The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
New Workers Are Opposed
To Higher Taxation
LOOK FOR WILSON WORD
Expected That President viii
Announce He Is Not To
" Run Again
Especial to Free Press


New York, December To- - That
the people of the Empire State are
to be taxed more terriicaily in the
coming year than ever before in
their history, was declared today by
financial experts, who have begun n
sweeping investigation of the rea-
sons for the. tex burdens that are.
threatening 10 paralyiZe the over
burdened citizens hereabouts. With
demands for close to a hundred and
fifty millions of dollars Just made by
the state administration for the sup
port of it's swollen system OF com
missions and bureaus, the men and
women who must pay the piper are
sure TO be faced with record tax
bills, in addition to the new income
tax with which the state is striving
TO rec6up for its extravagances, the
financiers of this city are informed.
Since every man, woman and child
will be obliged to bear an added
burden in increased costs, by way of
indirect taxation, the people of this
town are ready 10 risa in vigorous
protest against any further state
expenditures, which are bound TO
plunge either the state or its peo-
pie into bankruptcy before long.
The Candidate Crop. ..
Following the gathering of the re-
publican clans at Washington and
the expectation of an announcement
from President Wilson that he will
not run again, more close confer
ences and campaigning for presi
( Dental candidates are now being
conducted here than have engaged
political and financial centers for a
long time Since the banking of the
men of money in Wall Street is ac-
COUNTED a vital factor in any candi-
dacy that can be counted upon for
substantial support, fully a score of
ambitious candidates are said TO be
now approaching the magnates
through their agents in an effort 10
provide sinews for their campaigns
for nomination. Rumor among the
, bulls and bears asserts that Low
den, Harding and McAdoo are now
regarded as horses worth backing in
the White House weepstake S,
though there are whispers that late
entries of the dark variety are being
groomed for fast trials by their fl
uancial trainers
The Food Fizzle.
Following the shortcomings and
scandals charged in the conduct of
this city's attempt TO go into the
food ssspply business through SIS
department of markets, the citizens
who foot the bills for deficit in this
feeble try az business enterprise by
tot.
halt TO any further disastrous eff
forts to put the city into the market,
or any other business. In prunes.
potatoes and canned goods, the poll
ticians who tried 10 do business for
the commonwealth not only lost
much Of the taxpayers money, but
| charged corruption in such trans
actions, it is alleged in the accounts
of this municipal mess. Since most
I-~Ople here have been convinced by
wartime experiences that the state
is incapable of conducting any pub
lie service enterprise without loss to
the taxpayers and poor service TO
the consumers, any further embar-
kation of the government into such
fields will be fought by New Workers
TO q finish.
Sweat Shop Shift.
Promising TO uproot and trans
plant to less fashionable soil the
sweat shop growth that has run rio;
all along Fifth Avenue, citizens
| committee has this week begun to
! restore 10 the center of the city
some of its old atmosphere. While
/ dense crowds of shop workers clog
the first mile of this formerly swell
thoroughfare until traffic is almost
h hstedd # il pIa 3nnsd to engineer
migration of this sewing industry to
J the westward, so that autos and
promenadors may again take UP
their old trail If this experiment
proves a success, it is prophesied
that the streets of Gotham may be
made over with beautifying results
! Rush of the Travellers.
| Back to the old wartime days and
! nights of hideous crush and rush.
the latest railway orders have taken
travellers at this terminal as the re
I suit of the coal crisis. Restricted
| train space, slowed schedules and
, ether nuisances were tolerated dur;
| ing the war by the martyred travell
I ing public. at this port but now they
are calling put a heated protest.
Unless coal begins to flow freely
soon, it seems certain that the rail-
roads will be bounded by the most
/ vigorous public kicking that they
were ever called tiDDIl TO take