Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-03
The PATRIOTIC
DOLLAR
CONGRESS DEGREES DOLLARS IN
DULGING IN LUXURIES MUST
FIRST SALUTE THE FLAG.
War Revenue Tax of $105,O00, 900
Levied-Beer Bears Brunt of
Burden.

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sos, 100000 to offset a similar amount
of loss On import revenue due to the
European disturbances and of this
amount beer is the heaviest
contributor, having been assessed ap-
proXimately $50,000,0 900; a stamp tax on
negotiable instruments, it is estimated,
will yield $31,OO0,0OO; a tax on the
capital stock of banks of $4,300,OC0
and tax on tobacco, perfumes, thea
ter tickets, ETC., makes the remainder.
Congress has decreed that the
brewer, the banker and the investor
must shoulder the musket and march
to the front; that milady who would
add to her beauty must first tip Uncle
Sam, and a dollar that seeks pleasure
must first salute the flag; that Pleas
ure and Proit-the twin heroes of
many wars-shall fight the nation
battles and by an ingeniously ar
ranged schedule of taxation congress
has shifted the war budget from the
shoulders Of Necessity to those of
Choice and Gain, touching in it's
various ramifcations almost every line
of business.
All hail the dollar that bleeds for
it's country; that bares it's breast to
the fortunes of war and risks it's life
to preserve the stability and integrity
of the nations credit
The market place has always been
a favorite stand for war revenue col
! lectors The trader is great inan
! cial patriot. His dollar is the first tC
rally around the star-spangled banner
and the last to hear the coo of the
dove of peace. He is called upon tC
buy cannon; to feed and clothe the
their hearts with the coin Of the
realm. Men can neither be free mol
brave without food and ammunition
and money is as important a factor
in war as blood Many monuments
have been erected in honor of heroes
slain in battles, poems have been writ
ten euloa;zing their noble deeds an(
the nation honors it's soldiers while
they live and places monument upor
their graves when they die, but very
little has been said of the dollar tina
bears the burdens Of war.
Honor to the Dollar that Bears this
Burdens of War.
All honor to the dollar that an
swers the call to arms and, wher
the battle is over, bandages tn
wounds of stricken soldiers, lays {
wreath upon the graves of faller
heroes and cares for the widows ant
orphans.
All honor to the industries tina
bend their backs under the burdens
of war; lift the weight from the shout
ders of the poor and build bulwarl
around the nations credit.
All honor to those who contribute
to the necessities and administer tt
: the comforts of the boys who ars
marching; cool the fever of afflicted
soldiers and kneel with the cross be
side dying heroes.
A dollar may fight it's competitor il
business, industries may struggle TO
supremacy in trade and occupations
may view each other with envy o.
suspicion, but when the bugle call
they bury strife and rally around tn
flag, companions and friends, mes
mates and chums, all fighting for on
flag, one cause and one country.
The luXnries in life have Away
: been the great burden-bearers in gov
eminent. We will mention a few o
them giving the annual contribution
to the nations treasury: Liquor, $3.50
100000; tobacco, 100000 900; sugar
$54, 100000; silks, s15,500,00O; dia
monds, s3,S37 600; millinery, s2,479
coo; furs, $2,024,0OO and automobiles
+ $4,000. We collect $685., 5000 900 0
/ internal and custom revenue annual,
and $3.50, 100000 of this amount class
t fes as ,luxuries, and to this amour
: we should add the $1OO,O0O,OOO war ia
1 now levied.
= The war tax is Immediately effec
e tive. Tramp! Tramp! Tramp tn
a Industries are marching 100000, 90
: strong and beneath the starry fla
: they will I'LL the treasury again Will
they shout t'Hurrah for Uncle Sam!