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AUGUST 25, 190'
The Commoner.
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THE RECIPROCITY CONVENTION
The national reciprocity convention
held at Chicago, August 16 and 17,
adouted declaration of principles as
follows:
Whereas, The agriculture, manufac
tures and other industries of this
country have expanded to-such an ex
tent that they can no longer depend
upon the home market for the con
sumption of their entire product; and
Whereas, The export trade has be
come a vital support to many of our
industries; and -
Whereas, The present commercial
attitude of the United States, largely
owing to our failure to carry into ef
fect the reciprocal trade provisions of
section 4 of the Dingley law, is antag
onizing foreign nations, whose good
will we desire and on whom we have
hitherto depended as purchasers of
our surplus products; therefore be it
Resolved,: 1. That this convention
recognizing the principle of protection
as the established policy of our coun
try, advocates immediate reciprocal
concessions by means of a dual or
maximum and minimum tariff as the
only practical method of relieving at
this time the strained situation with
which we are confronted. 2. That
eventually the. question of the sched
ules and items to be considered in
reciprocal concessions be suggested by
a permanent tariff commission, to be
created by congress and appointed by
the president, which shall consist of
economic, industrial and commercial
experts. 3, That it is the sense of
this convention that our present tariff
affords abundant opportunity for such
concessions without injury to indus
try, trade or the wages of labor. 4.
That we urge action upon congress at
the earliest time possible. -
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR
The Nebraska state fair opens at
Lincoln September 4 and holds until
September 8. Great preparations
have been made for an enlarged dis
play to be improved in all its details
and it is believed that the attendance
will be larger than during any prev
ious year. The management has se
cured the fgorotes village that was
on exhibition at St. Louis and a seventy-five
foot stockade has been pre
pared for these strange people. An
excellent speed program has been ar
ranged. One interesting feature is a
horse without driver ' making fast
time. A new stock pavillion costing
$10,000 has been erected, and $20,000
have been expended on other improve
ments. The grand stand's seating ca
pacity has been increased from 3,500
to 5,000. A new poultry building and
administration building have been
erected. New walks nave been laid
and in various ways valuable addi
tions have been made to the ground
and structures. There are many de
mands for space in all the depart
ments, and the management confi
dently expects that this will be the
most successful state fair in the his
tory of Nebraska.
any it would impose. It would at
least measurably equalize the burdens
of taxation. Under the present sys
tem of raising revenue for the federal
government, the wealth of the country
dees not bear its share of the bur
den. Year by year the federal gov
ernment is called upon to increase its
expenditures- to protect the property
of the wealthy few., and the toiling
many are compelled to foot the ex.
ponse.
There is now a deficit of revenue
and it is proposed to tax coffee, an
expense that would fall upon every
poor man in the country. A laborer's
family in all probability would thus
be called upon to pay much more
of the money raised by such a tax
than would Mr. Rockefeller with his
hundreds of millions.
What makes the system more un
fair is that the federal government
grants special privileges to these
wealthy few, thus enabling them to
pile up uncounted, millions and yet
declines to compel them even to nav
their part of the expenses of govern
ment. A citizen with millions of dollars
worth of property which a govern
ment is called upon to protect ought
to pay more to support the federal
government than a man who pos
sesses only a good appetite.
Direct taxation has another advan
tage. It encourages economy in gov
ernment. If our federal revenues
were collected directly, congress
would not be so profligate in hand
ing out millions to expositions and
in tolerating the many forms of
waste that now afflict the public ser
vice. The influences that now make
for extravagance would demand econ
omy. Granting that men would dodge
their taxes and commit perjury, there
is a remedy for that sort of thing,
and after the remedy had been ap
plied the perjurer would not be apt
to repeat the offense.
Sooner or later, the burdens of
federal government will have to be
equalized. There is no desire upon
the part of the substantial people of
the country to rob the rich. They
simply want the rich to do their part
and do not believe that because the
rich do not want to do their part
they should be relieved of their duty
in the premises.
The democratic party is firmly com
mitted to the income tax principle
and the day will come when that
principle will prevail. Houston (Tex
as) Post.
THE INCOME TAX
The Washington Post says that of
the various nlana bv which our gov
ernment has raised revenue, the in
come tax proved the least desirable,
because "it was provocative of per
jury and most prolific of scandalous
litigation." Our Washington con
temporary is mistaken in saying that
the tax is least desirable, because
the great majority of people desire
it. The objection that the tax is pro
vocative of perjury in no way impairs
its desirability.
Tax dodging is prevalent under all
direct systems. Men declare their
holdings to be far less valuable than
they really are, but that is no reason
why a direct system of taxation
suouid be abolished. An income tax
system couid
be dfivfsftri that ivnulil
remedy abuses farinore serious than Chicago Tribune.
COST OF THE BIG STRIKE
Strike began April 6
Strike made general April 27
Duration of days
Number garment workers
originally involved
Teamsters originally called
out at Montgomery Ward
& Co.'s
Total number, of teamsters
eventr.:.lly involved ....
Persons killed in strike vio
lence Persons injured (reported
by police)
Police on strike duty .....
Deputy sheriffs on strike
duty
Cost of city for extra police
protection $306,500
Cost to county for extra dsp
uty sheriffs 100,000
Cost to unions for strike
benefits- 350,000
Loss to teasters in wsges 700,000
Cost to employers (wage3
and lodging of strike
breakers and"protection of
wagons) 2,000,000
Shrinkage in wholesale, re
tail and freight business
(estimated) u,uuu,uuu
105
17
71
4,020
21
415
2,300
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SOUTH DAKOTA
The Lxrd of Plenty
Rich soil, a mild climate, and abundance of water have made
hJouth Dakota one of the heat agricultural states in the Union.
The soil of Lyman County is unusally rich. Jt is a black loam
with a yellow clay subsoil. The extension through Lyman County
recently built by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul Railway
lias opened up a part of thatvstatc hithorto sparsely settled.
Land is now selling at the rate of from $8 to $15 an acre, and it
is altogether probable that valuations will increase 100 to 200
per cent within a year. South Dakota offers great opportuni
ties for the small investor.
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