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that the farmer's property bears an unjust part 

 in taxation schemes. 



Nor is this disregard of the inherent rights of 

 the land-worker confined to corporations and 

 companies, or to the recognized inequalities of 

 taxation. It .is often shared by cities. Instead 

 of taking care of their own undesirables, they 

 often turn them off on the country districts. 

 The "fringe" of a city thereby becomes a low- 

 class or even vicious community, and its influence 

 often extends far into the country districts. 

 The Commission hears complaints that hoboes 

 are driven from the cities and towns into the 

 country districts where there is no machinery for 

 controlling them. 



The subjects to which we are here inviting at- 

 tention are, of course, not confined to country 

 life alone. They express an attitude toward 

 public questions in general. We look for the de- 

 velopment of a sentiment that will protect and 

 promote the welfare of all the people whenever 

 there is a conflict with the interests of a small or 

 particular class. 



The handicaps that we now have specially in 

 mind may be stated under four heads: Specu- 



