The sun., 1894-04-25
Turn To and Fight FireI

It Is proper for THE Sun to say that the
Ne,o York Evening Post is now rendering to
honest and genuine Democracy and to good
highest Importance.
Until very recently the Post has been dis
posed to regard Mr.. CLEvKLAND's income
tax proposition as mere incident of tariff
reform, Objectionable. on many grounds.
but an Insignificant evil In comparison with
the good to be accomplished by speedy
settlement OF the tariff question. While
our contemporary has left no doubt that 1t
would have opposed the income tax ener-
getically. II that tax had been presented as
an independent question. 1t has neverthe-
less promoted the pfans Of the Socialists
and sectionalists by treating the CLEvE-
LAND income tax as an inevitable condition
OF the general situation; as something un-
pleasant that must be accepted for the
sake Of passing the WILSON bill.
Even 80 lately as last week the Post was
unable to see In true perspective the rela-
tion Of the CLEVELAND income tax to the
Socialist uprisings that are holding sparks
to tinder all over the country. After the
speeches OF Senator HILL and Senator
SMITH. our neighbor expressed the opinion
that unfortunately the question appears
to be already settled without argument. SO
that close observers at Washington consid-
er the Income tax certain to become a law"
The Post continued to Genounce the fearless
opponents OF the income tax as obstruction
lists OF the general Democratic tariff policy,
as 1t understands that policy. and there
fore. from its point of view. enemies OF the
public interests. 1t permitted It's Washing
ton correspondent last Friday to attack
Senator HILL and Senator SMITH as the men
really responsible for the income tax. on
the extraordinary ground that II their
speeches against the Populist measure had
beon delivered several months ago,.when
the House Ways and Means Committee
were making their preparations to put
forth an income tax bill" in response to Mr..
CLEvELAND's recommendations. Mr.. HILL
and Mr.. SMITH might have turned the
scale against its Incorporation" Coxey-
ism and concurrent phenomena OF the an
archistic passions excited by Mr.. CLRyE-
LANDS income-tax signal from the White
House. the Evening Post continued to treat
as matter for few policemen or village
constables to settle.
These circumstances. together with the
Posts well-known devotion to the cause OF
progressive free trade. and It's habit OF ae-
cepting reverently Mr.. CLEvELARD's ideas
OF Democratic policy. give especial signi1-
eance to the sudden awakening OF that
newspaper to the true relation between
the income tax and anarchistio agitation
the country over. We quote the enllght-
ened remarks Of the Post on Monday of the
present week:
zone thing is quite certain. The more Of thI.
'popallsm' and AnArchsm have. the lsss peopIs IN
this parT of the country are dapOssd to accept the
WILsOS bill with Its neoms-tAx attachment II there
~ss any idea among Democrats In any part Of the
country that an Income tax would be : good thing
either to Punsh Ihs wsltO-dO raiss revenue they
ought 70 have produced it in the Democratic platform
on the stump during the IL they had thsy
could not have carried this stats any other At the
North Its appearance in the bill therefore at the
demand OF the South and West unAWaTss. lie really .
nsad upon Large Dars OF she country. and fraud
PrAsiissd 10 EEAtifT the lOwsss and most anti
social paasi0nA ls serves 70 stimulate all
the dslus0ns. GRd Ihs greed and the Ia1
nsaE AL the disposition TO live sa other
people which Il nov degrading politics through,
Out the Land h has made the loss by the Dem
Of all thls pAEt Of the country esrtAa hL cLKTE
LAsB a being called upon already By influential Demo
cratic OEgaRs to veto tue bill the EFOand there
SSuld In thiI bs shSN Of prRsiPs which S0ald help
him ARd Ihs party good deal IN the opihion OF the
country. Whether H would nov Thsm from de-
fsaE another QusStioR He vas elected aHd tho con-
EEsss Ess handed over 20 the Democrats suE dosa
ths taEla That "a shat ws have beea Al taking
about and advocating for the Ast Ten ysArA NoE oRs
Eord has come from any quarter AeOuE = RsS System
OF dEsst taxAEl0R. There SAs "a popular mARdAts
that sEbset. Does Any psTsoA oslisVe GhAt The
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