The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-31

as Dcmasoglo us tho Politicians.
Tho Lattcr Mistaken II They Think
tho Tax VIII Provo Popular.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Thls has boon
a field day in the house. Tho oppon-
ents OF tho income tax had their oppor-
tunity. Messrs. Covert and Bartlett, OF
Now York, and johnson, Of Ohio, ull
Democrats, presented their opposition
along with the Republicans to tho
propositions to impose a special tax on
wealth. But it remained for Bourkc
Cochran, the great Tammany orator, to
eclipse with his eloqucnce against tho
measure all tho speeches ho ever made
In Congress. Mr.. Bryan, OF Nebraska,
closed tho debate for tho day in defense
OF the income tax, and he, too, made an
eloquent speech.
Mr.. Covert, Dom. n. W who was
speaking when tho house took n recess
last night was given unanimous con-
sent to complete his speech. Ho con-
tinued his attack upon the bill which
he insisted was n sectional measure,
whose burdens would fall on the cast
and north. ~
SECTIONAL BILL.
"When the south was threatened
with force BILL" ho concluded, I've OF
the north stood shoulder to shoulder
with the south against that bill, because
We believed its operations would bo
sectional. ask you OF the south now
to join with US In dcnounclns this meas
uro which is sectional"
Mr.. Pendleton, DEM, West Virgin
ia, said the West Virginia delegation
would support tho bill and he thought
New York ought to do likewise, and
take its medicine in the form OF au in
come, tax.
Mn. cocKgAN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Cochran (Dem., New York, } fol-
lowed as tho especial champion Of the
Democratic opposition to tho income
tax. AS ho arose in his place tho house
grew quiet Members swung their
chairs around to listen. and the CALLER
les grew attentive. For over an hour
the great Tammuny orator poured forth
his eloquence against tho income tax.
He had hoped, he began, that the tariff
bill would be allowed to come to vote
unvexed, undisturbed, free from all dan
ger Of embarrassing side issues. lie had
hoped that the Democratic party would
first redeem its pledges before 1t began
to indulge the yagarlcs OF iss members.
Those who opposed this proposition
werc to be subjected to new test OF
loyalty.
While willing to vote for tho tariff
bill, VIC arc now asked Mt tho behest Of
party caucus to vote for special tax
on 5000 out of 100000 OF people.
When proposition goes further than
mere taxation and is deliberately de-
signed to tax q class, those who believe
In equality before the law must array
themselves against it. ~,
ut strikes at the fundamental princi.
pies OF Democracy said he, sat the
very root OF the government; it is the
entering wedge in the shape OF retalia.
tory legislation in this country. What
reason is assigned for bringing forward
such a psoposition2 Why should 4
homogeneous, harmonious militant
party be plugged into discord by this
proposition? 1t is brought in upon the
assumption that tho Wilson bill will
produce deficit; upon the assumption
that tho existing conditions OF business,
an unparalled period OF stasnation in
our history, will continue. IShaye said
before, and I say now, that If believed
tho Wilson bill would produce deficit
in the revenues it would not receive my
support.
OPPOSES DISCRIMINATION.
"As oppose discrimination against
the poor. go I oppose discrimination
against the rich. II you will put an in.
como tax on every man, woman aud
child in tho United States l will SUP.
port 1t. You think this is popular
move. You arc mistaken. There Is less
demagogy among the people than among
the politicians. have never found n
laboring man who wanted anything OK.
cept equality before the law. Some of
yon tell US this tax upon the rich will
repress anarchy. Great heayensl do
gentlemen understand what that means?
Do they 500 it means that We arc about
to outstrip them in the race for
anarchy?
Again they tell US 1t will increase the
interest n,politics. Will you increase
the interest in politics by taxing 5000
and allowing 66,000,000 to 90 untaxed?
No, 1t is all wrong. The rich will not
feel 1t. They will welcome it because It
will mako them a class in this country.
J SOME HISTORY.
< Why was it that Burgundy and
Aquilian and Guinne, and even Brittany,
each ono OF them moro important than
tho establishment Of tho king himself
wero absorbed by the crown2 Do YOU
suppose 1t was on account OF the action,
Of Louis XII? Do you suppose it was
on account Of tho necessities OF sottle.
meut? No, it was tho firm belief OF
those who created property, tho small
earners OF moneys, that tho feudal sys.
tenn was hostile to them, and the crown
friendly, ana the rise OF the crown was
due TO the belief that 1t would operate
for the protection OF property. II you
will look back to the sixteenth century,
after the tune Louis MI and Cardinal
D'Anboise, when all the great,
houses had disappeared aud tho noblos
were shruuk into insignifcance,
the bourgoise and the small accumu.,