The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
INCOME AND INHERITANCE
 TAXES ARE CONDEMNED
Democrats Do Not See How Proposed Tariff Bill Will Help the Situation and Republicans Have
 Same Views.

Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, the republican leader in the Senate, today started the tariff debate in the upper branch of Congress. Instead of pro- posing a new method for meeting the continued treasury deficits he went on record as saying that the bill he has i reported from the finance committee will furnish all the necessary revenue for running the government. He added. however that economy must be ob- served; that there must be a decrease in the expenditures of the government. lie opposed an income tax. inheritance tax, or stamp tax, making 1t plain that he would be against any and all of them
 Considering it's source, the speech was considered a weak one. The mart devoted to the tariff question proper was regarded as a cunning argument against the democratic position, but on the question of the revenue producing qualities of the bill 1t did not come up to expectations. His bill Senator Ald- rich admits, will give but 10, ,000, GOO more than the Dingley act and 1t must be admitted that this is very close.
 Plea for Economy.
 The plea for economy comes with poor grace from the republican side. and especially from the Rhode Island senator. The very expenditures he condemns by saying that a saving Of $50, 100000 could have been made last year, were each and every one ap- proved by him and received his affrma- tive vote. The senator knew at that time as we'll as he knows now hat the condition of the treasury would be. and it i'll becomes the man who as the re- publican leader has had more to do with extrayagance than perhaps any other member of Congress. to talk about economy at this late day
 The truth Is that there can be no economy under republican administra- tion. The successful carrying out of their policies means outlay of cash that never decreases but of necessity must always increase. What hurts the Rhode Island senator is the fact that matters have about reached a crisis and the packers of the republican party de. mand continuance of prohibitory rates rather than divide expenditures with the consumer.
 WcStciH WAT 8 views.
 Western republican senators did not seem to be greatly impressed by Sen ator Aldrichs speech Sa far as can be learned none of those who have been talking on an income tax are changed in their opi'lion. On the contrary the western republicans claim is that thev are receiving accessions to their ranks and will be able to poll sufficient votes allied with the democrats to pass an in- come tax measure. 1t certainly seems so tonight. but the power of Mr Aldrfch in the Senate should not be underestim- ated The bill is in his charge and he is able to yield to senator here and a senator there an increa sed duty on a state product that may bring about a change of votes.
 It should also be borne in mind that there are many conflicting views on the income tax which it's advocates may not be able to reconcile A graduated in come tax as proposed by Senator Cum mins is meeting with much criticism on the ground that it brings before the courts a new question. Should the Iowa senator exempt corporations. as Is ex- pected. there will also be complaint His proposition to taxe incomes as low as s2o00 does not meet with the approval of many who are inclined to vote for an income tax.
 fear of the republicans that Senator Bailey and his party will get the credit of enacting the legisa ton It can read fly be seen. therefore. what difficulties beset the advocates of such an amend ment to the tariff bill
 Cannon Hears Aldrch.
 Speaker Cannon entered the Senate cha1i Der before Mir. Aldrich began and caret ly followed his recommendations
 On concluding the reading of his pre- pared statement. MT. Aldrich launched upon criticism of amendments proposed by Mir Daniel for tax on the gross receipts of corporations and by MT. Bailey for a tax on incomes. each of which. he said, would impose seO00o,0oO of taxes He was surprised to hear of such propositions because he recalled the statements of his democratic ancest- ors' respecting the purposes of the dem-s ocratc party to pursue rigid economy.
 At the conclusion of Mir. Aidrich's statement Senator Daniel, the ranking minority leader of the finance commit tee took the floor. He referred to the bill as prodigious. with its BOP pages, carrying about million dollars a page. arraigned the republican members of the committee for their exclusion of the dem- ocratic members during the consideration of the bill and contended that revenue raising was the primal and necessary n1lrpoSe nf the In riff