The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-31
HARDING URGES
TAX REIMBURSEMENT
Excess Profits Levy Does
Not Accomplish Pur-
pose, He Says
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MARION. ohio. July 3i.-In the
opening speech Of his front porch
campaign. Senator Harding told a
delegation from Richiand county.
Ohio, today, that the greatest useful
ness OF the nation demanded level
ing Of clnss and sectional barriers and
n realizaIon of the "interieprndcnc
Of mutually OF interest OF all our peo-
pie"
The great war, he said. had helped
toward such a realization. Closer CO.
operation in Industry and complete as
simllation on the foreign born he sug-
gested as pointing the way to fuller
national accord.
Urging also II readIustment OF taxa
tion, he expressed doubt whether the
war time excess profits levy was In
harmony with peace requirements, hut
added he had not yet worked out ne
details OF revised tax system.
We ought To make wealth bear. Its
full share OF taxation" he said. and
we will. Having this thought In mind
and also thinking OF the excessive cost
of living. ! doubt IL the excess profits
tax for war precisely accomplishos the
end we seek In peace. !
but am not yet prepared to suggest
an equitable substitute, though |
should have no hesltancy In asking
congress to seek the earliest possible
solution"
The league Of nations. he did not
refer to directly. but he declared the
nations "highest duty In to cling to
the fundamentals on which we build
ed to world astonishment and holo
fast to the nationality which Inspired
our onward march"
Welcomes Visit
at is with a keen sense OF delight
that | welcome your visit today said
Senator Harding.
1--WE need to cultivate fricndlinesS
and neighborliness. sometimes
think In this busy. workadny world
we are neglecting these little acts OF
neighborliness that, make life sweet
81 feel myself almost n part OF
Rlchland county. Our people. early
In the last century settled in a sec
tion that was bounded by Richland
and Crawford counties. and my ear
liest recollections are OF grists taken
to Lexington for grinding. recall
distinctly the stories Of my great
grandmother. who related to me how
she had often gone with one bag OF
wheat on horseback, while the mon
were busy In the fields, AID the cries
OF the wolves we've frequent ac-
compainment to the weary home
ward Journey. That was In the days
when heroes were without fame's ac-
claim. when "a sturdy manhood and
womanhood We're battling with tho
wilderness.
THE especial thought In my mind
today Is the intcrdependence and the
mutually of interest OF all our peo-
pie. The pilgrim fathers laid their
eternal foundations of new world lib-
erty In grim necessity, and the same
| spirit, the same concord, the same
mutually followed every pioneering
step In the development OF the re-
public.
Warns OF Glass Conflict
"The tendency to class conscious
ness Is q product of developing for
tunes. and II both reflex OF achive-
ment and n menace to maintained
progress. We must caution against
class distinction and class conflict at
'"i can recall forty cent wheat.
| flayed from the fields OF Richland
and Morrow That was before In
dustry developed the home consumer
that was before railways and i'm
proved highways opened the way "a
markets. That was when farming
was u fight for subsistence. instead
OF the present day pursuit Of attain
ment.
II trust no one will mlsquote me
ns saying believe In forty cent
\ wheat. because l have INDUCED my
| memory. Sometimes VII are very
unfair in handling the utternnces OF
public men"