Show Z r 1 31 r mm k 3 0 A a I 1 I 1 V C 11 Z 1 DOOS g ars r I 1 I 1 gart nar loa ruca alu I 1 ln t 1 Sp 4 iHa agar sam ROM 3 jve i 41 r dee it M 4 au his cwb tolls y atton on afi e ob of fl U imn ISe agne club of chicago mader us that are worthy tb the con on jader atlon of the well to do da 0 to o whom they tha were directed he spoke in particular of taxes as a i debt of the highest obligation and deprecated the at j tempt of possessors of property pro porty to evade their payment the inequality of taxation Is an evil which he be would hare baye the rich take abe lead in remedying he said we must inaugurate and at once a system that shall equalize tax bup bm dens the men of wealth in our great communities should lead the movement this great club organized womanized zed as a rallying center for loyalty and patriotic citizenship should hear a call as loud and imperative as that which came to it during the years of the civil war mr Lincol ns startling declaration la ration that this country could not continue to exist half slave and half free may be paraphrased today to day by saying that this country cannot continue to exist hulf half taxed and half free this sense of inequality breathes br e a th a fierce and reates measuring un anger e creates classes intensifies social differences and makes men willing to pay their debts in half dollars too much stress cannot be laid upon the need for men of wealth and high big 1 business ability to take the lead I 1 in remedying evils of this nature more intelligent and unselfish leadership in settling the complicated problems of government is the need of american democracy demo emey today to day if the country is not lot to retrograde men of wealth and business ability must recognize the obligations ligat ions of wealth and give liberally of their time which Is much more im to the improvement of society than contributions of money in helping I 1 ng democracy to solve the problems confronting the nation only so can the security of property be permanently assured it is well that ex president harrison took occasion to make tape observations for fer the class to which they were directed may heed such counsel from a man of his prominence and known respect for property rights it was fitting too that birthday should be chosen for such an address washington was for his time a man of great wealth he regarded its possession ns as imposing upon him obligations beyond those of the ordinary citizen it is a sign st agn of degeneracy de zene racy that today too few men of great wealth recognize that their possessions impose upon them obligations to render to society and to government unselfish and intelligent service for the benefit of all chicago record |