Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-11
SCORES
ENEMIES Of
INCOME TAX
SENATOR PAYS RESPECTS
TO GOVERNOR HUGHES

wen VINO Ff0teSS friendship
to Amendment While Fighting
Efforts to Bring it About.
tisy Morning Journal snscial Lensss wireI
Washington, Feb. senator Wiz
liam +. Eorah. Of Idaho took occasion
III the s nate today to attack the no-
Sifien cf tnoSe who oppose acceptance
By tn 50, RAJ states OF the proposed
amo nt.ineut % tn constitution ~ tho
United states which would permit the
IL .uS of a inN on incomes Witn1ut
tppaitlonment between the sttes.
lncidently the senator paid his re-
spects to Gov Hughes Of New York
including him by inference among
those who profess % he in favor OF
an income tax but oppose practical
measures which would permit its
forcement, HIS eilnsion MS Of
course to Governor Hughes annual !
message TO the NeN York slate le9-
ialature urging defaat ol lhe proposed
amendment on ia" ground that 1881
iarRs age might sa 50 construed as to +
authorize congress To tax incomes de- /
rived from state ana municipal bonds
Senator Horah pictured the mind OF
the public as IN a state Of suspicion
and discomfort toward the govern
ment, ana deceued that the peeEle I
could not muen longcr be withheld +
from radical action II taxation We're
continued Il protection of Ncast,a and
In exemption OF Incomes which sus- I
tain luxury and brafl idleresA ana
idiocy The senator said in sub
stance
The history Of tn income tax
since 1894 has not hem one Which /
any citizen can recite Wdth pride For
a hundred years q rule al eons.rAc- {
ton as established by the men who
helped to write the constitution had F
received the approved a. an undivid-
ed court time and fina a4atn Dur
ing this period there sat upon thp
hencE Of thu surrcm9 eaust some Ot
the greatest lawyers OF that or any
other period Of this or any other
country During this period the
aeaith Of this eaantN had not be-
come 50 donineering, 50 powerful, SO
determined 10 have its own way. Dur
ing this period. therefore, We had un-
der the constitution the right 70 inn
pose a part Of the tax upon wealth
and a palt upon consumption and we
did So
I'm 1894 and 1895 these preccdents
were overturned, this constitution re-
ccived an INTERPRETATION unknown 70
its makers In the face Of two mos
dissenting opinions to which !
two other Judges assented. the hui {
and astounding doctrine was
that the makers Of the
republic had hedged wealth about so |
that the taxing powers Of the govern
ment could not reach it even IN time
Of war; that the founders Of the gov
based upon equality and JUS
tlce had made it impossible 20 divide
the burdens Of government between
and large class of gath
cred wealth Last session Of TINS hodN
Ne were called upon to ratify and de-
alare By express act our assent TO
hat Interpretation. Under the rule Of
he majority We did 50. We submit-
ed this proposed amendment to REM
adv this supposed hideous defeet III
he fundamental law.
"Now the scheme and plan IS to
lefeat this amendment Having as
aw making body solemny accepted !
his construction of the constitution
hereby making it impractcahle again
o appeal to the court. il this amend
nent can be defeated this the govern
nont Of the people. for the people
md hv the people, will stand alone
lmong all the civilized nations OF the
,alth shorn Of the power TO tax that :,
orm Of wealth best able 10 bear the
,urdens of government d
s'rhat is the scheme and plan. and :
hch men as the great governor Of New -
York is giving them great aid and y
-omfort Men say with great fervor -
# patriotism. II am in favor af THIS -
,nWer being given to the government -
o be used at least in time 81 WIZ "
md straightwaN proceed to help de- !,
eat that amendment. If those VINO =,
re tho real enemies Of this measure ~
D.,
ould deal with them far more sue q,
essfullv =
Mr.. President. no one ever saw this =,
ountrv in inst the condition II Is To- ~ ~
IN Never since this government s'
fas launched has there been such so
estless spirit among the great mass =,
{ peonle such ugly auestioningi sueh ~
crsistcnt inquiry Nc part OF the
ovornment seems 10 escape challenge
r criticism and it is fast becoming J
opular TO scoff at the constitution
self An unuuiot dissatisfied, sus-
icious mind is the public mind OF to-
ay
YOU can defeat this amendment ..
d. view of the class of men who are ~
lining the crusade against 1t think ~
ON viii defeat IT, The forces which -.
ropos. To encompass It's defeat viii 81
nt stop on The hithcr side of the ~,
lost disrcputabie methods To accom- ~
lieh their purpose. But when the ~
-oplc learn what you have really -,
one. the manner In which this has nf
zen manipulated IL will ga far to- ~,
ard cNcitinpy 10 renewed force that ~
.aling of wrath. of class hatred 'u-
.ady too strong among us. II VIII mr.
, much to foster dsrsSpect for ana ed
--cd dis-oyaifN 10 the government m,
hen those who are III able Ia meet tri
b. burdens of the government see IT'S
lormous expenditures continue Z" IN ON
ease. iarge~ armies and larger nav IN,
+. Increased burdens everywhere, and TO
am furthermore that all this must "O
met by Ga tax on consumption Mullc cN,
comes that sustain luxury and breed ira
leness and idiocy go untaxed they Sta
M haV. ltti,. mercy with you la the sic
,nr in which you must plead win as
sm against radical changes la the
,Vcrnment- J do not know how long
4, can deal with the patient peoplei
this way. Eut ! venture To pro- efe
,ecy not much longer. Yo
- hope therefore. the governors hel
If legislatures of this country VIII pal
brave enough 10 do their duty In prs