The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-03-16
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By C. T. RAwALT

Mont friend Charley Adams
To our mind, Judge Gray in his prime, could have
been one of the big of the country had he not
the wrong side of the political fence He possessed the
in the party with which he chose allegiance, that ali
ion of the late Senator John j. ingalls, Of
great Republicanin fact he tutored in eoquence
speakers Just why Judge Gray did not embrace the
doctrine of Rspublcanism he has explained to
but since he did not his fame has not reached beyond the
confines of the Centennial state whereas it might have
been nationwide.
politics represented his opinions In other words Judge
Gray has conscience, characteristic quite unknown
among those whose political affiliations established
through expedency 1t has been the good fortune of the
writer intimately know John Gray and to every word
of Mr. Adams eulogy written the occasion of Judge
Grays 81st birthday subscribe except the crit
csm of his judgment politically and to that dissen
vigorously Judge Gray democrat because he knows
what democracy is. He resembles protesting dem
ocrats the eagle resembles buGsarj IT is
transcendent honor have played democratic politics
with John Gray. 1t is reflection ones political in
tegrity to have opposed him. We do not recall
single instance when his voice not raised FOR simon
pure democracy without entangling alliances
THE first sensible suggestion have observed
from the State Tax Commission made the past week
when Mr. Link strongly suggested State Income Tax
method of equitably distributing the burden
Income and Inheritance taxes far the most just and
effective of raising revenues The with
come should not be taxed, and the who either by
bull luck other has income, afford to
expense
borne largely by the classes who them
attention will be paid to the ways in which they
expended. So long the burden falls the poor
people, long will the money raised by taxation be
squandered for private benefit The poor people do
well safeguard their interests hsy would not be poor
And in is much money taken from the pockets
of the people and ruhlessy squandered by the
collectors and tax eaters.
DURING the past week three ranchmen and two
business have called at this Office to talk tax
matters and question if something could be
done to reduce the fearful burden being inflicted by the
taxing powers We have again and again called atten-
ton to what occurring and always without
from the people who have to dig up the money. Now
have practically doubled and when fresh a
ditions being proposed becoming interested
There just to reduce taxation, and that is
reduce expenditures That in this county and city,
be Whether it WILL depends entirely the people
who elect officers and the taxes When authorize
fresh expenditures and when wink exravagant
of public funds cannot we'll crcise those who in the
obey order and in the other show axty in
for disbursements This and its associate pub
locations, ready and willing work for reduc-
ton, but will not make fight for reforms which the
people too apathetic to lead in There must be
ganized opposition to the raid of the taxeates
before the writer going to do much 1t is easy
enough for the five men who called to organize
bunch of similarly minded people and by agitation
ally reduce taxes for the coming 25 if they have
the interest to do it. 1t is the surest thing there that
governments NATIONAL state, county and municipal
just good and wise the people who live them
That is, the MAJORITY of the people who live under
them. 1t is equally true that this government offers
plenty of opportunity for securing
the people desire improvement Intelligent organization
proper attention to the dongs of officials and non-poit
cal voting will correct every governmental i'll suffer
from. We have patience with kickers But
would love to see some kickers become real doers.
PRESIDENT HARDING and Secretary Mellon by ar
duous team work have beaten the soldiers bonus bill
1t remains to be seen how the action will If
were prescribing for totally discredting
publican party could not think of Ingredients the
concocton that would beat this BILL
the excessive interest in substituting the shipping trust
the desperate effort to donate millions the railroads.
and the servile subserency every where the demands
of the Big Business of this administration The
efforts to destroy organized labor
be considered by voters who howled their for
Harding No. the President and his party are
committing suicide much than enemies are harm
ing them
u POWER is not power when it is touched with Fear.
For that there is money power"-high finance
is afraid afraid of change But "hgh finance" is only
term used to intimidae people Comparatively few bank
ers live in New York. and when thousands of bankers
of New York refuse to send the peoples money
the eastern spectators, the so-called "money power"
will cease to exist even a name Bankers of this
country easily extricate themselves the New
York net whenever they like. And there enough
thoughtful honest servceabe bankers in the country to
do that and thus take the first step toward monetary
form on the basis of community service and Justice