Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-17
RICH |O Pay NE Tx
Congress Hay Psrpstuats IN !
Measure the Present War
Revenue Tax.
Would Be- So Modified Is to Put II
Mostly ON the Wealthy
Glasses.
The Tax Has Been Paid Without
Complaint and Has Raised I'm
mense Revenue

Washington, Sept 17.-From q high
official source 1T is learned that the adj
ministration will WELD its influence at
the forthcoming session of congress, and
so long as 1t remains in power, to per-
petuate, as s permanent source Of in-
lernal revenue. the special war tax ap.
piled to the business of banking, brok-
erage, telegraph and express companies,
corporations. instruments of exchange
and kindred interests. Az a substitute
for an income tax and as a legislative
provision which places the burden OF
sustaining the governments obligations
upon the shoulders of the prosperous in
terests, the new war tax presents so-
rot slowsto grasp. The unmurmuring
response to the war tax and the facility
With which ii operates are all given as
sound arguments why the special reve.
nue. act shall remain in force as per-
manent method of obtaining revenue
for the government
Another reason advanced Is the SPLEEN
did showing of receipts over expendi-
lures, and the accomplishing manner in
which banks. brokers and the varied in-
;erests obliged to pay special taxes con-
tinue 10 observe the law.
President Mckinley foreshadows a
wholesale reduction in the war tax dur
ing the next session of congress IN his
letter of acceptance. in which he says:
Unless something unforeseen occurs
TO reduce our revenues and increase our
expenditures, the congress at its next
session should reduce taxation very ma
terially.'
All interests affected by the war tax
are expected to demand it's abolition In
View of the fact that the receipts exceed
the expenditures to such an extent that
the obligations entered into on account
of the Spanish American war either
have been Cancelled or may be with the
ordinary revenues. But the definite plan
which the republican leaders of the
house and senate have agreed upon is1to
remove the tax upon proprietary medi-
scines and commodities which enter in
Ito daily usse and where it liz unduly op-
gpressive. A reduction of the double tax
on beer is also contemplated. while ma
terial reductions in many other items in
the various schedules are probable.
Democrats have been opposing the
continued operation of the war tax as an
sonerous burden upon the people Of the
country. and attempt TO show that the
prosperous condition of the treasury is
due not 80 much TO the operation OF the
Dingley lax as to the arbitrary applica-
tion OF a special tax upon articles OF
supply and commodities, which increas-
es market prices. But democrats will
hardly dare to- oppose the perpetustior
OF those schedules in the war tax which
apply TO what are popularity termed the
moneNed interests.
notwithstanding that the clamor for
the repeal Of the war tax is general, the
present administration proposes to con-
tinue in force some fea tures OF the reve-
nue. act whichture a once just and equi.
table. For example. 1t is assumed that
the person who writes a check or a firm
which handles instruments of credit OF
documents, can we'll afford to pay reve.
nue. to the government. The cry of dig.
termination may be raised, but congress.
reserves the authority to continue or re.
peal schedules of the war tax.