The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-11


day morning, and with the exception
of a severe cold contracted about
three weeks ago he is in excellent
health. Asked when he would return
Eo Washington he said he intended
to be there before the tariff bill is
reported TO the Senate; That it is
generally understood in Washington
that no business Of great importance
will be done in Congress at the
Special Session. except the revision
Of the tariff, and that he looks for
the REPUBLICAN Congress to put up
fraud On the country in the pre-
tended tariff revision.
How will the fraud be put up?'.
He was asked
Why it is not the Republican in
tention to reduce the tariff to any
material extent-it is their purpose
to continue it protective tariff, and
in many Instances to make it even
pnohibitive. They will make some i'm
material reductions to give it the ap-
pearance of downward revision; but
when it IS summed up the last asate.
of the tariff will be as bad as, If not
worse than, the first. Where it is
made prohibitive, of course, no reve-
nue. viii be derived, and as the ex-
travagance continues and grows, of
ten for The very purpose of giving an
excise for high tariffs, under the
false pretense that the higher the tar
sff the greater the revenue, ad infiniz
sum, other sources of revenue will be
sought and found by the party of ex-
travagance and robbery of the toiling
millions under the guise of law"
What other sources do you think
they will find?"
Why | would not be surprised if
they return to the stamp tax and re-
quire. al legal documents, deeds, note
accounts, postoffice orders, ETC., to be
taxed, tax that has heretofore been
regarded as simply war tax, not to
be used in time of peace. fear they
will also tax coffee, about the only
luxury the toiler can afford. If they
put tax on coffee of five, seven or
eight cents a pound l will not be sur
prised. This, after putting the prof
ut on the amount of the tax, will add
from seven to ten cents pound on
coffee, unless consumers get the
lowest grade"
'eWill you oppose and try to prevent
the stamp tax and the taxing of cot
Fee?
Il certainly will If the party in
power in the national administration
would lop off all unnecessary expense
and tax incomes above a certain
amount, the revenues would be amply
sufficient without taxing coffee and
tobacco, the only Injuries of those
who toll
But did not the United States
Supreme Court decide that an income
tax IS unconstitutional"
Ut did, by divided court, five
to four, overturn the law of
century; but the personnel of the
court is different now and they
should be given another guess. May
be they would return to the long &C
cepted principle"
q see. you were trying to increase
the appropriation to fight the boil
weevil. What became of that?" Quer-
led the newspaper man.
yes, the bill as it came from the
House TO the Senate carried an appro-
priati5n Of one hundred and forty
sixthousand four hundred and seventy
dsllars to be used in an effort to de-
stroy the cotton boil weevil and as
think this effort is of exceedingly
great interest and | hope benefit to
the farmers Of Mississippi, and in
deed to the entire South, / offered
ali amendment to increase the ap-
preparation for this purpose to three
hundred thousand dollars and had it
referred to the Agricultural Com
mittee who thereupon reported for
Two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars which was adopted by the Sen
te. The House refused to agree on
this amendment and in the confer
enee committee of the two Houses it
was fixed at two hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars. Senator Mon
ey was on both. the Committee on
Agricultural and the Committee of
conference of the Senate and House
CT Representatives and gave this
amendment special attention and ef-
fectiye support