The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-05
INCOME TAX
FIGHT is ON
Special to The Record.

Washington, May 5.-The Senator
fal decks have been cleared for action
An income tax amendment to the tar
in bril- promises to develop the bitter
est parliamentary warfare in the his
tory of the Upper House of Congress.
The fight practically amounts to a
struggle for the supremacy in the Re-
publican party. Senator Cummins' in
come tax plan is the particular meas
ure that is drawing the fire. Wall
street, through it's mouthpiece, Sena-
tor Aldrich of Rhode Island, showed
Its teeth at the first mention of the
words Income tax"
Senator Cummins has behind him a
small body of insurgents. A1drich has
behind him the powerful ring of Wall
street representatives. To each side
the outcome of the feud means every
thing
If Cummins can succeed in having
his income tax amendment tackled on
the tariff bill 1T will mean he is the
strongest man in the Republican
ranks, because he can not succeed
unless he defeats the Aldrich crowd.
President Taft will probably not ap-
pear to take interest in this feud.
However, his sympathy is with Aid
rich and his hackers. If Aldrich is de-
feated it may be considered a defeat
for Taft.
1t is the fact, and may as we'll be
stated, Senator Cunmins' goal is the
presidency of the United States. That
is his objective point. If he can de-
feat the present leaders of his party,
there is nothing that can stop him
from getting the nomination. No one
realizes this more than the Aldrich-
Taft-Canpon followers.
"Cummins must be sat upon-ne
must be sat upon good and hard"
That is the word that has gone down
the line to the standpatters. The Cum
minis amendment is said to have GER
tain flaws. 1t wouldn't make any diff
ference to the Aldrich crowd whether
it had or had not, however. They
would not permit, If any action on
their part could prevent it, any impor-
tant amendment coming from the To-
wa senator to be made on the tariff
bill. The better the measure from
chance Senator CumGnins would have
of success in getting it enacted into
law.
Will Cummins defeat Aldrich? Ma
ny are asking this question. 1t is cas-
fly answered. Senator Cummins can
not succeed in having his income tax
amendment Incorporated into the tar
iff bill The Aldrich crowd has Con-
gress securely in its control.
There is one move Senator Cum
minis could make, however, that would
defeat, in the opinion of many, the
efforts of Aldrich to prevent him from
winning the plaudits of the entire
west.
If after seeing that he could not sue
ceed in having his income tax amend
ment adopted, Senator Cummins
woul induce his followers to vote for
the Bailey income tax amendment, it
is the opinion of many it might be a
master stroke for the Iowa senator.
Whether he would do this is the
question Some say he would and
some say he wouldn't.
The democrats will vote almost sol
idly for the Bailey income tax amend
ment The democrats are in good
faith in their efforts to give the coun-
try such a law, which would require
the rich to help bear their proportion
of the expenses of the government,
and tend to tighten the burden of the
poor.
If the Democrats cannot have the
Bailey amendment passed at this ses-
sion, they will make income tax an
issue in the next Congressional cam
pafgn If Cummins and those PRO
gressive" senators cooperating with
afm vote for the Bailey amendment, it
will become a law, as the Democrats
and insurgents Outnumber the stand
patters."
The only objection being urged to
the Cummins amendment is that, ac-
cording to it's critics. 1T allows to es-
cape from taxation foreigners holding
stock in American corporations.
The Cummins amendment provides
that corporations shall not be taxed
but 6hat all stockholders whose in
comes from all sources exceed $4,000
shall be taxed. Senators Smith OF
Michigan and Gaynor of Maryland
take the position that half the stock
In American corporations is held by