Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-23

WHat IT'S Noi9npors mink OF Him.
A great philosopher has said that a
man is about what his neighbors be-
lieve him to b, through a long term of
years
| Dow Dunning, who Is a candidate
for congress on the Democratic ticket,
has stood the test of time. He has
lived an ordinary lifetime in Owyhee
county and farming and stock rails
Ing has been his life work. He has a
personal acquaintance with nearly ev-
! cry voter in his county and very
wide acquaintance throughout the
state and country.
| Three times in succession he has
been elected to the state legislature on
4 the Democratic ticket from one of the
old Republican strongholds of Idaho.
He has neverbeen defeated for office.
Last fall lie was elected on the board
of directors of the Gem irrigation dis
trict, receiving ia out of 116 votes
cast, and was made president of the
board. He has since then devoted
practically his whole time to the inter-
ests of the district.
Senator Dunning has always given
his best efforts to the Improvement OF
economic conditions, which he has al
ways insisted must be brought about
| by a gradual improvement of our tax
| system so as to avoid filming farmers
and business men for their industry.
Among those who are intimately ac-
| quainted with him and most fitted to
judge there Is no difference Of opinion
as to his ability as a tax expert and as
political economist who has sought
out the natural laws that govern the
production and distribution of wealth.
Recognizing this, he was appointed by
| Governor Hawley as g, delegate to the
International Tax Conference at Rich
mond, Va, in September 1911 and again
to the same conference held at Des
| Molnes in 1912.
! The exemption from taxation OF inn
provements, the repeal of poll taxes
and the general demand for a better
| tax system are the result of his work.
| Senator Dunning has for several years
been the president of the Direct Legis-
| lation League Of Idaho by a unanimous
vote and has done meritorious work
for the people of the state by his ad
vocacy of the initiative, referendum
and recall. In fact, there has been
never a movement for the betterment
of the economic and industrial condi-
ton of the common people that Dow
Dunning has not supported with all his
vigor and ability. His deep researches
into the science of political economy
long since convinced him that special
privileges OF every kind are bad for a
nation and fall with crushing force
upon the producer. the farmer and the
ordinary laboring man and woman.
Although a sheep man himself, he
has always been opposed to a tariff
on wool. contending that the benefit
goes to the Wall street-owned wooden
trust that exploits the labor OF men,
women and little children, while
charging an almost prohibitive price for
wooden clothing.
His contention that no business can
prosper while standing in fear and
trembling has been sustained by re-
cent events. The wool and sheep bus
mess and the cattle business were
never on so stable and profitable foun-
dalton as at the present time, since
the removal of on wool and meat
His belief that just taxation sys-
tenn would abolish ali war by making
war Improbable to big business is
worthy of our serious consideration
now that Europe Is being drenched in
blood with prospect That we our
selves may be dragged into the con-
flict.
He says Take the profits out of
war by having the government produce
its own armor plate, guns and other
munitions and then collect from pres
ent wealth by direct tax the amount
expended for war purposes. instead of
handing down this expense in bonded
| Indebtedness to the sons and daugh-
tiers of those who fought the battles,
and you will not only make war I'M
profitable and undesirable, but you
will remove the leading causes for
conflict among nations. And then IL
you will tax the natural resources into
the public treasury instead of filming
industry by taxing 1t you would re-
move the very incentive to war"
Dow Dunning has always been
great admirer of William Jennings
Bryan. and never more so than at the
present time when the gerat commoner
has shown TO such great advantage as
secretary of state, by his firmness and
good judgment. preventing our entan-
clement in the troubles of other ma
tions.
The senator from Owyhee was an
| original Wilson man and is in hearty
sympathy with everything that our
great president has done and is trying
to do. There never was time in the
history OF the nation when we were in
such need of men in our. national con-
/ gress who are in sympathy and accord
with the head Of our national admin
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