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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21

July IA. 1870, the rate was reduced to
252 per cent for two years, after which
II was to be dropped.
All of these income taxes We're unani-
mously sustained by the supreme court
of the United States. They included
every possible feature whose consJitu-
tionality might have been in reason
able dOubt-disTegar of census appor-
tionment, exemption of small incomes.
Graduated taxes, taxation of rents,
pensions and the interest on United
States bonds-everything that could
have offered an excuse for such an at
tack as Mr. Carnegie's millionaire Re
publican friends made successfully in
1925. And the income tax laws came
through trlumphantly under all.
Mr.. Carnegie talks about his desire
to preserve respect for the supreme
court The deadiiest blow ever. struck
at the supreme court was the success
full effort of the rich tax dodgers of
1898 TO Dragon it into reversing its en-
tire record for the sake of ena bling
them to shirk their share of public
burdens. Most Republicans will prob
ably admit that an income tax was
justified in 1868 as a war measure. In
that case-it viii be justified If similar
conditions are ever encountered again.
But If we are to have the supreme
court intwar time sOIemnly interpret
ing the constitution as permitting a tax
ton IN peace time as prohibiting. how
are we to maintain our respect for. such
a gyratory tribunal?
The constitution is the same in war
and IN peace, and the way to preserve
public respect both for il and for Ze
supreme court is to concede to the gov
eminent under II such powers in Ordf-
nary times, either by fair Interpretation
or by amendment, as shall be ample to
meet all emergencies without strain.
Richard OIney is not inferior to Mr..
Carnegie in his respect for courts, but
ne told the supreme court in 1895 that
the cOnStituJiOnality of the incame tax
mad been settled by an exposition of
the constitution practically cOntempo-
raneous with its adoption-by a subse-
quent unbrOken line Of judicial prece-
dents-by the concurring and repeated
action of all the departments of the
government, and by the consensus of
all text writer's and authorities b,
whom the subject has heretofore been
considered"
The Kansas City platform has been
condemned because il adopted the sug-
geSuOn of the Chicago platform that
the supreme court might possibly re-
turn to its earlier decisions on the in
come tax question. But that very sllg-
gestlon originated with one of the four
dissenting members of the supreme
court itself Mr.. Justice Harlan. in the
able opinion in which he scored the
majority decision more severely than
Mr. Bryan ever dreamed of doing. said:
II the decision of the majority had
stricken down all the income tax sec
lions. either because of unauthorized
exemptions, or because of defects that
could have been remedied by Subse-
quent legislation, the result would not
nave oeen one to cause anxiety or re-
gret; for, in such case, congress could
nave enacted substitute that would
not have been liable TO constitutional
objections But the serious ASPECT of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
SAFE PATRIOTISM.
- ENATOR HANNA HAS DEVELOPED sudden
g abnormal fondness for the fac of ol1r cort,tr, Il

q ENATOR HANNA HAS DEVELOPED a sudden and
abnormal fondness for the flag of country He is
staying awake nights maintaining alert see
that traitor makes assault the emblem ike MI
mros other commercial patriots he has discovered the
OF the emblem trade asseteher politics con-
tracsand IS afraid else may borrow his trade
mark.
The senator's solcude little late i'll life. When he
was ust, youth along in the early manhood
there great demand for built his pattern physically
Ills country yearned for him then much than Marcus
years for tand the oficeshese days Where Marcus
then? Staying home with tenacty xedness purpose
has always characterized his business operations
tory records he found much profitable
from safe distance than follow its destine
reader that his political opponents patriotism
than the from Ohio. with his record ought
be modest when he talks about other mems love OF country
but Marcus has been afflicted with modesty much less with
honesty in public discussion
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the present decision is that by a new
Interpretation of the constitution, it 50
ties the hands of the legislative branch
Of the government that without an
amendment to that instrument. or IN
less his court. at some future time,
should return TO the old theory of the
constitution, congress cannot subject to
axation-however great the needs or
pressing the necessities OF the govern
ment-either the invested personal
property of the country. bonds, stocks
and investments of ali kinds, or the
income arising from the renting of real
estate. or from the yield of personal
property. except by the grossly unequal
and unjust rule of appOrtiOnmenC
among the states. Thus undue
and disprOportioned burdens are placed
upon the many. while the few, safely
entFenched behind the rule OF appOr-
tionment among the states on the basis
of numbers, are permitted 10 eVade
their share OF reSponsi bility for the
support Of the government ordained for
the protection of the rights Of ali
That is the officially recorded opinion
of Republican justice of the supreme
court VIII Mr. Carnegie be more
rOyaiist than the king?
All taxes are income taxes. They are
all paid out of incomes The only diff
ference between the present Republi-
can and Democratic ideas of taxatiO
IS that the Democrats would have the
from, incomes. while the Republicans
would have them paid from incomes
and measured by necessities.
The Democrat says to the citizen
If you are earning q dollar d day You
cannot afford to pay taxes, If YOU are
drawing 100000 a year you can afford
to pay $1,000 of it for the support Of the
government
The Republican says: IF you drink
tea you must pay 10 cents pound for
-fNsa ~
Gay OF SlOO,O 600 a year If you are trying
70 support six children on a dollar
day you must pay taxes on every
chiid's clothes. shoes, food and medi-
clneS; II you have million dollars
year and no children you need pay no
taxes of that sort. If you have your
money sent to you in Europe. like VII
liam Waldorf Aston, YOU need pay
nothing toward the support of our ma
tiOnal government at all although YOUR
American money viii be heavily taxed
Dy the country yOu;are living in
Inc Republican taxes on consumption
are IN the nature of poll taxes. They
fal upon every resident of the country,
Whatever his poverty. They are cs-
capped by every nonresident, whatever
the wealth he draws from American
investments and American Ia Dor They
are tine on marriage and children.
me selfish bachelor gets off with little
expense. The man of family is often
taxed fourth of his income.
MI Carneg1e's friends age desolatcd
az the thought of paying , per cent of
their incomes to the government under
democratic taxation. What would they
think OF paying 25 per cent? That is
what IS often done by wOrkingmen with
large families under Republican taxa
ton And II happens that those who
are taxed in this way by the tariff and
internal revenue laws have more votes
than those who would suffer by a tax
OF per cent on that part of their III
come exceeding 81, 900 year.
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upon the silver question. AS be-
comes the holder of the sec
ond income in the United States
amounting to ten times the annual
revenues of Queen Victoria, he prefers
to make his. paramount issue the in
come tax. He condemns the Democracy
first for passing such a tax, and second
for disrespect to the supreme court in
suggesting the possibility that since the
exalted tribunal has changed it's mind
once it may possibly change il again.
1t takes a good deal of courage for a
Republican to advance either of these
points. Every income tax law we ever
had before that of 1S94-and we have
had a good many-was enacted and en-
forced by the Republican party And
the Democratic law, which was the
only one thrown out BY the supreme
court, was the very mildest of the lot
The Democratic congress in 1894 Ex-
empted all incomes under 81 COO and
levied a uniform tax of per Lent on
the excess.
On Aug. S. 1861. the Republican PARTY.
then in full control OF the government
passed an act imposing a tax of 3 per
cent on all the excess of income over
$500 Thus the very first Republican
dealings with the income tax included
the exemption of all incomes under a
certain ngure-the very thing that is
now denounced by Republicans as an
illegal discrimination
On July L. 1852, the Republican party
went beyond that, and introduced what
IL now condemns as the PopuIist
scheme of graduated rate. 1t exempt
ed incomes under $780, taxed those be
tween $500 and $4,000 at 3 per cent, and
levied a tax of per cent on the excess
over SOOO when the total income ex-
ceeded $4,000
Under this law any man with an in
come of over $4,000 year would have
had TO pay more than two and y half
times as much as. under the Democratic
law. which Mr. Carnegie's friends sue
ceeded in having the supreme court
upset IN 1889 But there We're worse
things to come.
on June 80, 1854. the Republican party
ordained that taxes should be levied at
the rate OF per cent on the excess VT
income over $500 up to 50 600 ~ pe,.
cent on the excess over $1,000 UP to $40
zoo and 10 per cent on the excess>over
$4,000. On March s. 1866, the 10 <1r
cent rate was extended TO ali incomes
in excess of So 600
Under this schedule Mr.. Carnegie
would have had to pay an income tax
OF not less than 81, SOC, 600 a year. The
Democratic law would have let him off
with 100000 But Mr.. Carnegie was
not interested in income taxes in 1855
and hence he was not compelled in the
performance Of his duty as a citizen
10 subordinate his moral convictions to
his pocket.
began 20 go down On March 2 of that
year the exemption was raised to 81 600
ana uniform ; per cent rate imposed
On the excess over that amount. D. On
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4 \

L once heard a Frenchrnsn
give the following definition of the diff
ference that exists between al. accident
and a misfortune. Suppose Won walk
along the bank of river in the COM
pany OF your mother-in-Iaw. If she
should fall into the water and be
drowned, it is an accident: if she fan
INTO the water and be pulled ont alive
it is a misfortune
The mother-in-law is not dreaded in
England. An English mother has no
authority over her son; how could she
cream of having any over a son-in-Iav +?
me mother-in-law is an object of ter
for IN France. where the aScenda ycx-
OF woman over man is a powerful fac
tor in the social life of the country.
The French woman leads her husband
Dy the nose, and her sons are submit
ted to her as long as they remain IN
married; and even when they are mar
rled, they remain more or less under
her influence until she dies. THAT
French mother is queen at home and
when she sees that her daughter has
started an establishment of her own.
she generally at once goes there to set
tie for little while, sometimes for a
long while, 10 put her daughter up to
Few points about the management OF
man.
That often causes difficulties and
Spots the game; but as nine times out
OF ten. the young wife will take her
mothers part in any little unpleasant
ness that may arise, the husband sub
mits he knows that the mother-in-
Law, is the drawback of naatrimony. He
"a 'aEen his wife for better and for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
BEVERIDGE AND SOCIALISM.

b SENATOR BEVERIDGE were not known we'll as the
apostle of the bankers and the chief defender
administrations trust branch he might Justly be
advocating socialism. His every argument for the this
campaign has been exactly along the line of the advanced
socaistc thought He appauds the the best example
OF industrial development the inevitable result of
luton, because economies in the OF production and dis
bution Up that point he preaching socialism pure
simple.
The socialists approve OF the trusts because they like
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
THE POCKETBoOK PLEA.

nRACTICALLY THE ONLY APPEAL to the voters from
he administration side this directed to the pocket
Dook' but 1t IS IN general terms only Figures showing
e oht TO the man OF small means from policy are lack
S ana Tor obvious The only figures that could be
Used show that all the of prosperity has pone TO e
combinations that put up campaign funds ruling powers
for example there trusts in buerne rans broom a
wan paper rubber glassware meat and crackers Every
householder has to buy these products or substitutes All Of the
as nave been advanced IN ranging UP to 400 per
cent. Here is the schedule: =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
Oh, But They Had spines.

lSJ- Louis ReDubiic)
II Abe Lincoln or ANDY Jaclsor had de-
JARED ttat II was cur duty TO extend free
tSlette 70 the Porto Ricans would they
n,dnd Of the sugar trust?
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II there is any in betting as the local followers of
anna are fyng to demonstrate by quoting Vice Chairman
Paynes offer to bet two to that Mckinley will have larger
majority than in 1906 then Mr. Paynes backown when called
should be acknowledged by the Hannaes as an indication that
The Hama proxy will be defeated Similarly their funk
other day alter offering to bet this should
by them concession of defeat here,
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Roosevelt talked day in Chicago and after carefully
noting the result Mr. Hanna Immediately slipped him TO Mis-
souri, Mississippi expected be his next destination
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
Carnegie and the income Tax.
Chicago American.)

Chicago American.)
a a r. ANDREW CARNEGIE is too
I'VE acute man to base his opposi-
I'VE t,on to the Democratic party
upon the silver question As be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21

Marcus pats full pooketboob and remarks he doesn
ny more arguments-he carries them with him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21

Perhaps overraft Of $4,000 is another evidence of
thrift city management
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
che Wofber=in=LdgV. ByI12ax O'ReN

DAM. they say. must have been
a happy man: he had no
mother-in-law.
| once heard a Erra,,oL,,,,..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15
WITHDRAWAL is POSTPONED
CONTINUED from paSo One)

Lieutenant Leonard rushed 70 Buffers
assistance and was shot IN the arm
while carrying his brother officer
Leonard refused TO have his arm am.
putated and blood poison soon after
ward set In and at one time ne was In
very prccOrious condition. Sergeant
Clarence +, sutton. my clerk. helped to
carry Leonard and Butler into the
trenches,
In the manenvers about Tien Tsin
Naval Cadet Charles II, Courtney now
with the Newark. leading twelve men
undertook to capture an arsenal nine
miles from Tien Tsln, when they had
advanced within about two
miles OF the north side OF the arsenal
a force OF 500 hundred Chinese troops
advanced to meet them and lhe little
band was compelled to retreat, Only
two OF the twelve escaped unwounded,
In retiring, William f. Holyoke, boat
swains mate. was shot through the
neck and groin. falllng 10 the ground,
and the young naval cadet, who is a
stalwart fellow. took him on his back
and carried him 70 a place OF safety
on the river bank. Then meeting rein
forcements from Commodore Seymour,
Cadet Courtney and the few OF his men
able to ight returned to the attack on
the fort. capturing II at S,o'clock In
the morning after Aghtlng all night,
Martin Torgeson, gunner's mate, and
Harry orudorft and Harry Kern,
marines who were with Courtney's
twelve. are among ;he wounded ON the
Solacs. F. Rasmussen and Naval
Cadet ]. X, Tausslg. son OF the we'll
known naval commander. were too
seriously wounded 10 b. brought
home and had to be left at Yokohama.
Lieutenant Jolly. Of the marine corps,
who was taken IN on the voyage. was
also left in Yokohama"
Assistant Surgeon j. Steppe says that
all the wounded are rapidly recover
ing. The returning men give numer-
ous instances Of the barbarous way
the Russians had OF exterminating the
Chinese as they advanced. sparlng
neither young nor old.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15
SALISBURY is WAITING.
English Prime Minister Wants Other
Powers TO Make the First
Moves in the Chinese
Problem.

NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Lord Salisbury's return is awaited by
politicians and leader writers as the
signal for the dissolution OF parliament
and the revival OF activity in diplo-
macy.
The prime minister may have
holiday journey but he can never
shirk the responsibilities Of office. Lord
Salisbury has been in daily ocmmupi-
cation with the foreign Office while in
the vosges. If he had been too i'll to
conduct foreign relations. Mr. Balfour
would have been in Downing street in
stead Of playing golf at North Nord-
wick. Lord Salisbury has been brood
ing over China and South Africa in his
retirement Just as he does when he Is
at his home in Hatfield. and II he has
seemed sluggish in dealing with either
question it has probably been because
he has not believed that the time for
effective action has come. His return
will not alter the situation unless he is
prepared either to dissolve parliament
or TO take more active interest in the
China question than he has displayed
hitherto.
In case he viii not share his secrets
with either his colleagues or the daily
press, current belief points to British
support Of the German emperor in Chi
ma. but there is no direct evidence that
he has committed himself to any poll
CIV. much less to the conditions Of peace
which Ii Hung Chang has been inform
ed Germany has imposed. The probable
explanation of his course is that he has
preferred to remain in the background
and allow Russia and Germany to
make the first moves in the most diff
cult problem to play. and that he will
now take more active part and at
tempt to bring those powers togeth- |
er and prevent the occupation Of Man
churia by the cars troops.
The excitement over the approach Of
the elections is increasing daily. Lib
erals in touch with Mr.. Gladstone are |
expecting dissolution within a fort
night. Unionists are more reticent but
the lists of candidates on their side
are nearly complete and the party is
fully prepared for an immediate appeal
to the country.
President Kruger's flight has facili- !
tated this policy. It is still an open
question whether he viii sail for Eu-
rope or remain at Lourenco Marques.
But in either event ne will leave his
followers free to give up their hope
less struggle and disband.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15
VALUE OF MANS LIFE,

The supreme courts have recently de-
clded that the life Of the average man
a mans earnings depend to a great
extent upon his health, and It Is al
is worth Just what he Is able to earn.
ways within his power to improve his
condition. The stomach Is the measure
Of health and strength. Every man
may be bright, active and happy. If
his digestion is normal If 1t Is not.
Hostetters Stomach Bltters will make
It 80. It puts the digestive organs in
condition to properly digest and ASST
miate food Try 1t for constipation
Indigestion, dyspepsia, billousness, liver
or kidney troubles. There is nothing
just as good The genuine has our
Private Revenue Stamp over the neck
Of the bottle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15

said Senator Hanna, when questioned
eoncerning the declaration OF the may.
or OF Toledo, Ohio, that while he would
probably not run for congress he would
make speeches for Bryan and Steven
son.
1T would be bad year for him II he
were TO run for congress the sena-
tor continued. "tor the Republican par
" in ohio Is amply able TO carry the
state and Jones own district, with him
In the race Or out OF Il,
"I see Bryan Is s1uorlng on to come
at us with the race question, un'
derstapd he viii attack US on the fran-
chiscment line, Wei that viii have
little effect, Let him come down TO
Ohio and talk with the colorcd people
here and see what they think OF the
Republicans therc This Ia the day Of
newspapers and neither Bryan nor any
body else can shut the eyes ot the press,
The public Is bound to set the truth, ="
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15
MUST BE INSPECTED.
At Quarantine. Upon Arriving
at the Sound.

SEATTLE. Sept. H-iIereatter all
vessels returning from Alaska, no mat
ter from what port, must call for health
inspection either at the Port Townsend
quarantine station or upon the United
States health officer at Seattle, Orders
TO this effect were received yesterday
from the United States surgeon-gen-
eral at Washington.
Heretofore the quarantine regulations
required that only Nome vessels should
call at the Port Townsend quarantine
station. but now, In view OF the re-
cent discovery. OF a case Of smallpox
on one Of the regular southwestern
Alaska liners. the surgeon-general de-
c'ded to make the regulations applca-
bic to all vessels returning from Alas
kan waters.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15
HEIR AND PAuPER,
New York Dressmaker Gets $s5,OOO Just
in the Nick Of Time,

NEW YORK, Sept lt--Just after a
city marshal had served Miss Georglana
Simonson, dressmaker OF this city
with dispossess proceedings, an attor-
ney who had been seeking her for sew
eral days called on her and notified
her that she was heir to Ss6OOo. The
money was bequeathed to Miss simon
son by Frank Stevers. an American
who died few months ago in st.
Petersburg, He left It In appreciation
of her former kindness TO his wife. who
was the victim OF runaway accident
in this city and who died few months
before Mr. Stevens.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15
RECORD rRIp TO FRISCO.
Largest steamship Ever There Made
Quick Time From Philadelphia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. N.-Almost
record trlp from the Eastern coast
was made by the large steamer Bosnia,
which has arrived after t1 days and
10 hours from Philadelphia, She be.
longs To the Hamburg American line
anc has been chartered ~ the Ger
man government, The Bosnia IL the
largest steamship that ever came to
this port. She viii take from here over
l.lOO animals Tor the German cavalry
In China In addition 10 an the fodder
they require on the voyage
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15
DRUGGIST AND HISTORIAN.
Death Of a Well-KnQwn New York
g." Business Man and Writer.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-samuel Brad
hurst schieffelin is dead at his home
in this city. Mr.. Schieffelin was born
on February "a. 1911, and after the re-
tirement Of his father. Henry Hamil-
ton Schleffelin. from business in 1S4s,
he and his brothers managed the drug
business that their father had found
"a under the firm name Of sehle1elin
Brothers & Co.. Samuel Bradhurst re-
aiming head of the concern until his
withdrawal In 1865, when his son Henry
Schiefelin succeeded him.
Since then he had devoted much OF
his time to literature. having written
"The Foundations Of History" and a
number Of other books. most of which
are of a religious character.
He married Miss Lucretia Hazard
who died in August 1899.
William Henry schieffelin died in
1895. His son Is William Jay schief-
felin, Of the drug firm of schieffelin &
Company who married Miss Marie
Louisa Shepard. a granddaughter Of
William H. Vanderbilt.