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About Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1900)
A2!S0N PRESS-JOURNAL MO. D. CANON. Editor. HAMMON, - - NEBRASKA HEBBASKA NEWS NOTES. .Alliance wi!l soon have a smelter. DeWItt la In the ulls of a building fir did slight damage to Trenton The Odd Fellow are busy on new at Wakefield. Nemaha county apple crop will be Very short this season. John Camp of Arcadia tired of life ad left It via the morphine route. Howard Jenkins of Hastings "didn't know It was loaded." No flowers. Janes Nye, 11 years old, was drown ed in Box Butte creek near Alliance. Jane Miller of Beaver City has been adjudge dlnaane and taken to Lincoln. Indlanola is to have two new news papers, one fusion and one republican. The fourteenth annual Chautaqua will be held at Long Pine August J-16. The recent rains baev done the corn snuch good and have delayed threshing. , Alex Murray of Nelson was bathing ia the river when he fell and broke bit Boyd county this year has the best crop raised since the county was set- KMX and Custer counties are in the preliminary stages of county division contests. Miss Kefisedy of Hasting" was serl aaaly Injured in an accident while bi cycling. Little Flossie DefCer of Western had a finger so badly smashed that ampu tation was necessary. TW mayor and city council of Te ennaeh have Instituted a fight against th weeds growing over that city. William Moore of Tecumseh was kind enough to allow a tramp to sleep in Ma house a r.d is now out 120. The farmers of Bed Willow county are preparing to act in concert and snake the festive grasshopper wish he 'were never born. The Cass County Log Rolling assoct- m of the M. w. A. will horn us sec annual log roe rolling at Platts- aaosta on August 18. The old soldiers who met at Macon for the purpose of deciding on a reun ion concluded to hold a two days' ses awa at Franklin on the "th and 8th of While stacking hay on his farm near Thayer. Samuel T. Shirley met with an acfcdent that cost him his life. In sliding off the stack Mr. Shirley struck fork handle, which penetrated his body about ten Inches, and death soon followed. apple crop in Nemaha county year will be very short, says the Aabura Herald. The recent hall did aaaeh damage, and the fruit that es caped la now being attacked by the the result will be that one oi a'a best fruit counties will not enough for home consumption. Governor Poynter has been petitioned by O. W. Berge, J. H. Broady, C. E. Adams and about fifty citizens to par Saa George Washington Davis, now a life sentence In the penlten- for wrecking a Rock Island train Lincoln several years ago. It Is Prochaska of Crete has return- i from Honduras, Central Amer- He is looking hale and hearty ami win go back this fall. He has sold Ma coffee plantation and to now en a gad tn the cattle business. He says taa native stock is poor, scrawny and acruaby. and he proposes to take down assae thoroughbred bulla. Kellher at North Platte Is a sharp lookout for persona of shooting prairie chickens atber birds oat of season, There baa been a good deal of hunting going a as that part of the state, but so far a aaa has been caught with any gam ga has possession since the receat exeo sjttM aotWwas promulgated. lawyer Vatt of Albloa bad la hi th other day a rather ta- : looking paper, bat which was the conveyance of 11.75 acres i county wad. the coaetderatloa tin.Ml.7l It was a deed exe by ft. W. Allertoa and wife to Cm A. T. Land company. Tbera was C3 fa rrvesra stamps attached T aa of taa stata aaalaat Kan mf'fi U Wmmltt and ataara, eaarg- t rr heiag heard before the eaaa- rj eaan at swmrs, raw cm s r 1 at Mat riglK to aa tataaaautat i rai I fa dry tawaa by orgaaiaav -l tswtra as eiaaa, and la attract. I Crsorabtc Mrtataat from aaraaa . "'" a a-al Kastttatioa the rarat f 'cZm'-mmmtrr at Jsellp fZ t year aatll today It ? Mat eaaUasd ia the aute . ? ssrv axtad eraasa vat fxXSm rn.-ai.rn tat, pat I t-oa.'y aaa M taw la Itff'V-toiS : P - HEARSTS CHICAGO AMERICAN. . "I DOM'T WANT TO SEE THE DAY WHEN THE AMERICAN WILL BE LIKE HIS FELLOWS IN EUROPF, WHERE EVERV MAN AS HE GOES TO WORK CARRIES ONE SOLDIER ON HIS BACK. '-Carl Schurz. POPULIST PLATFORM. Out of the imperialism which would force an undesirable domination upon the people of the Philippines, springs the un-American cry for a large standing army. Nothing in the character or purpose of our people justifies ut? in ignoring the plain lesson history and putting our liberites in jeopardy by assuming the burden of militarism, which is crushing the people of the old world. We denounce the admin istration for its sinister efforts to substitute a standing army, which is the best safe guard of the republic. DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. DANGER OF MILITARISM. We oppose militarism. It means conquest abroad and intimidation and oppres sion at home. It means the strong arm which has ever been fatal to free institutions. It is what millions of our citizens have fled from in Europe. It will impose upon our peace loving people a large standing army and unnecessary burden ' of taxation and constant menace to their liberties. A small standing army and well disciplined state militia are amply sufficient in time of peace. This republic has no place for a vast military service and conscription. When the nation is in danger the volunteer soldier is the country's best defender. The national guard of the United States should ever be cherished in the patriotic hearts of a free people. Such organizations are ever an element of strength and safety. For the first time in our history and co-evil with the Philippine conquest, has there been a-whole departure from our time-honored and approved System of valnnteer organisation. " We denounce it as un-American, on denfocratie and unrepubltcan and as a subversion of the- ancient and fixed principle of a free people. ay Waaatar Darta WIN Nat Sm0 for Snran. Waablagtoa, X C.-SalaL-ni tspabaeaa camcatga roorback aaa ap- - aaa taa darcrU wsaiairs expect to be kept baay from aa aatll atactica warning taa peep sgauux n. Lander eonaected a-ltb the democrat la coiiaTsselonal eomaMtU bate beea prompt to amoaac the paragraph go. tag the rounds of the rspabWcaa araat la taa effect that Wabatar Darts, ror eaar aaststaat secretary f taa Mrir. who left his party heeaaaf ha aacU not ataad taa aaawnlatrattea prEz2t aati-Beer aattcy, la stst la fc tltnttt b ctwci tr ty atw SB CARL SAWS CARTOON. iO'w'O'O'O' la the fear acKad amonff taa republican maacera over taa' defection tn their ranks, and faa bope that by ailaimw ing taa value tfea democrats plaea on thetr arrricea th ataiapeda of former bdhtentatl reaabtlcaos Into the aemo eratle party may be atopptd. "If aaytblng la Wtrissary to show how scared taa repaMteaa managers are oyer the iBcreastng list of VcKlaley man of UN Who wilt vote and work for Bryaa this year' raid Secretary James Kerr of the- democratic enngrisalnnal comaUttee, -there la proof of it In OH story about Webster Davis. . "There la act a word of truth la the alatiauHt which baa been prtntad that th daawrwlla BHuagers do oat want !. CaVft t tata the atany far Cry. it, xJ wSfaat aCaw hka to aaaak aa ::r Cm at Cm- tarty eacUa- DOMBSTIC PIEUUIA1TKIES Phlladalpma Preaa; "Ah! If I younger," sighed the wealthy old man, "I might hope to wla you." "Tea. or say ten yean older," she replied dream ily, for ha waa only a little over at, and still quite robust. Indianapolis Journal: "Daughter, I notice that Harry isn't a bit gallant to other women." "No, ladeed, ma; I broke him of that tight after we were married." Harlem Life: He 1 may as well con fess It, dear, 1 am not happy one mo ment without you. Sha What on earth will you do after wa are married f The India as polls News man rises to remark that leaving aaa' collar off this bat weather la aa eajoyabie as a Jehe whispered to m chvrcfe. as at prayer meetlng BRYAN ON THE (W. J. Bryan In New York Journal.) Is there any rule for determining the proportion In which citizens should con tribute to the upiort of the govern ment? Aianv Smith sufturents a rule which mupt commend Itself to every fair minded person. He sayi: "The ruhjects of every state ought to contribute to the sut'Port of the government as near ly as poiwlble in proportion to their respective ability:" that is. In proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy un,der the protection of the state In the observation or neglect of this rule consists what is called the equal ity or inequality of taxation." In other words, a direct tax upon Incomes is the ralrest tax that can be suggested. All taxes are really Income taxes, because ill taxes are paid out of Income; but an ndirect tax may work great injustice, because its operation Is concesled from '.he public view. Local taxation in city, county and tste is usually proportioned to the property of the cltlxen; but instead of 'jelng entirely equitable, a property ax Is often collected almost entirely rom visible property,' leaving the In visible property free. Those who own eal estate, horses, cattle, hogs, ma chinery and household goods cannot svade the assessor, but those whose wealth consists largely of money and jvldences of Indebtedness too frequent y escape. Where visible property is laxed and the Invislhle property es rapes, the possessors of visible proper ty are overtaxed In crder to make up Tor the evasion of those who possess visible property. But even when a property tax la honestly collected upon ill forms of property, real and per tonal, it Is not aa fair a tax as an ncome tax. Property may be tempo--arlly unproductive. If a farmer pays taxes on his land the tax goes on, even '.hough the crop may fall. If a money ender pays a tax upon his money his ecurlty may fall, or there may be de fault In the payment of the Interest, while an Income tax adjusts itself to the condition of the taxpayer, being 'srge when the. Income Is large and jmall when the income is small. Then, too, a property tax does not reach those who enjoy a considerable .ncome under the protection of the gov rnment and yet consume the Income without Investing In real or personal property. The Income tax reacjies an. While our local taxes are not colled d w!th absolute Justice, we make a nearer approach to Justice In local tax ation than we do In the collection of 3ur federal revenue. Until the begin ning of the Spanish war almost all of the revemie collected for the support of the federal government came from two sources namely, internal revenue taxes and Import duties. Internal revenue taxes, being collected on liquor and to bacco, are not collected from the people In proportion to their Incomes, but In proportion to the liquor and tobacco they consume, and as the consumption of liquor and tobacco does not Increase according to Income, the taxes collected thruugh this system are In effect grad ed income taxes, the largest per cent being, on the average, collected from the smallest Incomes, and the smallest ter cent from the largest Incomes. Im port duties collected on consumption are also In effect graded Income taxes, bearing heaviest upon thoe with the smallest Incomes. It must be evident to the most casual observer that tire burdens of the federal government, in stead of being birne according to the rule laid down by Adam Smith are loM heavy upon the poor and too light upon the rich. The Income tax provided by the Wi!cr. b!!! tisi intended as a par tial compensation for the Injustice done oy the other systems. The 2 per cent jssessed upon Individual Incomes above t4,V, while not ufnlent to bring the rich up to an equality with the poor In taxation, was a step tn the right di rection. Much fault was found with the exemption provided In that low. Many who did not understand the rea son for the exemption protested against It and insisted that the 2 per cent ihould apply to all Incomes, large and small. But since excessive burdens art laid upon the possessors of small In comes by Internal revenue (axes and Import duties. It would be manifestly unjust to continue the Inequality by making them psy a per cent equal to ihat collected fnrni the possessors Of Isrge Incomes. The 2 per cent tax upon the net In come of corporations waa defended upon the ground that the corporation enjoys special privileges conferred by law and occupies much of the time of the federal legislature, the federal ex ecutive and the federal courts. Just prior to the passage of the Wilson bill. I obtained, through the courtesy of Secretary Oresham, statlstlca from a number of European governments, I found that In Prussia the .Income tax had been In operation about twenty years, and that incomes under tot marks were exempt, while the tax ranged from less than 1 per cent to tbout 4 per cent on larger Incomes. Ia Austria th Income tax had been in operation about thirty years. In come under 1111 were exempt, while Ihe rate ranged from t per eent up to It) per cent on larger Incomes. I found that In Italy Incomes under 177.20 were rxempt, while the rstc ran as high as II per cent on some Incomes. In the Netherlands th Income tax had been In operation since U2S. At the time the Investigation was made Incomes Under rS were exempt, th tax ranged from t per cent to 1 1- per cent en in come ever that sum. Ia Zartch.SwIu trland. th Income tax aaa been m op eraUos fo rawr thaa half a otatary. INCOME TAX. At the time investigation was made In comes under J100 were exempt, and the rate on larger incomes varied from 1 per cent to S per cent. In England the rate fur 1K92 was a little more than. Z per cent upon Incomes above $2.00u. and a 12,000. little less upon incomes uwici All incomes under "M were ex- empt. . , For nearly ten years during and after the civil war an Income tax ranging from 2 per cent to 10 per cent was collected In this country. Exemption ranged from 00 to 12,000. Senator John Sherman of OblO was opposed to the repeal of these tax, and in the course of a speech sal The senator from New York and the senator from Massachusetts have led off In declaring against the Income tax. They have declared It to be Invidious. Well, sir, all taxes are invidious. They think It Is inquisitorial. Well, sir, there never was a tax In the world that waa not Inquisitorial. The least Inquisi torial of all Is the income tax. . . . There never was so Just a tax levied as the Income tax." Senator Morton of Indiana, In op posing the repeal of the tax. said; "The Income tax ia. of ail others, the most equitable, because It Is the truest meas ure that has yet been found of the productive property of the country." Senator Howe said: "There is not a. tax on the books o little felt, so ab solutely unfelt In the payment of It, as this income lax by the possessors of the great fortunes upon which It falls. There Is not a poor man In this coun try, not a laborer In this country, but what contributes more than 3, more than 10, more than 20 per cent of hi salary to the treasury of the United States under those very laws against which I am objecting, and now we are Invited to Increase their contributions, and to release these trifling contribu tions which we have been receivlns from Incomes heretofore." But In spite of these protests the tax was repealed, and during the years that have followed the government haa continued this discrimination In favor of the rich and against the poor. Whyt BecauBe wealth has been assuming a. larger and larger share In the control of the government, and the rights of the masses have been less and less con sidered. A tax system which overbur dens some and lightly burdens others la larceny by law; It is an indirect meana by which one man's money Is trans ferred to another men's pocket In IW those who objected to an Income tax. Instead of arguing against the righteousness of the law, shielded them selves behind the decision of the su preme court and asserted that any dis cussion of the tax was an assault upon th honor of the court. At present the government can draft the ritlzen, but cannot draft the pock etbook. Blowly but surely the dollar Is being exalted and the man debased. Justice In taxation must be restored. The sentiment prevailing among those who advocate In Income tax Justifies the predic tion that the democrats, pop ulists and sliver republicans will ! their next campaign advocate ars amendment to the constitution speci fically authorising tn Income tax, and no one who has faith In the final tri umph of every righteous , cause will doubt the ultimate success of the ef fort to make an income tax a perma nent part of the revenue system of th federal government. THE VOTE II NEW YORK. Result cf a Straw Ballot Oivaa Col. Bryan a Majority. JCcts," YorU. (r-'priritu.r According to a test vote taken by the Journal yes terday William J. Bryan will sweep. Greater New York In November by at least 9.S3 plurality. This straw vote, taken with the great est tare and surrounded by every safe guard which could help to insure accu racy, shows a great revolution In pub lic opinion, politically speaking, since the last election. It demonstrates first, that the percent, age of voters who will change from, McKlnley to Hryan this year Is nearly twice as great as the number who will forsake the Nebraska leader for the present occupant of the Whit House. "FIRST VOTES" FOR BRYAN. But more striking yet are the figure, which Indicate the trend of Ihe vote of those who have come of age sine the last election. Out of the total vote taken, 4.IM. only tt who had not voU In 1st will vote for McKlnley this year, whereaa 216 Indlcte their Intention, or signed blanks ,to vote for William Jennlng Bryan. A small army of canvassers and re porters were engaged all day In taking: thla test vote. They covered every principal point of Ingress or egress on Manhattan Island. Crowd flocking to Long Island, to Manhattan and Brigh ton Beaches, to Coney Island, to Sta ten Island, to New Jersey, up the stats, or to the beautiful country sections ot Westchester county, were asked for am expression of choice oa th presidential contest The vote here presented by th American may well be accentedi as a true forecast of the result la No vember. riOUREg ARB BURPRIglNQ. Of a total of i.i&a vm.. . MM were for Bryan and l,sM for Mc Klnley with I ar.tl.rln.. At tht. rstUv tt th lout vote of Oreaur New Tor. u S VJ " tarM M "H. wa, .".reached lum' h proaortlo. of th. tw candidates la November shoaldi Bryaa, Mlf; for ni.au. MeKlaiey. f" . .: a ey.tto .is if' . ' - f ! v
