Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-13
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ct present on the State horizon Of
civilization is the threatening storm
Vf the burden of taxation. Nearly
every town, every State and every
nation is rapidly increasing its bur-
den OF public expenditure out OF all
proportion to the normal income OF
Its citizens.
when the tax, as is true Of many
farms. equals or excels the total
income of the property then In SUBJ
stance the ownership has passed to
the State and the owner becomes q
tenant paving rent in the form of
taxes.
THESE constantly increasing tax
cs. the world over. are file result
: or rapidly growing tendency to-
= ward paterhalism or State socialism,
Which III time will destroy the gov
ernment itself. or remove all ikcen-
Tive for the individual to accmnu-
late property beyond his immedia tie
= need, and will take such a large pait
p of the toiler's wages that it win
leave him in poverty.
HI ShptJlSCS vi CIlc SSItLlG VI
Maine for 1910 was in road num-
bers 100000, and last week 1t was
: reported that the Budget Commit
tee had been asked for $4,000, 600
for the next two years.
- THE wealth and population has
not materially changed In that time
nor has the ability OF the average
farmer to pay changed. It is not so
+ much where you are at a given
time as the direction in which you
are going that leads to danger.
The danger signal of high taxes
IL surely flying and unless we call a
halt on expenditures we shall sure
sly suffer the inevitable conse-
,qucnces."
State Roads
On the issue of State roads, State
Master Thompson said
AT meeting last March of the
Maine Federation of Agriculture AS
sociations a committee was appoint
cd consisting of +. +. Washburn, L.
j.. McIntirc and W. G. Hunton to
recommend plan for road i'm
provcinent.
Their report which is printed in
pamphlet form should be read by
I'LL.
: Tile committee recommends that
a definite and substantial amount of
all moneys raised by the State be
expended on the country or third
class roads; and also that tax on
Gasoline be levied as partial means
OF maintenance of all roads. The
people of the State desire good
ROADS but believe that more econ
ony and common sense be mixed
WIN the engineering skill so that
much more good enough roads
could be built for the money.
personally. in view of the fact
tlat the ten million dollars. now
hiiowed for bond issue, can be re-
ISSUED as fast as it becomes due.
mus making perpetual debt of ten
million dollars on which to pay In
terest, and by shortening the term
Oh the bonds largely increasing the
amount to be raised each year: 7
belleve the state should adopt the
poiicy OF pay as you go. The farm
i'ah pond issues are groaning I'M
"er the burden Of heavy taxes"
49,. The National Grange
state Master Thompson briefly
summarized the recommendations
, passed by the National Grange
against the Ship Subsidy bill: on
q, posing price fixing. government
guarantees and the sales tax: de-
,ianding that all war debts owed bv
Aimed nations be paid in full.
against issuing tax free bonds: in
favor OF Pay-as- You-Co policy in
pubic and private business: favor
: ,ns regulation of heavy trucks on
Highway.
Agriculture
~ Passing On to the subject of acri-
culture, he said:
,.. For the past four years no sub
lect has received more attention by
3, Congress, by the press and by gen
.eral discussion than that of agri-
culture.
Everybody agrees that immedi-
atcly after the war denation took
place III agricultural products I'd
practically prc-war prices, while
wages and other prices have not
come down.
$50. The relief from this condition
has been suggested in the form Of:
,1st. reduction in freight rates; 2nd.
IN more extended credit to the