The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-06-25
ARE WORKING TOGETHER
Cooperation Between Taft and
Senate.
HARMONY AND SUCCESS
Income Tax Movement the Presi-
dents Opportunity.

Washington, D. c., June 2l.-
A special message to congress from
the president urglng the adoption Of
the tax on the net earnings OF corpora
tions, which he has advocated 10
private conversation with the leaders,
was not considered necessary to the
success Of this proposition, but it is
believed that such message viii
make clearer the course Of certain
senators who stood committed to the
,income tax; that 1t will give proper
assurance to those senators aud to
their constituents III It the, proposed
amendment to the constitution
authorizing the assessment of an in
come tax will be adopted in good
faith; and that 1t will have Influence
in bringing the house leaders to ac+
cept the special tax imposed by the
senate 10 lieu Of the inheritance tax
provided BY the house. 1t is general.
ly admitted that the adoption of
President Taft's proposition by the
senate leaders places him In COM
manding position and renders him a
most important factor 70 be dealt
with 10 all the important legislation
which may be undertaken during his
ad ADMINISTRATION. When one recalls
the supreme Independence and com.
plete self-sufficiency of the republican
organization in the senate in past
years, the true significance of Mr..
Aldrich's action In going to the
president aud confessing his inability
| to head off the Income tax movement
without the assistance of the execu-
tive, Is apparent. There is perfect
cooperation between the president
and the senate organization, and
many do not hesitate to say that such
CO operation points the way to repub
lican progress and republican victory;
that 1t insures to the administration,
! including the executive and both OF
the legislative branches, a breadth Of
direction, a progressiveness OF thought
and an effectiveness Of execution i'm
/, possible Of attainment where any one
Of the three coordinate powers is able
to maintain an independence and an
isolation as complete as has for years
characterized the position of .ths
upper house of congress. ! >.
| The president had intended to in.
clude 10 his annual message to con.
gress an earnest recommendation for a
system Of federal supervision of the
transactions Of corporations. notabl,
their issues Of stocks and bonds, to-
gether with the recommendation Of 1
small revenue tax on their profits
He had proposed, furthermore, II
urge Senator Aldrich either to embod'
these provisions 10 the financial bill
to be reported from the munetar
commission next winter, or at leas
to press the two measures as CO
ordinate legislation. to stand or fal
together. The situation In tn
senate, however, caused by tn
strength of the income tax movement
) Impressed him as the psychologists
, moment to urge that federal super
: vision of corporations which he deem
essential, and to do SO by imposin
an excise tax on their net earning
The president is so interested Ia tn
corporation tax that he expects, wit
the assistance of Attorney Gener;
Wickersham, to draw the draft I
the amendment which will be the
submitted to the committee Z
tinance.