The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-30
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1 or repealed"
 MT Aldrich said that he did not favor as a permanent form of taxation a tax , which is sure in the end to destroy the 1 protective system"
 At once catching up the words of the Senator from Rhode Island, MT. aBiley i declared that MT. Aldrich had announced that his attitude in favoring a corpora i ton tax was a mere subterfuge. Under the statement made by the sen- ator from Rhode Island" said MT. Bailey those who have said they favor an in | come tax and now join him in this subter- l fuge to defeat it, may see clearly what | they are doing. We now are told that this corporation tax Is to belentirely repealed, or at least emasculated within the next l two years, and so that after all, that is 1 simply contest against an income tax l as part of our financial system, or cor poration tax as a subterfuge to be con- l tnued two years"
 My support of the corporation tax" 1 replied MT. Aldrich promptly, Ifs not 1 subterfuge in any sense of the word. The 1 corporation tax Is tax upon corporations which it is clearly within the right of Con- l gress to impose, and those senators who are honestly in favor of an income tax i that is constitutional and that can be operated will support the income tax | proposition of the administration as J l Texas, which is certainly in the minds of | most thoughtful people unconstitutional. The least thoughtful people," correct ed Mir. Bailey.
 Taft's Views on Tax. 1 MT. Bailey said that the President had 1 once talked with him respecting the mat 1 ter of the income tax, and he intimated l that either the senator from Rhode Island had persuaded the President or the Pres 1 ident had persuaded the senator from Rhode Island along lines which formerly had not received the approval of the l President
 But" added MT. Bailey, replying to 1 MT. Aldrichs denial of the use of the l word "subterfuge," my direct authority for saying this Is a subterfuge was the 1 statement of the senator from Rhode l Island in saying he would vote for the cor 1 poration tax as means of defeating the income tax. If that does not define subterfuge we will need a new diction- | ary."
 Again replying, MT. Aldrich said that 1 he favored an income tax only for times l of emergency. and quoting the senator from Texas. declared that the latter wished to use the tax as means for de- 1 stroying the protective system
 This proposition for a corporation tax was made by the President of the United l States before the House committee on ways and means prior to the time we | considered it here" said MT. Aldrich in | further explanation of the suggestion that l there had been change of front which l had brought forth the corporation tax as a subterfuge. T am here as repub- l lican to support a republican adminlstra- l ton, as far as l can consistently with my duty. I shall vote for this proposi- 1 ton for the purpose I have named and the fact that it is a republican proposi- 1 ton and supported by the President of | the United States Is not the least con- trolling"
 MT. Bailey said he had curiosity to know whether when they had set their heads at work to defeat the income tax amend ment, the President made the suggestion, or the senator from Rhode Island sug- | gested 1t to the President"
 T suppose that the senator scarcely ex- | poets an answer to that question:" smil- ingly responded MT. Aldrich, who added that his conversation with the President | was a private one.
 MT. Aldrich refused to reply to a ques- | tion by MT. Gore as to whether the Pres- ident, as we'll as MT Aldrich, was urging the corporation tax as a subterfuge for an | income tax"
 TiIman's "Tea Baby" | While you are talking about all these things" pleaded MT. Tillman in behalf of his tea proposition. my poor little tea baby has been laid aside and is crying for pap"
 MT. Clay then resumed. He said he believed the Rhode Island senator favored the corporation tax solely to defeat the | income tax.
 Not solely" replied Mr. Aldrich. "The imposition of the income tax would be a rebuke to the supreme court of the United States The income tax case was decided | dol{h oi,, to submit the question without change Is simply flying in the face of that decision to administer a rebuke to the court.
 MT. Clay declared that 1t had be- come evident that the administration programme Is brought forward to end all chance for the enactment of an in- come tax law. He pointed out that un- der the administration plan 12 states could defeat the amendment, and such a defeat would kill the question for all time. If the subject should be brought
 up thereafter, said MT. Clay, 1t would be pointed out that the supreme court had decided against 1t. and 12 states had refused to accept it, and thus the whole subject would be strangled.
 The debate closed with statements by
 Senators Bailey and McLaurin that the
 supreme court might change it's posi-
 tion if the case Is again presented.
 The income tax was then temporari-
 ly laid aside in obedience to MT. Till mans plea and was not resumed again
 until after the disposal of the tea amendment.
 Thrusts Exchanged.
 General debate followed In which sen ators on each side of the chamber ex- changed thrusts at the others con- sistency on the subject of protection, and tariff for revenue only.
 Anybody who undertakes a hunt for consistency here will have a hard
 job." said MT. Tillman.
 "I understand your position, you want
 a duty of 10 cents for protective pur- l poses. said MT. Dixon.
 ' "Yes. for the republican side of the