Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-27

ing more. he has emancipated the ma
ton from thraldom to the bench
Charles of protection, and now every
citizen of this country can walk up 10
the polls and vote as he pleases With
out fear of being run out of business.
The income Tax.
But had another surprise. They made
the tariff rates lower than ! expected tnem
to be. ] have been In favor OF an income
tax ever since I have been in politics.
believed in the tax we had twenty year,
ago, and when | think how we VINO mao
advocated II were denounced as ueiia ma
gogues and disturbers of the peace, ana
called everything down TO anarchists pc
cause we favored per cent tax on IN
comes, and then when see a tax to-uay,
ranging from ! per cent 10 Z per cent anu
the whole country accepting II, am
ashamed Of the moderation that charac
terized our earlier years. es, an M
and every dollar Of 1t lessened TO that
extent the burden to be borne by Ine
struggling masses OF the country. NOT
one man in ten will pay an income tax,
for not one man in ten has an income OF
$4,000, and those whose incomes are less
are entirely free from this burden But
these men are exempt WhyT Because
under the other taxes they bear more
than their share, while under the other
taxes the men now taxed with the IN
come tax bear less than their snare.
Therefore, at least. nine out OF every Ten
are benefited by the income tax, having
their own burden lightened, while those
who now pay the Income tax are only
bearing burdens that heretofore they nave
shifted to the backs Of others. ] say one
in ten of all the people. II Is better than
that. Why, not even one Republican in
ten will pay an income tax, and the other
nine Republicans ought to thank the
Democratic party for making the one
come up and bear his share. Among the
Democrats not one in thirty Will pay an
income tax. Of course, the Republicans
will pay more income tax than the LEM
ocrats. Why should they not? They
have the incomes on which TO pay. ana
that Is pretty good test of what man
has been getting out Of the government
These Republicans have been holding the
national offices all these years and draw
ing the national salaries all these years,
and they fixed the salaries themselves,
selves Not only that, but having the
government. they MIXED It dry. They
have been voting favors and privileges to
themselves Now. having for a genera
ton taken from the people money that
they ought not to have taken. they ought
to be satisfied, If we let them keep what
they got, to pay little income tax on IT,
A Story on the Tariff.
why didn't the Republican party bring
you relief in taxation? Why didn't the
had chance. All factions and wings of
the Republican party have had chance.
Taft had a chance, but he didn't improve
the opportunity. and Roosevelt had twice
as long to do nothing in and he didn't do
It, Why didn't they reduce the tariff? .
Let me tell you story that illustrates
why A man went into a clothing store,
and when the merchant was not looking
he snatched a coat and put II on and ran
out. As he went out the door the mer-
chant caught sight Of him and took after
him crying stop thief" But he didn't
stop. Then the policeman Joined in the
chase and shouted stop thief" but he
didn't stop, and then the policeman drew
his revolver and said; stop or | viii
shoot" and the merchant became ex-
cited and grabbed the policeman and said,
"Mister policeman, If you do shoot shoot
him in the pants; the coat belongs to
me-"
Republicans Couldn't Shoot.
The Republicans could not shoot the
protection thief, for he was clothed from
head to foot in the things they owned
| and II they went to consider the tariff
| reduction, one man said, Don't reduce
the tariff on WOODEN goods; n make Wool
| cotton goods; | am interested in the cot
| ton goods business" Another said. "keeI
away from boots and shoes; that is my
business" And so when they went
| around they found some prominent Re
publican who represented every industry
proited by every schedule. So instead
of reducing, they raised IL all around that
they might have more to contribute TO
the next campaign. That is why they
didn't reduce the tariff. But when the
Democratic party got there IL could shoot
that thief anywhere. for IL didn't have
anything on that belonged TO any of its
members.
Why would not the Republican party
give us an income tax? | remember when
we secured the passage of the income tax
law twenty years ago, we had the oppo-
sltion of all the Republican party and a
big part of the Democratic party. Why
didn't they give you an income tax? Be
cause the men who control the Republic
an party were the men with large IN
comes. and they preferred 10 put the bur
den of government upon the poorer mem
bers of the Republican party that trey
might enjoy the privileges and favors
without bearing their share of the eX-
psnses OF government
Currency Reform.
SO. when the taxation crop was laid by,
President Wilson then took up the cur
rency question and here was another
question upon which the Republicans had
had every chance. Why didn't the Re-
publican party reform the currency? Did
You can go back eighteen years and you
will find the Republicans had had every
chance. Why currency reform but they
didn't dare to present the only kind OF
reform that they proposed.
When Wall Street Ruled.
What a difference between the two sys-
tems--the old and the new. We had the
TEN II a bank. out West or in the South
needed money II had to go down to Wall
street to get II and in order TO get II II
had to go down on its knees and beg for
IL and If 1t got II II got II on the terms
that Wall street fixed and the man who
got It had indelibly impressed on his
memory that IL was a special favor that
must be paid back on demand, and then
they attached a string to II so that they
could draw 1t back when they wanted II
without regard to the welfare of the COM
munity. That was the old plan.
You had not only TO go to New York II
you wanted to borrow your money, but II
you wanted to get your own money some-
times they couldn't spare IT, In 1907 they
had money from the South which they
had invested in their watered stock; when
the water was squeezed out they couldn't
let you have your own money back. You
asked for Il and they said no. You asked
for bread and they gave you stone. You
asked for your money and they gave you
clearing house certificates. And when
you said you had TO have money to pay
your deposltors, they said, why don't
you treat your depositors like we treat
your And then in a night the wires
spread the conspiracy that was formed
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