The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-29

as means Of defeating the income
tax"
He added: Il shall be perfectly
frank in that respect. ! shall vote for
il for another reason. The income of
the government this year will show a
deficit of $60, 100000, Next year there
will be deficit of si5,000,000. l am
willing that the deficit shall be taken
care of by a corporation tax. but at
the end of two years. it should either
he reduced TO a nominal amount or re-
Tealed."
Mr. Aldrich said he had not favored
As permanent the taxation which Is
sure to destroy the privilege system" ."
AT once catching up the words OF
the senator from Rhode Island, Mr.
Bailey declared Mr.. Aldrich had an.
nounced that his attitude, in favorins
a corporation tax, was a mere sub
terfuge.
Under the statement made by the
senator from Rhode Island" said MI
Bailey. those who favor any income
tax and do not Join them in this sub
terfuge to defeat, may see clearly
what they are doing.
I'VE are now told that this corpor-
alton tax is TO be entirely repealed,
or at least emasculated within the
next two years. and see that, after
all, it is simply a contest between an
income tax as part of our fiscal sys-
tenn, or a corporation tax as a sub
terfuge to be continued two years"
my support of the corporation
tax" replied Mr. Aldrich, is not a
subterfuge in any sense Of the word.
The corporation tax is a tax on cor
porations, which it is clearly within
the right of the Congress to Impose.
and those senators who are honestly
in favor of an income tax that is con"
stitutional and that can be operated,
will support the income tax PROPOSE
ton of the administration, as against
the proposition OF the senator from
Texas. which is certainly, In the
minds of more thoughtful people. un-
constitutional"
The least thoughtful people" cor.
rected Mr. Bailey
Mr.. Bailey said the President had
once talked with him respecting the
matter of the income tax, and~he in
timated that either the senator from
Rhode Island had persuaded the Pres
ident, or the President had persuaded
the senator from Rhode Island along
lines, which formerly had not receiv'
ed the approval of the President.
But" added Mr. Bailey, replying
to MI Aldrichs denial Of the word
"subterfuge." my direct authority
for saving this was Subterfuge Is
the statement of the senator from
Rhode Island. That he will vote for a
corporation tax for the purpose OF
defeating an income tax If that does
not design a subterfuge, We will need
a new dictionary"
Again replying, Mr. Aldrich said he
favored an income tax only for times
of emergency. and quoting the senator
from Texas, declared the latter wish
ed to use the tax as means OF de-
stroying the protective system.
This proposition for corporation
Tax was made by the President before
the house committee on ways and
means, prior to the time we coDsid'
cred it here said Mr.. Aldrich in fur
thor explanation of the suggestion
that there had been a change of front
which had brought forth the corpora
tlon tax as a subterfuge.
II am here as Republican, to sup
port Republican administration a7
far as | can consistently with my duty.
| shall vote for this proposition for
the purpose l have named, and the
fact that it is a Republican PROPOSE
ton, and supported by the President
of the United States, is not the least
controlling
Mr.. Bailey said he had curiosity
10 know whether When they had set
their heads at work TO defeat the in