The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-07-08
Taxation and Tariff.
.,d Affairs at the National Capitol.

q.,b;ng the United States Congress at
U.s. or but seems to be burning ques-
with the governments of every civil
w country. France and Germany and
" .,srl and Russia, as we'll as the small
- .ontinental countries, are debating
F .ravs and means to raise revenue to
rbe expenses of the Government.
natter of a deficit at the present
almost worldwide, and as the
means of taxation have been ex-
.,st-7, Efforts are being made toward
-,nor on incomes, inheritance, cor
,..lor dividends, etc.
fu.retofore in the United States, ex-
,r curing war time, our methods of
,.s-,or have been for the most part in
mes, and for that reason not look
,,57 as burdensome. In fact, at the
..4at time half of our receipts are
.,+bsrej from the internal revenue,
sa.r is wholly voluntary tax, and
III course the man of modern means
-.s -r.uEes and drinks contributes to it,
e. AS 10 the wealthy, yet it is by no
-.sr-a tax upon the poor man. Again,
d. IMPORT duties, some of which are
.a al The people, and some of which
.,.rga by the exporting foreigners, fall
-.. agely upon the people who buy
.zrrs
The Yntention that because of high
,.s he people pay the import duties
.--r- a fallacious one-it may be
stances, but for the most part
-. a Up to the present time the
e-a people have not been very Sc
,- Eed by the National govern
r.+ 'i now that the question has
- DIV best to meet a deficit, i
pa.. -eem that almost any direct tax
e. ue Cumbersome, and yet in this
r..e we should be much better off
,bs- be people in foreign countries.
| Tas,ui.. be the outcome of the present
sr,srI.t. and what will be the nature of
he sgs alton finally decided upon at the
-4s5at session, is useless to predict. 1t
.r.,H- that some sort of income tax
rag p passed, but hardly probable. 1t
possible that there may be an inheri
m lax. and it may be possible that the
2-orts plan for tax upon the
r3s Of corporations may be enact
aw, and finally there may be no
r u. direct tax imposed at all at this
m- Il is the opinion of Mr.. Aldrich
~. Nh Payne and other Republican
es hat the new tariff law will bring
at H-at revenue to meet the future ex-
ns Ie.s of the government, and il
A3 aolld prove TO be the case no di
net asation will be necessary, but the
q+s a has come up and been consider
afE speclal message of the President
10 e,-gess, and will be debated quite at
gr md whether there will be any
g ln on the question or not, the
will be prolonged because of it.
Ii not seem possible that Con-
Us au adjourn before August LIST,
n. many predict even later date
cau,= II this continual agitation from
sy7 i4y which is prolonging the ses-
M midsummer, there is a growing
s; luong the people that it would
nav. a-u better to have let the tariff
01- or still some time to come, as it is
M I.yy that a better bill than the
-rg tariff can be made, and even the
@s EEL Revisionists throughout the
aGug ne becoming disguised with the
17stlr Of tariff making.
V4 not for the special session and
-s eftainty of what the new tariff
H be- here is no doubt whatever that
s.r~-s would be booming this summer
aloa arecedented degree. All indus
ne sen anxious to go ahead, and yet
Ss- jspense news from Washington,
.Ea- because a few men, for reasons
n last SHOWN to themselves, think best to
aae lpng speeches, and, when all is said.
e SIMPLE proposition remains that the
sTIi is simply local question, and that
man is protectionist and free trader
L1 reyjSonist, according to what he
u @2as is for the best interests of his
'Sl State and District. But in due
1ss7 Of time we shall have a new tariff
7 and our people will have been edu-
7e' as never before upon the various
9lls To- Tariff making and upon all sides
The controversy, then we will go
'5a before and in a few months
i'9-' loubt shall reach our normal
@1LtoG Of employment and purchasing
"7ef and then will follow decade of
''.5 and prosperity.
97crstary Wilson will have a record
Service as a Cabinet officer longer
-s1 anyone else in his or any other
'''lfe position, and he will leave his
'0t proud of the fact that his Depart
''al turing his incumbency of that Office
& made most remarkable strides, par
quarry Under the administrations of
~AAiey Roosevelt and Taft. Secre-
Sy Wilson has been aided to all his en-
<'''rs by Republican legislation during
"S, Years, which has enabled him to
y'5 out his ideas of what his Depart
a' should accomplishments which