The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-04-19
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT
Republican Opinions on the Income Tar
Verdict.

verdict.
The income tax law, or at least a
part of it, has been decided to be un-
constitutional. viii this mean bond
sales to provide funds for current ex-
penditures, or will congress be called
together TO provide for an adequate
revenue?-Boston Record.
This practically defeats and over
throws the law. II the income from
the landlord class. from the Astors, the
Sharon estate, the Luning estate and
the like cannot be reached, the people
will not consent to allow the law to
stand.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The law is likely to become more
unpopular on account of this decision
than it was before, and the chances of
| its repeal by the next congress will be
correspondingly increased, particular
| ly in view of the fact that the revenue
from other sources promises soon to be
sufficient for all the necessities of the
government.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The income tax measure did not com
mend itself to the judgment of the
gress. 1t was weak concession to the
populists. 1t is greatly TO be regretted,
notwithstanding the crippled condition
of the treasury, that the court could
not have thrust the whole body of the
law out of the sta tute book.-Balti-
more Record.
The decision of he supreme court
h,-iy, ha 20
prominently before the next congress.
The demand will be for repeal of the
remaining portions of the income tax
schedule, with the possible exception
of the tax on corporate investments,
and the substitution therefor of either
increased import duties or new internal
revenue taxes--Omaha Bee.
The queer decision of the supreme
court only amplifies the already exist
ing objections to the income-tax priD
ciple. 1t is hardly worth while te
mourn over one more addition to it.:
inequalities and injustices, as the best
informed persons have always said, an
the experience of this and other gov
ernments has proved, the income tax is
unjust and unequal.-St Paul Pioneer
Press.
The supreme court has not done it
self credit by its failure to decide as to
and yet has practically taken the lifo
out of that offensive law. 1t is tho
crowuing disgrace of the party now in
power and of the president who per.
mitted the income tax to become law
that every democratic justice present
held parts of the measure and two OF
the three held the whole of it uncon.
stitutional.-N. Y. Tribune.
We cannot affirm that the conclusion
reached by the court is surprise, but
it is certainly defeat of the object
had in view when the income tax was
injected into the Wilson tariff bill.
The business of the country, already
staggering under the pressure of con-
stantly depressing values, falling prices
and CONSTRUCTED markets, must shoul-
der this additional load and carry it as
best it can, while the coupon clipper
and the rack renter go scot free.-De-
troit Tribune.
The public was prepared for a gen.
eral condemnation of the law or fol
the maintenance of its constitutional.
ty, but very few anticipated that the
income from rents would be exempted
from taxation so long as incomes from.
other sources were allowed to be taxed
Incomes derived from property other
than lands represent the labor, skill
and enterprise of their holders quit0
as much as do rents, and the latter arJ
much better protected by their nature
from the numerous dangers which be-
set capital.-Baltimor American.