The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-11

, the earth shorn of the power to tax
thai form of wealth best able to bear
the burdens OF government.
THAT is tle scheme and plan, and
such men as the great governor OF
I New York is giving them great aid
and comfort. Men say with great
| fervor OF patriotism, Il am in favor
of tais power being given to the gov
ernme1t to be used at least in time of
war and straightway proceed TO help
defeat the amendment. If those who
are the real enemies of this measure
would come into the open its friends
could deal with them far more sue
cessfully.
MIR. President, no one ever saw
this country in just the condition it
| is today. Never since this govern
ment was launched has there been a
restless spirit among the great mass
OF the people, such ugly questioning,
such persistent inquiry No part of
the government seems to escape chal-
enge or criticism, and it is fast be-
| coming popular to scoff at the con
stitution itself An unquiet dissat-
| isfied, suspicious public mind is the
public mind of today.
You can defeate this amendment.
In view of the class of men who are
joining the crusade against it | think
you will defeat it. The forces which
propose to encompass its defeat viii
not stop on tle hither side of most
disreputable methods To accomplish
their purpose. But when the people
learn what you nave really done, the
manner in which this has been man
ipulated. il will go far toward excit-
ing to renewed force that feeling of
wrath. of class hatred already too
strong among us. 1t will do much to
foster disrespect for and breed dis
loyalty to the government. When
those who are i'll able TO meet the
burdens of government so its enor-
nous expenditures continue to in
crease. Erger armies and larger nav
les, increased burdens everywhere,
and learn furthermore that all tlis
must be met by tax on consumption
while incomes which sustain luxury
and breed idleness and idiocy go
untaxed. they will have little mercy
with YOU in the hour in which you
must plead with taen against radi-
cal changes in tle government. / do
not know how long we can deal with
a patient people in this way. But |
venture to prophecy not much long
er.
II hope therefore the governors and
legislators of this country will be
brave enough TO do their duty in this
matter. 1t is time the people in this
broad land bestir themselves upon
this vital question before it is too late
rn 40 hn
than a catastrophe if this amendment
should he defeated, if We are going
also to he cut off from an appeal to
the court. This is in every sense
the peoples fight
Senator Rorah outlined his conclu-
sions as follows
1.-That the proposed amendment
adds nothing to the taxing power of
the national government. This power
was complete, unfettered, plenary, be
fore. II can be no more than that
should the proposed amendment be
adopted.
2.-The proposed amendment does
not deal or propose to deal with the
question of power which is already
complete but simply with the manner
| and method of its exercise aad use OF
| that power.
3.-No one has ever questioned the
power of the national government to
| ay an income tax for as was said by
Justice White. the question has a.
ways been whether an ADMITTEDLY,
unlimited power to tax has been us
I'd according to the instruction as to
| method" and il was to remedy the
| method alone that the amend nent
was submitted
| 4.-The words from whatever
| source" and nothing to the force of
the amendment. IL would, in consti-
| tutional parlance. be just the same
| 4 IL said ito lay and collect taxes on
incomes without apportionment" for
who could then say that you would
Il -. L. &o.-