Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-03
EUROPE BEING ES-
TRANCED AND TAX BUR-
DEN BEING INCREASED
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that retains any respect Tor us, he |
declared. THE Republican foreign |
policy-or rather lack OF foreign policy |
has ruined ue. Anyone In this audi |
ence who can ten mo the foreign |
policy of the present administration |
got up and say 1t before you die, for |
you are the only one who thinks he |
knows It. Today we don't know where |
Harding or Secretary OF State Hughes |
stands on the foreign issues. One |
day they are for foreign Intervention |
the next day they are against It,"
BY comparison with different peri |
DDS OF the nations history during the
last few years and developments OF |
the past is months since Harding
"enslaved by a masters voice." enter |
cd the White House the Senator drew |
q graphic word picture with tho in
visible tax collector Isolation" as the |
central figure.
The farmers OF the nation are |
this year giving up so per cent OF
their crops to this invisible tax col |
lector, Isolation" he said. The farm |
or has never seen his ghostly hand
nor heard his choking voice. But no
u there, all powerful.
Under the Wilson administration
that Is when he was not hampered
AZ during the last few years of his
second term by the Republican House
Europe took 60 per cent Of our cot
ton crop. Today they take about 80
per cent. If she were able she would
give 100 per cent more for what she
does take. In other words. because
Europe Is unable to pay and trade.
because OF lack Of money. the cotton
grower Of America gives up every
other bale OF cotton to the invisible
tax collector. She paid US $3.50 to
" bushel for our wheat when Will
eon was In. Today we are lucky IL
our farmers get 20 cents n bushel
Ihe reason for this is the program
OF Isolation Of our rulers. Every year
the farmers are losing sum equal
To that which It takes to run the Fed
oral eovernment-s4,00 600 200, 900.
III the Republicans had kept their
campaign promises we would be able
20 trade and these conditions would
not exist" -
Burden Of Taxation.
How tho public. who support the
government are neglected by the ad-
ministration when It Is cutting taxes,
Senator Caraway showed by the fol-
lowing facts:
WI men Congress announced that IL
was going to relieve the burdens Of
taxation on the public 1t repeated sew
eral taxes which relieved but ten or
fifteen persons in the entire state of
Delaware. The other thousands found
that their taxes were being increased
by this relief Delaware had its share
of tax relief to the sum OF $134.ooo.-
200. but the only ones who benefited
Nere Senator du Pont, his family and
Kin and the other very rich A tax
pf 100000 was taken Off chewing
gum without benefit to the public. be-
cause Mr.. Wrigley had loaned the
Eepubhcan campaign committee its
pIipoards during the Harding cam
paign Tor advertisement purposes. Sur
taxes 10 the extent Of millions and
mhhons OF dollars were removed and
only 1900 persons with profits of
over S6S,O00 out OF our Ito. OO0. 600
people were relieved by this act of the
administration. Those who were re-
heved had gained their riches and
large incomes by preying upon the
poor and profiteering during the war.
wealthy to the extent of $3.50. oOO. 900 -
Speaking Of the tariff bill Senator
Caraway pointed out that prices of
virtually every necessity Of life Will be
increased enormously in price due
TO the work OF the administrator.
Such necessities to the housewife a :
sewing machines are to be increased
from is per cent to 30 per cent. cloth
ing going up from 10 to 40 per cen,
an price and every other article used
by mankind being put further ont
OF the reach of the small buying pub-
lie.
The President has the power at anv
time 10 increase the duties on anv
article in this already exorb,tant tarir
as much as so per cent and he will
DO IT," he warned.
Prospects of a further increase of
taxes by the administration If Hard
ing is successful IN having the Re-
publican Congress returned TO power
were discussed.
Ihey propose the sales tax which
VIII place tax on every article tina,
You purchase in the stores. They will
take away the income tax on Other
similar taxes. but by paying the
sales tax you will be paying far more
than you are at present"
Inc ship Subsidy bill. which will
give as Christmas presents to a SO.
Iect lew friends OF Secretary Of IN.
treasury Mellon-Harding's Dictator
our s3,o00,000,000 war feet for sqoo
100000 and also levy a tax of sion
p0o'ooo on the public 10 run the shin.
Tor the buyers, is another project m.
administration will launch If the vo+.
es 90 not repudiate Harding and hi.
Clique at the polls next Tuesday
Senator Caraway said.
Kent Levy Court Praised.
Henry Ridgely Of Dover md 1.-,o,
II. Hughes spoke briefly prior to Sen.
ator Caraway.
MI. Hughes praised the program, n
economy OF the eLvy Court In Ken
county citing the reconstruction n
The county Court House swithou. levy
Ing additional taxes on the people an,
the construction of county roads a
saving of a half million dollars
When the Legislature authorize,
our Levy Court TO borrow a nillio,
collars for county roads" no SAID
we hesitated IN borrowing the mono,
and opening bids because the cor
tractors were charging almost 5000
mile. The court was criticised 70
It's delay but now praise is the onl
thing we hear. We obtained our road
al about $4,000 mile a little lat.
when prices went down.