The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-14

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec To-
The views Of the minority members
Of the WAYS and means COMMITTEES
OF the bill reducing the var revenue
taxes about so, 900 900 was com-
pleied and made public this after
noon. 1t j. signei by the entire
democratic membership Of the CON-
mittee.
The report says the minority are
Of the opinion the proposed reiuc-
ton Of revenues Is too small and
that the bill does not 90 far enough
in relieving the people Of the bur
dens imposed upon them Tor war
purposes. The remaining taxes,
says the report, are unnecessary,
and should be removed The MI
noriiy take issue with Secretary
Cages estimate OF s26, ,Oo0.vDu 8
the surplus in 1902, and say that II
congress observes proper economy
in expenditures the surplus ought
to be slO9 ,OO0, 600
Instead Of taking OF the sum Of
$40, ,OoO, 900 as proposed. the report
saws We would 60 fulther and re-
duce tie taxation no; less than $sO,-
!, OOO. 900. We would make these re-
! ductions on those articles which are
! most nearly necesszries OF life, and
: would take of the taxes that are
most annoying and vexatious TO the
. people. This would in no way
z cripple or impair the public service
Y We believe by a rsturn to proper
s economy in appropriations reduc-
r ton greater than We advocate could
: be made. and We should af once en-
e force this economy
= The war being over, the taxes
should decrease, and the train OF
extraordinary expenditures, follow
ing the war. should also terminate
l. We shall not, however, oppose the
|. passage Of the bill for il gives some
K relief, but will endeayOr properly to
J. amend ii. The report continues:
I'VE favor the alteration Of the
present tariff laws, certainly 10 the
q extext that they have promoted mo-
e nopoly. Ii has been proved beyond
10 question that many powerful trasfs,
j. that have an absolute monopoly OF
n their business in this country and
that exercise their power desPotic-
r ally and inlariou=ly to the people,
largely owe their growth to the Gus
toms duties imposed in the Dingley
tariff law, which prohibits foreign
competition
,e By destroying IL many cases a.
foreign competition. this bill made
"a possible home combinations with al
al the evils OF monopoly. We vitnes
daily gross injustice otthese monop
olies, selling goods. a. they contIn
re ually do, to foreign consumers on
H. of the same factory At lower price
than they sell the same goods .
home consumers
"a We urgently insist the pressn
,ir tariff laws should be modified 80 =
in TO prevent this imposition upon ou
own citizens. We also favor an al
teraiion in our system OF tAxatiol
TO which would collect more revenu
4. from accumulated wealth IN ou
ay country, and cOrrespondingly les
q from producing energies and enter
A. prises. We also believe justice sn'
es equality require that a person shoul'
n. be taxed rather on whst he has thai
". on what he needs. hence xe favor
r.. system by which a reasonable Por
,at lion OF the present taxes should b
rd collected from the incomes, or frcn
,'s profits. rather than that almost In
ed entire burden OF taxation should b
m placed on consumption
hit We believe provision should b
II prepared which would accomplish
ad the Just ends sought in the inccm
r. tax, vet escape the adverse decisio
ed Of the supreme court Of the Unite'
,e- States.