Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-09
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sary.
Probably Chapman now re-
calls that Scriptural text which
says, "A good name is rather
to be chosen than great riches.
If Governor Walker calls an
extra session of the Legislature
which he will-he MIGHT in
clude the question of Brother
Brown fertilizer and oil inspect
ors in the list of important things
l to be considered.
Sure, he MIGHT, but WON'T.
Those useless gentlemen who
are supposed to inspect oil, gas
and guano are rather necessary
adjuncts to a political campaign.
They are costing the State a mint
of money, but what of that?
Having certain politicians serve
the dear people costs those
self-same dear folks lot of coin,
but that what the dear people"
want. If they didn't, the Browns
and Ennises and Walkers would
, never hold office.
The test of the sincerity of an
office-holder is not necessarily
what he does for his constituents,
but what he FAILS to do for
HIMSELF. There isn't a half
wit in the State who can't see the
uselessness of 1856 oil inspectors
or realizes why they are kept on
the State pay roll.
Yes, Governor Walker MIGHT
include the adjustment of the
oil Inspector graft, but he won't
The federal government is
making a strenuous and conscien-
tious effort to keep on reducing
taxes, and it having its effect; but
in many instances city and coun-
ty taxes keep rising by leaps and
bounds.
We suggest that this is so, part
ly at least, because of the great
lessness of the American voter re-
garding whom he elects to city
and county offices.
When all is said and done, the
caliber of our senators and con-
gressmen is fairly high. But, in
many, many parts of the country,
city and county officials don't
measure up.
Economy is a word that is ut
terly foreign to the nature of the
small-time politician. He doesn'
want to practice it, and he hasn' t
the capacity to do it intelligent
ly if he would.
And that s one reason WHY
city and county taxes keep on ris-
ing.
A capitalist is one who has
saved or accumulated something
either money. stocks, bonds or
property, When people invest
their savings in banks. they &C
quire the bankers point of view"
remarks the Detroit Saturday
Night. IF they do not, their
banks will not last long, When
people invest in stocks they ac-
'quire the stockholders point of
view. They want their stocks to
be worth something They are
working to accumulate private
property.
Spending 100 cents of every
dollar earned ism t good business.
Livery man who has accumulated
something advises others to save
to start a savings account in
his nearest bank. 1t is from the
small beginning that happiness
and comfort come. Saving be-
comes a habit, just as pending
is habit. Open an account to-
day, even if it be but a few dol
lars. Becoming interested in saw
ing, you soon take it as a game,
and the dollars pile up.
The Insurance Age Jouranl of
u Marblehead, Mass, is opposed
to the publication of income
taxes. 1t is securing informa-
ton. which while legal according
to our courts, savors of the sur
reptitious."
The Boston Herald considers
such publication an exploitation
of the intimate details of our fell
low citizens business. rnerely for
the qualification of idle or malig-
nant curiosity. Such publication
breeds suspicion and distrust,
jealousy and luminosity. 1t ex-
poses business men to sinister or
demagogic attacks. 1t yields
huge amounts of Tpisinformation,
tor in numerous cases the bare
figures revealed are not anywhere
near an exact revelation of the
taxpayer income. The average
american does not like to have
folks shopping around to find out
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