The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
URGES DOWNWARD REVISION
Senator 0Verman Stirs Senate in His
Tariff Speech.
North carOlinian Flags steel Trust,
Pleads for Free Lumber, and
Advocates Income Tax.

Advocating an income tax, a head tax
OF SO on every immigrant entering the
United States and free lumber. Senator
overman. OF North Carolina. made a
speech in the Senate yesterday urging q
genuine downward revision OF the tariff.
He urged the adoption Of his amendment
70 the bin prividing that all trust-coh-
/ trolled commodities shall be placed on
the free list.
I He denounced the absorption Of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by the
I steel trust as "one Of the most out
rageous and scandalous transactions
that ever happened ard should not be tol-
Grated" Mr.. Overman also took a shot
az the International Harvester Company.
which. he charged. Disseminated against
the American citizen in favor OF the for
/ eigner.
But" Mr.. overman declared. "the high
! protectionists are again In the saddle. rid
/ ing roucn-shod over the people. unmind-
I fui OF the great trust reposed IN them.
and the 'stand-patters' are again in con-
troll, and IN their glory are winking aside
az the trusts which protection has nour-
I lsheG and fostered."
| Discussing the income tax, Mr. Over
man said:
I am in favor OF an income tar and I
most heartily favor the adoption OF the
amendment offered by the Senator from
/ Texas. 7 believe nine-tenths OF the people
OF this country favor an income tax.
believe the rich people who have large
/ incomes should accept Il and urge its
adoption 7 am satisfied that Il would
produce a better feeling among all classes
OF the people
They may resist II now. but Just as
sure as the sun shines. e Is coming.
| 90 not believe there are a hundred law
yers in this country but VINO il asked
would not give il as their opinion that
I the Pollock case. decided by a divided
court. decided under such circumstances
as 70 almost amount 20 a scandal-whIch
/ decision when rendered overruled the de-
I cislons OF that court for more than a
I hundred years-was wrong II the de-
! cision is right. the sooner we know It the
/ better II this great government has not
/ the right 20 levy such a tax, even IN an
/ emergency. the Constitution must az once
I be amended think I; viii be needed.
4 Tor feel sure that this bin viii not
raise SUFFICIENT revenue 10 run the govern
ment-"
Mr.. Overman declared that his amend
ment providing a head tax Of Sle for
every alien entering the United States
/ has the Endorsement OF State legislatures
/ the American Cotton Manufacturers As
! ISOLATION. the National Farmers Union,
I the National Grange. labor unions. and
many other national associations Il;
/ has been held by the Supreme Court 70
| be a constitutional tax" Senator Over
man said. 1T is q Just tax. Such an
/ amendment as this means not only reve-
nue. 10 the Treasury. but IL means a more
! select class q immigrants. and. there
/ fore, the protection Of American labor
and everything American"
In the steel schedule Mr.. Overman said
/ that while there are a few reductions
when the schedule r. considered as a
whole. there are no substantial reduc-
/ tions from the duties imposed IN the
/ Dingley bill The absorption OF the Ten
/ nessee Coal and Iron Company by the
/ United States Steel Company" he con-
tinued. was one OF the most outrageous
/ and scandalous transactions which ever
| happened and which should not be toll
| Grated"