The Topeka state journal., 1912-07-25

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question of amending the constitution
to the legislatures of the several states,
so that a constitutional income tax
could be provided. Try to be fair Mr..
White and do not attempt to deceive the
people again on this point.
BriStow With Aldrich and LOrimeF.
You Intentionally misrepresent my
votes on corporation tax. You say I
voted against exempting small corpor
atoms when the Record shows that I
voted to exempt corporations or asso-
Citations, the gross sales of which did
not exceed one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars per annum, while
Senator Bristow voted against exempt
ing them. Congressional Record, July,
page 1854. Mr.. Bristow voted with
Senators Aldrich and Lorimer on this
question. Again on page 1856 the
Record shows that I voted against Mr..
Aldrich's motion to table the Nc
Laurin amendment which exempted
from liability to make returns the cor
porations the capital stock of which did
not exceed fifty thousand dollars and
the net income of which did not exceed
five thousand dollars. Senator Bristow
again voted with Senators AIdrich and
Lorimer.
''If the position taken by me had been
followSd by majority of the senators
the thousands of small corporations
question as they have been for the
last two years and it would have saved
them many dollars they have been
compelled to pay under the law for
not having made their reports in time
'Of course you know that religious,
fraternal and benevolent societies are
exempt from the provisions Of the cor
poration tax but you try to make the
people believe that they are not.
when you say the French spoIia
tion claims are vicious crafts you
make a malicious miSstatement, be-
cause many of those claims are hon
est and they should be settled and the
interested parties should have a chance
to be heard and to present their cases
DON'T you think in view of your record
in Lyon county you should keep a little
quiet on the claim question?
White Made Many Mistakes.
You are mistaken when you say
I voted for the ship subsidy bill, there
was no such bill presented to the sem
ate-what I voted for was a bill auth
orizing a contract for the carrying Of
mails in American ships to South an
Central American ports. You know un-
der the existing system the most OF
the mail for South America goes acros.
the Atlantic and back again before it
is delivered. 1 would like to see the
mail delivered as quickly as possible
and by American ships if possible.
E'I did vote against increasing tho
duty on lemons, 1 did it notwithstand
ing the fact had received wires from
some of your associates urging me to
vote to increase the duty. Perhaps, you
sent the same kind of a message tc
your friends. 1 voted against increas-
ing the duty because I considered lem
ons necessity.
Voted for LaF'ollette Amendment.
"You again deliberately mistake my
vote on the wood pulp and print paper
amendment. I voted for the LaFollette
amendment (see Record June 1S-p.
1850 and again on page 1857 you will
see that voted against the Aldrich
amendment on this subject.
I'm this last letter you again at
tempt to deceive the people on the re-
ciprocity question. I was against re-
ciprocity with Canada, did not believe
it could be amended so as to make
it good for the people of Kansas-so ]
voted against it and against amend
ing it. I did not want it in any shape
and a large majority of the people Of
Kansas were against it, My letters
showed that they were about nine to
one against it.
That IOrimer Vote.
when you say / was released from
voting for Mr.. Lorimer at the second
trial you knowingly make a false state
ment. I made my statement as soon
as had q chance to study Mr.. Funk