The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-20
SEATTLE. SATURDAY, APRIL ga.
REVENUE MUST BE RAISED.

Democratic and Republican papers unite
On urging that what remains Of the in
come tax law is so absursiiy inequitabie
that the next congress owes duty 10
ths whole country TO promptly repeal IT,
but II Is noticeable that the Democratic
papers carefully refrain from any sug-
rsssions aa to how the necessary reve-
nues for the government are 10 be raised
with this additional source Of income cut
Off.
With the income law intact and bring
Ing In all the revenue which the most
sanguins officials Of the treasury depart
raent have dared TO predict would result
from It's operations. Il was stu apparent
that there would be a very large deficit
in the revenues from the ail-around low
ering of duties by the German Brlce VIII
son law. Certainly with the income tax
completely wiped out. the annual deficit
will amount TO fully 80. 000 90.
The next house of representatives has
before IL a most arduous task. All rev
enue bills must originate I'm the house
They must then run the gauntlet of the
senate. where no party has a working
majority. aud secure the approval OF a
president OF an opposite political faith.
SIM their duty In the matter is plain
They must frame aud pass revenue bill
which will bring In enough money 10 pay
the ruyning expenses OF the government
There Is practically bat one way 10 10
this. and that Is by increasing the duties
on imports beyond those imposed by the
revenue law as hotched by the last con-
Fress. In 10 other manner can the nee
eSsary revenue be raised with the mini
mum of burden on the public. fact TO
which the people seem fully alive at
present.
The running expenses OF the govern
ment are fully sO0e0o annually. and
there Il no probability of their ever fall
Ing below that hgure. on the contrary.
with every years growth OF the country.
the operating expenses Of the government
machinery must necessarily Increase
The question % protection entirely TO one
eide. this revenue must be raised. and
a prompt stop pat 10 the wastefuI. reck-
less ana lnprogldent method inauguratsd
ty Mr.. Clevelands administration. OF
meeting present obligations by mortgage
ing the future.
That the next house of representatives
can prepare and pass a measure ana DO
80 promptly there IL no doubt. The Re
government has never failed IN that re-
speet. IL has never had any defcif cte-
ated through tho failure ~ its revenue
laws 10 perform the duty for which they
were created. Indeed. the strongest ar
Eumsns which ihelr opponents have eyer
= ZEN able TO iay holi of against the Repuh-
nean revenue when tn operation. wa that
they were too effective In that direction
FOR
eaue which threatened 20 Increase 70 too
great figure
The late Democratic congress relieved
the country not only Or t.s surplus. but
81 the unfoundei fear that surplus II
revenue was Inherently had thing IA
public revenues any more than IN private
revenueL Il IS much easier to provide
means for re-3istrlhuuaK = casual sur
Plus. sheui3 any accrue. than 30 face a
,ontiuu'rg dehef1
Tes Republican ma Jority Is equipped
wi1h the experience 81 the rast. and has
na need 20 tEy nov experiments IN lest~-
iation or 20 pursue chimertcaj i1eas Il
has bat - follow It's settled ynlicv ana
re-ensct fhe laNs under witch che rove
rues ~ the country al ali times kspt pace
With iiS income au3 Is whtch the bust
nezs interests II the country had So com
rtetely adapted themselves that de-
psrtare from the paliry resulted IN w'.y-
spread rain and tae peofoundsst business
depression shleh the country rad ever
witnessed
Win Ench law presented % the senate
and - TIRE president the responsibility
90 80 Republican rartv % ;he country
a. provide an adequate revenue wil}
erase. II Is hardly possible that the
Democrats IN the senate viii iuTCFposs
much factlous opposition - as passage.
ani president who consented - rerrsit
saeh menstroSity "a enc C;orras Wi
son-Rricc htu - become = lsW. after Wis
orousiv aeneuncing g. viii hardly fecI
Inclined - veto N}li wAich even 90 hsrn
ruess seeri better than tAc pefac> rattle
measure Whtrh Il SupcrSe-'eS