Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-31
HEAVY ARTILLERY
Brought to Bear on the Income
Tax Measure.
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WARRINGTON. Jan. Sl.-The oppouents
Of the income tax put forward their
heaviest guns for the second days attack
On that measure There was Bourke.
Cochran with his eloquent tongue. and
Tom johnson with the straight-out free
trade arguments. while to Bryan Of
Nebraska was assigned the duty by the
friends Of the measure OF filling any
breaches made in the works by the fire Of
the ants. Other speakers were Bartlett
OF New York, ansi-income tax: Pendleton
81 West Virginia, and Breckinridge Of
Arkansas for the bill.
Tom joln.oa and Cochran.
Tom johnson Of Ohio followed Breckin.
inridge with q sensational and theoretical
arraignmeEt Of the income tax PROPOSE
ton which gave him an opportunity to adj
vocate the imposition of the Henry George
land tax. Among other things lie said:
Il Will vote for your income tax bill il
must, a will vote for your tariff bill;
but. as q Democrat, ! protest against
the one as protest against the other, as
an;i-DemocrAtic measures, involving an
insult to labor"
Cochran followed as the especial CHAM
piou of the Democratic opposition TO the
income tax. AZ soon IS he arose in his
place the house grew quiet. Members
swung their chairs around to listen and
the galleries grew attentive. For over TN
hour the great Tammany orator poured
forth his eloquence against the income
FAX.
Had Hoped for . Straight Vote.
He Lad hoped. he began, that the tariff
bill would be allowe,, tn come to vote I'M
veSee!. undi>turbed. free from all danger Of
| embarrassing side issues. He lad hoped
that the Democratic party would first re-
deem its pledges before ii began TO indulge
the ragaric> of its members. Those who
opposed this proposition were TO lie sub
jecteG Ia a new test of loyalty While will
Ing TO vote for the tariff bill. they were
| now asked AT the ipehest of a party caucus
| TO a special tax on 500 ont OF %. 90. 600 of
people. When a proposition goes further
than mere taxation and Is deliberately de
signed TO tax a class. those who believe in
equality before the law must array them.
| selves against IL.
| Declares the Bill Cn.Dcmocratic.
81. breaks all the fundamental princi.
pies of Democracy" said he, lat the very
root of the government: it is the entering
wedge in the shape of retaliatory legisla-
ton in this country. What reason is as.
signed for bringing forward such a propo.
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party lie plunged into discord by this
proposition, II is brought in upon the
assumption that the Wilson bill will pro.
duee deficit. upon the assumption tina;
| existing conditions Of bus.ness-an IN.
parallellcd period Of s;agnation in our
\ his:ory-will continue. l have said before
| and ] >ay row. that If I believed the VIII
| son bill would produce a deficit in the
revenues il would not receive my support.
Would support q Universal Tax.
'.As l oppose Determinations against the
poor. - l oppose Determinations against
the rich. II you will put an income tax
on every man. wan.an and child in the
United States will support it. You think
this i popular move. You are mis-
ta.en. There is les deInrgogy among
the people than among the politicians.
never found q laboring man who wanted
anything except equality before the law.
some Of You tell US this tax upon the rich
will suppress anarchy. Great heavens.
do gentlemen understand what tina:
means. Do they not see j; means that we
are about to outstrip them in the race 70,
anarchy: Again they tell US il will in.
crease the interest in politics. Will you
| increase the interest An politics by taxing
$500 and allowing Il, 60 go To 20 I'm.
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