The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-21

in the manner In winch u IL most likely W 70 cnn-
venient for the contributor 10 pay IT," Thd con-
sumner will sssume the burden a. voluntary act
and proportion the weight to his ability 70 carry H.
The EcoyoNsr ANp DAY Goops RrroRTER, he
organ Of the leading commercial interests in the
United stses supports the proposition. II says
TIE principle, 10 our view, H. the bedu ide1i Of
taxation. II nHorisa moro equal dis.rtbuton Of
taxation than any Other systcun Is easier OF asscss-
mcnt; less embarrassing 10 cdfu mere tends less
~ tho densngement q the several branches n pro-
fucto1 and tr1dc and Is susceptible Of uorc &C.
nomcnl collection than aug Other method Of imp s,
hitherto adopted.
Tie IlEEALD Financial ,rtcley ssysr
moderate tax ~ sales in a country Ike this.
with "A inflated currency, would not te found op.
prcssv e. There IS no valid Objection 70 tho tar N
ss'es for practically, % would found lcss uu-
popular and more productive n an It's opponents
seem disposed TO believe.
The leading Journals IN other ca ics alec recon
mend tie system OF taxation q sal,u. o. The Pill.
alolrh'a pqpers the lHqrtEEn aud LEpesr may BE-
naia n as having taken a decided position IN favor
Of lis adoption. The LEpGEE states:
Tax upon sal,- would rciicyc many other articles
from The present taxation. 1t Ia n ques,ion VIII ,h
mode is the het FIR raisinE revenue, a tax urou
property and income-upon capital which " used
Tor the creation ~ production ot senlth-or upon
consumption. The question Is ono for statesmen
and political economists, and will te freely dls-
tussrd by Congress.
The Chicago TuuuSS ably urges the system on
the following correct grounds;
Tho tx on snlcs falls eyscty where all taxes
should fall, VIZ on the couo,tncr ~ principle
seems to US .orc reasonable than that @ who wesr1
"A coat. or occupies house or eats . loaf, Shout
pay the tax on 4. II" farmer who lriuys Es
wheat to arkct aud sells 1t g. buy furniture q.
foreign gpols seems g. pay tay on b S wheat, but
docs not for ho adds the amount n the tax ~ he
olI price Of wheat. aud each dealer IN the article
does the same IN II re1ChCr the consumer VINO
really pays the tax. On the other ham, the m,r-
chlnI Who soils the farmer his goods adds thereto
the sale tax. q a, the larmor really Is taxed ouly
ON what he taxes home and eats or wears, 80 tha'
here again the tax fails on thc consumer The tca-
why the consumer should ptv the whole t1S he,
he ause ultimately nc derives the whole beuoht of
what he consumes. Asain, tlIis mode Of uNAt on
~ more des raDe than any other, ecause the con-
eit perfectly froe 10 pay the taN by uuyu1
the nrtclc on b. Gccliue to pay u ly GOING without
the article, ~ be may choose. There 's no compu'-
sion m the mode Of iaxutiuu. IL dOcs not
send the tax gathercr oicusvo.y housing and
uusng into our pockets aud among our accounts e.
sec what he can uni. It diminisAes tho number of
sworn returns Ut CoWp'cltc amt minute tr.usln-
tons, wherein there iS a temptation 10 unuci statC
or g. ucrlure the soul IA urucr u the poke
AZ u is paid yoluniar L. It paid freely, and cur
American people would always lecl less a-grcNr /
to pay a hundred DOL art Of YAK voluntarily and
directly, than to pay ten do,lart directly AMI hy
Compulsiuu. A.H., 10 lS tLU Ihust convenient time
at which we coIil pay taxes. TIE buyer Lns
plenty Of money, ur he would not tug the seller
plenty a. mo e. ~ The results 81 his Gales aul
tie one per cent. payable 20 GoErrumout would uc
felt 10y neither party, tut passed uu u5 cICA 10 his
pdrchaser, ana really ~ NO uAldcu 70 either.
TIC Dayton tOhio. JornNAL saics;
In order 10 remedy .'s,ug evil, it is now pro-
p0set { levy .aN az % sI!es. This seems to Us
the right prime pic. The consumer, aud not the
producer sh'.'t pay tac tax r1H'n'n upon tac
principle sg ,rcltci win return much larger r,Y-
| tiuc IA any event than the existing law f. jos