St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-10
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1.-THE public should not be misled into
the belief that only those whose incomes
exceed $4,000 are affected by this bill.
This Is a mistaken idea. in the first
place, all those having incomes less
than $1,000. bit more than $500. are
put to the annoyance of making sworn
returns, and they neglect it at their
peril.
I'm the second place, it may reason
ably be apprehended that some portion
of the tax paid will reimburse itself by
an increase Of rents, where the income
was derived from that source.
$50 poor tenants may BIZ affected in
some degree, as we'll as rich landlords.
The bill seriously affects the rights and
interests of building and loan associa-
tions throughout the country iucorpor-
ated under state laws. The senate
amendments do not cure the defects
complained of.
lnquiring as to the source of the de-
mand, he said: THAT nothing was
heard III its behalf on the part of the
two great political parties in the cam
paign of 1892. Neither the Republican
nor Democratic platform proposed any
such method of raising revenues. No
prominent Democrat or Republican sug-
geSted any such measure. Its approval
was limited to the platform of the newly
formed Populist party and its advocacy
was restricted to Populist orators. HE
protested against the Democratic party
being made
A TAIL TO THE POPULIsT KITE,
and denied the right of Democratic
congress to make new principles for the
party not sanctioned by its representa-
tlveS IN natIUual convention duly as
SemDled. The substitution of internal
or direct taxes for custom house taxa
ton meant the reduction of wages of
American wOrkmen to the European
standards. 1t meant the degradation of
labor; it meant the deprivation to our
Workmen OF the comforts and luxuries
OF lite to Which they have been accus-
toned"
in outlining his position he said that
not one dollar of tariff taxation should
De imposed but what is necessary for
the needs OF the government economi-
cally administered, but whatever these
needs are the necessary revenues there
for should be supplied from tariff taxa
ton, and that alone. save and except
the taxes upon liquor. oleomargarine
and tobacco. to which the country has
long been accustomed, and which, for
obvious reasons, need not be disturbed.
To show
THE SECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION
oil the tax. he referred to tile income
tax of 1S63-73, which extorted from the
people an aggregate sum of S347, 900, =
e97.S6 Of this sum, the Eastern states
paid Is per cent, the middle states So
per cent, and together they paid II per
cent. New York alone paid 80 per cent.
1t has been claimed that these percent
ages will be materially changed if this
bill becomes law. For my own part.
as Democrat" he said, II prefer indi-
rect taxation and tariff reform above
direct taxes and tariff extinction. |
prefer taxing foreign products rather
than taxing home products l follow
Jefferson in regard to even the species
OF Indirect taxation OH home products
by internal revenue war taxes as not
good to be extended. and the first to be
rid OF when their need is past.
''IF M'KINLEYISM Is SOCIALISM
Tor the benefit of the rich and the in
come tax is socialism for the benefit of
the poor, no true American Democrat
will look to the hair of the dog to cure
his bite. American Democrats will re-
Iect socialism of both kinds. If nv
calls. ha,, L
and satisfy the country by the conserv-
atlsm In our progress in revenue reform.
The Mckinley bill lost the country to
our opponents by its extreme features
i'll one direction and we shall avoid the
opposite extreme" He quoted from the
speech OF Senator Voorhees, that the
passing of the bill would produce sur
plus. and said that according 10 this
statement the bill has Jumped out of
the frying pan into the fire." From
deficiency there has risen an immoderate
surplus. One extreme has been sue
ceeded by another. The committee
made many changes. taking sugar, iron,
coal, lead and other articles from the
free list and making them dutiab.e and
providing for tax upon sugar esti-
mated by official experts to realize SAL
S22, 623.6l, and an additional tax OH
spirits from which $4,000. 900 is antic-
lpated. Yet. Notwithstanding these
large additions of revenue sources to
the bill the committee still retained the
income tax. In conclusion he defined
his position in these earnest words:
IL stand ready to support any reason
able measure for tariff reform framed
within the limits and based upon the
principles which l have here partially
indicated, and which were fully set
forth ill my speech in opening the DO
litlcal campaign in Brooklyn, Sept. 10,
1892. L stand today where stood then.
L have nothing to add and nothing to
retract
II will cheerfully vote for the Mills
bill, and join with you in making any
material reductions of duties therein.
am ready to waive all minor differ
ence of details which do not involve a
question of principle.
Having spoken today especially upon
the income tax feature of the bill.
reserve the expression of my views upon
its other features until near the close of
the discussion. Mr.. President, this is
an important crisis in the history of the
Democratic party. The failure of the
tariff revision means the defeat, the
decentralization, if not the division and ,
THE ANNIHILATION OF OUR PARTY,
"Moreover.it means,aS we believe, in
jury to the best interests of the country.
Let those who insist upon injecting into
this bill this odious and un-Democratic
feature of an income taxa relic of war
legislation-pause and reflect upon the
possible consequences of their unwar-
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