The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-16
AGAINST INCOME TAN
EAGER OPPOSITION or THE DEMO-
CRATIC PRESS THERETO.

Democratic Eayors should Bs Evenly Dis
tributed-Ths Laborsr Has Been i"-
prlyed Of His Wages, 80 Let the Eish
Also -. Taxed.
Immediately after the Democrat
administration assumed control of the
affair, Of government. being supported
by majority If the Democratic party
in both hOues Of congress. the 1. ces-'i"
occurred 60 the leading Democratic pa
pars of the country to forestall by syme
means what they know would be tn
inevitable consequences of Democra'it
control. History had showu that whc.-
ever the Lem Icratic party had exclusive
control in administering the affairs of
government. the United S;ata, was IN
variably. without any exception what
over, plunged into "A condition Of Giro
distress 20 labor. 80 producers and man
ufacturcrs, caused hy money pauics.
souphuus,s and starvation.
Efforts have recently been made 10
misiead the press and To- deceive the peo-
pie upon the subject Of the income tax
which the Democratic adminlstIatiua
may find itself compelled 10 impose a.
means tor acquiring revenue in order
10 meet the deficiency brought about by
the diminished customs receipts through
their farciCal tariff for revenue only.
and which il not tariff for revenue by
any means. and To meet the deficiency
II. l.. .f
penditures above receipts of govern
ment. A tariff for revenue only is a di-
rect tax upon the people: therefore, why
should il not he followed up by other di-
rect taxation, and why should not these
taxes be levied upon those who are best
able to pay themT Let the bulk Of the
taxes be paid by those who can afford
to live in luxury, who have wealth. and
who do not have TO bother themselves
with such small matters as providing
for the morrow.
The history of the present Democratic
party, since March 4, 1898, has shown
that il is distinctly and most decidedly
the party that favors and has regard to
the interests of tine rich. High and i'm
portant public offices have been openly
bartered for money and bought by the
rich. The new tariff bill even shows
favoritism for the rich in reducing the
duty upon foreign champagne and upon
foreign cigars, but what has the Dem
ocratic party during 1898 done for the
poor man, for the wage Garner, for the
man dependent upon his daily toll for
the means wherewith to supply food and
clothing for his family?
The only change that has been no
ticed by the great majority of the peo-
pie, who are the wage earners and pro-
ducers. is that the opportunity for earn
ing wages has been taken from them,
that their pay has been cut down, or
that they are earning no money ut all.
As the poorer classes have thus received
this delicate attention at the hands of
the present Democratic administration,
therefore let the income tax. by all
means be imposed. Ii is not fair that
the rich should not receive their share
of administrative favors, or that they
should not suffer some loss the same rs
the poor classes.
This opposition to the imposition of
an income tax rests entirely and exclu-
sively upon the Democratic party of the
country, which represents the rich and
misrepresepts and sdisfavers the poor.
James Gordon Bennett of the New York
Herald makes his money in this coun-
try, but spends it in Europe, where he
lives. Mr.. Pulitzer Of The World is Of
German birth and lives largely abroad.
The proprietor of the New York Times
will not even patronize American Ia
Dor and industries. but buys his print
ing presses in England. The Evening
Post Of New York, an able English ad-
vocate, has been owned by a. foreigner,
who has just left the country. taking
several millions of dollars of American
money with him. after banqueting the
president aud his friends at a $40 per
plate dinner. These ara tbs people who
should pay an income tax. but n ese are
the people who are vigorously opposing
il.