Middletown transcript., 1895-03-30
WHO re- RIGuTs

WHO rs RIGHT
"We take this opportunity Of inform
| ing the "smart" new editor of the Mic
dletown TRANSCRIPT that the lines i
reference to the income tax which h
credits to 'sthe columns of Erery EUt
ming of March 16th," did not appea
in the editorial columns of this paper
They were contained in an editoria
from the New York Evening Post
which was copied into EUery EUenin
with proper credit. The new editor 0
the TRANSCRIPT has evidently a grea
deal to learn, but if the information
will in any way tend to reduce the alb
normal dimensions of his Uranium, b,
| is hereby informed that Euery Euenint
was never in favor of the income tai
| feature of the tariff law, and fully in
dorses the Post editorial which it re-
printed in its columns"
The EUery EUening Of March 23d
thus Rays its respects to the TRAN.
SCRIPT. We wish to say in the be-
ginning, the "smart new editor" had
no intention to deceive, and did not
say the clipping was from the editorial,
but did say distinctly "from the col
umns of the Epery Euening." To be
exact, the quotation was from the head
lines Of the Evening Post article, and
we we're in doubt, ,and the E. E. did no t
enlighten us, as to whether the lines
were part of the article or were to
be credited to our Wilmington con-
temporary. Since tie latter endorses
them fully and accepts the article en-
tire it does not matter as to the author
ship, and we have no doubt our readers
have desire to know the opinion of
E. E., concisely expressed, of the. in
income part Of the new tariff law.
Here it is as it appeared in the E. E.
of March 10th:
''The Constitution Infringed-Our
Boast of the Protection of Liberty
and Property Against the Excesses
f1ed-If the Income Tax Law Be Sus-
tanned BY the Supreme Court Upon
the Olney-Carter Arguments the
Most Important Rights of the People
VIII Have Vanished"
We submit to every fair and candid
reader, if the above announcement is
not startling! We submit, if it is not
the patriotic duty of every good citi-
zen to inquire, first, Is the charge true?
and secondly, Who are responsible?
We are not prepared to say it is true,
merely because we are opposed politi-
cally to the men responsible for such
a condition of affairs, but the Evening
Post says it's true, and the Euery
Euening says it's true, and we stop to
consider the second question, Who are
President Cleveland is
he advocated the income
tax, even this very law. The Demo-
cratic Fifty-third Congress is resposi-
BILE, for it passed the law, against the
earnest protests and votes of the full
representation in both
he Senate and the House. Senator
Gray and Hon. Jno. w. Causey are
for it received their ell
1orsement and votes. We do mol
charge these gentlemen with 'infring-
ing" or "nullifying" the constitution,
Dr. of depriving 1.-THE people of theil
most important rights" Whatever |
charge e'lher direct or by inference,
IS made, is by the Evening Post and |
Every EUening. IT we knew that such |
charges We're true we believe it would |
De oul dHty to the public to SO declare,
md should do so, but we are not SO |
smart" as the editor of the EUery |
EUening who appears to understand |
law, hence we are not |
to endorse unqualifiedly his |
implied condemnation of President
and the late Democratic
Congress including Senator Gray and |
Mr.. Causey. AS a Republican, we
wonder if it is true, and wonder the
more since it comes from a Democratic
PAPER, and just here we feel like repeat
ng our commendation of last week, for |
uch criticism of ones own party |
friends is patriotic, if the motive is
worthy, nor do we mean to question
he motive. We do not remember to |
laye seen stronger arraignment of
my act of the Fifty-third Congress
han this which is endorsed by the
Erery Evening. We quote from the
lrticle:
"If, in fact, the Supreme Court
hould sustain the Income tax on the
grounds sci out III MIR. Careers anu
Mr.. Olney's briefs, Congress will stand
in the position Of the Brit
sh Parliamen without the mass Of
customs and traditions which keep
parllams mt in check, and the consiit
ion will be mainly interesting as
obscure bat venerable record
# eighteenth tury political philos-
'phy. Legislative power on any mat
er of great Importance iG will not
lave.
"Whether this will be good or bad
tate of things will depend Oh the kind
# Congress we shall have. During
he past hundred years our great boast
las been that we had, by means of a
written constitution, discovered at last
he means of protecting liberty and
property against the excesses and pas
ions of Democratic legislatures, and
specially against the al tacks on prop
rly of the poor, the greedy, and un-
In fact, it is largely on
his ground that the constitution was
recommended for general adoption.
\
"The Congresses we have had ever
ince the war, or at all events, ever
ince 1870, have done good deal to
Justify this envy to ourselves. When
We recall their dealings with the two
treat questions of the tariff and the
within that tperiod, the idea of