The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-30


and those loans will, OF course, eunBff
tute assets not liabilities, and win nus
have to be taken care Of by our sAxs
payers.
"The main thing we shall haTe ~
care for is that our taxation saaSu
rest as lightly as possible on the prsT
ductive resources of the country. thus
its rates shall be stable, and that ~
shall be constant in its revenue-yfel@f
ing power.
"Many Of the minor taxes proyideR
for in the federal legislation OF 1sI1
and 1918, though no doubt made necest
sary by the pressing necessities OF thFsN
war time, can hardly find suftiesexiH
justification under the easier circunt
stances of peace, and can now happisy
be got rid of. Among these, hope ysv1
will agree, are the exc!Ses upon VnTf \
Gus manufactures and the taxes upo1f
retail sales. They are unequal IN the
incidence on different industries anHS
on different individuals. Their coiiecssss
ton Is difficult and expensive. fhoSe'
which are levied upon articles sold az
retail are largely evaded by the reA0-
justment of retail prices. On the CfnsS
hand, / should assume that 1t Is ext
pedlent to maintain considernnio
range Of indirect taxes; and the fAsx
that alcoholic liquors win presently
no longer afford source OF revenuv
by taxation makes It the more necest
sary that the field should be carefniig
restudled In order that equiyAienf
sources of revenue may be feRHeg
which OF will be legitimate and nST
burdensome to draw upon.
Import Duties Correct
"There Is, fortunately, no occassO@
for undertaking in the Immediate xn-
ture, any general revision Of our sys-
TEN of import duties. No serious aznTT
ger of foreign competition now threat
ems American industries. Our Country
has emerged from the war less dis
turbed and less weakened than any or
the European countries which are Onr
competitors In manufacture. so har
from there being any danger or neen
of accentuated foreign competitons ln
is likely that the conditions OF this
next few years will greatly facilifnfn
the marketing Of American manufac-
lures abroad. Least Of all should VSs
depart from the policy adopted In the
tariff act of 1919 of permitting the
free entry into the United States OK
the raw materials needed to supple
ment and enrich our own abundnnf
supplies.
Asks Woman Suffrage.
"Will you not permit me, turning
from these matters, TO speak once
more, and very earnestly, Of the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
! Ihich would extend the suffrage tD
women and which passed the house
of representatives at the last session
of the congress2 1t seems to me ihnf
every consideration Of Justice and or
public advantage calls for the irnSHs-
date adoption of that amendment nns1
Its submission forthwith to the iegis-
latures Of the several states. Through
out all the world this long-delayed cz-
tension Of the suffrage Is looked for.
1.-THE telegraph and telephone lines
will. Of course, be returned to their
owners so soon as the retransfer can
be effected without administrative
confusion; so soon that Is, as this
change can be made with least pas.
sible inconvenience to the public aud
to the owners themselves. The rsaii-
roads will be handed over to their
owners at the end of the calendar
year; If l were in immediate contact
with the administrative questions
which must govern the retrnnsfer ~
the telegraph and telephone lines. n
could name the exact date for their re-
turn also. Until I am In direct con-
tact with the practical questions In
yolved | can only suggest In the cnss
of the telegraphs and telephones. M
In the case of their railways. IL is
clearly desirable In the public INFER
est that some legislation should be
considered which may tend TO make
of these indispensable Instrumental
tiles of our modern life a uniform and
co-ordInated system which VIII afford
those who use them complete and
certain means Of communication.
.The rehabilitation Of the militnry
| forces of the country has progressed
, 70 such point that 1t seems 10 me en-
tirely safe now to remove the ban up
ON the manufacture and sale Of wine
and beers, but am advised that with'
| out further legislation l have not tiss
I legal authority TO remove the presen'
. restrictions. / therefore recommend
: that the act approved November n
D 1918. entitled. An act to entitle tht
secretary OF agriculture 10 carry oui
E during the fiscal year ending June %
. 1919. the purposes Of the act entitled
0 .an act to.provide further for the mn
n tional security and defense BY stimD
b lating and facilitating the Distributes
' of agricultural products" and fua
1 other purposes be amended or TO
o pealed in so far as II applies to Wins
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