Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-07
,CUTTAXES WITH
AK ON EXPENSES,
LOWDEN URGES
IlliuOisan Gives His Presi-
Dental Platform Planks to
Columbia Club.
BACKS TREATY CHANGES


Abolition of unnecessary and du-
plicating governmental departments,
reduction of taxation through reduc-
ton of expenses, organization of an
international tribunal by which diff
ferences between nations can be ad-
justed-these are. the outstanding
features of the platform outlined by
Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illinois,
candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for the presidency, in a speech
at the Columbia club today.
Gov. Lowden, who was accompanied
by Mrs. Lowden. spent the day in In
dianapOlis, speaking at the Columbia
club at noon and conferring with va
rious party leaders In the afternoon.
He viii speak at the Claypool hotel
tonight before a gathering of Thirty
second degree Masons.
The governor made a personal call on
Mayor Jewett In his office at the city
hail during the day.
Senator Warren G. Harding OF Ohio.
! candidate for the republican nomination
for the presidency, also was a visitor In
indianapolis for few hours.
He stopped here this morning on his
way TO Anderson, where he opened a
speaking tour of the state with a speech
at noon.
ADDRESS AT
COLUMBIA CLUB.
In opening his speech at the Columbia
club, Gov Lcwden told In some detail
Of his accomplishments in Illinois.
through the reduction Of the number OF
governmental departments, thus bringing
about q reduction In taxation.
Turning now TO federal conditions"
he said. that is exactly the sort OF thing
which must be done at Washington II
the enormous increase in appropriations
is 10 be checked.
Machinery must be set up for a proper
budgetary system.
'"The secretary Of the treasury should
be given the power to supervise outlays
and to make a budget upon the prtn-
ciples and along the lines that have been
followed in Illinois"
The great increase in the number Of
government employees was noted by Gov
Lowden
He said that In 1916 there were about
10000 people among the civil service en-
ployes Of the executive branch Of the
government In the District Of Columbia.
while there were 1O2 600 such employees
last October, almost year after the
signing Of the armlstice.
Il am not charging any one personal
ly or any one party with the response
bility FOR this condition" he said, but
what a beautiful Illustration It is Of
how difficult il Is to get rid Of a public
Office when it Is once created.
How important II is In these ex-
travagaut days that we should begin 10
apply some Of the principles OF modern
business 10 the greatest business Of all
the business OF our government.
In the government alone we have
made no progress at all.
In fact, we have retrograded since
the time Alexander Hamilton. one
Of the greatest statesmen OF our history.
helped to write our constitution.
Now, that is not right
"In the days gone by It did not mat
ter much.
"our taxes were paid indirectly. and
they were not heavy.
we did not feel them.
To-day there is no problem Of govern
ment in which taxation does not enter.
zone Of the greatest evils today Is
the high cost Of living.
Taxation has q direct relation to that
be, It has not the genius TO frame laws
so that excess profit taxes and income
taxes win not be partly borne by the
consumer.
WOULD REDUCE HIGH
COST OF GOVERNMENT.
You can't reduce the high cost of liv-
ing without reducing the high cost ot
government.
You can't reduce taxes until you re-
duce the high cost Of government"
Gov Lowden declared that the place to
begin the work Of readjustment and re-
construction is in Washington, where the
government should be speedily brought
back 20 q peace time basis.
He said that when reform has begun
there its influence will radIate to the re-
motest corners Of the republic
In speaking Of the readjustment of
international relations, Gov. LOwden said
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