The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-18
NO INCOME TAX!
Senator Smiths Call to
the Democracy.
MIN nlnmV,O OT lTlT OTTmH
TEE PARTY'S PLAIN DUTY
Defeat the MakeShift and Return
TO Sound Principles.
REFUSAL MEANS DESTRUCTION.
Eight Distinct Reasons for His Oppose
ton to the lniquity,

| it lie Unnscessnry, Unju.t. Ussuece,snr
| Unpopular, Un.Democratic, Un-Amerieas,
| Unwise, and Usworthy OF An IateI,ie ,.t
| Government Supposed to Represent q
Free H.d EanHht~ned Peopie-It vioists.
the Greed OF the Democratic Farty-It IL
Tax for n Surplus and L. Sectional q.
Purpose-Impossibie cfCoiiee tior, II. e6,e-
tive, and Ridicuious-Odiou. .nd II ,t,fai
10 Frcrmen-The Democracy Always
| Against It-Pursiy . Popu;I.t Measure.
Sop 10 Anarchy aad OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| tutiensi and Despotic-A Rigging Appeal
10 the Party TO Retur. TO Party P-iscipis..
l. WASHINGTON. April IL. Senator James
Smith. Jr.. OF New Jersey made his seq
ond speech to the Senate to-day and won
new laurels as q man Of original ideas and
very effective oratorical abilities. Tho Soma
tors maiden speech was delivered at the er-
| ira session last fall. and was an argument
in favor OF the unconditional repeal OF the
Sherman Silver Purchase act His speech to-
day was In opposition to the income tax fea-
ture Of the Wilson Tariff bill and was better
speech than his maiden effort. This Ia not faint
praise for the junior New Jersey Senator's
financial speech attracted wide attention for its
sound. practical. business-lik e treatment OF the
money question and for its originality. His
cohoakueb WoE0 uupr0DhTou bucn n CF6ult-
able beginning from the young Senator. and
their congratulations were all the moro SIM
cere for that reason. The speech TO-DAY was
looked forward to with interest By the Senators
on both sides OF the chamber and they were
not disappointed. II was an exhaustive argu-
mont against tho income tax. which he op-
posed because It is. In his opinion und
tic. unconstitutional. unfair. unwlse, and al-
together pernicious kind Of legislation.
THAN NJ.
fitting supplement to that OF Senator Hill and
treated the subject In the same general way.
Senator Smiths speech was regarded as espe-
cially significant because he is one Of the So
called conservative" Senators who are known
to be opposed to the general m lake up OF the I'M
democratic Wilson bill. Mr.. Smith has labored
early and late with the Committee on Finance
in the interest OF the manufacturing and la
boring classes OF his constituents. and has
gained some concessions from the committee.
He did not get all the concessions necessary
to make the bill acceptable to him. however.
and IL has been generally understood that he
would not support Ii unless radical am end
ments should be made. This impression was
not removed by the Senator'S speech to-day.
He did not say In SO many words what his atti-
tuds toward the bill would be except so far as
the income tax Is concerned. but he
made It very plain to his hearers that he
and that moreover. the present bill cannot
pass the Senate. This announcement was
made in the peroration OF the manly. straight
forward Democratic speech which serves mo-
tics upon the Senate that unless the Wilson
hill IL amended By killing the income tax feat
ure. rsarranglng the various tariff schedules
upon strictly revenue producing basis. and
SO as to protect the wages OF the laboring mon.
1t cannot pass. and unless . tariff reform
Ia In 18th
long standing pledges to the people. the Dem
ocrAtic party 10 doomed. ...
Senator smiths colleagues. on both sides Of
the chamber. listened to his speech with rapt
attention. He Is not only pleasing talksr.
but 1t is generally conceded that he will have
much influence In determining the fate OF the
Wilson bill He plainly stated In effect that he
and others OF his colleagues. without whose
votes the bill cannot pass. would oppose IL IL
the changes he suggested wore not adopted.
The Senators In charge OF the bill say that it
10 out Of the question to alter the bill now in the
direction suggested by Senators Hill. Murphy.
Smith. German. Brice Camden. and others.
The outlook for tho passage OF the bill. there
fore. IL anything but nattering.
Senator snIth's sssses.
At some future time I may consider It my
duty to the State which / know l represent
and TO the political organization which hope
represent. to say . few words IN . general
way concerning the Tariff bill now under con-
sideration. For tho present shall cOnhns my
remarks to that portion OF the measure
which provides for . tax upon incomes.
/ oppose that provision for certain distinct
reasons. which shall sndeAVor to make plain
20 the Senators who are here or may BIZ chance
arrive during the next hour. l oppose 1t. and
shall do everything in my power to defeat it
nrst because IL IL unnecessary; second. be-
cause It l. unjust; third. because It Is unsue-
esssful; fourth. because IL 10 unpopular; nth.
because it is IN Democratic; sixth. because IL
Is un-AmsricAn; seventh. because 1t Is unWlss.
aud, finally. on general PRINCIPLES. because It
is unworthy OF an Intelligent Government sup
posed to represent free and enlightened peo-
pie.
With the indulgence OF the Senate 1 shall
give few moments to each Of these objections
In the order named.
II IL unnecessary. In time OF need Gov
eminent is warranted In adopting even OBJ
noIious devices to obtain money for Seli-pres-
srVation. This Government was justified In
doing so during the civil war. RuTopsGn Gov
srnmshts confronted By the shadow OF q great
conflict which may be preciDiIStsd At any mo-
msnt msJ now be excused for iniieting this
hateful system upon their peoples l grant
that necessity affords fair and proper reason
for It's use. But no such necessity exists In
our own country At this time. We are not en-
gagged IN war. nor Is there the slightest basis
for belief that We shall be for At least gen
Grafton. With the single exception Of the
money required for pensions We have TO meet
only the ordinary expenditures for economical
and We have done SO even IN
der tariff which IL distinctly prohibitiTs In
IL nAtasa aud designed to reduce revenues
Il u true that there IL now deficiency; but
4 GEosS. not from the excess Of erdinArJ s1-
DsnAienrs IoVsE oEdinAry rsesiDts. bat, no@
sbsslae IA Wk0sS EsaulEsRsAts have 5bAA-s