The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-24
THE TAX. or INE0UITY.
what Outspeken Newspapers Everywhere
Arc Saying About Mr. aft's Plan.

| THE TAI VI lNEVC4A1'.
what Outspekeu Newspapers Everywhere
Are saytng About Mr.. Taft's Plan.
From ne 81. Lous Gsoos Democrat.
Not q single Republican newspaper ol
standing. 10 far % We have noticed. favor
the corporation tax idea. All oppose IL fol
several reasons. Az these Journals must b'
presumed to voice the opinion OF the major
ity Of the Republican party. II would seen
that the duty OF the Republican Senate Y
to reject that proposition. 90 fat. as rssardi
the present session. and then take 1t up mex
winter II It should at that time have any
thing to commend II. The duty Of the Sen
ate is to drop the income. the corporation
and all other special taxes. pass the tarih
measure at the earliest practicable moment
and 10 homo and let the business Of thu
country set q chance to push forward.
From fhs 81. Paul Pioneer Pres.
There is no need for devising new ways oil
raising money. A tar on corporation dtvi'
dends Is not needed.
From The Sprtntnsjd Rspubiteon.
The Federal Government under the Taft
plan must exercise m espionage In The
Affairs OF all business corporations and q
direction Of their bookkeeping and account
lns which would be unnecessary In the case
of u general income tax, II the AK ID "a
be imposed with any degree Of fairness d
all - between the stockholders Of the sew
eral corporations. q Federal accountant will
have to be placed In every corporation
counting room throughout the country,
The President 10 said not to believe this. but
bis commissioner Of corporations. H. X
Smith, who has been having some expert
ence In the matter OF corporation account
Ing. IL quoted as declaring that TO keer
the corporations In line and prevent theii
evasion OF the tax would require q force Of
special agents and examiners as large q
the standing army OF the United States
and all this merely on behalf Of raising nc
more than ses. ooo. 900 Of Federal revenue. a,
against q yearly total now collected by the
Government Of above $500. 900 900! Surely
one Of the most extraordinary fiscal prop.
o~sitions ever presented by responsible pub.
lilo authority. Revenue obviously cannot bt
It's chief purpose.
From NJ Indianapolis Nsws.
1t 10 certain that the Governments fnan.
ces are in q bad condition. We havt
reached the end Of our spree. and must o
pay for It. IN the News Of Saturday It wa
shown that wen after the President had
reduced the estimates by $50. ooo. 900 there
would have to be q further cut Of $50. 900. oot
II the Government was to live within itt
revenue. The appropriations for the cur.
rent year amount to 81 .o44. <ol. s57. the larg.
est In the history Of the country. A cut
Of 90. ooo. 900 will still leave a shortage Of
go, oo0. 90. as the estimates submitted "a
Congress are 500 900. 900 in excess Of the
reduced appropriation. To such q pas,
have We been brought by the extravaganza
Of the late Administration. The appro-
prlations In 1850 were ssss 900 900. The
population was then $4,000 900 The pei
capita cost Of running the Government wa,
thus about %. This year the s%ppropria.
lions are 81 ,otl. loi 900. which is more than
I'll per capita. II population had increased
a. rapidly as appropriations We should
now have iss. 900 900 people. instead Of the
%. ooo. 900 We actually have. Population
has increased about IS per cent. while ex'
psnsss have increased ITO per cent.
The situation 10 embarrassing to the point
Of pA~infulness. Our people have not been
Greatly stirred by the known extravaganza
Of the late Administrations: but now when
they see the difficulties into which It ha,
precipitatsd 10 It 10 to be hoped that they
will realize that It IL as bad for Governments
As for individuals to live beyond their In
come.