The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-01

| achusetts has done nothing. and poe
sibly. perhaps probably. the will not
condition which Is equally true Of
FIVE Of the other states IL which moth.
Ing has been done; but Il Is believed
that Florida, New Jersey and West
Virginia will take action through their
legislatures during the coming winter.
and that soon after the Democrats
come into possession Of the admins
tration and both branches of congress.
an income tax law will be passed.
Democratic leaders in Washington
admit that when the special session
meets and they are certain that In
come tax legislation can be enacted.
they will breathe easier as to what
may happen to the resources in case
the tariff for revenue only plan" IL
put into operation. When the ways
and means committee was discussing
revenue questions in connection with
the preparation of the tariff bills
which Mr.. Taft vetoed, II studied In
come tax probabilities, and II was
finally agreed that II q law putting
such a tax into operation could be
passed, II would result In an income
to the government the FIRST year of
about $60.000.O00.
Income tax legislation has inter.
ested congress in an academic way
for a good many Of these latter years.
Some Of the constitutional lawyers Of
the house and senate have held that
a law could be passed which would
stand the test of the Supreme court
constituted as was the one which
about eighteen years ago declared
such law unconstitutional.
This kind of taxation as q means
Of raising revenue and as { means al
80 Of in part making the rich as It is
put. pay a fair share Of the nations
expenses" has not been compelled
wholly to depend upon Democratic
support. A good many Republicans In
the lower house have favored income
taxation and have not been afraid to
say so.
Taft's Plans for Future.
What is President Taft going
W w ditCE uo ItdNcS OuuC6.
has been reported and perhaps
generally believed that he il to
accept the Kent lectureship of law at
his alma mater. Yale university. The
first report was that the Phelps fund
which was given to endow the Kent
professorship yielded an income OF
$4,000 a year. but 1t has been found
that the actual income from 1t is only
a few hundreds of dollars, and there
fore II the president Is to take ad.
vantage of the lectureship opportunity.
the university must take some meas
ures to make the compensation ade
Quate by providing funds from other
than foundation sources.
The president. 1t is said. would like
nothing better than to get back to the
practice of the law. but he hesitates to
do this because of the embarrassment
which frequently would come from
pleading cases before judges who hold
their seats on the bench through his
appointment II the president should
have a case before the Supreme
court he would find himself confronted
by several members Of that high
tribunal who owe their appointments
to him, and, moreover. the chief Jus
tice owes to MIR. Taft his promotion
from an associate justiceship to the
highest place.
First He VIII Play Golf.
What the president intends ~ dc
for a while. at any rate, can be told
without much fear that the program ia
to be changed. Before entering upon
an active career In the law or az an
instructor in 1t. the president intends
to go to Augusta, Ga. to stay for some
weeks for a rest and for chance to
play golf without feeling that host
of people are waiting to see him on
official business and are waxing indiG.
nant because the game Of golf ever
was invented to keep the chief mag,
istrate away from his office.
After his rest at Augusta. It is the
presidents intention to go to his home |
In Cincinnati for a while and then to |
70 to Beverly, Mass. for the summer. |
Beverly is the place where the prest
dent has spent his summer vacations
for some time. II is entirely possible |
in fact tentative plans already to the
end have been made. that Mr.. Taft |
next fall will 60 to Europe to travel
and to take things much easier than
he did the last time he was on the |
continent. When he was secretary OF
war he made a rush trip from the far
east on the Trans-Siberian railroad Ia
Europe.
It is said that Mr. Taft has eH
pressed a desire to see Europe In a
leisurely manner. and after he has
done this he will make up his mind
what he is to do In the future. II is
reported that he has private income
of about $500 a year and that II
law professorship will yield him $4,000
in addition he will feel that he has
plenty OF money to live upon and to
support his family In a manner that
II is generally conceded former pres
ident OF the United States should live
Gossip About Patronage.
In previous dispatches from Wash
ington the subject Of the removal BY
executive order of $4,000 postmaster
from minor offices from the patronage