Income Tax Debates and History Highlight Moderate Rates
The article reviews 19th century income tax by Congress, noting 3 percent on incomes between 600 and 10,000 and 5 percent above 10,000, with revenue milestones from 1863 to 1877. It argues a later shift to higher rates for large fortunes, cites European practice, and lists eight reasons a broad income tax would improve equity, economy, and tax structure. It also discusses agricultural reform and land management priorities, urging green crops, home manures, and concentrated, high-effort farming over sprawling, less productive plots. It cites T. E. Watson and R. T. Nesbit on tax justice and farming strategy.
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Congress
Internal Revenue System
Senate
House
Standard Oil
Europe
England
Austria
Italy
Prussia
T. E. Watson
Northwest
South
R. T. Nesbitt
Georgia
ONE OR TWO PLAIN TRUTHS FOR FARMERS
A farmer speaker argues that farming is best but under current management it is cheaper to buy cotton than grow it. He warns landowners and tenant farmers that renting, borrowing, and provisioning for cotton drives ruin for those dependent on the crop, urging examination of causes.
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T. V. Powderly
Sheep Care and Feeding Guidelines for Healthier Flocks
Advice for keeping flocks healthy covers feeding, water needs, and clean mangers. It urges selling weaker sheep, avoiding distress from dogs, feeding grounded grains to ewes with worn teeth, and sorting by age and condition for efficient gains. Proper shelter and gradual grain increases are recommended.
Practical Powderly on unity and labor rights
Speech by T V Powderly urging workingmen to unite across crafts to form a single industrial front. Warns that division harms workers, enriches giants, and drains resources from farmers. Calls for organized cooperation, equal rights, and pursuing justice within the law to improve share of wealth and civilization.
Revolution or Evolution in Wealth and Labor
Rev Dr Lyman Abbott spoke on the industrial problem urging democracy of wealth or revolution by the masses if wealth is not diffused. He warned against laborer exploitation and urged fair distribution as wealth expands, stressing republican government and universal opportunity.
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Lyman Abbott
Beecher Plymouth
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
Saving Cotton Motes Adds Income For Planters
The Textile Manufacturing World notes improved cotton profits from saving motes formerly waste. A new ginning machine and packing by Highland Manufacturing Co. enable vast mote collections, with potential to supply mills and boost regional wealth, urging Southern papers to warn readers against wasting motes.
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High and Manufacturing Co
Memphis
Tenn
Highland Manufacturing Co
Textile Manufacturing World
Boston
Whoa versus Oh and the horse that learns it
A man should not yell whoa at a horse after dark for the animal may misinterpret signals. The piece recounts a mare trained to respond to whoa, stopping instantly, while other words like oh cause the horse to react unpredictably. Proper early training prevents confusion and spoilage from careless after-treatment.
The Ruin of the American Farmer Explored
A critical essay contrasts the effects of protective tariffs with farmer hardship. It argues English producers fare better than American farmers under mortgage pressure, rent disparities, and debt, noting Henry George’s single tax and the global market depresses domestic prices while land deteriorates and yields fall.
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Re Ublican
United States
America
Henry George
Australia
Canada
Russia
Improper Marriages and Divorce Rates in the United States
The article notes that 328000 divorces were granted in twenty years with 90 percent to women, suggesting marriage rarely fails yet urges studying improper marriages as more fruitful than divorce statistics. It argues divorce is costly while marriage is easy and cheap and mentions a tramp’s search for a prize.
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United States
Divorce and morality debated by courts and preachers
The Oregonian discusses how divorce and marriage ceremonies should serve decency and welfare, criticizing improper fraudulent divorces and careless officiants. It warns that mischief arises from front-end arrangements and urging responsible handling to protect children and society.
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eTsuadr
Poriland Oregonian
Gresham's View of Bribery in Politics and Freedom
The speaker laments bribe givers and takers corrupting state and national government. He says political manhood is needed to resist manipulation by the crafty and unscrupulous. Those who fund or vote for bribes threaten liberty, law, and the republic, eroding trust and patriotism.
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Walter Q. Grosh
I. Aing
Fragmented quotes echo labor and voting rights debate
A mosaic of excerpts from The Western Advocate Pioneer Exponent and others touches on labor value, voting freedom, and reform. Citizens assert each person's right to vote, while critics warn of currency issues, debt, and monopolies affecting families and wealth producers.
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Marion Ind
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