The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-02

these are The sufferers: and if there IS
any one question that think women
ought 10 have a voice in Il Is whetheI
war should destroy her home and
leave her the mother Of fatherless
children. or noIc GApplause.)
Greater Prospect For Peace.
with the growth Of morals in n
world / believe we have a greater
prospect for peace, and IN proportion
as the conscience OF woman can De
combined with the conscience OF man
we Will nave assurance OF permaneh'
growth and hnal triumph OF ina
which is good.
But. my friends. pardon me for
dwelling on these subjects. These
may not be the things that you are
thinking about down here. You may
be dealing with the routine thlngs OF
legislative life. Let me ask you then
to consider the fundamental m
cratic proposition in all these cases
why did the people struggle to
secure control Of their own govern
ment? Is it a mere matter Of senti-
ment? Is it for this men have died
by the millions? Just because they
had a sentimental desire to participate
in government? No. 1t IS a
government eXerts a powerful m
| fiuence in behalf of the people, and IL
is to be eXerted in be
half Of the people it must be exerted
according to the principle of equal
| rights to all and special privileges to
One
Democratic Doctrine.
"That was the Democratic doctrine,
hat was the doctrine Of Thomas
Jefferson. and YOU do not discuss a
question that affects the collection or
taxes or the expenditure Of money that
does not involve that doctrine Of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none. In the collection Of the
should be to make each
citizen pay in proportion tC the bene-
is that he receives from the govern
ment, and in the spending of money
the object should be to put the public
interest above the private interest.
Thinks Income Tax Best.
Gin matters of taxation We have
tried many forms. l believe that the
income tax comes nearer than any
other form to expressing justice be
tween man and man. We make in
our States a much nearer approach to
Justice in taxation than we do in our
nation, because in our States we have
taxation based upon property values
which is more just than taxation based
on consumption. Most Of the federal
taxes are based on consumption, that
is, they tax people on what they ea1
and wear and use. and they do not
eat and wear and use in proportion
/, to their possessions. The poor mar
is taxed more than his share by take:
levied on consumption, n the rich
r man pays less than his share on tina
l basis.
$ 1--WE make a much nearer approach
therefore, to justice in taxation in Ou,
States, where we tax according t,
property value. But this is not tn
nearest possible approach, because
man may have property and it ma.
: not produce anything and he ma,
0 have little to pay with.
s Considers 1t Just,
n "The just tax is to tax income an,
{ we never make anybody pay unles
he has something to pay with, and
measures the protection he has re
: ceived under the protection Of the gov
! eminent under which he lives.
"The local income tax and the ma
tional is not a double tax, for the ia
q paid to the nation is for an entirel
different purpose and in addition t
taxes paid for State purposes. I al
in favor Of the income tax for tn
State as we'll as the nation, but l d
not want to fasten my principles o
e you. l give you the principles as
h, understand them.
g believe that if a man has single
Of ness of purpose and is anxious to d
d justice to all the people, he is not al
l. to go far astray in any questions tn;
come before him, and if in distrib,
IN ton Of appropriations he can elm
nate h questions that are selfis
ed and act only Q n the principles TIL;
x are just he will inc no difficulty
at arriving at a conclusion that is CO
&c rect.
Regard for Politics.
er Let me in just a word give YOU n
s. ideal in legislation. have alva
IS had a regard for the man in polite
OF for my father taught me to belle,
n that the science of government X
We a noble science. He held office:
was a State legislator and he was
IN. the bench. and he came quite close
re being elected to Congress- and in .,
lat other yea han the fatal year of ,
he would have been successful. I
as. koot tho bact room, IN 49, -.