The sun., 1894-10-29
REPEAL THE INCOME TAX!
xoss cANDIDArEs FOR CONGRESS
GO on RECORD.


...,.. Favor It-THe-e az osh.r Parties
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c.pdidates for Congress are rapidly placing
,s~nselves on record on the question OF the re-
Ii Of the un-Amertcan income tar. THB SUN
l.. printed interviews with nearly all Of the
candidates in the sixteen districts that are In
eluded in New York. Queens and Kings coun-
IN other parts Of the State and in the three Con-
sr,ss districts in Connecticut. The questions
nat 10 the candidates were - follows:
.-s vou for or against the income tax,
n n for II. do you favor the extension and furthkr
,pplcanpn of the system inaugurated By the present
lsw. and in what way and 10 what exisntl
n1 Hssainssit " wiz you advocate the repesi OF we
income tat seceon' ot 'ns snn o'', pa.sta oy .n,
fh'y .nnP -'1 '' IVA WV wv ''~
s'e" '''' .,
Following arg 'ho answers. "ii O' nouoeo
that 'ne i"P"''S' PS''' Ne"N'e ' III iS'''
Of the TAX.
JoSErH - fich' f"s' oiNiic'' Deulocrat'
He read the questions several tunes ana nhalN
declared 'ha' nc Wss unp " S.y "he'her
or not ne i''''.u 'uc 1.A' ~ uiu nv ~ PTS
eat wish !" msAs Sp9i'i.e uecis' s'ion e''her
"sy ana ne uIUi- ~ Sn. W Uo ih'ef
lHE"pohs - Hhps'S- Ce'ei.oeutn uis't"S
ir'uu'''o". -. .,,.. :, S,
the income tah' ano rou'o AnVocste .ne ,epea.
OF the income I.n ssoson D., u .ne ,, . O'N anu
would vote ior .hAe ,p'n Iepe.. eVer' uns.
b. opbLl- 'r.; nspu
lican. am aeAns. inc inoome IAA" anu Will
vote TOR US tepeaI elecseu-
JACob hhf su- Hts '. Hepo
Ecan; les am sssius' tno i"oone tax DC
Ing ssAihst II VIII VI '""i'e '''o ''' as repe~i
every '''ne' >-,., ,,,
FhANh = ol-N' - W ''''' iNe'.,'. "
hran' sm 'pISseu 70 'ue ln0ol,ie - anu u
shoiih DC eiecteh 10 Sons'ess sn"uid se' IN
ACCORDANCE -, Win II 'nAe 'ie"
"EoRsE osiNNs'.S- iNe"s, -Ht . "'9e' io' "
Prohin"oh' sun ~ nv, "i ."r 4hS".ie H,e ~ tax
asa substitute Tor any "a. Una, islLS on the nc
eesst'ies OF the psopie rA.ner tnan on inc Nea,'h
OF the nsuon, ine 49, :. IN .li'' ~
law against 'ne rlcn anu oe-Weeu tue r'ch u uh
jns'' sno II y qu''e . unIus' anu siese uee4
meaner U cisr ''mins'o against 'ne poof. - mas
A.Ways oeea u"ue' WIN 'o.e ssN.ns' 'uo in-
come TAX every 'une oS 80 oo'hs Aean ses
more equitable tar law.
ID. VI. = fERo. iWea'S-taird uist'icI feopies
party In reply 10 your nrss inauirS' answer
am in favor OF an income tax To your second
question would say am In favor OF the e1ten-
son and further application OF the system oy
increasing the rate OF TAXATION In proportion 10
the income-a graduated income tai, pure and
simple"
GEoRGE w. RAY. Twenty-sixth district. he
publican: Il opposed the entire wilson DILL
income tax and all and followed MCMILLAN In
speech opposing that feature am not now
prepared TO say what shall do II the question
OF repeal OF the income TAX feature comes up 1
should desire TO confer with my party associates
and act In harmony with them properly
graduated income tax has some features that
commend themselves to the people generally; I;
but I regard IL rs an extraordinary tax. and one
that should be resorted TO only In desperate
emergencies IL Is un-American and inquisi-
tocai. will not repeat my objections. as they
fully appear in the Coa0resstonh Ree"rd
Ell MCCONNELL Twenty-etghth district,
Democrat: Il very cheerfully state what my
position would be respecting the income tar
were I to be elected To represent my district in
Congress. That Populistic incubus. conceived
in sin and brought forth In iniquity. vuuld Ger
tainiy receive all the condemnation would
ever be capable of hsaptnz upon H. While our
form ~ Eovernmsnt remains as II Is should
feel con2elled to resist the further EXTENSION
~ she p-rnictous income tax system and
fnrthsrno-e. would advocate and vote Tor
rs -epeh II opportunity was anotuec- fet-
sonaliy. a. a phhanthropst- might oe
willing - surrender all my surplus income TO
FAX c1he't1@'' DIT phiAnthropy Is not virtue
To o. eatbsced nv law under our CONSTITUTION
'AN.' W. No'"oErH- lhiFte'n ots'riHI
h'paoltean' am against the income TAX
- SLI vote toe lts sep-aI every TINE