The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-13
the public welfare, is oaly a species of

| them. The only constitutional tax is
the tax which ministers to public ne
| cessity.
The property of the country belongs
to the people Of the country. Their
title is absolute. They do not support
| any privileged class they do not need
to maintain great military forces; they
| ought not to be burdened with a great
array of public employees. They are
not required to make any contribution
TO government expenditures except
that which they voluntarily assess
upon themselves through the action
| of their own representatives
Whenever taxes become burdensome
remedy can be applied by the peo-
| pie; but If they do not act for them
selves, no one can be very successful
in acting for them.
Further Tax Reduction.
The time Is arriving when we can
| have further tax reduction, when, I'M
less we wish to hamper the people in
their right to earn a living, we must
| have tax reform.
not to impede the transaction Of bust
ness; 1t ought to encourage it.
| am opposed to extremely high
rates, because they produce little or
no revenue, because they are bad for
the country, and, finally, because they
are wrong.
We cannot finance the country, we
cannot improve social conditions.
through any system of injustice, even
II we attempt to inflict 1t upon the
rich. Those who suffer the most harm
will be the poor.
This country believes in prosperity.
liz Is absurd to suppose that Ii Is envi-
Gus OF those who are already pros
porous.
The wise and correct course to fol-
low in taxation and all other economic
legislation is, not to destroy those who
have already secured success, but to
create conditions under which every
one VIII have better chance to be
successful.
The verdict Of the country has been
given on this question. That verdict
stands. We shall do we'll to heed 1t.
Moral Issues Involved.
These questions involve moral Is
sues. We need nSt concern ourselves
much about the rights of property IL
we will faithfully observe the rights
Of persons. Under our institutions.
their rights are supreme.
If IL NOT nrOnartv hut tbo r;rb1 -
hold property, both great and small,
which our Constitution guarantees. All
owners of property are charged with
a service. These rights and duties
have been revealed, through the con-
science of society, to have a divine
sanction.
The very stability Of our society
rests upon production and conserva-
ton. For individuals or for govern
ments to waste and squander their re-
sources is to deny these rights and
disregard these obligations. The re-
suit of economic dissipation to a ma
ton is always moral decay.
These policies of better interna-
tional understandings, greater econ
omy and lower taxes have contributed
largely to peaceful and prosperous in
dustrial relations
Under the helpful influence of re-
strictive immigration and a protective
tariff, employment is plentiful, the
rate of pay is high, and wage earners
are in state of contentment seldom
before seen. Our transportation sys-
TENS have been gradually recovering
and have been able to meet all the
requirements of the service. Agricul-
ture has been very slow in reviving,
but the price of cereals at last indi.
Gates that the day of its deliverance
is at hand.
Nations Chief Problem.
We are not without our problems,
but our most important problem is,
not to secure new advantages, but to
| maintain those which we already pos
seSs.
Our system of government, made
up of three separate and independent
departments our divided sovereignty,
composed Of nation and state; the
matchleSs wisdom that is enshrined in
our CONSTITUTIONAL these need con-
slant efforts and tireless vigilance for
their protection and support.
In a republic, the first rule for the
guidance of the. citizen is obedience
to law. Under a despotism. the law
may be imposed upon the subject He
has no voice in its making, no infiu-
ence in its administration, it does not
represent him. Under free govern
ment, the citizen makes his own laws,
chooses his own administrators,
which do represent him.
The essence of a republic is repre-
sentative government. Our congress
represents the people and the states.
In all legislative affairs it is the nat
ural collaboration with the President.
In spite of all that criticism which
often falls to its lot, 1 do not hest
tate to say that there is no more in
dependent and effective legislative
body in the world. 1t is, and should
Be, jealous of it's prerogative. / well
come its cooperation, and expect to
share with 1t, not only the response
bility, but the credit, for our common
effort to secure beneficial legislation.
These are some of the principles
which America represents. We have
not by any means put them fully into
practice, but we have strongly signi-
fed our belief in them.
America seeks no earthly empire
built on blood and force. No ambition.
no temptation, lures her to thought of
foreign dominions.
The legions which she sends forth
are armed, not with the sword, but
with the cross The higher state to