The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-06
HUNDRED
MILLION
DEFICIT
ST AGGERS

Washington, Jan~f you needle
q i00. 0O0. 400 dollars 10 conduct youi
business another year. and had al
ready covered every known source q
income. what would you DOE Thai
Is the sort OF d question congress
facing now. And the republican ma
jofity which Is charged with the re
sponslhillty OF solving the problem
would give q good Neal for 4 solu
ton that win stand the yiclssltude,
Of business fluctuations Of this coun
try for d period Of about ten years
There Is q government deficit thi
year az one hundfeJ million dollars
II viii be more next year. And the
republicans have got to revise the
thrff downwards, or face defeat iou;
years hence. they believe. Now thei
make ia pretty hard financial probler
doesn't ltg Not only must the tariff
be revlss4. but a prohibition wave
\ tweeping the country and state al
tor state Is voting absolute nrohibl
tion. The enormous revenue thai
the government aas hitherto eceivef
from liquors. Is being cut on and ~
4 rate alarming to the treasury. =
new tarlfl. whether revised up o.
down. Is an uncertain quantity IS G
revenue producer. II has TO be put II
10 actual operation hefo-e can o.
determined whether revenues VIII bc
hi ,eGsed or decreased under Il.
The government has SGT % -als'
more revenue, or & has eot % curtai
the expenses OF this government tn
| latter Is 80 impractical that i Is dis
missed without discussion Tai.
b-ings mp with tremendous slgnih
canoe an Income Tax, The lncomt
Tax has been 4 subject hgfore thf
public for 4 long time. With a great
er or less deefea OF prominence, Jus
now II Is noklng rs head right Int
The lnnermost circles Of republican
councils and asking How would | do
The Income Tax Is & democratic
lea. At has long been Ionn IN on
form 81 another In state and natlona
platforms but the republicans ~
not AZ al agersa 10 n%urlolnine 8 dem
ocrailr the0fy and putting Int
practical law whenever ta79 need II
Thev have done IL before mlghty sue
ceasgully. too and they are not aIral'
10 do Il again. aud take the credl
for It. Time and time again have y
come TAX bills been introduced II
o%enefees. most always by democrats
bat they have mover got beyond th'
faulniitee. Thesp are several dem
nefats who ere preparing Income To-
bills nos. They VIII never neeeml
iaW. he there Is an Income Tax lay
paa led Il win be irgmol bg i fennh
llean. aud passed. hy republican, a
4 ~felusIlean measure. And IL wil
get the money.
President Roosevelt nas l0rfg beef
M advocate 81 an income Tax, or a.
inheritance Tax. Of some kind. bn
he did moi get Il made into a law, 10
hy he last congress, OF anything e.s'
much. that he Advocated
There WIS nm Income Tax law pass
81 ia 1862. This was & wac measure
It died Of its own proVlslcn by expii
alton IN 1872. Eleven years ago an
other Income Tex law was passed.
wan declared unconstitutional BY IN
suprece Court 81 the United States
Z IN 4 case brought before that tribunal
Hut Ii was so decided hy a slnel
4 member. there nelng Il dissenting opil
Ion held By four Justices. ami on
Of those who acid the law %unconsi'
| tutlonal. changed over night 10 tina
opinion. II h said. Since that tint
z two members have been anpnlnte
to the Supreme court, Justices Mood