The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-03-05

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on those promises. The voters knew
he was opposed to organized waste and
GENERALIZATION of government, both of
which he has since consistently fought
and I believe is fighting at the pres
ent time at Annapolis. This shows con-
clusively that he can be relied upon to
carry out his promises. We need more
men like Senator Friend.
It is sad to relate that when any,
one shows willingness to do a pub
lie service there are some who stand
ready to cry out "crucify him, cruelty
him."
Most everyone will agree that some
thing must be done to stop this spend
ing spree if we wish to avoid financial
disaster. Bigger and bigger taxes are
in sight because office holders won't
work for nothing. On every hand there
is either big squeeze" or a little
squeeze" and at every squeeze more
or less tax juice is squeezed out.
We must come to realize that those
who work and save are compelled to
contribute to take care of those who
are idle spendthrifts.
Verify, believe that if the dead
knew anything, the spirit of Wash
ington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Adams and
other truly great Americans who con-
tributed to the glory of our country,
would haunt and tortuse the lives of
those who are responsible for the mess
the country is in at present.
Taxes are being collected on every
thing from the heavens above to the
earth beneath and the waters under
the earth. Yet the tax gatherers are
looking about to devise new sources
of taxation.
At present three generations are
being taxed-the dead, the living and
the unborn. The dead have been desc
Grated through inheritance taxes; the
living have been pauperized by null
titude of taxes and the unborn have
been birthmarked by poverty which
it will never outgrow.
TRUMAN C. BITTINGER.
EDITORS NOTE-There has never
been a time when The Republican was
not opposed to organized waste and
too much Capitalization of govern
ment. One has only to read this news
paper from week to week to realize
that.
1t has always been our contention
that this Federal Relief spending was
not wise for the country, and numer-
Gus articles published in recent months
will bring out this fact.
Most anybody will agree that the
wholesale broadcasting of money must
be stopped to avoid financial disaster.
We have advocated that upon many
occasions.
We have published both sides in
this relief controversy and have a
right to our own convictions. We as
sert once more for the benefit of our
readers that from the first we were
of the opinion that the investigation
was prompted, not from any desire
on the part of an individual to help
correct an intolerable condition., but
to further his own interests politically
and use the subject for personal at
tack upon one whom he considers an
enemy.
Thus, we have not favored this
method of bringing up personal
attack under the guise of public good.
But no one, when he looks at the
facts, can ever say that The Republi-
can approves of Federal relief, I'M
organized or organized waste, to the
many undeserving of our entire coun-
try.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Here is clipping from newspaper
at Greenville, S. c., which was con-
tributed by George Mckee, presuma-
bly, of that city, and I pass it on to
you with the request that you print it
in the columns of The Republican.
JOEL C. SLABACH.
(The Clipping)
1 was born eight miles from rail-
road, five miles from a school house,
nine miles from a church, 200 yards
from wash hole and fifteen feet from
a cornfeld. We owned two kerosene
lamps, neither of which had chimney.
Our house wasn't ceiled, but two of
our rooms had lofts in them. We had
a glass window in our company
room. Our incest piece of furniture
was homemade rocking chair. Our
beds were of the Stat, or tight-rope
variety. The trundle bed took care of
all the yunguns under five years of
age, and it stayed full all the time. We
went to school three or four months
in the year, but not in bus. We at
tended church once a month, but not
in car; we used two-mule wagon
We dressed up on Sunday, but not in
silks or satins. We neither wrote let
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