New-York tribune., 1909-06-16
MESSAGE MAY REACH GAP-
ITOL TO-DAY.
Leaders of Income Tag MOUemeHt
an Senate 4dmit They Are
Defeated
Iron The Tribune Bureau.1

i
Taft can complete it in time It will set forth
/ the reasons which have actuated the Chief Ex-
eCutive in urging the imposition of this tax. the
advantages which he believes are to be derived
| from the federal inspection Of the transactions
| of corporations which the collection Of such
excise will entail. and it VIII make clear 10 the
constituents OF all Senators and Representatives
| who vote for the proposition that it is the child
| of the Presidents brain. and that in supporting
| it they are following his guidance The reason
| ing which the President will present on the
subject is said to be so persuasive as to warrant
predictions that the proposition will be support
| ed by many Democrats and by a practically
| unanimous Republican vote
The leaders of the income tax movement in the
Senate admit to-day that they are clearly de-
| feated. Senator Bailey conceded victory TO the
Republicans tonight and Senator Cumnlins ex-
pressed himself frankly TO some Of his col
| leagues as regretting the hard and fast agree
rnent he had made with the Democrats which
| forbade his abandoning them in their fight for
an income tax and supporting the tax advo-
Gated by the President.
SOME INSURGENTS PLEASED
Some Of the so-calIed Republican insurgents
are far from dissatisfied with the result OF
their work and some Of the Republican leaders
keenIy appreciate the price they have paid for
victory. Old observers recall the complete in
| dependence and f-suf1ciency Of the Repubi-
can organization in the Senate in the past tbs
| perfect equanimity with which the organization
withstood the energy and the determination OF
the Roosevelt administration when it vas bent
on preventing the addition Of a court review
clause to the railway rate bill. and the victory
which finally crowned the resistance Of the
organization led by MI AIdrfch. and remark that
the situation which compelled the man who had
Of . Sa7ara'- n
tn the President and confess his inability TO
head off the income tax movement without the
assistance Of the Executive is not without its
| significance The fact that Mr.. Aldrich deemed
| il the part OF wisdom 70 accept and father on
behalf Of the organization Of which he is the
| leader a measure in which he had no heart ana
| which had he the power he would instantly
| reject is regarded by many as more than an
! indication OF the breadth Of the man who has 50
often led the Republican forces in the Senate to
victory that by many he has been assumed 70
| dictate the course Of those forces
Perfect co-operatfon OF the two great co-ordt-
nate branches Of the government is the euPhont-
ous term which the leaders apply TO the har-
n1onious action Of the President and the Senate
organization. That perfect cooperation exists
none can deny. and from the standpoint OF the
leaders any analysis OF the situation Wnlch
would seek to make evident the dependence OF
the organization on the President and the power
and responsibility with which that cooperation
invests him is work OF supererosallon-
II must be admitted that there are those. even
among the leaders. who regard the SITUATION
with even more than equaninity. who believe
that such cooperation points the way to Rs
r,,bTican progress and Republican victory; thar
II insures to the administration. used IN It's
broadest sense as including not alone the Presi-
dent but the majortties IN Congress as "eli'
breadth Of direction. progresslvenesS -OA
thought and an effectiveness Of execution IN
noesibra of attainment where any one OF the
three coordinate powers is able to MAINTAIN an
indenendence and an isolation as compiete as
ras for ears characterized the position OF ths
upper house of Congress
PRESIDENT IN STRONG POSITION
That the adoption OF the PRESIDENT p'0V'
,ion bv the Senate leaders places him in a COM
mandiug position and renders him most I'M
no-tant factor to be dealt with in all the impor-
+ar+ LEGISLATION which may be undertaken dur
t. tts administration is generally admitteo'
ord that it augers we'll for the success OF those
r-ogrsssfve policies which were conceived pS
theodore Roosevelt. espOused by Wlihan oio"
ard Taft. and indorsed last November oy an
overxbelming majority Of the American peop'1'
e clearly recognized by most Of those Who hAss
,o,,gb+ ~ anaIyze recent developments III 'ii7
Senate. ~
The submission Of a message by the Fresf
5en+ urging the adoption OF the form OF 'aAa-
.io~ for which he stands was not necessary %
the success of his project. as was told IN 'lie'o
disnatches this morning But II VIII man
- The course of certain Senators who stOOo
..-,,.,,,tad 10 the income tax II will give proper
..s,,rance to those Senators and to tneT con-
.+ttuants that the amendment TO the Cons'i'u
+tor authorizing the assessment OF an inconle
To- will he adopted in good faith ana II VIII VII.
:. : to,a,-ad have influence in bringing @ @the
rI,,sa leaders TO accept the special tax in'pos0H
by the Senate in lieu Oh 'i7
nrovided by the House -
.to Constitution IL will be necessary 70
- +ba measure providing for the amelo-
-er+ of The Constitution in the form OF JOiN1
,+tor as il must be adopted by a Two
80 &c whereas the tariff bill requires only
4i+- and doubtless will be supported oy
- - +,,,o thirds OF the Senate, as IL was IN
= rIo,,ss This resolution will be reported oS
+he finance Committee. and will embody the
provisions probably. of both the aiIeiieii'eh1
offered by Senator Brown. of Nebraska ana tn@1
presented to-day by Senator Nelson OF MIME
so+o Having been adopted by the Senate by
thirds vote il will also be necessary that II
recai,-e like support in the House. and the Presi-
4a,+.s message will doubtless make easier the
task of the House leaders in attaining that end
The statement that the resolution will be
adopted in good faith does not Imply that the
RepubIican leaders expect that IL will be ratified
bv three-fourths of the states. which would De
necessary to make il effective as an amendment
10 the Constitution but only that they viii seek
IN effect its adoption by the two houses OF Con-
eress bv the necessary two-thirds vote. 50 shar
it shall be left entirely TO the several states to