The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-09-20
Ole 9eulurrat.
Defense OF the Income Tax.

Franklin Mac Veagh the democratic
candidate for United Staes senator from
Illinois expresses his views on the income
tax as follows:
Let me now speak Of the income tax.
Taxation is a prime interes; Of government
and people, but as prac'ica science 1t Is
very little advanced or understood. Our
tax systems arescrude and discreditsble in
practical devices, and scientific taxation
hardly exists. Our taxation is mere rude
scramble for revenue. Now, towards this
great question the mind Of the Democratic
party is oren, and towards it the mind OF
the Republican party is closed. The Re-
publican party looks at all questions OF tax
alton from the point of view OF protection,
aud the Democratic plr,y alone has an
open and hospitabls miad TO all ideas and
suggestions OF the science. II Is not ham
pered by clients. II freely Acknowledges
that it has something to lea,n
It's tariff attitude Is one instance of this
Another instance is its income tax. do
not saw tha, this is the best conceivable tax.
do not know what is the best conceivable
tax. Possibly the Demo ratio party may
throw the income ;ax away for something
better as readily as 1t took it up in place o.
something worse. What do say is thai
the incsgae tax and the Fsve ne part of thu
sugar tax, taken together. make the bes
ard tairest method of getting necessar.
revenue, and the nearest approach to seien
tifc taxation that was open to the Deuo
CRITIC party this year.
The reason urged against the income
tax viii not grow in favor. The Ieaso'
to, /, will sarly gain greater and create
acceptane. Indeed, the only profoun
objection to an income tax that know o
is the fact that shall have to pay some c
1t myself. And i: seems TO me thai this
the sort Of objection which constitutes III
chief opposition to is Very few whs
have no, taxable incomes object, aud yer
many who have taxable incomes connot Sc
their way to objec, to tax bated on cor
rect theory, and Witch it will be our dat
10 protect. In practice, against tile only i'm
portant objection ever raised 10 h--th
objection thu. certain ofthe rather smal
number of taxpayers who ars rich encug
to know better will teled tn lie about the
Incomes.
The objection ,hat & Is class legis'A,io
lies against real estate taxes IS veil, an
lioease aud every thing else; aud is swa
owed up in the fact TIA, au income tax
: paid BY those Who can afford it, out OF Ii
N comes and properties whose protection al
guarantee are large part Of the Cover
neni's WORK and care.
That the Sax Is sectional Is only 4
charge sf New York, whose chief difiicul
in hfs Is its incaPaci,y 10 under =rs;and tha,
= is no. well Informed.
y Il Ia wonder to me ,ha, the Republic
party is willing to array i;selt against 4
tax, anl to leave It again to The -mocTai
n patty TO champion the rights Ct science Al
.he rights OF the people. Can this part
- iha once was ,wsyed by noble imPuls:
never rise sgaic. in sire'e Instance, abO
the se.fshness Of It's rich Eaea' Must it 4
WAYS separate Itself iurh azd fariher fro
the reople, and oe:om- more and more 4
party of money ge,tinG and purse pride al
+. tie IN xorh hin,s' o. Iesssla,cd riShss'