Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-02
Governor Sproul Explains
| System to Other State
Governors.
INFANT. INDUSTRY
ALSO TAX FREE.
State Encourages Development Of
Manufacturing and Natural Re-
sources--State Keeps Down Taxes
Which Might Raise Commodity
Prices to Consumers-Sproul crisi-
oizes Federal System Of Taxation.
BY Associated Press.

Harrisburg, Pa. Dec. e.-Discussins :
the subject of state income and dis
bursements before the governors
conference here today Gov. William
=. spfoul, OF Pennsylvania, told of
eHorts made ~ fiscal heads here 10
raise necessary revenues for munich
palltles. states and nation without
imposing a burden on the states. in
dustr.es.
in PENNSYLVANIA tie governor said
no direct state tax is. levied upon
the property of the people, needed
revenues being derived, from taSs
Upon capital stock, securities and
The earnings Of certain classes of
corporations, upon inheritances and
from fees and licenses.
We are still nursing our infaot
industries here he said. nor do VIC
TAX our vast mineral products. We
heep down taxes which, might raise
'he price OF commodities to the
people
ten cents per ton tax upon the
coal mined in Pennsylvania would
yield SSO,O00,0o0 per annum and a
. mill tax upon the capital stock or
corporations engaged in mannfa ctur-
irg, which are now exempt. the same
rate as is paid by transportation aud
many other companies. would WELD
SIS, 900 900 additional, -
Moderation on the part Of the
.l..l &c q eral government Governor
Nnroul said. was q difficult thing to
discover,
There must be some germ in tba
Potomac,' he said, which makes onr
rational statesmen forget that tho
nation is made up Of states. that
shose states have functions to per-
.orH altectlHy most intimately the
lie and welfare of the public. and
that the operation of those activities
REQUIRES money in generous ouanti-
ties.''
Inc governor said he esteemed II
happy sign OF the trend Of the times
lnat there was a strong tendency
everywhere to impose taxes in nro-
portion to the ability of the 4axad
~ pay rather than with respect to
tne supposed benefits derived from
the government. "
IhlS, he said. Was Indicated hv -,
growing popularity Of varioHs for,ns
OF graduated income taxation .1
.ne srauuai getting away from Doll
S"nen aiiu lHe extremes Of the genera.
properly tax. The inheritance tar
also Is good illustration oe 49,
oe,ene IN This direction, he said
sudset System Esse ntiaI
IiiiclencE Is needed in the exna,,
nture of appropriations on,ta -.
much as 1t is needed in order ~ -
tam an intelligent budget n,n.rs
GOV John G. Townsend, or noIa
ware, told the governors OF the war
ious states at their conference hove
.ouay. 10 prepare a business ,i,- i
ouoset' ne said, and make for an,
clency in government there sho,,,,
oe less duplication of efforts ana 80.
er commissions and boards 49,. ie"
exist. 'i'a" now
90, 1T is admitted" said the governor
.nat IN the administration of nub1in
affairs budget system is essan4,n, uIn
IN spite OF this, however, it ia "a
!iiitteo That the budget systen, 30.
rallen short of expectations in man,' s
conmonWealths where it has haa,,
u, operation. But We must look else
"here than to the system itself 60
reasons OF tho disappointments
one Of the large contrtbut;ne
reasons is that common fa1ao,s
'lch "nlch seems to be inherent in tbe
human racej-the fallacy of expectins
laws automatically to bring about aa
sired reforms. The human eouation
49, ana must always be, the dominatN
ang factor in public government as in
private business, and this is theEPan
TOR which the public overlooks in its
perennial efforts to reform eovarnN
nent: NO system of government can
De efflc1ent unless it is directed hv
men who are efficient" ~