The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
THESE FOR AN INCOME TAX.
soCTzETsrs AVID PoPULIsTs FxToR
THE US-zMERICAN SCHEME.

Will Try 60 Rsteas the sys.s- .-s \,
crease ths Tasss 60 Large Hneoses
rrohibitissists nfvtass 80 ths susieei
The position Of additional candidates for Con
sress in aud near New York in regard TO tn,
outrageous, sectional, inquisitorisl and henc
un-Auisrtoan income tau which IL included 1
the Wilson bill, IL given below. The question
asked candidates werei
T. Are you for or against tire income tsrf
IL n for H. do you favor the extension and further
application Of the system Exaggerated By the presenI
Law, and In what way and TO what ertenti
III. II against n, will you advocate the repeal o
Che income tar sections Of the Tariff bill passed b.
che FIity.third Congress, and will you vote for tina
repeal even umsf
Dinnculty was experienced in finding the fol
lowing candidates. and 90 their views could no
be given along with thoss OF the other candi
dates Of their respective parties in THE sUr
hast Sunday;
JOSEPH p. FIrcH. First district, Democrat
declined TO place himself on record either for OF
against the income tar 1t present, saying hs
would be pleased 70 Be interviewed on the sub
tect later.
WILLIAM RrAr, Sixteenth district Demo.
srat: " believed, and am stu of the opinion,
that large incomes should pay . tar 20 the
stats, instead of TO the general Government
But in view of the unmistakabls sentiment Of 1.-THE
people of the whole country on this question, l
believe II "a useless TO sgitats the repeal Of the
Income Tar law at the present time. As II will
expire By limitation with the year 1899, 1t
would be wiser, It seems TO met give It q fair
trial In the mean time"
BENJAMIN l.. FAIRoHILD. Sixteenth district,
Republican, II am against the income tar. l
do not care 70 discuss the matter further than
70 say that, admitting the advisability Of an
income tax. it IL q matter which should be left
70 Stats lsgislation. not national"
The answers returned to the questions by the
candidates Of the Socialist-Labor Populist, and
Prohibition parties were ss follows,
HENRI HoTTsrAEDT. First district, Socialist
Labor party. Mr.. Honstaedt does not speak
English. but through an interpreter he said EN-
phaticailyi II am for an income tar and will
vote for IL every time"
MIoHAEL RAPHAEL, Second district Peoples
partyi NJ l am not exactly In favor of an In
como tax. ! think that, as long a. the Govern
ment can get along on the revenues from i'm
portA. let people have their money. OF coun.e,
when Il becomes absolutely impossible for US to
set along without an income tar. We will has
70 have one"
CHARLES L. FURnAE Second district Social
istLabor Partyi '..Yes. indeed. l am for an in
come tax. and win vote for ons every time I get
Q chance"
TRxEBoRz GAaRErrsos SIXTH, Second dis
triot, Prohfbiuonist, ~ am absolutely opposed
% an income tar. II IL an ubiquitous and un-
American measure, and. II elected, 1 will advo-
cate It's repeal and vote for that repeal every
time"
HARRISON 7. HIcKoK. Third district, Peo-
pies party: IT am for an income tar every
time. and will vote for one."
PAUL GRossxR, Third district, Socialist Labor
party. said he was In favor Of the income tar.
The second question, he said. he was not able to
answer at present.
ASDRzw L. MARTIN. Third district, Prohibit
Zionist: ~ am for tho income tar. I know
of no class Of people better qualified to help sup
port the Government than those who have In
comes. would further apply and extend the
present system by taxing all incomes, increas-
ing the percentage OF taxation according to the
Enocn L. vosE. Fourth district, Peoples
party: II belong to the Peoples party. and
consequently ! I'm for an income tax. Should I
60 to Congress I would certainly vote for ons."
ALBERT KEIs. Fourth district. Socialist
Labor party: "of course I am for an income
tax. and viii vote for It every time I get o
chance"
GEORGE r. SCOTT, Fourth district, Prohibi-
Yes, I am for an income tax. because
think the rich should help bear the burden of
t ~
know. II should go to Congress, which have
not the slightest hope OF doing. I would vote for
an income tax every ime."
WILLIAM G. BoURKE, Fifth district. Peoples
party: Certainly l Am for IN income tax. Not
one like the present law. which allows George
Gould to go to New Jersey and escape It. But
II we can't get . better one, III vote for this
one's maintenance every time"
RUDOLPH J. LARoK. Fifth district, Socialist
Labor partyi Yes. certainly. I am for an in
some TAI, and. II I am elected. you can count on
vote for IL every time"
MAJOR. Fifth district. Prohibition
lst, said he was against the income tax, and. II
he got the chance. would vote for its repeal.
GEoRos SMITH, Sixth district. People,s partv.
said at first that he was against the tncom. tas
IS he was opposed 70 all class Retaliation. Then
be changed his answer and said, I'm with the
Peoples party on that ouestion.. The PsopIa,s
party platform fayors . graduated income Tar.
said he could not answer the second question
all.
JosxPH HnpEBRAxpr, Sixth district. Social