The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-05-08
THURSDAY. MAY s, 1852
More Tea Is Dumped
BY GEORGE PECK

On NONtllpcI %, 10, III DO'bOll
harbor. some tea was dumped by the
American colonists. This was a pre-
lude to the Declaration of lndepcn-
dencc, which was signed by members
of Congress on and after August >,
l776. This immortal document told
King George III of England thing
or two, among which was: He has
erected "a multitude of New Offices,
and sent hither Swarms of Officers
to harass our people and eat out our
substance"
Now, in 1852, there has been some
more tca-dumping. Certain long-suf-
fcring taxpayers have had the courage
to rebel against a tyranny which
transcends even that of wicked
George III. The straw that broke
the camel's back is the attempt by
Federal Government to force self
employed persons to put themselves
under Social Security.
On March Is, 1852, Mrs. Mary D.
Cain, owner of a weekly newspaper
at Summit, Miss, wrote to John W.
Snyder, Secretary of the L. s.
Treasury, advising him that she would
have no part of Social Security. 40
day filed my income tax return. In
the spot reserved for Social Security
(so-callcd) you will note that | ad-
wise you none is due" was Mrs. Gains
opening thrust at Mr.. Snyder.
Then Mary Cain proceeded to give
Secretary Snyder few reasons for
her refusal: "The Social Security
Program . is the hub around which
the whole wheel of communism re-
wolves in this country -. The scheme
is unconstitutional . The scheme
is definite encroachmcnt upon the
private insurance business The
billions paid in for Social Security
have been squandercd, not kept in a
trust fund. Any insurance company
that did such a thing would have
landed behind pcnitcntiary bars long
since! The scheme is unAmerican
| have all the insurance | want
or need and l don't want any that
stems from this rotten New Deal"
In conclusion wrote Mrs. Cain: 81
sign myself as sole owner, editor and
publisher of the Summit Sun, little
weekly, which | confidently expect
your experts Except that call them
the U. S. Gestapo) will name law
less and law-brcaking establishment
(you sec, | know New Deal ta,tic.)
and | know that l, too. W Il nc made
to appear very low char, cte:, ii
radical, rcactiOnary an = g.. 81 o.
no morality. Knowing a.. 80 .,l.
Snyder, l still say, Top Your
WHIP"
Joining hands with Mrs. Cain, is
Miss Nivicn kcllcms, manufacturer Of
Stonington, Conn. Miss Kcllcms has
had previous tax jouSts with Mr.
Snyder, in all of which he has
emerged second best. Says Miss kcl-
lens in her letter to Mr. Snyder:
To-day | have paid my income taX
but | have not included check for
$8l for sclf-cmployed government in
surancc. | am not going to pay this
tax. ! already carry adequate insur-
ancc and do not wish further cover
age"
"The so-caIlcd Social Security Law,
continued Miss Kellems, lis cruc
hoax on the American people. 1t is
neither social nor is it secure. 1t ism
social because it compcls millions Of
people TO pay for insurance which
they do not want The law isn't
secure because there is no money il
the Social Security Fund" Miss Kcl
lens concluded as follows: MIR. Sc.
rotary. it viii clarity the whole mat
ter if you will please indict me anc
let us submit this law to the Supreme
'Court, in the traditional American
manner, in order to test its consttU
tionality."
| From Beach City, Ohio, John +
Andrews wrote Mr.. Snyder: "Ol
January II, 1852, paid my income
tax for 1851, but did not pay the 80