Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

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into law. We have enacted in the short
period we have been in control more
legislation in the interest of labor than
the republican party ever accomplished
during the entire period of its suprem.
acy, the lowest tariff law written since
the war, an incometax system demand
ed by the people for quarter of a
century, one of the most effective par
eel post systems in the world which has
already compelled important reductions
in express rates, the opening up of
Alaska, government aid for roads. elec.
ton of senators by direct vote of the
people, effective campaign publicity
measures, the reforming of our currency
legislation. We submit that this is a
record performance, of promises kept.
not eqnaled by the republican party
during its entire existence as a party.
and we have but just entered upon the
period of democratic control.
Our income tax did not become eff
fective until MareA LIST of this year.
1t was not expected that payments
would be made until after the first day
OF the present month, and yet men sub
Ject to the payment of an income tax
commenced to pay long before the first
day of this month. UP to the end of
May we had collected on our corpora
ton and income taxes $lO.557 ,22l.3l.
We are collecting more corporation
taxes than have been collected before.
Our miscellaneous receipts are about the
same as they always have been. Ou-
internal revenue, exclusive of corpora
ton and income tax, at the end of the
present fiscal year will about reach the
average figure, from two hundred and
ninety to three hundred million dollars.
When we placed on the statute books
the Underwood tariff law we estimated
that the receipts for the fiscal wear.
which ends with the last day in the
present month, would be slightly over
$270,000,000. When the sun goes down
tomorrow we will have collected at
our ports over $27OOOO,OO, and there
will remain yet % working days in the
present fiscal year, on each one of
which the revenues collected at our
ports ought to be nearly million dol
lars. l might also call attention to the
fact that since our postoffice depart
ment has been under democratic control
the postal deficiency has been reduced
from $463,s74.31 to $6s6.34. The coun.
try will be satisfied at the end of this
fiscal year with our stewardship We
have kept the faith. From the strong
holds of trusts and law-defying corpor-
ations, accustomed to profit at the ex-
pense of the people by legislation passed
by this body, come the only murmurs
of discomfort and disapproval.
Carrying out the traditions and the
history of the republican party in re-
cent years, its leaders upon this floor
are giving voice to the disapproval
coming from these sources. We have
not tried to obtain the approval of that
class of business in this country which ,
asks special favors from this body at
the expense of the great mass of the
consumers of the country. We have
been true to the principles of the demo
cratic party and the teachings of it's
great leaders. AS a unit both houses
of the congress have stood back of the
administration and have
made it possible to enact into law these
great measures. We propose to continue
true to democratic theories, keeping our
pledges to the last, proceeding in the
course we have laid out. We have con
fidence in the man at the wheel. We
know how to avoid the rocks. We do
not fear the storms. In the sky the
sun is shining. A new day is here.
The Chairman: The time of the gen
tleman from Illinois has expired