Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-25
LOCAL AND CEDAR RAPIDS BOYS
ARGUE FOR AND AGAINST
INCOME TAX.
BOTH AFFIRMATIVE TEAMS
WIN OVER NEGATIVES
Cedar Rapids cebaters Get Decision
Over Home Team in Debate Held
Here. and Boys From This City Are
Given Decision Over Cedar Rapids
Team at Cedar Rapids.

y lie. Win the dIIlTTlGl!Ne team Ol
each school debating away from home
ard winning. was the result of the
Joint debate between two teams from
bosh the local and the Cedar Rapids
high schools. that was held here anG
in Cedar Rapids Friday night. The
Cedar Rapids affirmative team out
argued HE local schools negative team
here. and the affirmative team from
! this city won from the negative team
Of the Cedar Rapids school at Cedar
apids
t The vote of the judges was TO
/ for the affirmative team il each IN
/ stance If the argunents presented
land the decision of the judges could
(, be taken as final an income tax would
be desirable.
| The question debated was Resolved
! that n graduated income tax. with an
exemption of all incomes below $4,000
per annu!n. would be a desirable modi-
/ fcation of our fedora! system of taxa
ton. constitutionality granted"
Attendance Was Rather Small.
The attendance at the debate held
here was rather small. bat still large.
considering that other things OF public
interest were on. The audience num-
bered about $50.
The Cedar Rapids team that argued
that the income tax would be de-
sirable addition and notifications OF
our presen, system Of taxation con-
sisted OF Maurice Church. Victor
Brock. and Erwin Sherman. The time
limit for the main arguments was
limited TO ten minutes. and for the re-
buttal FIVE minutes.
The affirmative based its principal
argument on the need for more rev
enu=, that the income tax was eVult-
able elastic and capable OF being ad-
iusted 20 fit emergencies, ard that II
has been and is being levied and coll
lected in European countries.
Nee alive is Tariff Defense.
Maurice Bernstein, Clifford Michaels'
and Harold Oppre, VINO unsuccess1u!is
argued against the tax, based not a Ne
tie Of their argument on defense OF
the tariff system. They supplemented
! this with showings that the revenue
i derived from the governments pres
! ent methods Of taxation was suniclen'
! IL extrayag ances of the admiHlStf2tlo!
OF the countrys business were e!ml-
mated They further contenGed tha'
the collection of the tax was rot 1eaS-
ihle or practical since it depended
] largely OF personal declaration OF N
comes They criticised the proposed ia,
| for alleged inequalities. because OF the
local conditions Of the person taxed
and because of the amount below which
| incomes We're exempt. They cited the
civil war period as evidence that the
income tax could 10. be successfully
collected.
Maurice Church opened the debate
! for the affirmative. He was followed b!
/ Victor Brock. who was succeeded b.
+ Erwin. Sherman. The latters argument
was an especially clear and concise
summing UP OF his teams arguments.
The Local Debaters.
4 Maurice Bernstein opened for the
negative team and was followed b,
Clifford Michaels Harold Oppice clos
ed both the main argument and rebuff
tai for his team His presentation o.
the subject was especially good Bott
Of the other negative speakers acquit-
ted then selves vel.
Mr.. RAY P. Scott was chairman 70!
the evening. ard the judges were Mr.
H. G. Lyman. Of Grtaneil: Judge II. NJ
Remley, Of Anamosa: and Hon. E. G
Moon Of O.tunWa Mr.. 3. F. CrenshaN
coached the teams.
Debaters at Cedar Rapids.
The Marshallto%n affirmative tear
that won at Cedar Rapids was Donald
Elder, Harmon Stanton and Homer
Cough. The Cod,A- Rapids BOYS who
had the negative y>e-e Ellis Dennev
Falrord Barry and robert Miller. Prof
(, c. T. Hickok of Coe College. presided
and the judges were Prof. Ross Mas
tiers. Of Leander Clark College. Toledo
H L. Boyer Of Grinnell: and Dean r
2. Evans. OF the Drake Law school
Des Moines.
Principal J. G. Nelson accompanied
the team to Cedar Rapids as the fac.
ulty representative.