Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-04-10

pel NtHb Will bIlHB III my ullllollS.
This we believe is exaggerated, as
we'll 1t may be, yet it shall be large.
Now you say, If this is the case,
pretty soon Uncle Sam will have all
the money and there won't be any
money 20 do business with as the
United States is only worth two hun
dred and fifty billions. This can be
compared TO the circulation of a river
SYSTEM the water runs into the main
and back into the source and back
into the main and back into the
source. II Will do this and it won't
get tied up in one to a dozen vaults
as it is today 1t is the case that
when money is congested in a few
places in the nation, then money is
scarce. Under this system, the more
money that we can get from the tax
the better il will help us for there
will be money going into circulation
all the time. Poverty will be elimi-
mated through better labor conditions
A great Englishman has said that one
of the most important things TO be
taken into consideration is the elm
nation of poverty. If in England they
are looking TO the elimination of pow
erty, why should we not here? And
there is no system under Gods heaven
that will eliminate poverty, but this
one. This will eliminate poverty but
| do really believe that the rich man
will for time fight this system. fight
II until he sees that il is his only
salvation. This means that SLOWLY
but surely we are drifting toward
socialism and Bolshevsm. 1t is get
ting stronger every year. After the
rich man becomes awake and alive 20
the issue, he will be very glad to take
the parbasic tax, for the parbasic
is the only tax that will redeem the
world. You will hear this doctrine
not only here tonight but YOU will
hear 1t soon on thousand tongues.
The main thing is that it is equal. |
don't care whether we raise a million
dollars or whether we raise five or
ten or a hundred billions, so long as
we all pay alike Can there be any
unJustncss in that? Is that lust or
is 1t unjust
Now we have come TO the point.
How is this going to be worked out
after we get all the money!" Wash
lngton Is the great clearing house.
The moneys all flow to Washington.
every dollar and is centralized in the
Government. Who is the head of the
Government? The president? We
are the head. We are the democracy.
We put our servants at Washington.
why should we not trust them with
our currency? They house and guard
this money in Washington. and send
10 each state a check to cover their
estimated needs through the moder
ator of the state. Each state has a
clearing house similar 10 the clearing
house in Washington but on a lesser
scale, and, from this clearing house
VIII be sent to the individual towns
and counties check in accordance
with their population to take care
OF improvements and expenses.
Therefore we viii have inaugerated a
system, not only by which can we live
and own what we own, but We will
have system that will improve the
country and build good roads from
ocean to ocean. The conditions under
which farmers live will be benefited.
Invention will be stimulated Drudg-
cry Will be done away with The age
of machinery will have come in.
! have given in this discourse the
principle for this and the principle is
that we all pay an equal tax favoring
greatly the labOring man which is no
more than just. That one does not
pay a g. tier tax than another-that
is the main principle. ! think | have
demonstrate that this system is
workable ana that it will bring every
body on a parbasic basis and will
therefore call this lecture to an end.