The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
On to the Capital.

1t is indeed a good sign to see tn
spirit which is moving the people o
Tennessee to memorabilia Congress
for reduction in the army and nav
appropriations. According to tn
Tennessean meeting will be he'll
Sunday in the city of Nashville tn
purpose of which is to ask Congress
TO invite the leading nations of TIL
world to send delegates to Washing
ton at the earliest opportunity t,
confer with representatives of tn,
United States on the subject of dis
armament.
World disarmament is the ultimate
idea in the movement. but the imme.
date and pressing need of the ma.
tional government is a reduction in
expenditures and the people of Ten
nessee and the South are inaugu-
rating campaign against the un-
warranted and inexcusable extrav-
agance of Congressional appropria-
tions. This campaign should also be
directed against the State Assem-
bIies.
This government cannot afford to
continue to increase its expenditures
in the same ratio that has been rul-
ing for the past few years. Thirty
years ago the Republican party was
scored for the sins of a billion-dol-
lar Congress. The present Congress
Is guilty of ten to twelve times the
extravaganza charged to the Repub-
tican party of that time. OF course
1t takes more to run the government,
but not ten or welve times as much.
The. one billion was not really needed
then The twelve billions are not
needed now by upwards of a good
deal
The point is this: If the govern
ment, the States included, keeps on
Increasing expenditures at the ratio
now in force, inside of twenty
years. maybe less, landlordism and
fenantry will control the agricultural
industry; there will be no more pop
MAR elections; the republican sys-
TEN of government will have failed
completely, and caste and royalty
viii supersede democracy. This seems
10 be a startling and radical state
ment. but an honest opinion is that
1T is really a very conservative view.
Anyone who has been watching
the trend of Congress and the ruling
element at Washington cannot fail
to- see that the people, the masses,
have been grossly deceived. The pur-
pose of this is to build up and foster
an official oligarchy, flanked and pro-
tected by an impregnaBle military
machine and heraided as great sea
power. The lands will be taxed out
of existence ostensibly for schools
and all sorts of idealistic promotions.
All this is seen thru political horo-
o@OPS, anu tiAO fCty hCh WIN nave
deceived you into the idea that you
are going to have an economic, prac-
teal business government, are one
and the same in this conspiracy.
This is not a new thing. 1t has |
been going on for years. 1t is not |
confined Ito the Republican party
sither. The Democratic party lead
srs tried to put it over with govern
nent ownership and failed. Now the
Republicans are trying to set up life
;enure and to perpetuate party
leadership and political heritage.
tell you, men and women, If you
10 not move against the powers that
,e and stop so much State and gov
extravaganza you will have
10 more free government, agricul-
ural independence and political lib
rty. You cannot have these things
nd at the same time multiply the
urdens of taxation.
l.