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VOL. 20, NO. 4
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Watch the Tax
Dodgers ""
"Big Business" is just -now laying its plans to
shift the burden of taxation from the shoulders
of the rich to the shoulders of the poor. Its
representatives want to get rid of the excess
profits tax (the most just o,f all taxes) and the
high rates on big incomes, and put the tax jm.
RETAIL SALES. That is, they want to tax peo
ple according to their NEEDS instead of on their
income or possessions. God made our NEEDS,
and in His democratic way . he made our needs
very much alike, hut in the matter of incomes
and possessions the differences are great. A tax
on retail sales would make the .POOR pay MORE
than their share, while it would let the rich off
with LESS than their share. That 'is why big
business prefers a tax on sales to a tax on excess
profits. Watch thftxsgjpdgefnd-'-tliB Repub
lican' lea(tcrs),wha.;rjei)i;esenhim.i5i.. . -
W. k-pRJJTAN.
GONE EITHER WAX
If big business succeeds in putting Hoover
ahead of Johnson in California;- it will kill
Hoover because the convention will be afraid to
offend the Johnson following in California 'and
the nation. If, on the other hand; Johnson de
feats Hoover in California, Hopver's chances are
gone. It does not matter which way the Cali
fornia primary goes Hoover goes out.
THE SENATORIAL TEST
Senator Newberry says he will not resign un
til his case is passed upon by the higher court.
If he escapes on a technicality, he-hopes to re
tain his seat. But can he? What test will the
Senate fix for that body? Do they draw the
Hne at the prison door? Is a man fit for the Sen
ate as long as he can keep out of the peniten
Nary? Rather a low standard, isn't it?
THE "DEMAGOGUE"
Mr. Asquith declares that some of the greatest
toen in history have been called demagogues,
adding that "it is an epithet which has always
been hurled by the dull and pompous against
aaymau who has a greater-power of appealing
t0 the masses than they have."
SUFFRAGE NEARliX HERE
The Democratic . state conventionof North
wolina has declared for suffrage by a. decisive
ajority, and North Carolina will have a special
Z ' ?n of the legislature in July to ratify. With
enem XmiUi0n women enfranchised, what
the rf f Woman 6Uffrage will- dare to aspire to
democratic presidential' nomination?
AT ..
tornia T Mr Hoover lias entered the Cali-
talihi mary aeainst Senator Johnson, he can't
be ju8?011 of a Progressive. He will soon
Pthe company he keeps. - -
Lincoln, Nebraska, Apri!, 1920
WlTole Number 732
NEBRASKA POLITICS
To the Voters of Nebraska
My name has been filed as a candidate for
delegate-at-large to the Democratic National
convention, and I beg to state my position on the
questions at issue in order that those who vote
in the Democratic primary may be able to decide
whether they desire me to represent them.
First I am opposed to universal compulsory
military training and,' if a delegate, shall vote
against it in any form in which it may be pre
sented. The enormous cost of such a system
would be sufficient objection. If wo have made
the' world safe for democracy, our expenses
sfioiird W reduced instead of increased. But a
The Bryant Hitchcock Issue
Bryan is assailing Hitchcock and Hitch
cock is hammering Bryan. Both, of them,
as well as their friends, are using up large
numbers of words in their controversy.
However, the real difference between
them and the one upon which Nebraska
Democrats will vote when they select dele
gates in the primaries is simple enough.
Hitchcock isn't trying to get the Demo
cratic nomination for president. He hasn t
the slightest chance on earth to get it
and he knows it. ,,',.,
But if Hitchcock succeeds in having his
list of convention delegates elected, lie will
cast them in favor of the candidate for the
Presidency who will be both complacent to
Wall street desires and favorable to a re-1
turn of "wetness" over the country.
For Mr. Hitchcock's record is both very
' "wet" and very Wall-street-ish.
eSFor Mr Bryan has gained his fame be-
SSSiSS caudle Ty'olfr partyr-Omaha
News.
Don't Fail to Vote in Ne
braska Primaries, Apr. 20
still greater objection is to bo found In the fact
that such a system would cultivate a spirit of
militarism which would destroy the hope of uni
versal peace.
Second I am opposod to the profiteer and, if
a delegate, shall favor a platform pledging the
Democratic party to definite and specific reme
dial legislation, such as Trade Commissions in
state and community with powers as ample na
the powers of the Federal Trade Commission;
also laws requiring cost and sollingprlce. $p bi,
marked on the goodsor -fixing amaximumrat
of jprofit as wo now fix the rate ot intoresfc
Profiteering must slop.
Third I om in favor of a bonus' to sorvice
men to be paid out of a tax imposed on war profr
its. Those who were mado rich by the war should
furnish the money to pay for the sacrifices mado
by those who served In tho war.
Fourth I am opposod to private monopolies
and believe that our party has been right in de
claring in four national platforms that a private
monopoly is indefensible and intolerable. Wc can
not afford to abandon that position now when all
the beneficiaries of private monopoly arc mass
ing under one banner to deprive the. people of
their right to own and operate natural monopo
lies that is, the enterprises in which competi
tion is impossible. Tho Democratic party Is i
progressive party and must protect the public
from the schemes of Wall street.
Fifth I am in favor of legislation tthat will
guarantee to the farmer and the wage-earner
just treatment and a fair share of the wealth
that they produce.
- sixth Wo need above all other things just
now a national bulletin not a newspaper, but a
bulletin under bipartisan control, furnished to.
all who desire It at a nominal cost a bulletin,
which will present to the people the issues upon
which they must act, with editorials presenting
the arguments' for" ""1 "-"fnst tho action pro
posed, so that every citizen may IntqlHgently ex
ercise the duties of citizenship and give to his
government the benefit of his judgment and hla
conscience. The avenues of Information are at
present in private hands, and editors beins hu
man, have a bias which makes It impossible for
them to present both sides fairly: and to make
the situation worse, the great predatory inter-,
ests are in position to influence many newspapers
in addition to those which they absolutely con
trol. If there is anyunng ior yhucu. a Buvuru
ment like ours can afford to spend money, It is to
inform those upon
whoso will the government
rests.
Rnvnnth I am In favor of equal suffrage and
welcome woman into the arena of politics In the
confident belief that she will use tho ballot to
Hasten the triumph of every righteous cause.
Eighth' -I am heartily in favor of constitution
al prohibition and favor a platform declaration
accepting it as the permanent policy of the coun-
em
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