The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-05-24
THE DECISION
Editorial Comment on the Da.,
Of the Income Tax
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
The law was sectional. aimed b,n
south and west against the pnrt5 Hs
east; 1t was not equitable. for II n~s
burden Of taxation upon one r Eva
while all other classes ESCAPED +s
We havs seen the end of attan,n,.
tax incomes.
From the New YORK World
The overthrow Of the income tox.
the triumph Of selfshuess over natrios
ism. 1t Is another victory AZ c,ooi
over need. Great aud ricn corooss
tions, by hiring the ablest Law vs pS'E
the land and lighting agains. a pq,tv
tax upon superiuity as other mo!
have fought for their liberties AND
their lives, have secured the exemntiOu
of wealth from paying it, lust sbsra
towards the support Of the government
that protects it.
From the New York Tribune
Thanks TO the court, our governmen,
is not TO be dragged into Communist
warfare ovainst rights Of property and
the rewards of Industry while the Con-.
stitution OF its founders remains bni.
wark Of the rights of states and of in.
dividual citizens.
From the New York Herald.
1t Is severe lesson, hut it is one that
may be well remembered bv both mar.
ties. In view of the final effect oftba
supreme Courts decision, this partiO.
ular form of populistic interference
with individual rights will probable
never be revived. But whenever ths
Democratic party or any other party
may be inclined to take sailing orders
from a small group of piratica popu.
lists it will do well to recall how The
income tax Jonah landed the Dem.
ocracy on the rocks of defeat in 1874
From the Philadelphia Times.
The Mckinley bill taxed Dearly 20!
OO.W0 for the benefit of 10000, aud
the Income tax proposed to tax 10.ON
for the benefit of 10000, 900. Ii was
simply midsummer madness: as mex.
pedient as it was unjust.
From the Philadelphia Enquirer.
W. regard this decision as or. " the
most important ever rendered ly the
court, iur II deals "a fatal blow % al i9.
sidious form u communism. HGts
iuco tax been allowed. D the
court a. Il whole OF bE major. sue
clmGed O. pupdisJ.c doctrIue- there
could have preu 40 safety. =
The 2J-h " NJ = sa. great ~. for
tine republic ami + institutions.
from tue Baltimore ~lu
IN nua..y deciding that thu me
lax law I'D ills pres nl lna.mel sII nu.
t!iated condition fails u a...up.isi
the purposes for which it was % am
ably enacted. aud therefore fall 20 ex,
press the Intention Of the legs tare
which passed it, the Supreme Court
mas lifted an unequal burden tlJu the
shoulders Of the people, aud furnished
Striking illustration of its own value
as the balance wheel and regulator Of
our governmental system.
From the Baltimore American.
If the people prefer to tax income:
directly they have 1t in their power Ia
amend the Constitution; but, a. emer
gencies are not likely to occur when
public affairs are managed in accord
ance with sound policy, the Constitu
ton will probably remain as it is for a
long time 10 come.
From the Philadelphia Press.
The annulment of the tax will, We
believe, create no serious disappoint
ment except among the Popusts, 8
few politicians in the south and west
and handful of political economists
There has not been any articulate de
mand for the income tax from any 9th
er quarter. The heat aud dis
appointment shown by the minority o.
the Supreme bench because of the an
nulment of the income tax law will
not, We believe, have its Counterpart
among any considerable portion Of thu
people.