The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-11
SEN. ROOT PLEADS
 FOR MY PEOPLE"
Thinks Income Tax Unjust That Burdens the Rich of New York Senator Lewis of Illinois
 Asks Hard Questions.

Washington, Sept 3.-An appeal by Senator Root for justice to the people of New York of the leVying of the income tax and reply of Senator Lewis of Illinois, who de- clared that the chosen few of wealth should be made to pay for the benefits of government, marked today's tariff debate in the senate
 Senator Root declared that his state, which paid so large a propor- ton of the civil income tax, had voluntarily surrendered it's consti- tutional protection against unfair taXations on the conviction that the wisdom of self control and modcra- ton would stay the other states from combining to heap upon it the burden of taxation. He said that the men upon whom the income tax would fall were those upon whom New York depended as the source for the meeting of its great yearly expenses. He attacked the S3,OOO exemption as relieving the agricul- tural states from the burden of tax ation and advocated a $i ,000 exemp- ton.
 New York Has Failed.
 Senator Lewis said New York had failed notably to make its rich men bear their share of the burden of government and that in accordance with the growing idea that where the states had failed to act, the fed eral government must act for them he was ready to make the rich pay He said Senator Root himself had preached this doctrine when sec retary of state.
 "Who are the people of New York for whom the senator is so solicit ous?" inquired the Illinois senator Are they those who breed around Wall Street and flock to the Wal- dorf Astoria? Are they those whose names seldom are found on the as scssor's list. but who hover around the Mediterranean ill the summer and the islands of the Caribbean sea in the winter? Are there no poor and humble in his state? Why should the senator ask that my people should be exempt from line burden of government?
 Who Would Gall for War?
 The object of Democracy Is not 10 make illegal war on legal wealth, but legal war on Illegal wealth. We hear talk of war with Mexico. Who would be the first to hasten 10 the capital to have the army and navy sent out? It would be my people who would want the farmers son sacrificed to protest their property and to prevent invasion of the country. Let them pay for the great benefits of government which they enjoy. and let not all the bur- den be placed on the helpless that they may become the hopeless, too
 Tonight the Senate Democrats caucused to undertake final dispo- sition of various disputed sections of the bill that had been referred back to the finance committee. The two most important matters to be considered were the proposed in crease in the income tax on larger incomes and the cotton futures tax amendments.
 It was decided to leave to the committees Judgment all matters referred back for further consider alton except the income tax section, the cotton futures amendment the Kenyon amendment to put all ar licles produced by trusts on the free list and certain administrative features of inc bill. Although the session continued until near mid night. hardly a start had been made on the important problems to he disposed of. Several sessions may be necessary tO complete the task,