The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-03
JIM SMITHS JUGGLE
Contemplate EvasIons I'm Reply TO
the. EngIewood insurance..

Contemplate EvasIons in Reply 10
the. E~nglewood Remembrance.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 1S94.-Senatof
Smith of New Jersey has addressed to GER
tain of his constituents the following letter
defining his position on the Wilson bill
"WAsH1NeToN, Aug. 2, 1894.
'tMessrs. Robert Walker. Guthrie; Ernest
II. Fellowss3nd Others, Englewood, N. y.
s'GENTLEMEN-I acknowledge the receipt
of your communication without date, pub
lished in the newspapers OF this morning.
protesting against MY action in opposing the
Wilson bill as it came omit Rouse VI
Representatives, and expressing the nope
that as one of the Senators of the State OF
New Jersey, representingnall the State and
not a part of it, you will act IN a~ceoraahce
with the wishes of your constituents
Il infer that your purpose is to contrast
the Wilson bill with the Senate bill, FOR
which / voted, uufavorably to the latter.
assume further that you would not assert
your views so positively unless you were
thoroughly familiar with the provisions OF
each, particularly as they relate to the inter
ests of our State. 1t is unnecessary, there-
fore. to discuss their relative merits.
II desire only to say that | opposed, ana
still oppose the Wilson bill; first. because IL
contained each and every one OF the most
odious inuuisitorial features of income taxa
tion ever devised, N second, because IN my
Judgment it would have made 1t Impossible
for at least 30 per cent. Of the manu1actofies
within the borders of our State to contlnhe
or resume operations.
The Senate bill on the other hand elinl-
mates the most objectionable feature OF the
income tax proposition, and While making
reductions in duties greater than would en-
sue from a simple repeal of the Mckinney
law and greater than were provided by the
Mills bill would not. in my opinion, prevent
the prompt resumption of work In a single
factory nor deprive a solitary working mai
of the employment which he might other
wise obtain. ..
can readily understand how. in a resi-
DENTAL town like Englewood, there may
have developed a sentiment in favor OF a
longer step toward free trade, but, as you
well say, it is my duty to endeavor TO rep.
resent all the State and not a part OF 1t, ana
much as | would like to crafty my con-
stituents in Englewopd, L have also TO CON
slider the desires of my constituents IN the
more populous and more typical New Jersey
cities of Newark, Jersey City, New Bruins
wick. Trenton and Paterson. And L may
add that while.I nave received from those.
who earn their livelihood as well as reside III
these and other towns, scores of appeals TO
to ofpose the Wilson bill, yours is the first
and only remonstrance bearing more than a
single signature | have yet seen.
Moreover, while, as | said before, l can
not. under the circumstances, question your
familiarity with the two measures, am at
a loss to comprehend either the material or
political advantages which you seem to
think the State would derive from the tax
upon the deposits in savings banks and the
investments of our people in building and
loan and mutual life insurance associations
provided by the Wilson bill as it came
from the House and eliminated by the Sen
ate.
II have given your communication the
calm consideration which you ask. despite
the studied i-mpertinence of YOU Language,
and regret that | cannot see my way clear
to change my course to conform with your
desires. Every truly yours,
JAMES SMITH, JR."