Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-27
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the shlpyard here and tile dlscrlm.
nation In favor of tho vust OF ma.
jcrHy Of citizens who IRE obviously
quite as liable to the operations OF
the income tax law rs We are.
We believe that Of the total In
crease of revenue resulting from the
grand jury's investigation, not less
than two thirds Of the whole is de.
rived from few men who are Off.
members CT the Grand jury or to
here.
II seems to lis that we nre Deing
Disseminated against for various and
sundry reasons Dest known to ,Le
members OF the grand jury or to
the commissioner Of revenue or col
lectiyely.
"WG are perfectly willing to abide
! by the law as enacted by the Legis-
lature and we think 1t the duty OF
every citizen to abide by the law ut
all times, but we do strenuously OBJ.
iect to being singled out In any such
unjust manner, while the great body
OF citizens Is permitted to cvade
payment Of the income tax, solely
because the grand jury did not sec
lhtN to call them before 1t, or be-
cause the commissioner OF revenue
failed to secure from these citizens
n proper and accurate account o!
their financial standing.
although we are In duty bound to
| comply with this law, I'VE most cor
tainly do so under protest until
such time as the law Is administer
ed fairly and impartially to each
land every citizen alike"
The above are the resolutions pass.
ed ut the meeting referred to in the
Times Herald" of Thursday, df this
rs the meeting of the reporter had In
his mind when he wrote the boycott
soory referred to In your editorial
| Your editorial simply evoked the
publication of these resolutions a
! little earlier than we originally In
tended
We are not complaining so much
about the assessment of the tax
per Sc, as we are of the discrlmina.
ton which 1t is evident Is being
practised against us, and would add
that we submit that 1t is of doubt.
tul advantage to our city for its
officials to be ever.solicitous to col.
lect the income tax from the salar.
led men OF Its manufacturing com.
panies, when the other cities OF the
State, and we might say-ot the
United States also, either have no
such tax to support the city govern
ment or else fail to enforce 1t at
ALL in other words, If the State
strictly enforces this law In New.
port News. and does not do SO in
norfolk or Richmond, Is it not q
discrimination against manufacturing
plants in Newport New ip favor OF
Norfolk and Richmond
Neither is 1t quite clear to us, Mr..
Editor just why the city discrim-
mates In favor OF the professional
men" by exempting them from the
city tax; and the term ''prcfessionar
men also is rather vargue in Its de.
hnlton and we think the application
of the term is too limited.
Now, sir. one thing more; 1t seems
to be the impression In certain quar-.
tiers that the welfare of our CITY has
been committed in some mysterious
manner to certain persons to safe
guard; and they seem to thinl, that
every once in q while, somebody is
about to make a terrific onslaught
on the said welfare. Now, Mr.. EIi-
tor, In soltcltnde for the welfare OF
Newport News. we will take second
place TO no man or number of men.
Our interests lie here about as much
as any ones else. Practically all of
our worldly effects are here, and the
tact that we ourselves direct helpI
TO produce what conduces to the
benefit of this city causes
us 10 take pride in our civic pro.
gress. Let some OF our over solio- |
tous friends get the idea that they
alone have the interests OF our city
at heart. out of their heads, and
let them allow to others little
OF the credit they seem inclined to
Newport News is all right, but IL
you can see how an injustice and
a humiliation gratuitously bestowed |
on some of our citizens Is going
to conduce to the welfare and re. I
dound to the honor Of our city, we
Very Truly Yours.
THOSE Disseminated
AGAINST"