The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04


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or3ss tiof ~ rtopis may beeone fanill-
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may fhars ere the neceHelaf 1i f
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may make up their minds gpsi DOS far
rner are willing % kD I4 the matter;
while oniy trained legislators cap *9fh
o4f tnf PROJECT ln nseHnfy retasM
~ lexIslafors Should enact jaw pkctin-
sng Tor IS graduated Inheritance tax ~
which q steadily Increasing rate ~ NNtf
sneula ne put lpon ail moneys H etNFr
devise 10 any individual oF corporation.
N may be well ~ make the laf heavy
in proportion Az the Individual DenfAteu
~ remote N kir. In any event. ln n1t
Judgment the pro rata of the tax snn1ld
Increase very heavily with me increase
~ the amount left 70 any enc lndisiqual
after a certain point has been reached.
It Is most desirable % encourage thrift
and ambition, and a potent source -
thrn and ambition rs the desire on tnt
part q the breadwinner % leave NJ as Sl',l1
w making the tax very smail on nsoaer-
ate amounts Of property left because
the prime object should be 70 pnt cor
atantiy Increasing burden on tht lh5Hi lh5H
lfaurf ~ those swollen fortunes Whien
a ~ certainly of 10 benefit % THIS eoun-
tfy - perpefuate
There can be- no question OF tue e.n-
irai pf0prlefy ~ tne government thns de-
tefganinR fne conditions upon Wnicn any
glfl ~ lrhefitarceA should ~ reetatel.
Ezactiy now faf the innef ~ ~
limiting the transmission ~ dtFlae "a
gift of me enormous fortunes in AAeHtlvN
III IS nrt necessary ~ present 70 DISCUSS
ehonla ba Gradual AZ first a permanent
national Inheritance tax. while if might
W. more Hubsfantial than any such tax
either ln amount o. in the extent Of the
Increase by graduation, % what sufn
tax should Ultimately be
Inheritance Tax Constitutional.
This species of tax has again and again
been imposed. altno only Temporarily, ~
the national government "a Was itfat
Imposed ~ the act u Juiy z. lisls when
fHe makers 0f the Constitution were
alive ana at the head of affairs. II was
n graduated tax. tho small in amount,
the rate Was Increased wish iile aitlqlts
left 20 any individual, exceptions being
made in the case Of certain ciQse-tin-
similar raN was again imposed ps Z lne
act ~ July J. ltz. 3 nan w i-iA- 'rtAih III
81 90 in personal property being aNHepleG
from tarafiou fife tax then becoming
progressive according % the femotefifes
III kim The war-reveune act ol June y,
Isss provided Tor az iiiherstance - pA
nnv fnrt exceedlng the value ~ 10000.
thf rate OF tax increasing bath in. accord
ance with the amounts leit ana - ac-
cordance with the ieetlee Ityl3ss.Fes
of kin The supreme court has held that
the succession tax Imposed az the lnle
OF ihe civil war was not ufeci TAX nut
an impose Of excise which WAS Dotn cpn-
stltuil0nai and valid More recently tne
court in an opinion delivered vi Mr.
Justice white. which contained an eH-
ceedingly able and elaborate discussion
on the powers of the congress % impose
daafb dufiea sustained the constitution
atty or the Inheritance tax feature q the
waT-reveuue act of lss.-
L. Income Tax CONSTITUTIONAL
Ia tr incidents. and apart from the
main purpose ot raising revenue ~
income tax stands on an entirely di sfr
tnt tfnIAA AINNN as AAAitrt itt-f' .I-ftt ~
cause ii Involves no question ot ths Per
petuatiOn 81 fortunes swollen " an un-
healthy Size The question is IN lts
eeqence a question Of the proper adjust
uienf Of burdens 20 benefits AS the
law now stands Il is undoubtedly diff
ruit to devise national income tax
which shall be constitutional. But
whether n la absolutely Impossible Is am
other question. and II possible IL Is most
certainly desirable The first purely in-
Come tax law WAS past by the congress
In 1851 but the most Important law deal
iua with the subject was that or 1885
7-iils the court held 20 be unconstitu-
uonal
Ths question is undoubtedly very in
frlratel delicate. and troublesome. The
decision of the court was only REACHED
hy one majority. II is the law of the
land. and, 81 course, is excepted as SUCH
aud loyalty obeyed by all good citizens
Nevertheless the hesitation erident.y
felt by the court as whole ~ coming
10 a conclusion. when considered to-
rether with the previous decisions on
the subject. may perhaps indicate the
possibility uf dovislng constitutional
income-taN law which shall suuetan-
tisliv accomplish the results aimed
all The difficulty 20 amending the COM
sfItutlon is So great that only real me-
ccssity can justify resort thereto
Every effort sfglld be made In dealing
t,rfth this subject az with the subject
~ thc proper control by the national /
government over the use or corporate /
wealth ln Interstate business 20 devise /
farfaiation which without such action /
shall attain the desired end, but if this !