jurisdiction. To prevent such en- croachments two safeguards have been devised by our constitution builders.
 First: The limitation that private property shall not be taken for a public use without just compensation.
 Second: The necessities of the state.
 These safeguard are not concrete standards, and while the former safe guard is rarely used to the detri- ment of the private owner as com pared to the good obtained by the greater number, the latter is and has been so often abused, and I believe is in our present state at this time, that my further remarks will be, in general way, pertinent to the lat ter subject
 Taxes are the enforced proportion al contributions from persons and property, levied by the state by vir- tue Of its sovereignty for the sup port of government and for all pub lie needs.
 The state demands them from the subjects of taxation within its juris- diction that it may be enabled to perform its manifold functions; the citizen pays them in order that he may be secured in the enjoyment of the benefits Of organized society. The person taxed owes to the state a duty to do his just propoI ton to- wards the support of the government the state is supposed to make ade- quate and full compensation in the protection it gives his life, liberty and property, and in the increase to the value Of his possessions, by the judicious use of the taxes.
 This is the whole meat in the CO coanut." Are the people of Arizona, the taxpayers, both direct and indi- rect, by the latter l refer to those who pay no taxes direct to the city, county or state but indirectly through the shifting of the tax to the con being fully compensated by the state in proportion to the "en- forced contributions" therefrom? It is not my purpose to burden this pa per with statistics, but let everyone for himself or herself who contrib utes to the support of the state make answer. The question briefly put is: Are you getting 100 cents worth