The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-11
ABLE ADDRESS
ON EXCISE TAX
Representative Malby of New
York Declares it a Scheme
Destructive to All Our Great
Industries.
Mr.. Malby said:

pose to enter into discussion of the
constitutionality of this bill, not on
ly on account of the fact that 1t has
been very ably disposed of by others,
but there are so many other serious
objections to its passage on the mer.
its that from my viewpoint its legal
ity or Illegally is not very material
Neither shall | discuss the ques.
ton as to the amount of money which
could be collected from people under
its provisions, although this is inn
portant If II is intended to take
place of a law which now concededly
produces about 55,000,000 of revenue
per annum. For | am opposed to the
whole policy and scheme which its
adoption in any form would force us
to accept. II is simply general
scheme which the Democratic Party
has adopted to excuse their murder.
Gus assaults upon the great industries
of the country, as this has already
been done upon one of them so far
as any action on the part of this
House could make 1t possible.
| am opposed to national income
tax and to national tax on corpora.
tions in times of peace, for in this
legislation one clearly sees we'll
defined scheme and purpose on the
part of the Democracy to change our
entire existing system of raising
moneys for the support Of the Govern
ment and a substitution of II for the
present system of a tariff.
1t is in relation to this change of
our national system of taxation aud
its effects that | shall endeavor to
point out, as 1t seems to me most
important of all. With legal income
and corporation tax which can be in
creased from year to year to cover
any blunder which the Democracy Is
sure to make there would be no neces-
sty for an income from the tariff on
imports, whether II be levied for pro-
NtNtioh . SuhN VI Aoi iS'NhuSs
The gentleman from Alabama, the
present leader of the Democracy in
this house has so plainly stated the
position OF himself and his party as
to leave no doubt as to exactly where
they stand in relation to the tariff.
He has frequently announced, and re-
al, In. t.xf. fhA,
he and his party were engaged in the
killing off of great agricultural IN
dustry for the purpose of protecting
1t against the slave labor of the
world, but only allowed 1t to exist
as necessary evil to raise money
for the support of the government.
When this necessity no longer exists,
then there will be no tariff for pro-
lection or otherwise II the Democracy
remain in power and have their way
This is one reason why l am OPP
posed to this legislation, ana 1t pre-
sents an all-sufficient reason why 1t
and all kindred legislation should be
defeated.
To show that | am correct as to
the purposes of the Democracy 1t is
only necessary to state the reasons
which they offer for the passage of
this bill, which are that having pas
sed a freetrade bill on sugar and
thus lost S55,OOO,OOO of assured an.
nual income they proceed to try 20
recoup this loss by the passage of this
bill, and this scheme will continue
until the last vestige of protection
tariff is wiped out and the entire bur.
den Of supporting the Government is
placed upon its business interests IN
one form or another.
This whole scheme. II entirely sue
cessful, would result in the destruc-
ton of substantially all our great In
dustries, and at the same time trans
fer an additional burden upon the
business interests OF the country
which are already bearing the great
est share OF the burden of Govern
ment, whether national, State, or 10,
cal And this fact suggests to me
another reason for opposing the pas
sage of this bill.
Let us stop for moment and in
auire as to what method is now EN-
ployed in conducting the business af
fairs OF the country and who are now
paying the greatest proportion of tax
es. Most business is now conducted
by a corporation duly organized under
the laws II some State. This meth
cd has been generally adopted not on
ly because it can be better conducted
in that way than in any other, bu
a 20 also nossibIe IN secure a mucl