Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-06-06
SLY Err, TARIFF, INCOME-TAx.
Congress Po1led on These Question
North Carolina Replies.

Congress PO1led on These Questions
North Carolina Replies.
The New York World has poll.
ed Congress by wire on the sill.
yer, the tariff, and the income
tax questions. The Worlds sum.
mary from the answers it has re.
ceived IS as follows:
Out of 116 members who gave
unequivocal answers to the sill.
yer question, SIS are unqualified
ly in favor of free coinage, A
favor bimetallism, generally
with the proviso of an interna.
tional agreement. Only II can
fairly be classed as favoring a
single gold standard, and the
attitude of some of these, even,
is not definite. The Southern
and far Western States are al
most unanimous for free coinage,
the Central States lean towards
silver, with international bime-
tallic qualifications, and it is
only in New York, New Eng
land, and adjacent Eastern
States that there are any avowed-
ly gold standard men.
Only % members are against
all change in the tariff, while 35
favor moderate changes, and SO
are pronounced for radical
changes. Most Of the latter are
Republicans who banker for the
Mckinley law. A few are free
traders. The moderates are
chiefly those who think changes
will be necessary in order to in
crease revenues.
Forty-nine congressman say
that they favor the principle OF
the income tax. Forty-seven
oppose it. A great many evaded
the question or failed to answer
it.
Alabama, Arkansas, Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Florida, Idaho,
Mississippi, Montana, Nevada,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Virginia, Wash
ington, and Wyoming r solo
for silver, SO far as heard from.
The bimetallists are chiefly in
Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
New York, New Jersey. Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts, and Vermont have the
gold advocates.
Alabama, Arkansas, Texas,
the Carolinas, Georgia. Louis :
lana, and most of the other
Southern States + solid for the
income-tax. New York and the
East generally oppose it. Else
where the division is nearly
even.
Following are the views of
those North Carolina Congress-
men from whom replies were
obtained:
GREENvILLE, N. c., June 1.
I favor the free Independent
coinage of silver at the ratio Of
16 to without awaiting the &C
ton of any other nation.
I favor a Constitutional amend
ment authorizing Federal taxa
ton of income and such tariff
changes as may be expedient to
raise revenue to run the govern
ment and develop the industries
of tho country
HARRY SKINNER.
Rep. 1st, District (Pop.)
WILSON, n. c.. June 1.
[ favor the free coinage Of sill
yer and some changes in the
tariff, especially in the sugar
schedule.
I endorse the principles of the
income tax and favor amending
the constitution in order that
Congress may enact a law which
will be sustained by the Supreme
court.
F. A. WOODARD.
Rep. End District, Dem.)
FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., June L.
| favor the free coinage Of sill
yer at the ratio of Is to l.
I am opposed to further tariff
changes until the money ques-
ton has been settled.
lam in favor of the income
tax. JNo. G.. SHAW.
Rep. 3rd District, DEM
HICKORY, N. c., June /.
I am in favor of the free coin
age of silver.
A. G. SHUFFoRD.
Rep. 9TH District, (Rep,)
TAYLoRSvILLE, N. c., June 1.
Coin all the American product
of silver bullion 16 to 1.
Go back to the Morrill, tariff,
if necessary, to meet. the demands
upon the treasury for revenue;no
more bond issues in times of
peace.
Exact equality of burdens is my
notion Of taxation. r. z. LINNIE,
Rep. 9Th, District (Rep.)
WADEsBoRo, N. c., June 1,
I do not favor a single stan
dard.
I favor giving the Wilson tariff
bill fair trial. An income tax
seems just.
JAMES A. LOCKHART,
Rep. 9th District DEM.
Senator Pritchard and Butler
and the other North Carolina
Representatives did not reply.