The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-04
HOT OVER THE INCOME TAX.
Lively Times at a Mass Meeting in
Cooper Union.

/ The Meeting Called to Protest Against
the Dilatoriness of the Senate in
Passing the Income Tax Bill-A
Demonstration Against Coudert fol-
HIS Opposition to the Income Tax
Nearly Breaks UP the Meeting in a
| Row.
New York, May "A mass meeting
was held in Cooper Union tonight to pro
test against the dilatoriness of the Senate
IN passing upon the Wilson bill All was
not harmony at the meeting. and the in.
come tax question was what marked the
dividing of the way. The storm broke
when Frederick n. Coudert took issue
with James c. Carter and roundly
denounced the income-tax measure
as being bad, dishonest and likewise
undemocratic. One-half of the large
crowd Kissed and Interrupted this express
sion of opinion, the others cheered and
applauded and hurled back the epithets
applied to Mr.. Coudert by his opponents
from the body of the hall
An old man jumped up, shook his fist at
Mr.: Coudert on the platform and shouted I:
we, were paying the ia xes while you
people were robbing US"
THE MEETING IN DISORDER.
At this point there was tumult. A
chorus of put him out" burst forth, and
every one jumped up. Half dozen police
men rushed up and seized the old man,
carrying him to the rear Of the hall. Con-
fusion reigned for some minutes.
FINALLY Mr.. Coudert put every one in
good humor by saying that as bad as the
income tax was he was willing to swallow
II for the sake of the tariff reduction.
The meeting had been called by repre-
sentatives OF forty-two business houses of
The city. Ex-Secretary of the Treasury
Charles 5. Fairchild called the meeting
TO order, and denounced the senators re-
spnnsible tor the delay of action on the
tariff bill. He though the income tax
an unWlse measure, but there were many
things worse than it, one of which was to
have no income at all, which was what
the present delay would lead to.
THE PRINCIPAL SPEECH.
James c. Carter delivered the principal
speech of the evening. He defended the
income tax as the most Just and equitable
form OF taxation. There were manifesto
lions of approval and disapproval when
he said that-a foreboding of the tumult
that broke forth later when Mr.. Coudert
took the opposite stand to MIR. Carter.
Mr.. Carter also denounced Senators Hill
and Murphy for their attitude toward
the Wilson bill. This seemed to please
the large audience hugely.
Resolutions in substance as follows
were passed:
hat we should prefer a more consistent
and courageous measure of tariff reform than
Is now pending, out we urge that it re passed
to final vote. so that we may e relieved
from the eNtortons and oppression OF the
Mckinley tariff.
hat while we are opposed to the income
tax provisions, we are more opposed to the
existing system OF tariff taxation,
which casts on the working
classes nine-tenths of the burden
Oftaxation and eXtorts from them an enor-
nous tribute for the benedt of a few.
nat we desire the income tax clauses
lie stricken out We deem their retention
no excuse for the vote of any demo. rat
against the bill as a whole aud demand that
every democratic senator and representative
vote for the repeal of the Mckinley avs.
hat the defeat Of the bill by democratic
votes would be disaster to the nation and
an act of treason TO the Democratic party.