Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-29
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
(Tobacco Trade JournulD

CrObaccO Trade JOurnal)
Every so Often-perhaps once day
we pick up a newspaper and read
that so-and-so has viewed with alarm
the plight of the widows and orphans.
These unprotected wards, it appears
we have with us at all times, and, es-
pecially, ut the present time.
Widows and orphans are defined as
that class Of humanity which is left
alone in the world 10 fight its own
battles. It is left alone to die ii seems.
as it is too weak To struggle and
fight back
And 50 it is that the widows and
orphans are on the tongue and III
the mind of every political spellbind-
er, Of every loud-spcaking statesman,
who arises to defend" the helpless.
In the present situation, we under
stand, the widows and orphans are
alone in the world ON account of their
interests III the securities act, III the
codes affecting the consumers, in the
banking situation, in The proposed
food and drugs actin fact, in every
chapter of current Legislation or
events which intimately or even re-
mOtely affects the standing or pocket
books Of the public which is supposed
to benefit by this mass of new w.
Lawyers, we hear, can be obtained
at so much a bushel in Washington,
these days. In every pile of granite
and marble, limestone or brick, with
in the confines of the national capital
there are multitudes Of attorneys who
advise for or against this or that pro-
position affecting our daily lives and
our general business.
Quite every man of them, too, is
battling for or against the widows
and orphans. Whenever q code or bill
is advanced it ig immediately and
closely scanned, to note what effect
it may have on the aforementioned
widows and orphans.
Those OF Us who are not widows.
who are not orphans, are rather tired
OF this play to the galleries. We are
rather sick Of this stand for the H..
visible hordes Of widows and orphans
who exist, mainly in the minds and
III the speeches of our politicians.
Widows and orphans are supposed
10 be savings bank depositOrs, insllr.
ance beneficiaricS, holders Of common
stocks, owners Of preferred stocks
regiSterde ptoprictoTS of bonds. And a
lew OF them are just that and more
On the other hand, many of them
have little or no interest at all in
high or low finance. They are without
eXtensiVe-or even minOr-holdings of
bonds and stocks. And some Of them
many of them, in fact-have not
In
pany, nor a savings bank book
We mention all this because we find
that widows and orphans are all too
frequently played up against the to-
bacco industry. In pending tax bills,
in several States, it has been NEIL
toned that such and such a cigarette
tax such and such a general sales tax,
is to be -partly-for the widows
and orphans.
Partly used is right Principally
these tax bills are enacted for the
current and future benefit Of the dear
old politicians. They are trying to
devise new ways and means to eke
out an honorable" livelihood at the
public crib, as usual.
If you doubt this, look over tho
rosters of State and national tax Of
fices. What do you see? Lo you ses
millions in money pouring In for the
benefit of widows and orphans, for
public works, for necessary improve
mants, essential government expenses,
or do you see this mass of money gO-
Ing into the pockets of the Over-fed
polite icians,-Our statesmen"
It Is time, indeed, that the widows