The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
South Cardinals Surrender.

Tho Charleston News and Courier is pathetcally
stressed that two Southern States. South Carolina
lsad Aabama, THE protagonists IN particular OF the
TFFlF rights 81 thf States one the cradle a Secs
other tlae State which thefff1t
&EA1itssl OF the Southern Confederacy was cstab-
Hshcd have ratified the income tax amendment Of
III Federal Constitution We do not know whcth-
|fstr not Deacon Hcmphiii, whose alleged coming
n Virginia has been somewhat announced by his
kivsnee agent in Richmond, is still moderator oi
he News and Courier sessions But whether so
assume that his influence hangs around
IfiII, and that the News and Courier voices his
kptsnsent, ia denouncirg this departure from the
akfflitrs The News and Courier is sorcfy gricVed,
VIII speaks Is one who has been stabbed in the
Sause ot his friends or elsewhere. 1t points with
bride 10 the former attitude oi South Carolina and
AIaasasna, and siews with alarm this surrender of
8te rights 81 Sovereign States, the Centralized
eEssycrrment. You may know just how hard hit
nm contemporary is when il iorsakes Fort Sumter
fnd looks 10 the New YorI, ribufe fortiy it,
pIisns1 It quotes as follows iron, the New ork
II is well understood that the Nation and
sSgfiap State cann@t both conveniently work the
\ samc fields OF taxation. II both Tax incomes
Ss#3nheritanees, franchises or other tLX4blc re
sS0Ilrees the burden put upon the doubt y=ta2ed
SSsriasa becomEs excessive, and the State, as the
weaker partner. is necessarily driven from thay
ss@sIcd to keep ether sources ct revenue. 1t Is
q moi likely that Souti, tagoiin1 vii. continue
seta1 incomes ior the benefit al Der own treasury
81 ID Abe United States also critters South Catund
and collects on the same incomes. A zeal
@s5fatc right was therefore abandoned when the
Q Lcgsiature at Columbia ratified She Income
4 tax amendment. Moreover by approving the
III rs present form the people OF
sSgnth Carolina gave their consent TO the col
lec1ion 81 tax Oh income derived from interest
on STATE, city ard oca! bonds. and on tho COM
D peas4tion received BY State officers. EXECUTIVE
#@and Judicial Tor ther services "a die state.
NN III tD this tine the Supreme C0urt has he'd
y snvalil la. laid i5i tic General government
on lie salaries o! State officers and any tax
n rcHUfg 70 hamper ana iG4pair state govern
4 mental instrumcutaiitcs South Carolina and
SAAlal,ama have now voted To reverse these find
2sargs Gi the Supreme Cont.
will probably b5 sad aDologiz,, the News
fud IourieT that the Tribune is q Republican
the shame to H. but that tact
serves 10 strengthen the force II is argument
Asaf apsnion. i secs Ct least how South Caro-
na and Alabama have abandoned a rig:t for which
|bHs Lave always stood and Tor which in other and
6eatkr days they fought We are rot surprised
arc surprised at nothing that happens nova
a3k but ii il great pity, just the sare. that by
&ksxsMn act South CAROLINA has conferred upon the
|&QFcrnmcnt at Washington power OF direct tax
R1n. which il possessed before only in name
n atgis d bad case. Let lis hope thai Deacon Hem
M viii get to Richmond in time to intercept
balicy. ard save Virginia from such fate.