Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1922-06-01

and an additional 5000 over the olt
law for every dependent child In the
family, The new tax Jaw removes al
together the taxes which the working
man had to pay on every hand ant
everywhere for practically everything
that he bought. These were the so
called nuisance" taxes. The new tax
law repeals the transportation taxes
which were lev!ed upon all goods
shipped by freight, by express or by
parcel post. Inasmuch as these taxes
were added to the cost Of goods ship
ped and entered into the price paid
by the working man for all his COM
modities, the abolition Of these taxes
was direct relief to the working
classes.
All told, this new tax bill lifted
from the shoulders of the workins
classes Of this country over $500, 0,O00,-
900 for the current year. Yet Mr..
Gompers and his Democratic associ-
ates are trying to tie the American
Federation of Labor to the cart wheels
of the Democratic party talk about the
lack Of constructive legislation in Do
.a.f of the working man by Congress!
There is in existance in the Depart
ment OF Labor a Children's Bureau
and also a Women's Bureau. Both of
these bureaus we've created by Re-
publican Congress. They were
created for the purpose of looking af-
ter the interests of children and wo-
men in the industrial world. The only
time either of the bureaus was in
jeopardy after their creation was
when Democratic Congress under
Wilson REUSED to mako appropria-
tions to continue the work of the Chill
dren's Bureau. In striking contrast
to this was the action of this admin.
istration and Congress when they
reached the question of appropriations
for these bureaus. Although 1t is
the policy of this administration un-
der the budget system and the policy
of the Congress under its system of
economies to reduce appropriations
al Along the line, the appropriations
for these two bureaus, which are so
intimately related to the welfare Of
women and children workers were
increased by this Congress.
1t is an axiom in public administra-
tion that extravaganza 1 npublic af-
fairs is at the cost of the working
classes, because they are the only
class who are unable to shift the bur-
den OF taxation to the shoulders Of
someone else. Therefore, whatever
policies tend TO eliminate extrava-
gance, cut down waste and enforce
economy in public affairs operate
directly to the relief OF the working
classes.
BY this token the present admins.
tration has been the best friend of the
working man. 1t has enforced econ
omy in public administration 1t has
made more drastic reductions in pun
lie expenditures than any other ma,
ticn in the world. Living costs are
lower in this country today, in COM
parison to wages paid, than in any
other country in the world. The sane
financial policies Of this administra-
tion and the constructive legislation
of the Republican Congress have re-
stored confidence to all lines Of busi-
ness. Everywhere people are plan
ming hopefully for the future and are
in the market for manufactured pro-
ducts. The columns of the press Of
the country give daily evidence hat
industry is experiencing q revival. The
number of unemployed today is less
than half that OF year ago. Payrolls
are being increased and laboring
classes are assured that relief is at
hand from the industrial depression.
The only obstacle % industrial re.
vival yet remaining is the Democritic
Tariff AS soon as Republican tar
# is placed upon tho books those in
dustries which are now shut down
because of their inability to meet the
,oreign competition will resume. Yet
Mr. Gompers and his Democratic as
sociates are lending every bit OF their
influence and their moral support to
the Democratic opposition to the en-
rctment Of protective tariff that will
close the doors Of custom houses to