The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23
income
TAX NOW
APPEA AIRS
DOOMED

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Special To inc Daily leadeg.
Washington. April 2S-rhe income
taS appeass doomed. senatos cum
minE who introduced his measure,
said shat II President Taft should
give the idea his support. the west
,lern Repdbllcans ana Democrats could
~force Senator Aldrich 70 accept eich
Ia proylaior.
president Tlft. However lAi le
known lhui he does not favor al in.
come tax. fie Is Quolel as saying
thai be believes the Aldrieh bill VIII
produce an ihe revenue needed II The
~affaigs OF the Government are admin.
islered economically.
President TafG's Position
Should the tariif bill flil 30 pro-
duce enough revenue. he would favor
nrsl an inheritance tax mkt he would
favor O tax on tho aarnings Of car
pQrations. bur ia IS opposed Go an in-
come tax for tun PRINCIPAL reasons
he doubts whether Che supreme court
would reverse hseis IN the subject,
and lee's that en- income tax would
result ~ geuerdl false swearing and
I divers questionable practices 10 cir
cumfent the payment Of the tax. lie
has pointed Out that this objection
could no. he against al inheritance
whore tie amount Of the property sub
lect to taxation could be more readily
obtained.
Feel Fight De Lost.
with support from the Chief RKecn-
ltlve fos ON income tax thus hupelessly
ont Of the question, the Republican
leaders IN che movement now feel
! that this fight II lost. At one time
they counted eighteen Republicans IA
yorahle to such a tax, but Senator Al
J drieh Is accused of having already
Iplcked on several AZ these supporters
SenatOr Cullom, vito favored thp tax
says Senator Aldrloh has convinced
him that hts bin viii raise All the
%rcyenue needed. senat0r Dick finds
he can not accept any Of The income
propositions offered, and d few other
Senators. on whom the Western Re.
pnhlleans relied. have Manifested sud
4 den change Of hearl.
nroach Over Bailey Moisture.
There alse apneafs 4 Wide breHelf
between lhe Republicans who favor
the Cumming amendment and the
Democrats Hlio favor TIE Bailey
menimont. The former SAY they
could noi aeeept ihe Bailey amendment
because a challenges Che decision Of
The snpft me court and would in ell
probability Ha declared uneoHsttuii4H
III There arc Democrats Wh0 Sill
NOT accept The uummins iaen be s.
l"gfaauaten tag. and the di1oreuHra be-
tween the two clnases 0f senators IS
sueh as 90 apparently mako agreement
Un j melsnfe improbable. Hut aside
fron that, the position taken bg pres
. ileHt Tgft HIS taken enc heart 9et ~
the Western men vino are supporting
the cumniins amendment, and they ex.
PRESS doubt whether they could mus
tea enough men 10 lialE q united DEM
~oefstie vote iaGs IN Income TAX meas.
lure.
Before tna developments i0acy. Il
appeared almost certain thai this gea-
tufe would Be meda The main ISSUE 10
lthe tariff aebaio. sud the newspapers
have been Gull uf inspired alugies
and Anonymous interviews declaring
THAT the whole tarla lrbaie would 81.
volYe aronnd DE iaeuine lex prcpGai
lti0n because the adoption Of an in.
come tax would mean tie downfall
lot the protective tafiN system, ~ that
the country would g%gsduAllg raise Hll
LOT Sc reteHae BY lais system instead
OF ~ the afin. THE apparent deem
Iui the income tax provision has some
what ~disarranged Chs program of The
l~aanalurs. who had expected 10 diver
the discussion from the rales 81 tue
lAldFich bill 10 a general debate on
The Income TAX With M liope Tor nc
passage at an Income tax. 9 discus
sion OF that subject would become d
merely academic performance. Il 4
did not degenerate lnlu q ~hipuodrDHe
Slight Reaetion Possible.
There may be 4 slight reaction o.
the part Of the Western Republican.
from the feeling Of depression tha'
has ogerpowered them tonight, 8n'
lunless fourteen Republicans viii sians
fast IN the face 81 President Taft
dlsapproval o. the idea end the Dem
ocfata Join forces. as one man, Hli
fourteen Republicans npun an amend
ment. the fate oi the income tax 4
sealed. and q heated debate on III
subject will only divert attention iron
the Aldrich taria scheduled and ail
the Rhode island senator 81 prttlui
Through his rates.
Senator 0ore'o Amendments
Considerable Of quiet enjoyment !
beAa had BY Democrats Il Of Ser
tor Cores amendment which fenrf
auees tae Republican lnepmo aN 9
tine NlvlI aaf period, and the 0kla
/, hbma senatgts Feu4arka OF d
are awailed with interest.
eTsie lpeume tax HmenaHa2n air
submitted " an exact copy cf III
llnaoma tas iau q Ana sgt "a
1.-THE exception thai has mcfeaae
ltha exemption trent SS0n 10 81 0ao.
/, sala Senator Gore toAiys sthe pafas'
ulngy IS alhofwIse iacnllea' end III
Increased exemption, of course, doe
MOI AFFECT Che 1fInclplH. This Mea
I lure aaASsi d Republican N0nsfas'
waa approved hy 4 n%epoIdlcan ssfs
/, dent and received IND seal nnd saHe'
\ ltlan of The Snpreaa attrl a9the I'M
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