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Show THE CITIZEN 4 the people have elected men who are not tax crazy, and where a man can make a fair profit in his business without paying it all out in taxes For a while California had the people going there, but high and special taxes is putting a slump in that state. Taxes has caused most of the big wars; taxes started the Revolutionary war in this country. comes High taxes will cause a rumpus at any time a depression ento the country, and but for the prosperous times throughout the tire country at the present time, the people would not stand a moment adfor the present high tax. Some of our officials appear to take while the gettins good. vantage of that point and get the money FANATICAL LAWS. It is safe to say that if some religious fanatics had their way there would be.no advancement in the world. They are satisfied with the life of the simple to work hard six days in the week, to go to bed early and to spend all day Sunday in church. These fanatics sacrifice this life in argue that to secure a heavenly crown one must worship in order to enter the gates of heaven. Some day science may prove how man came upon this earth, but at present most of us take the Bible version for it that man was The created out of a. piece. of clay into which God injected life. scholar cannot understand why all this uproar over the study of evolution. Some tell us that the moon is made of green cheese, probably it is, but how many believe it? Some tell us that we originated from, the monkey, but where is the proof? Some tell us that we originated from the first known life, the jelly fish, but where is the proof. The Bible tells us that man was created about 4,000 years before Christ, but we already know that at that time there were many four million prosperous nations on earth. Does the Bible mean created on earth or years B. C.? Does the Bible mean the first man does it mean the first known Jew? The Bible is a history of the Jews and the early writers no doubt reproduced the early legends of their race upon tablets of stone to be passed down to future generations. According to the Bible there were only four people on earth at the time Cain killed Abel. There was Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel. Yet when Cain committed this rash act and Cain was cursed by God, he went out into the wilderness and found himself a wife; where did she come from? To pass a law to force people to accept the Bible story as the true origin of man would be contrary to all civilization. This holy book may be right; it may be wrong. At most it is only a history of the Jews and at the time it was written, the writers knew little or nothing of the earth, its construction or of the heavens. These days geologists read the earth just like a book and there are still wonders theory, but that was all. We read Darwin and begin to thin not to believe, because we must have proof to believe and not theory. It is intolerable to think that any state should pass a law prol ing the discussion or teaching or investigation of any principle or which may enlighten us. The act in Tennessee i bunk and does not smack of civilization. Probably the monkey mad as to think that some claim to be descended ( just people them as the late Bryan was to have anyone tell him that he di from a monkey. The history of the world has been when nations became gra advanced there, came a decadence and slump into the dark ae As a fit example we cite the Jews in Palestine, who at one J ruled supreme; they were conquered by the Phoenicians and laic the Romans; Egypt at one time was a mighty empire, but Rome dued it. Then followed Greece, Rome, for a short time the Mol medans, Spain, Germany, France, England, and at present we the United States the greatest nation on earth. At our prol height we now find a lot of fanatical revolutionists who are tryii suppress progress through legislation. Will the final answer be defeat also? Radical laws can so disintegrate a country that it to pieces, and those pieces are eagerly and savagely gobbled other coming or existing nations. That has been the history of anti-evoluti- Th tes, c blem the- on - bdtl It? Th the. lerica sign' son 1 siden ;ood. it sho case 'ssigi His pletii saille debt lburs world. edar Freedom of thought, freedom of the press and freedom of spt has made us the great nation we are. We can come and go as please and we can worship God in any church we please and how please. What more can the people ask? Then should we not that those personal rights provided by the Constitution should be tected to the end? There is no harm in allowing the religionis argue his point with an atheist or a scientist, and there should Ik law restricting people from thinking or from trying to gain b edge in their various pursuits, religious or otherwise, whether i in the school house or outside. After all, who cares where we came from; the question is, are we going to do for the good of the country tomorrow our fellow man today? at 1 the prTe AB losals nfs fii Hie ntly r lescri se of distag 'met HIGH FREIGHT RATES. ipsof It is being shown daily where high freight rates burden thefi ers, and farm bureaus are going to wage a war on rail rates until file hpro ire, tl secure justice. itsep raib the riot show of that out sent great Reports recently aids any last listed on the New York Stock Exchange earned six per cent gover above claimed valuation. How could they expect to? Thefi nit in.J to perform. War brought about many changes in the management of the Cong .The Bible tells us that the earth and all that therein is, was made roads. Fat salaries predominate and the great number of up in six days; science tells us that it took millions of years to create paid officials take all the profits, and what is left is distributed as OUt the earth and no one can even approximately tell us the length of the stockholders, the majority of which are figureheads. Theord dyn time; it is here and we are here and that is all there is to it, and that stockholder has no say as regards the conduct of the road and lensrr is alLwe know about it as far as actual facts are concerned. We have business is transacted by those holding the reins. Tha the Jewish have Christians The on the.earth. accepted many, religions There is one solution to the problem and that is ompetipon, csinj God for their God the God described in the Bible. It is said that competition lousi to be eliminated by our present utilities appears W We have God. this more than half of the world has never heard of mission. For instance, two roads wanted to build nto the only the. word of some prophets that there is a God. God has never Basin, but the matter must go before the utility commission Hie it and in been shrouded has He the people. mystery appeared to all which party is to be honored with the sole privilege. If all meric, God. with able have been to talk old time the of certain prophets only was worked upon such basis, there would be but on grocer esenta suen Is that sufficient proof that there is a God? iloc one clothing store and one automobile store. U: der city, sy believe that you are .What has happened in your life to make you louse would result? the be what do think tions, you sure there is a God? We all hope that there is a God arid that this Vf Iseall two companies wish to build a railway into Tintah, If f&s life .is not the last of us, but does our hope and belief make it so? I he them go ahead. It will develop the country so Much let Why do. we have to belong to certain churches in order to enter it will depei keep down prices. the: Kingdom of Heaven? If there is a God and he is just, why would Woe; tin expense at do so business that Our bureaus regulate He place such restrictions upon his people? I be tin systcJ1, for which tax a must special general public pay find what out ,Can you bring back life in order that we may is Monopoly causes high prices, waste and a buj'dene md was seen in the other world? up, ci: zens ip Is it not for the benefit of the entire world to investigate in everv competition creates life in trade and creates ideal l and what we are? r Darwin had his out for the fellow who is afraid of competition. here how came we find out to way A t 1 1 1 |