The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-22
THE INCOME TAX.
Senator Hill Gives His Views Of That
Section 0f the Tariff Measure
lin Plain Terms.
He Teals the Democratic Senator's
That It's Adoption Means Per-
manent Defeat.
Protest Against Reputation of DEM
OczAtic Promises to Garry Ont
P0pnlist Promises.

WASHINGTON, June 2S.--There was d
fairly iced attendance In the galleries
IN antieipation Of the opening Of the in-
come tex debate whan Vice President
Stevenaon called the senate to order.
Sore pssliminary routine business was
transacfed. Bills were passed as fol-
lows:
q TO authorize commission TO draft q
code Of laws for the District OF Alaska.
To promote the efficiency Of the navy.
and IN define the boundaries of the
three jpdicial districts In the State OF
Alabains and to regulate the jurisdic-
ton of ehe United States courts therein
and the powers and duties OF the judges
thereof. ss I'D ss
The tariff bill was laid before the sem
ate, A. soon ne the clerk had read the
fiEst section OF the income tax proyis-
ions. III. Hill. who assumed the leader
ship of he opposition to those provis-
iOnss took The floor and delivered o
carefully prepared argument against
tbs incorporation OF an income tar i'm
the tariff bill. he said In part: Il. Il 81
'It WOnld have been. good politics to.
have avoided this unnecessary issue.
Pxudenos dictated that this congress
should not attempt to formulate new
Democratic doctrines to which we are
nOt committed. Rather should IL carry
ont the pledges that we have alrsady
msde. Pewhaps I oyerestimats the am-
porsanca Of party platforms and appre.
ciate too keenly the binding obligRtions
Of party pledges. believe that II is
ths solemn duty Of political party to-
redeem he promises upon which &c OBJ
tained power. and that repudiation
thereof will sooner or later bring dis
aatef MN IA at the hands Of % betrayed
md indianant people. For one, pro-
tsat agssast the repndiation OF the
promises Ofs the Democratic party in
order q adppt and carry ont the prom
ises 6k tHs pCpplist party.
shsiAi1s = ssfas xAx.
This IS essentially 4 war tAx. Here
tOfote wss 10 Democrats, hare clam.
OssdS lit and others like it. Look
g. sthn spssAacaA which we now pOesent.
nEthsa IL trne Democracy, want none
os n. n this IL the beat leadership
which we can present ia this great
crisis, i for one. must decline 70 fol-
low Il. Ifspudiate tho spurious DEM
osFhcy O. thess mndsrn apostles and
prophstagwh0 ass partmugwnmp, part
ROpnliasssnd ahae lask part ,Demoerate,1
who sqak Ito lead NJ saasrAy ssaftess Emlse
eodA false theoFiaa and false methods.
] object - sopgj Restoring as,waS tax
which Shs Republicans themselves re-
jecssd ysara ago with our approbasion.
gpsoGest againss thah lack oe foresight
md 5pdsn1sntn npons thae pare o. some
pHe1Gsaa IAauzDcxa&s WING .afways .seek,
m szQraps % .adQpt whsteYer. the Re
publipale md people hare rspudiated.
ssg csanss Eealsw sseh Isaassship. I.
IL cannot follow snch leadership,
which shifts and turns and temporixss
upon every public question; which
compromises every weIl-establishe
Denocratic, principle for which ths
party cuntended when out Of power;
which stands ready 10 adopt every pass
Ing asm of the hour; which surrenders
Tor expediency. and pursnes
no consistent course from one year 10
another. II political success OF my party
Is only to be purchased by such meth
ods and such sacrifices, / prefer defeat
and the preservation Of my self respect.
What the Rssult win Bs.
ssThis Is tar. the imposition of
which win drive New York, New Jer.
sey and Connecticut into the Repnbli-
can column, there to permanently re-
main; . tAx-the-individual feature Of
which has not been recommended by
any Democratic president or secretary
Of the treasury, or commissioner OF i'm
ternal revenue, but tax suggested,
adyo ated and now persistently pushed
BY q majority which IL temporarily
in the saddlss IN this congress, and is
driving the Democratic party with reck-
less and hsadlong speed into the abyss
of political ruin.
Senator Hill presented several tables.
Of figures to show that the amount of
revenue raised ~ tho tariH bill as now
would be amply suficient
without recourse to tho income tax.