The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-09
VIRGINIA STANDS pAT.

VIRGINIA STANDS PAT.
yrhe state of Virginia has re1ecteo
The Federal income tax amehotf'eH.
to the Constitution. By a vote Oh ~
10 AZ the House OF Delegates set the
seal Of its disapproval upon this meas
nre Monday night after an an'l''a'eu
debate which lasted for three hours
Except in tile addresses OF Speaker
r,vra and Mr.. Pendleton there was
al one speech made in the dls-
rnssion OF the subject that ap-
nroactrrd the dignity OF argument;
al +he rest were mere fustlan. There
Vac never been III the Virginia Lesis-
lat,,re, we venture to say, any III
nortant question debated with SO NJ
III apprehension of It's merits OF SO
,ittle regard for the principles inSoiV-
4, There were tears and love Tor the
blue and love and tears for the gray
mt never by any chance did the aer
Eaters. speaking generally, get their
feet on the ground.
Here was a. great question touch
ing the constitutional rights o.
the state. rights for which 10000
yirginians fought and for which tllous-
ands OF them laid down their lives. ana
for which millions upon millions OF
dollars worth OF property was sacrlr
ficed. and 1t was disposed OF with as
,i,t1e concern as IL it had been a bill to
levy a special tax upon yellow dogs OF
q hill TO open a new road or to fes-
tablisl, a new ferry. That was the
pitv#and shame of 1t that in the Wiz
clnia House or Delegates no man. Wit
me exceptions We have noted. ross
Ia the greatness OF the subject.
IN more than q hundred years 3ths
dera15 Constitution has been amendet
only three times and these amendtnent
were made only by force and arms anu a
: a terrible price. This is a fact that wa:
y worth stating in the consideration O
n the income tax propositions: but tn
whole discussion was painfully laclint
II in anything IKE a proper respect fo
of either occasion or place. The appeal
that were made to the memories of II
mast were as melodramatic as the de
IN pcrate efforts to save the face of 7
National Democratic platform VIC
painful. 1t was gravely asserted TT
there was no politics in 1t, when, as
matter Of fact. a number OF Delega'
voted for 1t solely upon the grou
that it is sin tho platform" and IL
they wanted to preserve what Is cal
~ .sI
party regularity" IT was urged IL
a tho resolution should pass because I
- - Government at Washington needed I
OF revenue. when, as a matter of fact, I
q, effect of the amendment would virtu'
I'd ly deprive the State of its right to il
~ pose an income tax for its own PIT
bt poses. In the partnership of Stat
az and Nation, as the New York Tribul
b. recently said. there can be no dou
SIS which one of the partners would ha
s. e give way to the other in the cole
= y lion OF this tax. !. I"
in The time may come when there "
n he a Federal income taX-some OF
" think that an income tax is the fairc
po tax that can be laid-but that til
Jt Si4 NAbASoS
ny Of the States and such sanction "
pr never be given as long as the Stat
pa preserve almost the last remaini
Or vcstige OF their Constitutional powe
& Ii question has been settled inv
Al sinia and settled right. and for II
N much we should be thankful, possib
ri seeing with how little seriousness I
II Legislature regarded the most ]
-portant question, looking at it from
broad point of view, h g has been p
sentcd to the lawmaking body oft
Commonwealth in nearly fifty years
THE INSURANCE Tan PASSED
The Senate lnado a mistake and
House approved it. The wise men
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