The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25

We believe It was Senator Jarvis Of
North Carolina, who said in a speech In
the Senate that. while IL had been thought
by high-minded men for many centuries
that II was sweet TO die for ones coun-
try, nobody had ever said or thought
that 1t was sweet to be taxed for ones
country.
The effort seems always TO put the
taxes on on somebody else. In this the
Republican party have been doubly sue
cessful. I'm that they taxed the people, not
only 10 support the Government, but by
their Infamous protective tariff laws made
the people support the favored objects
Of those laws.
That the people OF the United States
have for over forty years been plundered
by the robber tariff barons nobody-not
even the robbers themselyes-can deny,
and IL Is the revulsion and reaction against
the injustice and infamy OF these laws
that gives the Democratic party its power
Like all reactions however, IL is apt TO
swing too far, and the spirit of the reso-
lutions passed by the convention which
nominated Mr.. Swanson is evidence OF
this. AS condensed by our correspondent,
among other things. with many OF which
excepting always the standing and most
unwise demand for the free coinage OF
silver-we most cordially agree. the con-
ventlon especially approved the income
tax, as IL relieves the poor OF taxation
and places II on the incomes of those
who have grown rich through the vicious
class legislation of the Republican party"
Now. that sounds very well, but it is
in principle as vicious as anything ever
passed by the Republicans The very fact
that II ID class legislation, and is intended
to reach a special class. should be re-
pugnant to every man who has the true
principle Of Democracy in his breast. The
great and controlling objection we have
10 the income tax is not 80 much its in
quisltorial and harrassing character. nor
yet that II taxes energy and lets the idler
90 free. nor even that It is in the nature
OF direct tax, because we believe in d.
rect taxation, but IL Is that the present
income tax is VIGOROUSLY and avowedly
class tax, in which certain persons-who
are well able 10 contribute 70 the support
Of the Government, having an income OF
$500 year-are entirely exempted from
the duty and the burden Of contributing
W NAN White Il sinai NUM-
Der, said TO be not over 5000 out OF a
population Of 100000, are called upon 10
pay taxes TO such an extent that the
Fifth District Democrats "see In this
measure. and the further reduction of
the pension rolls. the Governments op-
portunity TO In time raise sufficient reve-
nue. to permit the abolition OF the tax on
spirits and tobacco" What stun How
can there be objects more worthy Of taxa
tion than whisky and tobacco? These
resolutions may help in the campaign. and
We hope Mr. Swanson Will be elected-he
Is sound on the repeal Of the tax on State
bank notes and he is sound on the tariff
7 bnt ne cannot with sound mind sert-
oosiy argue that the proposed income tax
can ever or ought ever TO take the place
OF tax on whisky and tobacco.
III We are ever 20 have any annro, Oh
TO free trade-and The Times thinks the
nearer vie get to 1t the greater and more
prosperous VIII our people be and the
more economical wall our Government he