Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-07-18
on income Taxes.
From COllierss

From COllier's.
The leading magazine exponent for
hypocr1tical or unsound In It's attitude.
1t chastiseS "protectionists'' for
complaining against one section OF the
MISREPRESENTATION bill; and then itself
ton. 1t condemns all who do not
support the bill: and yet admits in the
same breath that portions OF the bill
level Ibut jewelry is evidently consid-
cred vulgar in the Collier sanctum).
weasel Words" we ought to explain, ID
a phrase Invented by Mr.. Roosevelt to
the words In front of hem. With. this cx-
PLANTATION the Herald's Characterization
will be clear. The burden of 1t Is that
there is inconsistency between our praise
OF democratic senator's who resist pres
sure from special interests to oppose the
Wi!son-U underwood bill, and. on the other
tho income tax provision stood when the
bill passed the House. But we are not OPP
posed to the income tax. We are not OPP
we do not like II. the fact that only one
man out of about every 20 will pay 1t. IL
the world We're made over according to
we would have all the expenses of the
government paid by income taxes. But
precisely tho benefits which we should
hope from this are defeated when all the
taxes are laid on less h a S per cent OF
the people,, and 10 men out OF every 20 are
led to look with tolerance on government
extravaganza because some one else pays
the bill. Our belief concerning this sub
ject was clearly expressed on the floor OF
the House by MIR. Frederick H. Gillett, OF
Springfield, Mass, q republican congress-
man who earned our admiration q few
years ago by opposing pen
sions. although he held his seat by less
than 600 majority In a district which. con-
tained more than that number OF old sol-
oilers. CONGRESSMAN Gtllett said:
BY making the limit OF exemption
much smaller, say $1,000 everyone
who earned over $1,000 q year would
terest in the expenditures of the ma
ton. 1 do not care how small the tax
let 1t be a half OF 1 per cent. which
y 90a an be 4 = ~ cents en- sn con an Of i sa.oool %
Then for the hrst time evcry citizen
with an income over $1,000 would have
q personal interest IN government ex-
notice OF each man what kind OF
housekeeping there was at Washing
ton. Today the ordinary voter Is en-
the expensiveness of the administers
ton. The taxes are indirect; he does
not feel h he is PAYING them. ana
wants he is regardless Of what may be
wasted in other localities. A con-
gresham is praised in proportion TO
the national money he gets. spent In
his district, and the more extrayagant
he is the more popular. The ma
ton needs sorely some device to ex.
cite in the ordinary citizen q study Of
national expenditures. Nothing would
accomplish 1t so effectively as 1mpos-
ing on him a small income tax. which
should vary according to the amount
the nation spent.
An income tax r~eaching-down to the
| man with $1,000 a year would tend to end
the pension scandal. the rivers and har-
bors Rgrolling. and the public building
graft. To put the exemption as high as
5000 Is a bit OF Difference to popularity
/ which constitutes the least admirable act
thai has come out OF the democratic adj
ministration. AS we said before. In the
editorial which Senator Smiths p
seems not to have understood very well.
it ~ to be excused upo one ground only
l that is, that the all of our federal taxa.
ton through the tarifp isznow Indirect
and fails largely upon the consumer; and
that thereby the Weather portion OF the
community escapes It's Just share: This e
two laundering wrongs may make q right
However our present situation may 2exe
cuse It,, 1t is-stAl y sad sort of statesmau
| ship.