The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-08-26
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SATURDAY, AUGUST rs, 1916
THE NEW sEcTloNALlsM

states comprising the "Solid South"
were taxed thirteen times more heav-
! ii" by the democratic tax meas
tires the war tax. corporation
tax and income taX-than were the
Southern states during the fiscal year
ended June. 1916. The per capita tax
of these twelve Northern and Western
states by reason of these three taxes.
was 1888, and for the Southern states.
SO cents. Distributing these taxes
among the heads Of families, allowing
five to family. each provider for the
home was assessed $2.65 in the South.
and S17.65 in the Northern and West.
ern states during the fiscal year just
passed.
The twelve Northern and Western
states paid 81 per cent of the total col.
lected during the fiscal year, while the
Southern states paid but 6.4 per cent.
The total wealth of the twelve South.
ern states in 1912, according to the
statistical abstract, was $27, ,OOO,-
900; of the twelve Northern and West
ern states, 10000, 900 900, or exactly
four times as great, yet the contribu-
tion of the Southern States to the cor
poration and income taxes was one
sixteenth, and of the war tax, one
tenth that Of the Northern and West
ern states.
The twelve Southern states cast
1,996.743 votes for president in 1912.
The twelve Northern and Western
states cast $685. 1877. In that year the
twelve Southern states sent 10 demo-
cratic representatives to congress, and
"a democratic senators. They made
wretched botch of the tariff law, which
because of it's failure as a revenue pro-
ducer, necessitated the passage of the
war tax" saddled onto the country
whilst "he kept us out of war" At
present these twelve Southern states
have "a democratic senators and 1OS
democratic representatives in con.
gress-Louisiana having elected al
progressive protectionist, an euphem-
ism for republican, and North Caro-
lima having elected republican to the
lower house. Today the South has alb
solute control of the senate, and, un.
der the ring-of-iron reign of King eau
Gus, absolute domination of the house.
practically all of the import.
ant legislation of the country, twenty.
two are headed by representatives
from ten of the Southern states, the
only Northern committee chairman be. !
ing Fitzgerald Of the committee on ap.
Mississippi and Louis.
lana have no chairmen of committees
Not one Of these chairmen comes from
a manufacturing center. Six members
Of the cabinet are of Southern birth,
and the president himself was born in
Virginia.
The extent to which these Southern
favor the South in
making appropriations is we'll exempli.
led in the rivers and harbors bill, just
passed. Excluding appropriations for
he Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio
'ivers. which are national waterways,
early $ll.000.000 was carried in that
'ill to make navigable. and in some Il
,ases. to "irrigate" rivers in the South,
While the Northern and Western
tates, paying four-fifths OF the above
'amed taxes. received about the same ,
lmouni. In addition to this, the flood
bill was passed. carrying ,
bout $45 100000. to reclaim lands In 6
southern states along the Mississippi, I
nd an appropriation is pending OF |
bout $2O,0e0,G0C for a government {
wEcd nitrate plant earnestly recon-. +
nended by those In power to be locat. q
d at Mussel Shoals in Tennessee. Is :
any wonder that the South favors +
hese forms of taxation, knowing that
will remain for the North and West I
0 pay them, while the revenues de. I
lved therefrom will provide pork" s
Dr. Dixieland? 7
Our total ordinary expenditures for 1
ne fiscal year 1913 were $648,O00,00O, v
'r which customs revenues. under the a
spublican law. provided Al per cent. r
he total ordinary expenditures for
,e fiscal year 1916 were $716.0OO. 900.
'r which customs revenues, under the 7
emocratic law. provided 30 per cent:
nd our foreign competitors contribute q
lis tax to the federal treasury, while O
9 pay the internal taxes. They re. e
iced the protection on American In.
lstries and then saddled the sections a
the country possessing the bulk of O
lese industries with additional taxes.