Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
THE NATIONAL INCOME TAX
HIM. Ceoruc T., Eslmltntl~ opposes the
Proposed Amendment I" tue
Constitution.

United states Senator w. J.. ril-
liugham has furnished to the Montpc-
uer Journal the following letter from,
former United states senator George
/. Edmuuds.
Aiken, South Carolina.
january i, l'lo.
My Dear senator.
Your Kind note Of iith uitimp suggest
Ing that state more fully tine view :
that ! oppressed 10 you and S"nat"r
Page last summer ON the subject Of the
proposed constitutional Amcndncu Z lie
mg Congress complies power I" i"ipnN'
income taxes without an limitation
whatever. was duly received.
This proposed amennmcu'. Of course,
embraces the income fro mcve1v Sl"oi"i
of prosperity. whether bonds state
bonds. runicipa! bonds, tho iucoW. o.
churches and charitable institutions. as
we'll AZ savings hanhS and all the o,,or
earnings Of labor Ia considering 'bis
subject in ~ orderly rarner / snail
state much juat with yuu olI senator
PAGE an.l nau, ot. er. .p,s. Ia tI' -ntp
anon phrase j., H.,lout Saying.
THE rrN W. or TAXATION.
nscrtau ro,,,r u' goternr,rtnl life: on
it al thr otrcr powers and functions OF
poVcrur"rt dop,oia for their ,>ocrtio:i.
The nG4ii,r.; OF our states and the GRO
ato,S ~ i.o Government of tAe United
state know lis ard ~; It dccuiy, 1'hcy
Ha,W al.d Na#, pcrh.-; more clearly
,i.u 81" do ~ these Times Uf rctc1oti
sI.,fI .ia~r AID cNc't"iaout. tho daUg'r
g." iLr p.ollc ~ tho different Strtrn in
'h.i. d.-.4tt..t Situations. necessities, oc-
,Ip,a.tiuus aud internal policies ~ ;he pos
S.ho uu-dual a9d Injurious cNo!oisa J."
congress 80 to Tremendous power of
uudeliucd and UNLIMITED taxation. They
e.,N thar the Inherent soVc.cisnJy ana So
,ullty of each state mist be absolute y
rre-erved except 80 Tar as power should
ne tctiui;eiy grarled 20 common CO..
lrulncut exercising only the powers ne
,cssav to he safety and common de
;eroe au3 rcu'ral welfare OF 81 the
S:aree aud people ~ finally deScrih"'
and specified IN the Constitution 81 th'
United S.stes,
me grants and l:nlltauons Of thc power
~ taxation and tho raising OF revenues
by Congress were sci forth in the con
stitntion az follows:
"A,l bills for raising revenue shal
originate in the House Of Representa-
,ives; but the Scnnts may propose o
concur witil Amendments as on cthc
Bills
Art. t. soc. :, rr. :.
TIE Congress shall have poser +
Law and collect taxes. duties, inipos IS
aud exercises to pay tic debts and pro
vide for the common defence and gcneT
al welfare of the United States" Art,
Sec. =, pr. ].
mo captaiion or other direct tax sha'
he laid unless in proportion to the cen
tus of enumeration herein before iii
rected to be taken.
No tax or duty shall be laid on article
exported from any State Att !. See
8, prs AS.
Thus il will be seen that two eXplc
md fundamental rules governing the in
position by Congress OF burdens upon tn
people Of the several States were estat
iished; first, that taxes upon persons an
property must be apportioned among til
several States according to their respe'
tive populations and. second. that III
impositions arising from duties. in
posts and excuses must be unlforl
throughout tie United States.
DIFFERENT KINDS or TAXATIoN
The difference h-tw@en tax upo
property 81 any and every kind whio
taxes imposed in the form OF duties al