The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
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| SuDpOso AHey hhVS NO tncOmeaT
This information we obtain from the
Washington correspondence Of the Nets
York Times.
There IL stiI probability Of an individual Inoors
tag but the majority Of the COMMITTEES incline more
fsVorsbly TO Secretary oAstntEs rseommendstion,
tha the tar be placed only the dividends rssulng
from invsstms tents in bonds stocks and ether ,scur
ties tar on individual incomes be sdoptsd. an
Effort VIII be made 70 graduate II In sueh way that ~
VIII fall less heavily upon the heads Of families than
upon those who have only thsmsslve, 10 support In
other vords man Of family will pay smaller tar on
sEven income according to the number Of those de-
pendent upon him. than single man who has fam
hy responsibilities.
at the meeting next Monday evening IN. majority
81 the committee will be able 10 dstsrunins from the
data At hand the amount Of income that mar be en-
pscted 70 socrus from every form Of the tsE-
Instead Of talking about an income tar.
would not Prof. WILSON'S COMMITTEES be
better occupied II they gave their attention
to some method OF taxation which would
permit the people to make incomes1
In this particular emergency the people
are not SO much afraid that Prof. WILSON
will tax their incomes in graduated scale
or In any other fashion. as that he will not
leave them any income TO be taxed.
Whether q man has q family or not,
Government will get nothing out Of him
by an income tax II he has no income.
According to the estimates OF the trade
unions there are now. at the beginning Of
winter. 100000 men out OF employment In
New York alone. These people have been
accustomed to earn from $500 to 81, 900
year. They have been accustomed to pay
their debts. whether to the Government or
to private individuals. II Prof WILSON
were able to give them work at those
wages, they would be glad enough to pay
an income tax Of $50 or 500 apiece. They
would deem themselves lucky IL the Gov
ernment left them the remainder. They
would pay an unconstitutional tax rather
than go without the incomes.
Instead, therefore. OF expanding time in
discussing an unconstitutional tariff and
an unconstitutional method OF taxing the
people. to make up the deficiencies OF the
measure in providing revenue for the
Government, honestly and economically
we suggest to the Ways and
Means Committee that they should devote
a rev moments OF their time to reading the
Chicago platform. and more especially tho
plank In 1t which gave them their lnstruc-
tions as to the tariff. and expressed tho |
sentiment OF the majority Of the people Of |
this country.
In that platform there is no talk about an |
income tax. That is tax which outrages |
every Democratic principle. 1t was lugged |
Into our system Of administration by Re- |
publicans. under the excuse or pretext that |
It was necessary to keep the Government |
alive. 1t is always war tax. and the peo-
pie have paid 1t simply from patriotism.
Just at present. however we are not ex-
pending 80 much time In counting up our
Incomes as In meditating how we can get
along without them. Every industry in
the Union is In doubt as to what tho effect
Of the new tariff will be upon 1t.
When party abandons its principle. no.
body knows what 1t will do.
After all. Prof. WILSON may DO right. II
ne wants to tax the incomes which we have
lot. let him tax theml