The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-13
Here IL the situation.

A communistic newspaper advocate Of the
WILSON bills income tax declares that
Senator Hills exposure Of the viciousness
OF that imposition and the utter needless
ness Of 1t as q revenue measure, will only
make its supporters the more determined
In their purpose to pass 1t. It Is the par
ticular feature Of the bill. says this commu-
nistic organ. which Is supported most en-
Enthusiastically and most uncompromis-
ingly" In the House: and therefore II the
Senate strikes out the income tax. the ma
jority Of the House will only be the more
resolute in insisting on Its restoration at
all hazards.
What does this mean It means that tho
advocates OF direct and unequal class taxa
ton are not struggling to introduce the
imposition under Democratic sanction for
the purpose Of raising needed revenue. but
simply to establish q precedent and prin-
ciple Of taxation. They do not care whether
the revenue that would be produced by the
income tax OF the WILSON bill be required
or not They did not put 1t In the bill to
raise revenue. but to commit the Demo-
cratic party to a distinctively Populist and
communistic theory OF taxation. radically
opposed to the essential Democratic prin-
ciple Of government.
They are 30 resolute In this revolutionary
purpose that they are ready to sacrifice the
Democratic party rather than not accom-
piish 1t. believing that from the ruins Of
Democracy would arise q communistic
party In which they would be leaders and
prophets. Whatever else goes out OF the
WILSON bill or whatever else Is put into 1t.
ba, he %
for. the income tax. they assert. lis In the
bill to stay"
Accordingly. they are determined to make
the WILSON bill thus loaded pivotal DEM
ocratic measure. and TO dragon the Demo-
cratic majority In Congress into It's support
as test OF party fealty. The bill would
have no interest for them II this vicious and
dangerous feature OF class taxation were
eliminated from it.
They are the more determined and the
more confident In their course because al
ready they have bulldozed even stout DEM
ocratic enemies OF a principle OF taxation so
un-Democratio into accepting the WILSON
bill with that forbidden feature included.
Cowardly Democrats In Congress and news
papers hitherto unalterably opposed to such
vicious Populist legislation. are actually
supporting 1t under the pressure of that
bulldozing. The Communist. disguised as
Democrats. are resolved that unless
this principle of class and disproportionate
taxation. directed against the accumulation
Of private property. Is accepted by tho
Democratic majority In Congress. no reve-
nue. measure shall DO passed. It lie. with
them. the income tax or nothing: and hence.
now they have the impudence to attempt to
read Senator HILL out Of the Democratic
party because he refuses to betray Demo-
cratic principle under their threats. HILL,
the honest and courageous partisan. ex-
horts Congress 10 make It's taxation Demo-
cratic. They are determined that 1t shall
be Populistic. communlstic. and vindictive
against property.
That Is the situation as described by the
oommunistic organ OF these conspirators
against Democracy. and undoubtedly the
description Is correct. The WILSON bill.
mischievous and UNI Democratic In all other
respects. cannot be passed unless 1t serves
also their particular and treacherous and
destructive Populistlc and com munistic
purposes.