Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
the PATRIOTIC
DOLLAR
CONGRESS DEGREES DOLLARS IN
DULGING IN LUxURiES MUST
FIRST SALUTE THE FLAG.
War Revenue Tax of sos, 100000
Levied--Beer Bears 5runt of
Burden.

loss on import revenue due to the
A disturbances and OF this
Bif8feS ar is the heaviest
ainYc}m ~ been assessed ap
contrFS,tt6Sr., &aYan> stamp tax or
proximat4iy 56,6N6, Scs, = estimated
negotiable Instruments. Nv tn'
will yield $3i,0O0,0OC. "a tas 500 ooC
capital stock Of bafHAs of $a,o't tSSn
and tax on tobacco, perA "n ssoindo,
ter tickets, etc, rsake$ tfie y &C. ~
Congress has decreed q rosto
brewer, the banker and thee IN 10
must shoulder the musket and IN !
to the front; that milady who Won.
add to her beauty must first tip ChcIe
Sam, and dollar that seeks pleasure
must first salute the flag; that Pleas
uAe and Proft-the twin heroes of
many wars-shall fight the nations
battles and by an ingeniously ar
ranged schedule of taxation congress
has shifted the war budget froah the
shoulders Of Necessity to those of
Choice and Gain, touching in it's
various ramifications almost every line
of business
All hail the dollar that bleeds for
its country; that bares its breast to
the fortunes of war and risks its 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 a great finan-
cial patriot. His dollar. is the first to
rally around the star-spangled banner
and the last to hear the COO Of the
dove Of peace. He is called upon to
buy cannon; to feed and clothe the
boys In blue and each month cheer
their hearts with the coin Of the
realm. Men~can neither be free nor
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 eulogizing their noble deeds and
the nation hSaoFs its soldiers while
they live, and places monument upon
thc,r graves when they die, but very
little b-a4 been said Of the dollar that
bears the b,"rdehs Of war.
Honor 10 ~ ~. ~ellar that Bears ths
Burdens II War. -,
All honor 10 the Eollaf that an
Bwers the caEl to arms and, when
the battle is over, bandases Inc
wounds of STA cken soldiers rays .
wreath upon b he graves OF 1allen
heroes and cares for the WIDOWS ano
orphans.
All honor to Il he industries tna'
bend their backs u nder the ou aSouI
ders ~ 49, build bulwarl
around the nations crA ui'. t-,hut
Al honor to those y no ,o.s..S =
to the necessities and a mho or
the comforts Of the boy - aF1,cte
marchingg cool the fever oros. h,
soldiers and kneel with the
side dying hef6es. t,tor
A dollar may fight its cornpA lie fl
business, industries may struEA tior
supremacy in trade and occupa Z
may view each other with enVY I
,,NOPASAOh, puI WnSH inc Dugle ca
hey bury strife and rally around III
lag companions and friends, mesa
mates and chums, all fighting for one
lag, one CAUSE and one country.
The Injuries IN life have always
cen the great brrden,bearers in gov {
rpment. We will mention few Of g
le1fS giving the annual contributions
the nations treasury: Liquor, $780,
5000; t~bacco, $1O3,OOp,OOo; sugar,
4 ZOO, 900: silks, $15,5SO,OoO; dia- {
onds, $Ss37 o. 10; millhlery. $2,47s.-
Q; furs, S2,o24.oC'N and automobiles.
10000, We collect g >S ~ .,,., Gr
. ) ma. and custom revent V Ss S n,oss;.
S46O'oOo,ooO of this amo, TnS U,oST
as Injuries, and to this Sartax
should add the 100000, 900 W~f '1A
levied. ~,
ne war war tax rs Immediately -. tNs
|, ramp! Tramp! Tramp, 70 |
,strles are marching 500 0oo n II
hg and beneath the starr larry ~ I
VIII NIL the treasury again wb;,s
0n0u'' Hurrah for Uncle SAM"
every field NJ brn.