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HENDERSON DAILY DISPATCH
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MAN’S WISDOM FOLLY: The Lord
bringeth the counsel of the heathen
to nought: he maketh the devices of
the people of none effect. —(Psalm
33:10. '
ABILITY TO PAY
(Hickory Daily Record)
Nobody can reasonably argue that |
if the general sales tax is wrong in. |
principle it should be continued as a
permanent method of raising public
revenues.
There is no reason why the public
should let themselves become confus
ed concerning the issue. The associa- 1
tion of real estate boards of the Stare ■
is sending out much material in its
campaign to retain the sales tax, and
the charge is carelessly made that the
“antis" are “quite content with the
monotonous reiteration of abusive
epithets.” It is asserted that if the
three words, “iniquitous,” “abomina- |
ble”, and “damnable” were deleted
from the dictionary, we who are tigii*-
ing the sales tax would be speechless.
The Record must admit use of all
three of the above terms during the
course of our editorial discussions of
the tax in question. However, we pro
mise to eschew all three of the words
which are listed by the defenders as
our only argument. Anyway our own i
favorite adjective in describing the
levy is to call it obnoxious —a term not
yet taboo.
Nevertheless, we contend that even
though the sales tax defenders do not
choose to play fair by admitting the
existence of arguments which we have
presented along with the list invec
tives, every student of history knows
that a tax on living has no fundamen
tal basis to justify it. If the sales tax
theory is sound, it would seem that
throughout thee enturies in whicn
civilization has struggle® with revenue
raising problems, there would be some
proof to indicate that such a method
is practicable. On the other hand, the
annals are replete with accounts of
sales taxes being resorted to, but in
every instance the consequences have
been disastrous.
Two candidates for the two branches
of the legislature in Forsyth county
have just recently made statements
concerning this issue which should .be
widely read and pondered. Dr. Mc-
Donald, of the Salem College faculty,
a candidate for the House, said:,
A major element in the State’s tax
ing system at present—introduced as
an emergency measure to save the
credit of the State—is the sales tax.
This taxing principle has no support
ers; it has been tolerated only as a
makeshift until the problem equitable
taxation can be solved. Public school
support can not permanently rest, tn
whole or in part, on such a tax. The
fact that a sales tax exists indicates
that we have a serious problem in the
improvement of our taxing plan.
A real problem of taxation through
out the United States is the problem
of broadening the base of direct taxa
tion. The base must be broadeneed,
however, according to the principle of
ability to pay. A tax which broadens
the base but is not an adequate
meaesure of ability to pay is unsouna
and will not be retained. The sales tax
will be eliminated in favor of a broad
ening process which corresponds to
the fundamental principle of ability
to pay.
Efird L. Hine, candidate for the Sen
ate in a statement issued the same
day. gave utterance to the same sound
view, but expressed as follows:
The broad principle of ability to pay
should goveren the assessment of all
taxes, and the State should confine its
expenditures to amounts equal to he
ability of cits citizens to pay. Discon
tinuance of political extravagance
should enable the State to reduce cosre
of government commensurate with in
come.
The Record reiterates, that no tax
system which is basically unsound can
ever accomplish any good and con
structive ends in the upbuilding of
North Carolina. This method adopt
ed by the Raleigh crowd which is de
termined to retain the sales tax is to
bar the door beheind them and at
tempt to make the people believe tune
if the levy on living is abolished uie
schools are doomed. When the politi
cians make an issue of the schools it
is time for citizens to become wary
for when the cloak of education is
flaunted too ostentatiously it is a saxe
conclusion that the issue is too weax
to win out on its own merits.
OTHERS VIEWS
AYCOCK’S SON BACKING
ZOLLICOFFER
To the Editor:
My name is William Benjamin Ay
cock, of) Raleigh, North Carolina, son
of the late governor Charles Brantley
Aycock, and am writing this letter on
behalf of my friend, Jere P. Zollicof
fer, of your city, who is a candidate
(for Congress.
I am a World War veteran, and am
incapaciated for work on account of
disabilities received while in service
in France, but for this reason I would,
be more active iq my friend’s cam
paign for Congress.
All of my life I have loved the
Democratic party and its high ideals.
I know my father’s idea of Democracy
and his love for mankind jand believe
Jere P. Zollicoffer stands for those
principles for which my father fought.
I know of no better way to com
mend him to the voters of the Fourth
Congressional District.
WM. B. AYCOCK.
220 E. North Street.,
Raleigh, May 2, 1934.
TODAY
TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES
dipl 1469 —Niccolo Machiavelli, Ital
ian diplomatist-statesman, whose
writings are a masterlyexposi tion of
the art of governing by artifice, born.
Died June 22, 1527.
1675 —Thomas Chalkley, Philadel
phia Quaker precaher, traveler and
merchant, born in England, died Nov.
4, 1741.
1794 —James O. Andrew, the Metho
dist bishop whose marriage to a slave
owner was one of the causes leading
to the formation of the M. E. Church
South, born in Augusta, Ga. Died in
Mobile, Ala., March 2. 1871.
1813 —Lot M. Morrill, (Maine gover
nor, Senator and Secretary of the
Treasury, born at Belgrade, Maine.
Died in Augusta, Maine, Jan. 10, 1883.
1843—William L. Wilson, Virginia
college president, Postmaster-General
under Cleveland, born in Jefferson
iCo., Va. Died at Lexington, Va.,i Oct.
17, 1900.
1849 —Jacob A. Riis, journalist, au
thor, sociologist, friend of poor, call
ed “New York’s most useful citizen,’’
born in Denmark. Died in New York
(May 26, 1914.
1860—Edwin M. Herr, noted mech
anical and electrical engineer, born
at Lancaster, Pa. Died in New York
Dec. 24, 1932.
TODAY IN HISTORY
1765 —University of Pennsylvania
(Medical School, first in country, es
tablished.
1784—(150 years ago) Anthony Bene
zet, noted Philadelphia Quaker phil
anthropist, died, aged 71.
1810—The English poet, Byron’s,
epochal swimming of the Hellespont.
1816 —The American Bible society
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HENDERSON, (N. C.J DAILY DISPATCH, THURSDAY, MAY 3,1934
established in New York City.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Edgar W. Howe of Atchison, Kans.,
noted editor, born at Treaty, Ind., 81
years ago.
Governor Clyde L. Herring of lowa,
born at Jackson, Mich., 55 years ago.
Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, U. S. N.,
retired, of Worcester, Mbss., born
there, 60 years ago.
Henry S. Graves, dean of Yale’s
School of Forestry, born at Marietta,
Ohio, 63 years ago.
Rev. Lewis O. Hartman of Boston,
editor of Zion’s (Herald, born at Lai
Grange, Ind., 68 years ago.
Sir Ronald Lindsay, Great Britain’s
Ambassador to Washington, born 57
years ago.
TODAY’S HOROSCOPE
Those born this day will be anxious
of recognition, and desirous of affec
tion from those to whoqi they are de
voted. Sympathetic, anxious to please
others, desiring always peace, it is a
happy, hopeful nature, rather than a
strong one, although the day carries
assurance of more or less success in
life.
Couzens Proposal Adding 10
Percent On Incomes Is Out
(Continued rrom rage One.)
currences, the . F. C. abandoned Its
plan to press now or authority to
make loans to municipalities. It be
came known that this giant agency
has disbursed over $5,100,000,000. Rt*-
payments average $3,000,000 daily.
The justice department made plans
to seek strengthening o its anti-crime
orces and money to arm them, as well
as to buy speedy automobiles to chase
the Dillinger kind.
Seneator’s attention was diverted
from maneuvering in the silver cause
and like legislative matters by reports
from committee investigators attribut
ing failure of the Guardian Trust and
Union Trust companies in Cleveland to
unsound practices and mis manage
ment. T hose who differ will have
their say later.
Incidentally, Detroit banking will be
analyzed by a grand jury on recom
mendation of Attorney General Cum
mings.
Car Sales Hit
Record For Month
(Continued trnm Page One.)
sales for the first four months of this
calendar year to 11,532 passenger cars
and 3,287 trucks, making a total of
both type sos 14,819. Sales for the
corresponding four months in 1933
amounted to 5,109 passenger cars and
1,225 trucks or a total of 6,334. Thus
the total sales of all types so far this
year are more than double the total
the total saels to the same date last
year.
“If new car sales are an indication
of business conditions and a ther
mometer of prosperity, the situation
must be improving here in North Caro
lina,” Harris said. “For these figures
show that people are buying almost
as many new automobiles now as
they were buying back in the two-car
garage days of 1929.’’
Much of the new car buying now
being done, however, is being done for
replacement purposes and to replace
cars and trucks that should have been
retired from service a year or two
ago and would have been but for eco
nomic reasons, Harris believes. He
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Answer to previous pussk
also pointed out that the new- car -
sales figures indicate an unmistak
able trend toward the smaller, lighter
cars. Os the 6,114 new cars sold in
April, 1,723 were Chevrolets, 1,291
Fords, 897 Plymouths, 187 Pontiacs,
166 Dodges, 160 Terraplanes and 106
Oldsmobiles.
Dough ton Wants Federal
Tax Cut To Permit Gen
uine Competition
Dally Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKBRVILt.
Raleigh, May B—(Although North
Carolina is technically a dry state, few
here are surprised at the admission
by Congressmen in Washington and
(Federal Alcohol Control Commission
er Joseph C. Choate that the bootleg
ging industry still flourishes, if not
actually increasing. Nor are they
surprised at the statement made by
Congressman Robert L. Doughton of
North Carolina, chairman of the
House Ways and Means committee,
which frames all taxing legislation, to
the effect that he expects to discuss
the question of lowering the Federal
tax on liquor with President Roose
velt, in order to increase competition
with the bootleggers.
“Mr. Choate only said what we all
suspected,” Conggressman Doughtdn
said in Washington Monday night,
“People can’t afford legal liquor at its
present prices, so they turn to their*
bootlegger.”
Bootleggers here in the eastern part
of North Carolina are making more
illegal liquor and selling it for higher
price's thap ever before,according
to those having reliable information
concerning the ; bootleg liquor indus
try in this part of the State. They are
making the sy-called “sugar liquor”
at a most of not more than 25 cents
per gallon, ageing it a few weeks in
kegs and barrels and selling it to
other bootleggers in Virginia, Wash
ington, D. C., Baltimore and New Jer
sey for $5 a gallon, to be used in
“flavoring” synthetic bootleg liquor
in which one gallon of North Carolina
liquor is used to give flavor or “bou
quet” to about 25 gallons of grain ai-
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cohol cut with distilled water. Others
are taking this same bootleg liquor,
putting it up in fancy bottles with
fake labels and seals and selling it
for from $1 to $2,50 a pint, thus sell
ing a gallon of whiskey that origin
ally cost not more than 50 cent%, for
from $8 {to S2O.
“Since liquor and alcohol can bd
hauled in interstate commerce, even
through North Carolina, without any
danger of being bothered by ‘the law’
and since -the number* of Federal
agents have been reduced to almost
none, there is not much danger in
hauling liquor anywhere now, since
local officers are generally too busy
to bother with bootleggers,” a man
who knows the business said here
today. “As a result, the liquor deal
ers are mopping up.”