The New York herald., 1879-07-30
AN INCOME TAX.
BROOKLYN. July %. 1879.

BROOKLYN. July %. 1879.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HER,LD:-
Allow me to observe. in regard to the imposition
of income tax. that although it has been boldly
and repeatedly characterized by certain city jour-
nal-which pretends to be of the champions Of
the working clAsses-as one which is only justinab
in time of war odious. unjust and imposed by
any civilized nation in time Of pelceit is. never
thelsss. well known fact. of which that journal
could be informed by any intelligent Engshman.
that is which has the last sixty seventy
years both in peace and war. been imposed by Eng.
land well by most of the other civilized nations
OF Europe. Instead of being considered odous or
unjust it is. Tor the following reasons regarded by
]. :. Mill-One OF the most eminent and
impartial Enelish authors On politicAl eeoaony-ss
well other writers. - sAs s.i-Sss AID most
equitable ot al t4xe>s-~fs->1. eecI&s- IL tails
those who are best as,s a. Aa,E lly. be-
cause those should so11-.a1sa -la llsIss ls szr
port OF the gove-=zaoas WIN -caoos aiu nss.s hem
eht from i, the praSscSiun az 1i,s,r urspsrsy--
The imposition os Tins -S2 vcso ,uslia -ia ssuarz-
meni to take o& 1BgIs v;i,ei press
heavily sAS Tos-. sslsgac. seh
coiiec. nl0iAssc>, ssaarcb Z - ssAi a. .alnk
tha: shae the gpsaclnsuuts D. harvgs
deal liz A;ly VITA Eht wor-nl. IA iuir ~ 3
TENS sAXSsaa1 srG si-as ina IA fiu ssveuitss *
tlle rlch IL cEs sssti'a "lsne's'assu topaf'le IAs
laws are frAzae1 sln ,r,ssur pOc~
- the IiA nv lusSass Sr sae
workinsaes- las-saas Attae - iisssti t-eHE the
rich.
With rsA-a ~ sls r1aslaisIfzuna.it,' % lSozas
tax slthoua NsG~I,4 NIiiitnt s1sts s~ua-1sky
TIE 4rsss.ili aha liiif,As "a "a
uuinfOrisS>. rcsers sl- Aunsg-s a21 si4x eon-
sutauon~l rasAs - asS Az susa -A- ysS A. = &new
better. n ts& at sx4rsssaS sac - L. how.
ever insists thxs srgstlsl> 2slte -sX violated
clause y, >tN.l01 q x-se<4t Z s1tl NJ cal'i-
tation oShor @s~sSs s4A~ u ss1l unless IN
proportion H. tlsS ccs1s~ IA t4ss iSaaS At may
lie observed IaAs IN ss4Ss * StcptVn uf the
constitution sGS csE4ltac NcE4 * ttc country and
its cOnnlcrct NNry U.3c-vAs trVtn what ~ ~ at
present. Then sAc se.sl,@ f~siSas were confined TO
acomsAraiNv4y NNrxas ssrtg A-cis the Atlan1c sea-
hOsrNt ami tAc cOG.suxrcV ~ tAg coUnry nearly
equally divided SAaVak the citics VI Boston, New
York. Phai2dcyAlS. N>iunaorc Norfolk, Charleston
sad savannah. Nov. tae cCnsrary ihe city OF New
York niNnoFolisrs oVtr twV-thlr,s " the commerce
~ the nAsloa auA her merchant princes. VINO
from AL the States vt the Union, besides
EuroQt. derive thcir princely incomes not rom
the tsssio ~ New A0rs ami the neisnbnrihg states
CnlN. cGt from the sra0c OF the whole country
\NrtA. south. EtSs and West. Under these altered
VirVNntstat~>. T. evident that even admitting the
sncN.ac tAN tall under the heat OF "capati"n or
other dlr~sa t>Ncs would al present he as unjust
tN~sra Sn the rt cf the country tor the rich capi-
tsltstS ~ NV NNrk rNac, through this clause,
thu vAyE EUnl ~ thSiy just share oi the pubc dcps
~ u Ws0l1 NV tor the rlch capitalists OF LONDON 10
INSIST that ~ rVatVr amount ~ income tAN shouiu
~ rusSr,i sy~sa lNsslon than from equal number
81 le~splc in shC rural districts q. England IL VIII
t~e w,,i ho~VNcf. % remember that. u necessary.
tA,, ft,p3e can call the all " power superior 10
ri4htr tAt SaprVmc court Or the Constituslon-hyc,
- mach sa.cticr the Creator 80 the creature
na,u.,iN ta.ir own sovereign will and pleasure; ana
I surVlS IL they dI night ~ mskc-ss they nave al
4 r>sAiN uaelS-twN W thrcc amendments Ia that IN.
strasNoat tue Interests ~ tour or hVo MN ons ot
the .,Area rac,A they cannot ~ wrong to alter ~
fv,NAl SINS ~ CLAUSE IN tho interests Oh over iory
| naa4llSns. wAsss and solerei. o. W.