The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-03

ACCCSodIJ III OEQ6E 10 luCE6dS0 revenues.
The income tax question brought out
many sharp and piquant answers and
proved that even in the minds of con-
gressmen a supreme court decision
does not always decide. Forty nine con-
gressmen say that they favor the princi-
pie of the tax. Forty seven oppose it.
A great many evaded the question or
failed TO answer it.
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Color
ado, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Montana,
Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and
Wyoming are solid for silver, so far as
heard from
The bimetallists are chiefly in Del
aware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
New York, New jersey, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Yer
mont have the gold advocates.
Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, the Caro-
llnas, Georgia. Louisiana and most of the
other southern states are solid for the in
come tax. New York and the east gen
orally oppose it. Elsewhere the division
is nearly even.
The replies of but two Kansas men are
given. They are Senators PETER and
Baker. Following is what they say:
TOPEKA, Kan, June II don't favor a
single gold standard. l favor unlimited
coinage of gold and silver, on equal
terms at the present legal ratio. l favor
such changes in the tariff as will place
all articles of prime necessity on the free
list favor a graduated income tax, be-
ginning at $1,000, and increasing the
Fate OF tax as the amount Of income
increases. w. A PETER.
Ka1 lima favor
bimetallism l am opposed to the pres
ent tariff law, and to an income tax in
time of peace. LUCIEN BAKER.
EUROPE CAN'T IGNORE US.
If She Does a Financial Revolution VIII
Ruin Her Says Mr. COudert.
NEW YORK, June 3.-Frederick R
Coudert the legal preventative in this
country of the government of France
keeps a sharp eye on the financial con-
dition both in this country and Europe.
He read the interview with Senator Hill
with great deal of interest, and also
the interview in which VIM. c. Whitney
expressed his views on the silver ques.
tion. He said:
''If the nations of the world should
agree upon uniform standard there is
no doubt in my mind that it would be the
greatest boom the world of finance has
ever received. 1t strikes me that ratio
of 1515 to or 16 to 1 would be immater-
isl as long as the ratio was uniform.
ut may come to this, however, that the
United States will start out alone in
the declaration for bimetallism. 1
am not political economist, but l have
watched the course of events with much
interest and have read and talked with
European writer's on finance.
II find they are becoming impressed
with the fact that unless the European
nations soon reach an agreement on the
question of adopting a uniform double
standard, they will have to face the cer-
taintv that the United States will do
business on a silver basis.
throughout the west and south is such
tions of Europe intend to refuse any ratio
the storm will break. The result would
undou ubtedly be financial revolution and
loss to the United States but it would be
ruin to Europe
They are beginning to realize the fact
that they cannot get along without US,
while we can get along without them
If worst comes to worst, we could build
Chinese wall of silver around our coun-
try and the world would be knocking at
our doors.
81 tell you, they are afraid to tempt
providence too long. They are just wax
ing up to this fact, and the finances of
England and the continent will force the
conclusion that silver must be recognized
as currency or they will be forced to
recognize it."