New-York tribune., 1894-04-19

| .,,, 81 irc,mes LOGS than ST. 600 would operate
| 70 make the Middle States again pay more 'i'''"
half the tax New-England rs much as the "noic
West. and the South less than u per cent -'n'
whole South excepting Kentucky having p''"
loss than New-Jerscy alone. This IL u measure
which was adopted in the House 10y III" N"''N
! of 1S2 Representatives, Of whom io> w'r" from
the South 90 from the West. ana ohly Ir""
I wEngland and Middle States. II Is not pos
! sibla 70 conceive Of Il more "uiras'W-H S''
,ioual measure or one seemingly III 'h"r' M
GRANT violation of the constitutional requirement
! that direct taxes shall be apporuoned anlonE
| The States according 10 population
! rho a,lxs of Senators Smith and Hlll upon
/ tbe income tax have brought out III strong lShl
/ the real purpose Of this provision ana lts Vl'"l
! imnortance in the Democratic policy. IL Is inc
| essential mart of n scheme To array the west
and tho South i'm union against the East. Inc
Tariff bin by itself appeals with very question
able success TO this sectional passion. Western
wool.crow would suffer. and workers III
,voollen manufactures Southern workers III cot
TON manufactures. and Western and Southern
iron miners and workers The farmers o1 inc
Nortborn border would be deprived of defence
against Canadian products. and the sugar pro-
~
6ced as their industry. after languishinS Tor
thirty wears under duties averaging cents per
mound on imported sugar. would be deprived OF
the bounty which has stimulated 1t since iS'".
Evorv day makes II clearer that the West ana
South are neither united nor in earnest ABOUT
tho nroposcd tariff. A great cause of dissatis-
faction in those regions is that. II duties OH
manufactured goods imported do not pay the
taxes must be borne by consumers Of sugar.
,,.hiskov tobacco or beer-that is. by the people
Of the different sections In proportion 10 popula-
zion Thus in cutting off duties on imports. the
West and South would cut off taxes PAID Dy
.ore,cners or bv consumers of imported luXurles,
who are mainly at the East. and in their place
would impose upon the consumers OF the west
and South. in number more than two-'hirus oi
the whole heavy additional taxes
This fatal weakness in the scheme of Free
Traders the income tax is meant 10 cover IL
arpeals directly to the disposition which would
plunder old and rich States for the dement, Oh
others newer aud more sparsely populated. IL
is hoped that the satisfaction which this mean
ness and Injustice would give to a malignant
prejudice may blind men TO the fact mat the
sugar and whiskey taxes are meant 10 raise
S,i2 100000 of which more than tWo-thlrds
would come from consumers of the West ana
South. in place Of S7G,000.00o now raised by
nrotectiye duties Of which much less than Il
third is paid hy consumers Of the West ana
South. Thus instead Of less than *2oooo'oo"
Of the duties removed. the people dwelling sou'h
If the Potomac and west of Pennsylvania Wonld
nav more than S41. 100000 on sugar and whis-
kev Free Traders see that this would be fatal
to their tariff Hence they propose an income
fax which they hope will SO crafty malignant
sectional prcjudiccs that the West ana Souki
will forget that Of taxes on consumption nv
have 10 pay fully twice as much as OF duties
on imports.
Already members Of Congress and Journals
halopyjng 70 the cuckoo family are found
solemnlv explaining that if the Tariff bill can
moi bc nassed without tho income tax. they re-
luctantlv consent TO the bill as il stands. Inc
nlau WAS first suggested by the President in his
message. and drivcn through the House by Adj
ministration strength, in the hope that the adop-
ton of Populist instead Of Democratic notions
might save the party in Southern and Western
States from destruction. Matters have now
come TO such pass that the Tariff bill prob
ahIv cannot be passed without the income-tax
hribo for Populist votes Hence in striking
heavy blows at thar portion Of the pending
measure. Senators Hill and Smith believe they
are aiming at the vital part Of the bill ana OF
the ncmocratc-Po Populst policy.