The New York herald., 1921-02-02
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There never was a time when the
average of intelligence was as low
in our country as it is to-day. This
is due to the use of set phrases.
Macaulay predicted that our
country would be pillaged and raw
aged, not by attacks from without,
but by attacks from within. Our
country is attacked to-day by Con-
gress, State Legislatures and Boards
of Aldermen. These attacks are
made by means of laws. Thousands
Of laws are passed to make political
capital for those who have them
passed. Thousands Of laws are
passed to regulate things which
ought to be let alone.
CONGRESS.
Congress does the greatest harm,
for Congress has the greatest power.
There is no member of Congress
from so remote part of our coun-
try, so ignorant, or illiterate, that
he does not know that the votes of
the business men are relatively few,
and because their votes are few they
are made to suffer. The farmers
and workingmen, having the votes,
can form any combination they see
fit, no matter how harmful that
combination may be, and they will
not be interfered with by Congress.
But, because business men have few
votes, they are bounded, pursued
and legislated against, have the con-
troll of their business taken away
and are taxed to the verge of bank
ruptcy,
Wrecking the industries of Russia
meant the wrecking of Russia, and
if some way is not found of stopping
the members of Congress they will
wreck our industries as they have
wrecked the railroads.
For votes. Congress passed the
Adamson law that has placed a
heavy burden of unnecessary taxes
on the people, and has brought the
railroads to their present wretched
condition.
For votes, Congress is ever ready
to tax the people to reimburse the
farmers for losses incurred through
the failure of their price fixing COM
binations
For votes, Congress passed laws
that drove our ships from the Pa
cific.
For votes, Congress passed the
law setting aside 100000 to be
used against business men, no mat
ter how slight might be their in
fraction of the law, when no part
of it could be used against others.
no matter how great might be their
crimes; thus dividing the people
into classes and breaking down the
equality of men before the law.
The ingenuity of the legislators
in levying new taxes seems never
to be exhausted. There is the Ma
tional Income Tax, State Income
Tax, Personal Tax. Property Tax,
Inheritance Tax, and taxes Of other
kinds almost without number; and
new ways of applying taxes are con-
stantly planned. The necessary
taxes could be lightly borne by the
people. The strain is caused by the
billions of dollars that have been
squandered by the legislators.
When great hordes of barbarians
swept down on settlements the peo-
pie were powerless to defend them
selves, but those who are overtaxing
the people are few; five hundred
thirty-one members of Congress,
one to two hundred legislators in
each State and twenty to thirty AL
dermen in each city. Our popula-
tion is one hundred five millions,
but fifty millions in round numbers
represents those who are grown.
Why do fifty million people let a
few men injure our country? II is
because they have lost their mental
alertness. The hearts of the people
are right. They would rather lift
up a man who is down than push
him further down, but their minds
are dulled. Or, as one man ex-
pressed it. "the people Of our coun-
try have ceased TO converse, they
merely calculate set phrases" This
is particularly true Of those called
"thc educated classes" A man pro-
claims. 81 do not believe in 'Capi-
talism.' Does he mean that money
should not be spent for buildings in
which men are 70 work, nor for ma
chinery with which men are 10
work, nor for materials on which
men are TO work, TO make shoes and
other things the people need? No,
he does not know what he means.
Another says he believes in an
dustria Democracy. Industrial
Democracy means taking the con-
troll Of the industries out Of the
hands Of those who have spent a
lifetime in building them up and
managing them. and turning them
over to those who have had no ex-
perience in their management. This
would bring industrial chaos.
COLLEGE PROFESSORS.
A college professor wrote book
in which he said that machinery