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July 291 19u4 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
; _ . , The New Revenue .
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Law and Taxation
, st. , , ' . There appears to be some dis
satisfaction among the people ,
with the revenue law passed by
" the last legislature and it is giver
out that our democratic friend s
are going to make it the PARA
MOUNT issue of 'the approaching
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campaign. They will probably '
- - make plain their . objections to
the law and the country will bet
ter understand their position and 1
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remedy they will suggest. It is i
doubtful whether they know why
' they complain except it be , that t
the republicans were iit the majority -
jority in legislature that pass-
cd the act. For campaign purposes -
poses , it is prima facie evidence ,
, 'from a democratic stand point ,
° thaV every thing the republicans
, i do is wrong. Well what do they
propose to do ? Repeal the law
! s , and try to run the tate and
, . county governments without any ?
Hardly. Repeal the law and reinstate -
in-state the old one ? They dare
not , for the most obtuse brain
among them knows that , the old
I law was entirely inadequate for
f , the purposes of its enactment ,
\ ' and failed to comply with the
command of the constitution on
\ - , . . , . the subject 6f revenue. It prob-
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I ably appeared to be sufficient
when it was passed and received
\ the assent and support of all
i
1 1 c parties represented in the legislature -
slature at the time. But it is
. within the experience of all men
1 that what would be an adequate
revenue law , at a given period in
the history of a growing state
j like ours , might and nearly always -
. ' - . ways is inadequate at a later per-
iod. Our revenue laws should
\ been revised but
r have . years ago ,
, \ , it is better late than ncver. The
neglect is not wholly chargable
l 1 f. to the republicans as the oppo i-
} tion had control of the legislature
twice in the ten years prcceec1ing
the passage of the present law.
and they did not even attempt a
revision. The command cf the
. constitution is The legislation
shall provide snch revenue as may
be needful by levying a tax by
valuation so that every person
: lI1d corporation shall pay a tax
. in proportion to the value of his
her or its property and franchises
etc. " trhis is mandatory and
continuous and any law that does
- . not reach all the property of the
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state , not expressly exempt from
taxation is unjust to the people
! and is not a valid compliance
with the fundamental law. The
f power to levy taxes inheres in
f 4 the legislature without constitu-
. tional grant and is not purely
legislative in its nature but is i
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- rather so\'erign as by the theory
I of our system a state legislature
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represents the people , and at the
I Revolution became possessed ,
without constitutional grant , of
. all the powers of government
which were republican which the
crown or parliament before pos-
sesse(1. .
trhe people , therefore , in their
aggregate capacity , speaking
through the constitution of their
adoptionconllnand their servants
and representatives the legisla-
ture , to levy taxes , general as to
property , 'but uniform as to class ,
"so that every person and corporation -
poration shall pay a tax in pro-
portion to the value of his , her or
its property" . and thereby dis-
tribute the burdens of govern-
ment equally among all. The
old law had failed to satisfy the
constitutional command , hence
the new law. Are the democrats
in favor of a system that will al-
low taxable property to escape
the assessor ? That is exactly
the difference between the old
and the new law. There is scarce-
ly any system of taxation known
to man that is not open to some
kind of objection , and it is the
business and duty of the taxing
power to make the burdens of
government as light as possible
consistent with the efficient and
economical administration of its
affairs.
The present law has one excel-
lent feature. it
reaches more prop-
erty than any of its predecessors ,
and in that respect is commendable -
ble ; and if we get down to the
root of the real objection to time
law , It will be found that this
fact is what hurts. There may
be parts of the act that could be
made better by amendment , but
not this ; and it is safe to say that
no subsequent legislation will dis-
turb it.trhe more property that
is found the less the rate of tax-
ation ; and if some of the useless
expenditures of the peoples money
could be lopped ofT , the general
burdens would be correspondingly -
ly lightened. It is not the reve-
nue law that works the evil and
the oppression , but the worthless
army of tax eaters , and the indiscriminate -
discriminate waste of the public
funds on them , and other useless
things , that makes the taxes on-
erous and ruinous. tl'he Tribune
proposes to take these matters to
the audience of the people ,
they are all powerful , and the
remedy for any public wrongs , is
in their own hands.
Watch for our next issue.
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THE CONSERVATIVE SHOE BUYER THINKS
OF HOLT AND GOOD SHOES AT ONE TIME
WHEN IN NEED OF FOOTWEAR ONE HAS _
IWIfEN tlAsl
A TENDeNCY TO SUGOEST THE OTHER
JUST NOW SPECIAL BARGAINSiIAKE } THE
COMPARISON } VERY ESPECIALLY STRIKING
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
King's for croquet sets
Fred McKiever spent Sunday
in this city.
Gus Schlosser and wife went to
Dawson Sunday afternoon.
Armour & Co. Poultry factory
of this city closed down Saturday
July 23rc1. However the factory
will be opened August 1st by the
Falls City Poultry Butler & Egg
Co. under the management of
Phil Hermes.
Mrs. Joe Miles and Florence
W'lie went to Kansas City t'ue-
day.
Uhlia Powell and wife left for
Sterling the first of the week.
Last Sunday evening the seat-
ing capacity of the Christion
Church was . . tested to it's utmost.
Long before qthe hour for the
services to begin , the church was
filled and many were compelled
to remain outside.
Rev. Pougeon used for his
subject-"The Ladders , " and
delivered a piercing , forcible
address. He showed the various
means adopted by different.
classes of people whereby they
might get into heaven ; and he
also show.ed the folly ahd utter
usefulness of such means. He
told his hearers that the only safe
and sure way to heaven was an
upright , honorable life here in
this present world , thereby creat-
ing a heavenly condition here be-
low , and the positiveness of a
continuation of the same in the
life to come. Rev. Pougeon will ,
beginning next Sunday evening ,
deliver a series of sermons on the
existing financial , political , social
and religious evns. Next Sun-
day night the subject will bc-
"fime Greed For Gold and It's
Crimes. " Be sure and come and
bring a f frien with you
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Sunday School 9:45 : a. m. ,
Preaching : Special Music 1.1 a.
m. , Junior C. E. 2:30 : p. 111. .
Y.P.S.C.1D. 7 p. m. Preaching-
"Gold Greed , Its Crimes. " 8 p.m.
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Missouri Pacific Railway ;
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Time Table , Palls City , Neb. ,
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No. 51 Omaha and I4iicolil . , (
Exprcss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 2:25 : a III 1 ,
No. 9 Omaha and I.incol II _ . 8:35 : a III ;
No. 57 Omaha and Lincoln . t
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passenger . . . . . A 2:48 : pm ,
No. 233 Local Freight , Au- 1
burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J\ . 1:10 : p III
SOUTH. . .
A ,
No. 52 Kansas City and St. '
Louis and Denver . . . . . . . A 3:47 : a III ij
No. 58 Kansas City and t . ' "
Louis and Denver . . . . . . . A'2:48 : p III . . .j
No.50 Worlds Fair " special _ . 8:45 : pill. "y
No. 232 Local , Atchison. . . 10:30 : a 111 ) 'I
No. 220 tock Freight , Hi- ; !
awatha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 9:5 : p nt , I
A. Daily. n. Dail y except t I cry. 'I
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Market Report.
Corn . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . .44c
White Oa ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 to 30c
Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Sc
Vs heat . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . .70 to 75c
Cattle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 to 6.00
Hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.80 ; .
Butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . to 12/c . . .
EO'O' . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1" c :
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