The Washington herald., 1910-04-14

indianapolis. Ind, April Bone OF the
most notable features OF the jefferson
birthday celebration by the Democrats OF
Indiana tonight was a speech OF Hon.
Lafayette Pence, Hoosier by birth,
who formerly represented a Colorado dis
trict in Congress and who Is now en-
gagged in business in New York.
| His subject was The income tax
struggle" He reviewed what he termed
the sixteen years Of Democratic cam
paign education, and declared that the
! income tax to-day was the paramount
! issue In our politics. He favored as good
Democratic politics not only the income
tax. but the abandonment by the Fed
eral government Of all whisky. beer. and
wine taxes in order 10 leave the States
free and untrammeled in their control
Of the liquor traffic. He charged that the
! Republican party was exploiting the ship
subsidy scheme In connection with the
Income tax, and called upon the Demo-
Gratis TO unite and stop the proposed
raid.
What the Party Can DO.
What IS 10 stop the raids he said. Unless yosi
stop il. It viii not be stopped at all There arc
other ways. maybe. There j. one sure way. let
our party here ard nov say % an the voters Of an
: PARTIES Give rs Democratic legislatures 20 rass
tie income tax amendment and 20 elect Demo- atic
/ United States senators bound by this promise and
give US Democratic Consressmen. and We rrouiss
that:
First the incone tax amendment viii be passed
!. by the States.
Second. the income tax law viii be passed BY
Congress.
! " Third the revenue raised thereby shall not b
poid out OF any part Of u paid out in private slaTe
or Rlhsdies. but shall tc saCTcy ucICed 20 euabl4
the Fedcral government % retire from the field o
I taxation upon whisky. beer and wine: and fourth
VIC VIII reIeal the FEDERAL laws taxing whisky beer
ana VINE. and leave the liquor traffic 90 the s0lt
and exclusive control Of the states as t was bef5r,
the civil war and should always continue
| Il have. personally no doubt whatever that :
great majority Il Republican voters would desire {,
seo their own party 30 declare. and unless checkey
| b. the subsidy interests. and here and there Il
sIite Of such interest will 50 declare
Make the promise and let every word and sc
prove that YOU mean IT.. and We viii not only hav,
a Democratic House but Demccrltic Senators anJ
/ legislatures where We have not had them for mani
yeaTs. Every promise VIII hc performed and ful
hAed: a great wrong viii be prevented and ,h,
] greatest of reforms viii be accomplished Ave
Two Of the greatest reforms that have marked N,
history Of the republic. 20 wit: Just tax estab
lshed and State right restored
Time Brings It's Changes.
Gentlemen" continued Mr. Pence the Sixty
second Congress Is not % be the last Congress
| Nineteen hundred and twelve will tread ON N,
heels II 1870 If We succeed in 1910 W. will sue
coed through the support of voters heretofore Re
publicans- DO l claim too much when I say tha
Republicans gained 10 our ranks upon this resolu
tion which | have discussed are worth more 20 u
than any othersY I think not. Neither dollars no
dollar arguments viii have won them hut r,rinci
pies. high. noble. patriotic humanitarian principles
Receive these voters welcome them. redeem tb