Show la in succeeding paragraphs mr 1 gregory says solomon was crowned king of israel in 1015 13 C his reign was characterized by exceeding brilliancy enter enterprise prism he laid aid upon the people a very heavy burden of taxation tribute it was called in those days in B C his son ascended the throne the continuance 1 by of excessive and even increased taxation wrecked the gov 1 eminent ern ment mr gregorys gregoras Gre gorys article quotes 1 the bible showing the activities carried on by solomon and the immense amount ot of the peoples tax money which he spent lavishly in gratifying his own desires and solomon had 1400 chariots and horsemen and in other ways exhibited a disposition of 0 liberal expenditures even to the extent that he had wives when ascended the throne he heaped heavier taxes upon tho the people the rest of the ithe story is sad indeed whereas king neho boam might have had a loyal people willingly supporting the government upon a basis of 0 reasonable expenditure and reasonable progress they turned from such loyalty and the kingdom was disrupted there Is nothing mysterious or hard to understand in this dible bible tory atory i 11 f we apply to our own affairs the p principles rine el pies and events and the public policies which characterized the reigns of solomon and The people once aroused to a consciousness that their property was being makeni taken from them and the normal fruits of their labors devoted to unnecessary public uses sounded the knell of doom tor for public officials who had brought to pass such a deplorable fiscal and uneconomic situation and so there is a lesson tor for public i officials in the first book of kings |