The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-05-24

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The vote on the income tax resulted five
against the constitutionality Of tho Law 20 four
for the law Those against the Law were chiei ,
Justice Fuller and Justices Field. Gray, BSe~''
or and shirAs. for the law, Justices Harlan
white. Brown and jackson
WASHINGTON, May 2L-The supreme
court Monday announced the decision
which wipes the income tax law from
the statute books
Justice Harlan, the giant Of the
bench, caught up the closing words OF
the courts opinion, and, leaning for.
ward, earnestly plunged at once into
IN expression of dissent For over an
hour he spoke with IN earnestness and
passion that made the supreme bench
for the time resemble political plat
form, and showed tho dissenting JUS
tiee In the character OF popular ex-
FOUNDER, not of the law. but of the
tendencies Of modern social and po-
litical forceA
Justice Harlan, At the beginning,
specially reserved what he had 70 say
from legal point OF view in reply TO
the technical presentation OF the con-
StitutionAl points by Chief Justice Full.
Ter. lie pictured the action OF the
court as fraught with possibilities OF
disaster 10 American institutions. He
denounced Il with rs great vehemence
rs II he had been a socialistic orator
addressing mass meeting OF populists
and laboring men,
lie told the court directly and vigor-
ously that by their decision they had
shown themselves willing to take the
part OF capital and power in the great
struggle Impending between the ,orceA
OF corporate wealth and those who la
Dor with their hands
lie pointed out the injustice OF leav-
Ing untaxed the wealth OF the country
while imposing the burdens for the
support Of the state upon those who
could least afford TO bear them, ana
who, from that fact, were least able 10
escape.
He declared that such an lnterpre'A-
tion of the constitution rs the major
ity OF his associates upon inc oenSn
had just announced might leave the
government helpless In the time OF It's
greatest peril, and went long way
toward consigning II back 10 ene I'M
! potent condition Oh congress aurins
the black days under the arucies OIL
confederation
, II this were unconstitutlonel' ne 90
/ clnred with tremendous emphasis, ~ Is
time the constitution should be amend
: ed. He brought up picture OF tn'
struggle which was surely coming De
. tween wealth and labor, and whici
. this decision Of the court could onll
preoipitate.
he dwelt with sensational omphasn
y upon the classes Of wealth, which
! under the decision, would be eKemp
d from their due share In the support o
z the state, and as he mentioned monoE
4 oily after monopoly he dwen WIT
2 oratorical effect upon each one-th
d railroads, tho telegraph companies tn
70 telephones, and, last OF all, the suga
y trust. :,
ne As he went from point 70 point In n
ie i,e argument, he turned TO one after ar
l. other Of the justices who disagree
Q. with him and addressed himself diree
o' ly to each. Justices Gray, Field an
n Fuller were the target Tor TINS extr'
he ordinary exhibition.
Y He went so far as to denounce u
60 60 course OF the majority OF the court
an even considering certain propositioi
ng which had been laid down by NJ
ed Choate In presenting the argumel
as against the constitunonality OF u
" law, a denunciation which gather'
eh, force and significance from the IA
lay that the court hao not only oonS'uet'
"a. them, but had emphatically accept
n. s them as Its own conclusion.
In the midst OF the terrific onsiaug
oil made by Justice Harlan against MS
sociates on the bench there We
lss- CLEANS OF humor plmost as unPre'
in dsnted as the very bitterness OF the
) tack He quoted and commented
ass .sa one OF Mr.. Choate's aiinsions 70 ,
WV two-doliar tax man PAID upon ms q
for the privilege OF letting II worry
neighbors with facetious hghtn
of touch which put all MS associa
upon tho broad grin
The sensational performance OF d
n tce Harlan was not the only surpf
NL OF the day contrary 70 eNpec'a''
W Justice jackson, feeble as ne was
" termined to put MS own owl position ~ IN