Milford chronicle., 1940-10-18

doesn't mean Just slow!
nation the property or income Of any
individual; or may weaken or de-
stroy any function Of government
That our government in fact and
function, as well as Ia theoretical
possibility, shall not become COM
munistic, you as vigilant individuals
must disclose the hazard TO the in
different and selfcontained, and you
must arouse the apathetic TO the
significance of the new emphasis
which the Supreme Court places on
/ taxes for the general welfare; and TO
the peril of the exercise OF the fed
eral power of taxation without con-
stitutional limitation. For the threat
is not only to the instant SURPRISES
of your property. but involves the
| impairment of individual initiative
and the abasement of sturdy traits
that make for individual character
and sustain the bases Of economy,
Of democracy and Of civilization
In the knowledge of the increasing
confiscatory levies on capital, in
come, estate, gift and other forms OF
| property and on its use and trans
fer; in the realization of the multi
plicity Of taxes on the processes and
methods of business and Of the ex-
travagances in the spending Of bill
lions in excess of taxes collected;
and, most important of all, in our
condemnation of the declared use OF
the instrumentality of taxation for
the avoWed purpose of redistributing
the wealth of the nation; it requires
little reflection and no imagination
stimulated by alarm for one of sense
and prudence to realize the institu-
tion of private property and the
human liberty which made It DOS
sible, today are in the balance; and
that immediate and determined ac-
ton alone can maintain, or, once
disturbed, can restore the equili-
brium between the individuals in
herent, dynamic and creative rights
of property and Of liberty and q
governments abuse of its absolute
power to tax and to spend.
".
The fourth peril is now full upon
Us. for in the decisions just handed
down. the Supreme Court now
constituted By the new Justices ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt. has
sustained the control Of any industry
by Congress necessary to be regu-
lated In the public interest. This
regulation may partake not only OF
the limitation on the things to be
produced, but as to the manner OF
their production and distribution,
the prices to be paid in the labor Of
production, the number Of hours Of
the workers and the prices at which
the commodities manufactured or
made are to be sold. Thus, the cir
Gle Of economic production and dis
tribution is completely within the
control of the Federal Government
on all matters and things deemed by
it for the public interest and within
the scope of federal power. This
condition Affects not only govern
ments, but the very fundamentals OF
human nature and does violence to
those traits of character which have
made America foremost among the
nations Of the world.
One is driven hard to find q dues-
tion of deeper significance as affect-
ing human work, the individual and
society, or three sentences more
pregnant In convincing answer or
climaxing with a more apt and force
full metaphor than Santayana's phil-
osophical condemnation Of regimen
tation, which is but euphony for
dictatorship.
Imagining complete regimentation.
he asks, would any head be lifted
above dead level Of infinite dull
ness and vulgarity? Would man
kind be anything but a trivial
eustom-ridden herd? There is no
tyranny so hateful as vulgar and
anonymous tyranny. it is all-perme-
ating. all-thwarting; It blasts every
budding sprig OF genius with
its . /. fierce stupidity. Such
headless people has the mind Of a
worm and the claws Of a dragon
No leader Of men Of base purpose
or designing demagogue can do
greater harm to the structure Of civ
ilization than he who is so ignorant
Of human nature or the springs of
human action, the rules OF physical
health or development Of the human
mind to higher levels OF culture and
social well-being, than he who takes
from the greatest number Of men
their desire for work, their interest
and love for II, their pride Of ex-
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which gives to them the sense Of
achievement which realizes their
own worth and dignity.
No state can long endure which
its function TO be the TAX
ing from one individual the creative
OF his mind or 90 reef-
menting his efforts as to weaken,
discourage or destroy the free usa
Of his individual muscle or fulf
scope Of his mind striVines. No
government Of men can conllnus
long to make such q fetish 5f DEM
ocracy as to take from the worker
al pride IN the dignity 81 nia iaboe
and ils achievements. the profits q
his superior mind ia Industry. and
give them 20 others less E8torabI4
endowed or conditioned under fhs
Dretanses Of eqHaliEing o. re1la
luting the nations WeaIt6
Democracy Is not resiraenlatl1n Is
he end of equalization Ilis eosara
nent 70 the end 81 political oaAasi
before and under law and aon
.ion for the purpose nE iu
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