The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-20

au Inspection ~ lAnlt itNNfN0. NNt lf"ih tN az
vc~ii1atioA az al Ais private oooAs ana pa
M lmi proceeded to.de;an The legal o.
\ ioetious % this tx G' great lenKih. he de'
clarel fh,f the taA imposed Wa Ton ,ArNr-
This Nil said Mr. iil.l ueiiher iuAoN~ tNe
recommend 40 IONS w tNr president anh Tic 500
rrfafy ~ tAe treasury a. in inn sind az invum,
I Tax desired. nor ~ ~ thr amount Vr rate "a
the tax itself The prt~id' al. rftfcrring n9t
u be specific. luivaHiluu>- Recommended ~tn
I ply small tax NpNn incomes tho ~ecf"tArt
s4.-gcste.i a lax d. I per cent The il rrnual-
air> 10th suggestions ana adopts tax III . per
cent on Az incomes over si.oJJ. no matter he"
large the cAce~, may be.
Inc exemption az Incomes Of si.toD he re.
garaed as iudefen~iNle. ~Ach Tax being
larxei y 80 foreign origin. and having been M
I ported into this eolniry and injected into this
plil. 70 righi ns expected thai me exemptions
would FOLLOW foreign presidents. PRUSSIA
Z aniN fOlrrltr> an exemption or s~-A ~
y Germany the exemption varies from c1u 70
Z 500 III Denmark IL I, S.lA and IA Austria
/ sii3 ana ia England ssrt act here the
rroNo-e'i exemption j. " tc the liberal >un. y
/ tsU0. 3 ii-urD fnr which there j. no preceded.
/ alvwEv iu fhr world Mr. I'LL ilfiter cot
tentel thar the bill seriously afected the
ri-hts ana interests ot hNitAin~ anu loan A~>o-
/ clatluus ANA that the senate amendments do
NOT cnre the detects complained "
! This proposed tax T. mol advocated as
! ,afnrnrarv eNt,,t!i,nt. there l. no limitation
4 nxei 10 IT. duration bnt IL - toaly proposed
~ permanent policy ~ the government iis
/ injustice y vigorously defended. IT. discrint
nations are heartily approved and Us lily con
\ cealed >ecifouaiism II unhlnshingly excused
I The ways anh means committee OF the house.
well tlf house ~ ~ anu tue senate
7 finance committee. refused 10 nix a definite
I term for the continuance ~ this tax. IL l. clear
7 thar Ii was not designed for temporary relief
merely but II once enacted Will stand, like
I every other portion of the Lii. until repealed
/ The plain issue which We are TO meet Is indi-
/ rect versus direct taxation
He procee dCa 10 declare his belief that the
complete substitution of internal. direct or in-
come taxes for tarir taxes wouli prove utterly
ruinous 10 the business interests OF this eoun-
! NuIrr existing conditions abroad. anu tIIt
q partial Institution al this time would be
! proporti onaieiy disastrous
This bill. he said, proposed suicidal
\ policy when II seeks by it, extreme provisions
% discard numerous reasonable tariff duties
and thereby imperil many industries and
reate a deficiency In necessary revenues,
simply for the purpose Of aroralng an OPP
portunity or excuse FOR the substitution OF an
| income tax
The substitution Of internal Or indirect
! taxes FOR cgstomhouSe taxation. means the re-
/ ducfion OF the wages ~ American workmen 10
The European standards u means the degra-
dation OF American labor. i means the depri.
| walton 10 orr w0rkmen ~ the comforts and
Injuries ~ life ~ which they have been acvrS-
1 toned Deny AMI disguise " as we NAV. nc
ofhcr rcsE, Is possible under existing Euro
I pean conditions
vi. =, rnerot ~ miSnnder stood ne added mot
/ one dollar of tariff taxation should tie imposed
except what - necessary for me needs 81 the
/ government. economically administered hNt
/ Whatevf rs those needs are the necessary revfn-
ue- therefor should nr supplitdfr from iarir taxa
! tiDn. ANA that alone. save and except the taxes
( upon liquors UeomArsurine and tobacco. 10
/ which the country has long ne p accustomed.
! ana which for obvious reasons need not BE dis.
1 iurbtl 40 American statesman 90 rank fx-
/ ccp. Mr. Cleveland he SAIL. had eyer aavo'
/ Gated AN income tax since tie war experience
having made manifest how generally oaicns il
( was.
closing His discussion q this part o. the pill
NO double the doacit % s7-.0co o,o hy way q
\ enlinz ID. 10 discard ssd.WNp1 u annual rrg-
I enue iu order ID collect twice aS much In other
I IN Itiff4r tariff reform the
| dent imagined himself TO doing IN his
| scheme 10 substitute direct taxes for the farir
! taxrS which were 10 Ne reformed. 10 recon
-iruct an the sche dulles instead ~ amending
or describing one group al time, the worst
tfsi ana each upon is own dement's. 20 disturb
and distress ~ many DL-l mess men as posi- ule,
and AL at once instead ~ . Few at q time j.
NOT the programme perfectly maiured and
suited 10 conduct the policy and principle %
tariff reform uuimp4ircd through a period u
general business prostraiion. public deficit
ana private bankruptcy
For ms own part. a. a democrat prefer in
direct taxation and tariff reform afoye direct
taxes and tariff extinction. l prefer taxing
foreign products rather than taxing nome
products follow Jefferson 10 regarding even
I the species NJ indirect taxation home
products hy internal revenue war taxes ~ not
good q Ne extended and the first TO be rid OF
| when their need Is past
Speaking 81 the European advisers OF the
| Inited states ne made some pungeut re-
! marks The non-migrating European feels a
parental superiority and duty toward US Eu
! | rornan professors announce TO American pro-
feSsOr~ VINO publish and believe IL. the birth
OF a brand-new political economy for universal
. \ application From the midst 0f their armed
| camps between the Danune and the Rhine.
the professors with their books, the socialist :
with their schemes. the anarchists with their
homps are all inStructing the people Of the
United states IN the organization 81
society. the doctrines OF democracy and prin-
| cIple- % taxation Little squads Of anarchists
| communists and socialists tross the ocean and
would have learn of them wonder II
their preaching can ind ears In the White
An editor residing IN Europe OF Hungarian
, | birth in hi New York newspaper advocates
| an income tax designed ultimately 10 put upon
nine states between tare Cod anu the Missi-
sippi :. per cent. and pom New York alone a
per cent. Of the expenses Of the federal govern
ment.
III McKinleyism is socialism for the bened
% the rich ana income taxing l. socialism foi
the benefit Of the poor no true American demo
crat viii look 10 the hair ~ the dog TO cure hi.
: bite. American democrats viii reject social
ism 81 both kinds.
4 briefly referring 10 the sugar tax. he said.
. The senate finance committee in their ef
a fort 10 modify the house bin - realize
-unieiency rather Than q deficiency u revenue
selected sugar a. one of such articles deeme'
!, proper for tariff taxation. and pro
: vIGed for moderate duty thereof
\ I 10 not question the wisdom n their rre~en
\ ! action. Bat such conclusion should have reel
4 followed uy an elimination Of the incDnle AK
Il rendered donbly necessary y the imposition
He vigorously defended the wealthy men o
| New York frcm the charges ~ narrow AM
\ / corr0ling Selt-hne~- brutal dicfatiou aud III
. ! science etc which. he said had been hurle
: | a-ninst them rs the senator from Indian.
>. | Mr. Voorhees,. ana slid. ~ hav
Il yet to learn that poverty Is car
ainal virtue and that wealth j. ~
/. | aboninaiie crime. An ella seS have thsi
n rights and one class must nci 90 permitted q
: cncroach upon the other y demagoguc VIII
n seeks - stir up class prejuG -es aud class ~
n sentiments in order 20 win 4. gratitude or "a
n applause ~ the niischiD .ou~ ami the unthink
N ns who are essentially h- duDes. deserve
i only excavations az the Lands Of all right
q. minded men
In conclusion he said
= III stand ready 70 support any REASONABLE
- measure for tariff reform framed within tn
I. lines aud based upon ~" prime pies which
a have here partially indicated
n Mr. President this r. an important crisis 4
the history D; the democratic party. The fa
N ure Of tariff revision at this time means the de
IL feat. the generalization. II not the divisiO
e and annihiiailon OF our party. Moreover
: means a. believe. injury to the best intel
I estS 81 the country. Let those who insist upo
a injecting into this bill this odiou. ana undo m,
: cratic feature o; an income taxa relic q
I tho possible consequences OF their unwai
4 rantahle demands They should rcalz
3. that ID means the loaA OF the contrC
!. ~ this senate. now nearly equally divided D,
~ tween the two great parties X means the los
~ IL the electoral votes OF New York New jersey
Ia Connecticut and probably every northern stat
Il and finally. W means the loss % the next pres
n dcucy and all that that implies They shoul
o. rerolle, that th. income tAx feature llsti
regarAc in New York and many other nortl
q Gro states a. scheme ~ ~poiiAtion.an unwal