The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13

taAe- Illustrative 20 this point the tax
OWED IN ie0c 10 destroy the oleonArga-
,s industry = PSS.oa S on. i e. oSsTS
NAV e. With political parties bidding Tor
The votes % particular ciaanes. BY ex-
-tnpItng incomes POSSIBLY under eioo0oo.
they ASSET the few rich msn. constt.
tutinc evsryNh@re the minority. could
I've made 10 bear the whole buTdsn of
taxation. Even fiX.nS the limit At 5000
would be the same In pTinOipis As 10
New York state levisd a airect tax on
all real property and exempted all persons
who owned $4,000 OF less 81 real estate
~ 20 vhat extremes might be reached
Jhe authors 70 the brief quote this from
senator Bailey IN the taTtn hill i bellSVO
that Congress can tax all rcd headed men
rns1gAsi IN "a given linz q business.
II = direct tar ~sre nOw levied and
duly Apportioned among the states
acc, nding 20 population a. required by
the Constitution. the lawyers go on TO say.
the smaller AMI poorer states would pay
: comparatively little and the more popu-
lJds and richer States would have TO bear
what would sesm 90 10 their FUN ehars Of
national taNa'ion
indeed a. the Ioust iLntiUn now stands.
tWsivs states would have TO pay more
than folr -fitth- II any direct tax. leaving
IN" talanCe 10 be divided among the
remaining thi1y-fOuT states. according %
their population. II however a gradu-
atnd income tar were levied. without
. regard io apportionIn"ni. and all incomes
& SjusI and under were exempted. the
effect would IT,. a. u has been estimated,
- cast more than - PER cent. Of the
whole tax upon the inhabitants 81 lee than
4 quarter ~ the stats
u - pointed out that should New fOr
/ stat wish "a leVv an income tar. a. u
car THAI would b.. practically impossible
an. amendment wers &" pass. becarir~
thf -pSieral tsN woIld take precedence.
IL - also maintained by the authors of
This u-ivi nat tim" ~ prac~ there -
no necessity for ve-tlng such power
IN Congress. and that n the amendment
had l-'en - vords-t a, TO apply only IN
ca-e II war an entirely different QUESTION
would have ts.en presented The s1gges-
tioy advanced nv supporters OF the
a'ue ldmsnt that other national uovern-
nlsnt, hsy" such a power - met by the
assertion that our f-sf'ral system -
UNIQUE and that expenses borne 10y Other
Ispve-Umrrt. are here borne Ivy the
States Concluding the ma Iprity say.
.aa. been .r,r-g... ,ely urgrd 10y senator
Rpor ir.' '1~ LEGISLATURE - New iorN
-Hruil .s.. rspe,.Hl are 10 exclude every
narrow and selfish nsD.|Ns or influence upon
- a-tfo. add ,uL-idsr The proposal IN a
T.rrf ~ B-o1s ra.oTll I-frl"t IN ana Tor
IHa t.-sT Interest," ~ "a" whole country
W 90 20 he s1u" SPIN. ~ PATRIOTISM ana
A., w =. alec rr. OTIS .-van.e - Coastltu-
.rr, .,"d rhar % q prominently for the
.rssr-.r- nj tHs hoe 'ouutT~ that the
,r-s Ca. o.. ~ H'.r hs- work ~ 80 well
80. o., .earz and Under NhI. ve have
r-"-. erect. -ral NOT 10 hastily ana ln"on-
leg. role .-.rud-t ur tuEcr~t with ana
HAT STALL ~. trusted ID work our future
cod. ION Nr.F Nn.s needs 40 adrnonItlon
... 90 .-. % ,rdirs n-r p~opi" O" patriOuc
.r, ur-rIU-r H..or. To" tlIpir~ state
Ia. EtHRH" F.. -
'. Lsr.l fHyn'.ru ru -sy nothing Of the
10. .-t,u,.. Dol. is.' nat -h- has slNa'- aiken
=, -r.....r ur-r - az Government loan-.
Dc 90 ..H'Hs ra,~- collected during re
DE ,.. .H. - FROM i-"7 10 tsH' NeS
,.-L .,.H 49, - 49, 90 - per cent ~ ne
. Ole. IU.rr %" spanish Ausf.rsu var.
f,a.-aI Nrv 1ork ,o0tributel IA Federal
1000 80 .p. ,-E ~" hurir" state In the
past ..- ."t4 .r' only more then h"r pro
porto. s. 80, % apc"rdiug 10 population.
boz. .r'r" I.tr .'r urop"fuon calculated
...l. ....... ....t rrd .n~ ..an ~ trusted
20, r.,r . pf..r.-- s't"re than her prn-
,"r.,1r .. 40. ..'ur" needs Of tho non
I'm go raurrar,un Mr. st-tson -ay-
'ra' he l.0u-gr- nth nIs as-ociats- in
Wat 'r-N i.s.- g. 10y regarding the
..-, -rrtt~',,.. HTf ""ycJ - the clause
from whatever srUrCs derived. AMI
th"n -ays.
NJ, ~-uri~ur -houid have the PoN~r 20
r.. rp-- au ta.1n" taN Vrhout sprort ION
men. 49,. res1 %. S'lfe- such ROVER
-r.r.l fa -n r0.r~I - nor m m" degree
% .r.f....I ~ .o diminish 80 r htIi'y Of anv
~,r,r r.r enI fr.-Iv 20 maintain rself
ar.. % Dc. large 'ho-" Vastly preponderan'
a.. - rrra.N .r- 20 Io-aI fgrr-dtctIou - hi'h
800 ..r-ra- terms at" ed from 'he
.rn-.rrl'.HnlI o..iecu' Ipu 90 Tho uI'sd
~r4.-- 10 rft- "ud each STATE and ~.
-..,-t. r..rI,f.aI -ubtIy i-tou- are ana
-H...I ..E..r." 20 re "niitls'i 20 horro~
....r.... 20 JOS. .tN"- and 20 employ Rgen-
..,s- ont .u-f-urfrut- for los sdmtni-ira-
',ra REQ VOW aSa''tpn - any ''E~f power,
safe ur Frte-s. ,4.. re-sr, ed immunity
Of no ~r8fr- Nlr '"-u recognized b, no
a...s-iou. of co." ~srr~rl@ toUr' ~ The Bfed
s'--
40. lmr.Iur. spd rn.'-- decisions. IN
1tr rffrrHsnr ~ t,pE hughes tH f.h Sbirh
ycufur. rp rNrTe-- co." rowule'e 'on-
,urr.u,.. you'd -. - a-iie by an amend
mem 90 Dc ted-ra. ON. IrHtinn 'onferrlng
upon frs onxr~-- fhr power 10 I'm pose
rFo4f trG.r-' tuIu"u' q direct isN upon
rT.of - from vuaf.Err source derived
Ibr-a aorU- adopted AFTER and Ia Ni"N
of fr. rr.. .uu- ,iss.t-iDu- n fh~ supreme
,1urj don ing he ~xgst-n's % such pov -
under I.H Ure-su, tun-' .fuf on. would
-Hrnr- 10 r." amount 20 . valid "NVre~-
ae.ara'luu 90 me Federal Government
o. frs ron-. mot previously ry~rcisabs
D.. r.a congress p'h"rs j." The four
pu-'- m. .uu-rfuOu- That they are
-rrrrT. Du. would seem 20 ~ IN" opinion
Of -rr-. Constitutional LAWYERS Of great
.n.fr. uut earning including ne JUNIOR
-...,.rr rror1 New Nork and his eloquent
League from litup
Concerning the other point rai--d by
hIs associates ~ their Argument Nr
~tst-uu holds thai o. - "p.-u to question
Whistler rh. theoretical power 10 I'm
poe. upon incomes such nm appOruoned
'aN rptlld ~. - practical eT@r' AppOr-
ripuru-ut. be- avs. impls- IN" previous
sr.-tafur-i..nt - total sum required
90 -. l-viad IN a-c-rtain~t portions IN
'I. -cyr-li States Incomes would con
tribute Iu ~. same ratio - ~ the cas-.
~ a faN mon pnv other property IN
Stata and 40 state could -, reI - 'tr own
burton hy Increasing that ~ another
tpn4uuing Mr.. Sb-Cson ASSERT
rHr .. 70 81 apport'Dn~l - up"n N
,.rlr- = rot hat vNirh ha- he-n 'ontem.
ria'c. ty any 1a-' congress ~. ~ fAr 80
tliI. at.-t 10 UuN.'. g''r-ance-. ~ auy
,...-..rH tguxrauslHa~ Na ffga aigava