, 1870-06-28

port at the State charities, for which taxa-
tion may justly be demanded, the natural
tendency of communities to e1pend other
peoples money when they can, and their
own before they have earued it, needs
some effectual check in the constitution.
In the old constitution there is nc check,
except upon the State, In the new the
check is imposed where it is most needed,
upon certain cities and towns, and their
populations.
DRAKEg BITTERs.
When the Senate, list Friday, refused to
rc-enact the detested income war tar, which
has expired by statute Of limitations Sen,
ator Drake, OF Missouri, made character
istic exhibition OF his ignorance and inso.
lence, reported in tho proceedings as
follows:
"MI D1ake Tep, Mo.} thought the vote the most
fatal to the Republican party ever recorded il the
SENATE That party could not sfIoru to contnua
nun and woman In the nat1on in order TO Eet I'D
Of tax which Affected only f7oooo people, and
theT aleost exclusively tue ttch &. II the Senate
WIS determined to fo1oT the outcy Of the 10, ,O0J
tend the funeral Of 1he Republican psstJ."
Judge Trumbul1 replied:
"He hoped the Senate would not bc driven from
r. psonriesy " such argunentx The effect Of
Drake,, IN alyocating the income ea1, Npnld be to
MAKE the Republican party party Of oppression Of
the few by the many. He could see no necessity
! for high taxes as urged by the Chairman OF the,
| Finance Committee iME Sac1znan} lie WRz op-'
posed to collecting any more than WoQl1 be sufli-
Client 70 psy thc clfFept expenses OF the govern
ment, the interest on the public debt aud icare a.
small balance for the principal every yeAt.. Such
policy, ~ far from cudan9crlng the Republican
| party, would give It strength"
Judge Irumbull talked seuso while the
Senator from Missouri uttered nonsense.
Who authorized him to say that a repeal of
tho income tax would be fatal to tho Re-
publican party? Who're did he imbibe 30
preposterous an idea? His assertion is the
quiutessence OF ignorant conceit. II the
Democratic Senators had supposed tho
retention OF the tax to be q popular moas-
ure, does any one suppose they would have
voted against its re-enactment Bear in
mind, the question Nas not on repeating
the income tax, but on re-tnaeting it. The
odious income ta1 has expired by the
statute Of limitations It is no longer q
Law, md can never again be assessed and
collected, unless new bill is pnasad re-
imposing it on the people. It has been
paid for seven years as a war tax; it was
to expire in 1870, and that time has arrived
and it is now defunct. But the eccentric
genius from Missouri declares that, unless
Congress euacts new income tax On the
people, it will be fatal to the Republican
party. But the party is willing to risk tho
experiment for q year OF two, and Sec how
it works, If it is found, on trial, that the
party cannot live or prosper without tbs
tax, lat some subsequent Congress admin
lister Drake's bitters to it, and cure it.
Mr.. Drake says there are only 270, 900
people, and, they Ill rich, who are affect
ed by it, But do not these o7O, 600 people
represent ,h<ads of households? It is
&c, 900 families who are affected, which
embrace upwards Of 1,G00, GOO persons.
And who are these 1000 heads Of f&,ni-
lies whom the Missouri member thus snsera
at2 They constitute almost the whole en-
pEoyfng class in tho United States, and In
csude every votax ,vhoao net income ex,
ceeds 81 200 per- annum- But those who
return q net income for ta1ation by nt
means include all who. are liable to
the tax Il is within bounds to sal
TINT $4,000 men, whose net income
exceeds 81, 600 par anuuu. neglect TO MAKE
returns, or escape by hAtd swearing, o,
dodging the Assessor; hut nevertheless
they detest the tax, and will vote ngains
any member Of Congress who helps to re
, impose it, now that the law. has expired
The "o7o,ooo peraons" really ernbrac
100000 soters, who are bitterly opposed t.
any no1e Of brakes bittera in the sha oe o
an income wnr tax in time of peace.
This fall tho people elest new Honso o
Representatives, and the Legisls.aro4 To b
elected at the same timo choesa twenty
four new Senators, to replace those who's
. cry",of these 400, 600 gotcrs will be un
pleasant music in the ears OF those, mon,
: bers who come before the people for rf
. election. A We have said, the people wh
pay the income tax are tbs an
t p1oyers Of nearly all the hired 1aboreis i
/ the United States. Will the so1kme
f and fosemen in any furnace, rolling mil
@ machine shop, 1oouen, cotto1
|. or mandatory of any desc1i]
t tion will the clerks, bookkeeper
. salesmen, portera, drummers, or dsnyme
( Of my mercantile establishment will Il
= hired help of any forehanded farmer {
Il planter vose against the Republican parl
Il because Congress refused to 1eiznpose II
b terminated income tax On their employer
d and on so many OF themselves rs rccei,
# over $1,000. year7 II their employo
j. save twents-ave millions year on the i,
g come ta1, viii they not hayo that mus
il moro money to put into their business
e viii they not be able to pay hrger wag
Y to their employees, and employ more I
b them: Will it hurt the employees to be o
0 lowed to keep in their own pockets son
n eight millions OF income tax they otherwl
= will bave to pay, aud haro been paying f
l. tic last seven years?
Il Ms. Drake thinks sit would be fatal to Il
IT Republican party His idea is that Il
l. more of the wages Of the woskmen is al
!, stracted bT the income tar, the better +,
d the wortmen; and the smaller the prof
% left by the tAr to the employer, the mo,
% popular the tar will be among those in b
T. employment. II the tax we're made 1ask
!, enough to- absorb all The profits of bus
i ness, and to close up all the shops, mill
II forges, and factories in the United State
1t according To Senator Drake'e logic, Il
10 Republican party would be endowed vi
o Immortal life. It Is only necessary, as
Is argues to "clean ont" the capitalists,
J. swallow up the profits OF employers, a,
is cut OF the means Of furnishing eaplo
y .oent to millions of laborers in order
secure everlasting rule and power to i
l. Republican party. Unless something
ID thia sort il done, he sasurss u, We may
y well prepare to attend its funeral" We
re uit can only be kept alire by brakes b
o. ters, It might as well mako nAgnifce
or sake, and retire to the tombs Of t
D. Capulcts.
h The Senate Committee of Finance ha
al changed the tariff end Of the Tax bill
II. several particulars. Some Of the chang
n ire for the batter and Others for the xor
10 but tho bill, both as passed By the, Ho1
ts sud proposed to be sannended By thh &
be ate, Is jmtinly series Of enactmouts /
81 the benefit Of special CLASSES and interes
On 1t the solicitation uf he sugar refn
IS they have reduced the duty On sugara I
E. 1T for use until, refined, frucn three cel
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