The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-02-02
BRYAN'S BELIEF.
The Nebraska Representative Says
Income Tax Is Just the Thing.
THE RICH not SUFFICIENTLY TAXED.
Men of Little Means Suffer the Most Bur
dens-Threats of Rich Men to Live
Abroad ScathinEly Re-
buked.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L-After Bourke
Cockran's speech against income tax
was delivered and when order was re-
stored Mr.. Bryan. of Nebraska, the
champion of the tax. took the floor. In
the course of his speech he referred to
a recent showing that 81 per cent. of
the people of the United States own
only about 30 per cent. of the total
wealth, while the remaining 9 per cent.
own II per cent. of the total wealth.
The people of the United States who
have small incomes pay, on an average,
more than 10 per cent. of their incomes
to support the federal government,
while the rich pay smaller per cent.
Why should not this tax be added in
order that the burdens may be partially
equalized.
ut is objected that this tax will en-
danger the tariff bill. am not afraid
that any democratic member will re-
fuse to relieve the common people of
the heavy burdens placed upon them
by the Mckinley bill for fear he will
impose light burden by means of an
income tax upon those who are amply
able to bear it. 1 protest against
the perversion of language which
we have witnessed in this cham
Der. They tell us those who
make the load heavier upon those
least able to bear it are distributing
the burdens of the government with
impartial hand, but those who insist
that each citizen should pay in proper
tion to his wealth are blinded by
prejudice against the rich. They call
that CT &c
turned to catch the slightest pulsa-
tions of the pocketbook, and denounce
US a demagogue Ward McAilister. the
leader of the New York four hundred.
The man who dares to listen to the
heart beat of humanity said the other
day that the income tax, if adopted,
would compel many of the best people
of New York to live abroad, where liv-
ing is cheaper, but while there where
will they stay? England taxes incomes
more than per cent, Prussia as high as
per cent, Switzerland as high as 8 per
cent, India as high as IL per cent. and
Austria as high as 20 per cent But
who will expel himself rather than sup
port his government? Who will choose
to live under monarchy even without
an income tax rather than live in
republic with 2 per cent. tax? If such
there be, let them depart. We can
better dispense with their wealth than
submit to the contamination of their
presence.
At the close of Mr.. Bryan's speech he
was accorded an ovation rivaling that
which had just marked the close of Mr..
Cockran's attack on the income tax.
The advocates of the tax crowded about
the Nebraska member, and for several
minutes long line of members filed up
to shake hands with him, while the
galleries joined in the repeated rounds
of applause coming from the members.
The house then recessed until s o'clock
There was a much larger attendance
in the galleries at the night session and
a score of the members on the floor.
Mr.. Coombs (dem.), of New York,
who is one of the democratic opponents
of the income tax bill, arraigned that
amendment
Mr.. Hendricks (dem.), of New York,
also opposed the income tax.
The others who spoke for the bill
were: Holman (dem.), of Indiana;
Tucker (dem.), of Virginia; De Almond
(dem.), of Missouri; Davis (pop), of
Kansas, and Wheeler (dem.), of Ala
bama, and those who spoke against,
Lucas (rep.), of South Dakota; Nc
Cleary (rep.), of Minnesota, and Haynes
(dem J. of New York