Oxford eagle., 1918-05-30

~ shows the spirit and temper OF my
services. and answers the traducers q
virtue the critics Of wisdom. and the aS-
sessins OF truth, found among my polite
lca enemies who are bowling Justify af
my heels The taxing power Is one ~
the most potential agencies OF govern
ment. The prostitution of that great
junction usually results in the concen-
tratlou Of the Nations wealth in the
hands OF the favored few II Is the bliuht
OF the bud OF permanent proseprity. The
misuse of the taxing power. | think IS
innasmentally responsible for the dissa-
iution and downfall of every goverumeu.
similar 20 ours whose skeletons cutnher
the shores of time today
IL has been truly said that ..Commerc4
mas set the mark Of selfishneSs the sig
net OF its all-enslaNing power upou a
shining ore. and called il gold: before
whose image bow the vulgar great The
vsinly rich. the miserable proud tie
mob OF peasants. mobiles. priests and
kings. and with blind feelings reveren e
the power t4at grinds them TO The dust
81. PAU recorded the conclusions o,
Omniscience when ne said. THE love %
money Is the root Of all evil"
At the helm e the shin Of State ] have
stood will that class ~ patriotic states
men whose every endeavor has been Il
guide the ship across the shoals Of pri-
Vate Interests 10 AVOID The breakers 81
personal greed and steer il safety into
the halcgOn harhnr OF constitutional gov
eminent and universal right.
To Meet Expenses OF War.
l would especially ask your considera-
ton OF my record i'm the matter OF rais-
ing funds with which TO meet the eN-
penses Of this war. ii must not he for
gotten that the most colossal fortunes
ever acquired by man have been amass-
ed In the United States since August
1914. The booty gathered by tire con-
quering heroes 4 ancient Greece and
Rome We're but tips TO the waiter COM
pared In magnitude. For three years
after thai time the American manufaef-
urer and Big business man absorbed ths
surplus wealth, the accumulations oi
centuries. Of our present Allies in Eu-
rope When the United States in 1917
entered the War and made "A loan TO uHg
European Allies. the same mamufactur-
ers and Big Business men continued "a
absorb. And when IL became nece -slly
10 enact laws providing for raising the
revenue to meet the enormous expenses
incident TO the war the Omnipoteut pow
ers OF predatory interests We're able IA
defeat thY nNiDc.ag Congress. Of
course, Of The correctness Of theiri Causel
every measure that had for lis purpose
the adequate taNati OF war profits
Our first fight was Ia tax excess waI
profits fifty per cent. But We were d.
feated. We tried to make il fifty-fve
sixty. s'Nty-iiNe, seventy, seNentY-five
but in every instance we failed The
profiteeiS got away with their enormors
earnings. There are very few corpora
AlOuS. 4 lAit SAAs IN America - Ia 4
are not making more money t5Iu they
] ever made in their lives. The railroads
the commandeeled ships the mangfact-
urers-all-are reaplne harvest of rev.
enue far far above that enjoyed ia nor
NAL times. To think ~ anybody making
money ont Of this war is horrible 10 con-
/ template-it is needless TO say tnut
l opposed such policy But that fact has
has been 50 unmistnkably attested and
proclaimed to the world by newspapers
that he.ong TO the interests In their de-
amatiln n and misrepresentation of me.
that 10 state the matter In detail ie su-
perflua Us. The kept press viii alwaf $
find some excuse To siaHder TIE repre-
sentative Of the people who faH 60 d.
the bidding Of the interests.
Railroad Regulation arc Child Labor.
want you To notice nay record on ths
question of railroad regulati. o. the child
labor law. which was intended tu pre-
vent the bodies Of those precious lltte
ones from being woven into aEIcs ard
sold at enormous prices TO fii fle con-
scienceless Golfers of zpuiiess corpora
ti0us
Nv advocacy of The Alaskan Railroad
enterprise j. al=o WORTHY - yaHr sons a.
Grafton NJ eff n % carry uHf ttf sol
ernn promise snaae tu TIE Demo -
platform and arrentuated hy iae candi-
date Of our party for the Pres tAencF -
fre- tolls for American indepe I'd euf silf1 :
through the Panama Canal aHd Aflct
can control of thc canal, should moi ts-
Il
merchant marine along lines ~ Justice
and efficiencN, the rrateetion 81 Amer z
can labor against the eNartluns %
wealth. prohihition legislltion Tor IT,
protection q THE human race against the
evil effect ~ iu1efurerance, as well as
for the conservation Of fendstuffs during
The war Rivers ara Hareor improF r.
ments. especially thst measure which
championed for the control - the greet
artery - commerce that runs by our
western RIDER. the Mississippi river
are matte which ! would have you con-
slider
things I am sure because they are -
such recent occurrence
VIII YOU be kind enough Also Go take
my record in the matter OF internal inn
provemeuts II my state. the develop
meut = agriculture. the elimination ID
The pests that destroy Our crops ana tiss
diseases that Kill our livestock. II fners
Is any matter Of legislation which luI Ief-
esfs me above all Others. i - thar h'ch
pertains TO the development o. the farm
the betierment 81 farm iafe and the CON-
forts Of the farmers home
l am q friend ts laber in all The Noca-
,icns Of life. but ! realize that All perma-
nent urosperitnK comes from f'fH f1l m,
Ii is the substratum upon which : build
ed the whole superstructufe OF CON-
merce. When the farmers ~ This coun-
,rv rrasper the railroads. tile banks
houses Of merchandise, the lawyers. thr
preachers, the doctors, the mechanics. ~
a word every vocation Ern~isef~- hAN
paraivze the strong arm n the farmer
lei unnropiti0us seasons come and failure
curse his soil all business languishes
and the superStructure Withers ana dles
The farmers toll produces the wealth
OF the country. maintains as commerce
IN time Of peace. and his steady strong
arm. along with his brethren IN other No-
cations fight the Nation 5 battles ~ time
OF war.
be overlooked In this day since the dol
lar has become the god and CONNER .
tha religion We must look tn the m y
who lives next 70 the soil Tor the genuihs
brand of unalloYed patriotism
In the farmers home is located the So
clal DYNAMO which sends its patritol"
current throughout the body polite. r.
viving the soul. stimulating truth anl
virtuous daring. and which viii save tins
Republic II indeed il shall be saved from
the corrodng and poisoning influences
~ commereialized Sefishness
But ] have endeaNored 70 repteasna
the people Of Mississippi and protect the
interests Of All alike as Cod gave me the
power and sense 10 understand my dutE'
Patriotism the Last Refuge Of the
Scoundrei.
you are told by certain Inscriptions
nolitiral enemies that ! have not been
true TO my country regarding the va
There are men going over the state To-
day l am advised, who wrap their can
Eerous carcasses IN the American fla9
and with the words II patriotism upon
4 their living lips would scuttle the snip I
state or offend the Goddess OF Liberty
Z in order to iniure me and promote Their
] own pecuniary or political interests. Al