Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-22
SENATOR HILLS SPEECH.
He Does Not Approve of
Such u Tax.
BY ArsooIntcd r,vsa.

Washington, juno ei.--Thcrc was
fairly COED attendance IN the galleries
In anticipation OF the opening of the
Income tax debate when Nicc-prcaident
stevenson called the senate to order
today. Some preliminary routine bust
meas was transacted The tain bill
was laid before the senate, Az soon
as the clerk had read the first SEQ
ton OF the Income tax provisions, Mr..
nnl, who assumed the leadership Of the
opposition TO those provisions, took the
ioor and delivered carefully pre-
pared argument against the neorpora-
ton Of an Income tax IA the tarift
bill.
Senator Inn said; I'VE have reached
the consideration OF one OF tho most
important featured OF tho pending
treasure, Important not only because
the tax which II nueka to impose Ii In
the aggregate about ono-nfticth OF the
whole federal taxation VI tho United
statcs, but because OF the peculiar
nature OF the burden aa wcli "a the
vast and varied lntcreata which Il In
| Iuriously ELECTS with all due re
speoi 10 what has been aaid In favor
OF this tax by distinguished senators,
| u ~ confidently submitted TO the senate
| that the arguments presented In oppo-
/ ktion To tho necessity. justice and nd.
| Nishbility OF any such anA have never
| been successfully nnnwercd Tho ar
| gumenta have been ovudpd. but not
| refuted. In the nrHt place. considered
| from the mere standpoint OF political
eNprdieney, u WAS unwiso TO innnr-
I ls Ia. aI..I IA
| There were honest diffcruncuH already
| existing among party friends rolatlnH
| Ia the dctnila Of legitimate tnrin lcRls'
iatlpn which necessarily hnd ~ be
reconciled without golnH out OF our
way 20 sock iresh cnuhrt OF contention
IN an affort 70 Incorporate this tax,
mn experimental scheme pf taxation al
| best, upon a measure for tie revision
| OF tho tnrlf The Democratic party
was substantially united IN favor of
the tafin revision, but n IN wen known
that ilTcoonollUblc dlnctencen OF opin.
ION Vxlstod concerning the proprioty OF
restoring n war tax IN time OF peace
| and yet In spite OF such recognized diff.
fereneea and IA the face VI the protests
Of Democratic constituencies and
RgninHt the advice VI public men whc
have never Tailored IN thplr devotion
20 true Democratic principles this In,
come tax feature hRa been snErhftnd
uuon this measure and We are per
Hintchtly asked 20 accept II against oui
best Judgment or q condition " obtain,
ms any tnrin legislation. II would
have been good politics TO hive avoided
this unnecessary issue. Prudence die
talcd that his congrosn should not AZ
tempt 90 formulate new Democrat,
doctrines 10 which we have not benn
committed. Rather should II carry su'
thc pledges that We have already made
Perhaps oyciestimate the import
| 81 tVfk len mud
| TOO keenly the Dinding obligations Of
party pledges bcloyc that II W iil'
nnlrmn duty Of II political party TO rc
deem the promirca upon which u oh
TONED power and that Population
thereof VIII. sooner or later, brini
disaster upon Il at the hands Of q be
| trayrd aud indignant people For one
| I protest against the reputation Of ih'
| prominc3 Of the Democratic part,
Ia order 10 adopt and carry out TN
promises ~ tho ropulist rarity.
| MIR ain stl,nt me Democrats OF ore
gon sought 10 test the Popularity Of al
| Income tax among iiis bnniIisSs nor
| and electors Of that Htpte by insprlini
| IN their platform clause tavorinH ina
tax nld awakening 10 TIER senses
| after the election. discovered that thel
Total was third in the race, that thell
party was dcmoralized and that thcl
had divided themselves INSTEAD - di
vlding their opponents.
'sThe most disastrous defeat ever *
reftenced By the Democratic party u
oregor was the result Of tho oifort u
nubniituto new tangled Popullrtie prin
eiples for tie good old principles o
true Democracy. Here and now ] ven
ture the prediction that the same re-
nult will follow tho rnmc effort every
| where" nm
fenator Iiiii presented petiuol
from a number OF prominent buHinra
men OF New York city askinH mat "
Income tax be stricken from tho tnrii
hlu The petition WIN signed ny Eyai
Thomas, William Stelnway, Louia Wa
dcmuiler, ]. Edward slmnons, n y
EaboOck, II. Bayard Cutting, John II
Inman and Alex orr.
~" fnii SIR. Hi. do not wish Y
drive such men out Of the pemocrau
rarity by our unwine legrlntion !,
Inc hope OF supplying their placla VIII
| Coxeyites, socialists aud all m
rag Tag ana bobtAil elements OF IN
, community who VIII be attracted % u
Z by our proposed raid upon the wealtl
| Of the country.
.iT'his l. essentially war tax. here
tofofc, we, aB Democrats, have einm