The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-24
PIL|NG UP TAX HURTFUL,
SAYS JUDGE GALLOWAY
,11C UNIVERSITY CLASS
INV DAYS OF GEORGE III
WILD IN COMPARISON.
,S pARALYzING ALL INDUSTRY
,ro+b;rg Escapes the Tax Gatherer
e. the Nation, State, County and
Gnricipality. Even Death Pays a
Penalty to Expensive Government

Penalty to Expensive Government
ATHENS, Ga.-That we are groan-
10 under system of excessive taxa
-, that is breeding socialism, COM
.,,,,;sm and even bolshevism, was
.he charge made here by Judge Enoch
Galloway, OF Augusta. in the bac-
,.l.nreate address before the gradual
;nc class and visitors at the 124th an
,af commencement OF the University
OF Georgia. -, A.,
,,stbod of levying taxes and the IN
d;scr;minate issuance of bonds by the
oat;onaI government, the states, the
Municipalities and counties is murder
mo CAPITAL and paralyzing industry
Tho sneaker traced briefly the his
.or, nj this country back to the days
& ' w. our forefathers fled to America
~ escaDe unjust taxation and other
4 Governmental tyrannies, but, accord
inc 10 Judge Galloway, these people
q had essy sailing so far as taxes were
ro1cfrncd under King George, Ill,
compared with those of today.
Lavish With Public Money.
Discussing the lavish way congress
.oerd. money. Judge Galloway said;
They are appropriating many mil
lions Of dollars for the construction OF
highways through the country and
these millions of dollars are offered to
the states and their various subdivis-
ions on the condition that like large
local appropriations be made Tor the
same purpose. 90. :,
"Thcv have acquired the habit Of
frequently making large governmental
lamentations OF many millions OF dol
lars out OF the taxpayers money to
feed the hungry people OF Europe,
thus exhibiting their profound feeling
Of charity and generosity with other
peoples money; but they always faint
the Git with congressional CONNER
calsm. by adding a condition that the
food is to be bought from the con-
gressmen's constituents.
Five wears after the termination OF
the world war. by reason OF our par
Inclination therein, our national gov
eminent has outstanding over twenty
tv-three billions of dollars of bonds,
which. measured in the relative value
Of the dollar, is perhaps the heaviest
national debt of any country in the
history OF the world.
Boosts Expenditures.
without reducing the debt, or max
ing any serious effort to reduce 1t, our
congress, since the close of the war
has gone industriously forward Great
ing new bureaus and new depart
ments, with thousands of new officers
snd employees, and supporting the
Same with millions of dollars OF ap-
Eropriatons, all covering new fields Of
operations, but rarely any of them
within the proper purview of govern
mental functions.
We have the tariff taxes which al
b the people are forced to pay through
increased prices of protected commod-
ties and which places something like
hall billion dollars in the public
reasury.
We have income taxes which, I'M
Ter the. latest revenue act in the high
st brackets and on the larger tax
ayers, amounts to 48 per cent Of
heir incomes.
We have heavy death penalties, OF
state taxes, which congress is contin-
Pally increasing, and under its latest
let IN the highest brackets, upon the
arger estates, has imposed taxes Of
per cent.
Mild in Comparison.
30 that our national government
order that they may be able tc
ake generous appropriations of the
uohc funds for purposes other thar
oVernmental, through the income
&' taxes the thrift of the people
trough the gift tax, taxes the gen
oslty OF the victim; and in death
IN an apparent ghoulish glee, they
OnhScate a large part of what is left
Ia seemingly idleness, incidence an6
HAuneSS are the only conditions o.
u people not penalized
All OF these taxes are fortified with
uHIeFous and heavy penalties, anC
their enforcement and collection
army Of officials, clerks and sundry
"P WJy are gathered at the capito
,, w .dShlngton, occupying immense
a.,lnlgs covering many blocks anc
~ Oh ground, while other hordeS
In'esu.gators experts and agents
uaVehng over the country check
up returns, taking up the time Of
taxpayer who makes the return
n many OF those who do not; in
sIHg with business and work
ass,ng the people and making life
tsole, until the grievance against
NJ English monarch which called
ds- 'ne protest in the Declaration Of
t'peLq,ence, namely: "He has erect
M. multitude of new offices. and sent
b ~ noa s|arms OF officers to harass
en- people and eat their substance,
mn NM d very mild provocation wher
,ba ga with the present condition
De American people.
Feople Should Awake.
m: srrge Galloway, after touching or
IT, pn ~ OF the tax situation. sug-
poi;. :ne people take more interest
Estom TON - and return again to the
oe VI nominating the officers fol
Ears .'oes to be filled. He said thai
eetingss go 1t was customary for mass
at no, nominate candidates. but