The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
War Taxes.

Chicago Chronicle.
"We are told that the first to go will be
the special taxes paid by bankers. brokers
and tho owners OF places OF amusement,
billiard tables and bowling alleys. The
the current fiscal year because they are
annual taxes. and il they are not repealed
before the beginning OF the next fiscal year
they will be collected for THAI year. cover
ing the period TO July /, 1906.
AN early repeal OF the stamp taxes Is
promised also We are told that these are
distinctly War taxes and the revenue OBJ
tanned is not considered sufficient 10 com
pensate for the annoyance OF atfixing
stamps. If any are retained they will be
the taxes on proprietary medicines and
bottled wines, Those on checks, express
receipts, telegraph dispatches and CONNER
cial instruments generally will 60
'0n the other hand, the additional taxes
on beer. tobacco and cigars, the special
taxes on sleeping car companies and oil and
sugar refneries and the general legacy tax
are TO be continued. AS to the tax on tea,
there is difference Of opinion. Many be-
nevolent republican politicians are said to
be much opposed to taxing the poor man $
table, but the tea dealers claim that the
tax keeps out inferior and adulterstei tea
and thus inures to the benefit Of the poor
mans palate and stomach.
In general the plan is TO do away with
strictly revenue taxes and retain all the
Dingley tariff taxes. which take scores OF
millions from the people for the benefit OF
tho multiplying and prosperous trusts.
while they bring comparatively little. and
in some instances nothing at all. into the
treasury.
This has been the republican plan evei
since THE civil war. When that war was
over and congress proceeded TO reduce taxes
the republicans remittei the purely isys-
nue. duties on tea and coffee as we'll as the
purely revenue internal taxes. The p,esen1
talk we are beginning to hear about FAX
ing the poor mans table is revival If the
talk OF twenty 10 thirty years ago about
the poor nuans breakfast table
THE tender solictude manifested FOR the
poer man in the matter Of his breakfas,
table Is now, as 1t was then. moan; 10
Jolly up the poor man while taking the
clothes from his wardrobe and the hlanao;s
from his bed for the enrichment OF III, Lro-
tected manufacturers.
Another part OF the plan is to remove
as far as possible those taxes which every
body can see are taxes, sucS a. the stamp
taxes, ami TO retain only those whiAh ave
irdsrect and which are concealed f.o!n the
svsrage taxpayer under the form Of sr-
hanced prices OF goods or poorer quality or
less quantity, such as tariff taxes on mer-
ehaniise and taxes on beer, TOBACCO and
patnet medicines
This IL sharp policy for a paf.y whose
business in life Is to ffsoce the mary Tor
the benefit OF the few. But 1t Sodld be tct-
ter for the people and more conducive to
economy In public expenditures ami more
soual 6iffrsion OF wealth 10 abollsh the d..
CURSED taxes and renslr only these which
are so obvious that the tRxrafsr car not
help knowing they are taxes wa N 10 8
paying them. These are the taxes which
taxpevsrs ehominats. For that very rea-
son they TIRE the taxe' upon vhich ;:,rs,-
ers should insist TO the exclusion. as far
as possible. CT all others"