The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-02

WASHINGTON. Sept. l.-Thc lncoiht
means Of raising war revenue
r5,rx Is nothing new 70 the American
people ,.
II ,r,as InauSurated In 1851. at titn'
when money WAS needed to finance 'N'
Civil war, and II contin oed III opeFa'1o''
,,n,i 1872. The first TAX on incomes
WAS authorized at rake OF per 'e'A'
nm all incomes above $500 per. annunl.
This was increased In 1867 and again IN
1Ss5. until incomes between S6Ve anu
$1,000 wer. taxed at per cent Aho
those above 5000 at 10 per cent
There were fow. II any. evaslons OF
the tax. according to fnaIcia1 HISTORIANS
and in 1865. despite the fact th1 ZIG
entire country was IN abnormal conoi-
,ion because OF the war. SS2,U3V,00V was
realized b. that Means But the sp'F"
DISPLAYED by the patriots or that day IN
meeting the obligation OF me Iiio me. -,
is but typical OF the willingness Wiz
ou of ;ue people OF the country sh"~%u
GurIug that sad period, TO rise 70 t"t
Emergency Ill the matter or snoSNucF'hs
the burden OF extra tuXauoh
foreign minister, noting snN ., "a,
y
not surprised to sec your young
rushing enthusiastically 10 Aent tor
Ihcir llaE. ! have Sccu mat III o't'''
countries. But nave never pHio'e SCI
n country where the pr"pir arc cla1''"'
Gus for taxation. 49, 49,,
This clamor for taxation on the par
NJ the people was largely due 10 the i'r;'
Ihar al the beginning Of the war ON
,,r.ss seemed To- delay when II came ~
ehe question of pro3cly financing INC
struggle \ ncw iarIN lawn Mo' t ~
bill--whIch had ben frame" during tI l'i
~,oscorul DAYS OF lHGH. Was enact co
Tnrr,, > 1851. and whtLr the revenue d"-
riv,d from, il would have been adequate
had the commerce OF the NATION
n1Hined in 4 normal condition. II WIS en-
;ircly inadequate when thc c"iiihc1ce oe
came disrupt q. ,,,,oa
,,nn, 10 furnish the war revenue. II
haiuc thought by the Legislature Una,
RI, system which mad WORKED ;" W, !,
during the second war Win EnSlaH" 't'!H
ihn Mexican war would be cquaIlH :uI
,nvrful during the time OF the tlFii VIII
ros,It The ration of loans To t;tN":
during ls6l-G2 was 500 TO 81. IN
ISEa-S3 as S5.51 t. 81: in 1864 as $50
70 81, and in lSG4-G5 rs s2.?5 10 81.
Secretary Chase OF tn treasury
rnthcr thought no rNtrtlorotHaFH 80
lion was needed beyond that necessary
~ ,,n,l INC luLcrcs, on tn" now loans
authorized and to reduce small rlr' "'
III. deb, annually. is Tux dec"H'in"'na
lion If December 1861, was intended 10
yiEld only L small fraction ~ NJ
amour, expert. j from the loans pu' ~;
Ala ask for internal rev nu" duties ana
- January 1876" Congress adopted i
more determined policy and anh"uhSco
its intention 10 enuct revenue HltdHw,
which would yield Sl50.opP'""p ohuuI'l? :
Tho principle Of this measure Wa ~
=
levy moderate duties upiu ,h -" ht.,vv
hnr Of commodities rathc: IMAM ny ::
S,,rics upon q few. II Included rates
mon luxuries represented by Spirits
eics brcr and tobacco. licenses upon DC
cl,pation. duties upon manu- ac'ur.s "r
products. auction s;irS' t' ,'nH
rnr,,ts billiard tables and plat": u'nh
! slnuChtrrcd cattle" hogs and Sll'"p'
uncn railroads. steamboats, and Ferry
, hr.ts railroad bonds. banking lnStn"-
/ tons and Insurance r"mrAn'S; np",H
| salaries and pay of officers III IN" SGT
| vice of the United States. upon auN"r-
,Sn,ncnts ipcnrr, and i"gaci"S and III
eytnudcd list OF staInpIu;, duties
From this II may be ';""n maj 'H''
! system was very similar III nature !,
= the wur-tIrn" system now ih vogue NV
I rha, tn" arw Irl"asurc "t III" nr"Scu' ulE
may b. said 10 have ben ll'"'i'd "P''
! thc Civil war emergency bill.
) Oyripr 10 the unsettled '"hhlln' a.
! husincsS III" returns from inns wiz
rcachips rcvcnu" hI!l wcr" dis''pp"tn' ,"i'
and for the fiscal year ~ 'Nh@-"j "''
! s37 SAC, 000 was r"nhH"d int 81 81 :"s
! $40 oOO. 400 lha: n;h born arl'".ir'i'"
| |, Iy7ls therefore. found ti'''' sur.
! make n change III ia" p"lt"T 80 ne Hi''
! and this was done in 1861. wh"n M
! rate was radically incr"a~' q. h"ih-
| douhled and even triplrd in many -, :"
) ni=tiIIcd spirits and tohac"o Wet" III
! hardest BY the bill. for Ill" rat" -"i i'i'
:,,rurr. ~hirh had been 70 I" Ga ''it~ i
! Gallon. was iiicr asrd Ia $50 and :" =
r.,iluu, Will" cigars, which had l""iI a.
.,sss,d at n MAXIMUM rat" "i 81" \
thousand, were now taxed IT $40 4 'i""'
sand. .,i, al
Industry and commerce %p""h'!N az
| +nvi,.I ,hcu1-civcS 10 III" new ''h"It;''H
md during til fiscal year al lN"i-''i '''
! iru,-nnl tax system Tt"iri'd 4 r''N-n"'' ct
: tIrn 20 naO .tnh II, ia" following H"h'
me r.iurn was 500. i"4, """-
Il may sccir from ihi@ :nl' ih' "'f
, emo needed TOR III" civil var "a% 81
very modest proportion. AMI :; was m"d
est when cnmp'ir"! wi'h III" Hii'i"nN r"
: ouircG % finance III" Dr'-N"ni World con
t,jc;. RE. 3, muS' h" rmh"T"d ihH
aeido from ih- rr""ruf derived ron
/ ,synrIor vast sums Ttrc Teallzef
through q series of loans