East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-27
Wanted to Strike at What He
Called Agricultural Greed;
Was Against Guaranteed
Price for Wheat Crop.
VOTED WITH VETS
ON 80 OCCASIONS
Senate Attitude Proves Hard
ing Always a ReaCtionary
and UnfriendIy to Spirit and
Industries Of West.
Hardling's Record


As a guide to the voters Of Oregon
who pay taxes. who are interested in
the farm loan and federal reserve sys-
TENS. and who are supporters OF gov
ernment for the whole public, the
stand Of Senator Warren G. Harding
on pertinent issued is herewith set
forth from voters and utterances taken.
from the official record Of senate pro-
ceedings.
Speeches Of the Ohio senator as
printed in the Congressional record
poration man. His record indicates
whom he would tax and how.
For instance. here is an except from
q speech Senator Harding delivered on
the floor OF the senate on February 2e.
1917. as copied from the Congressional
Record. page 42T7.
II for one am speaking In oppose
ton to the pending revenue bill be-
cause OF the two hundred and twenty
Six millions of unfair, unjust, unreason
able and uncalled for class tax upon
the Grrat Corporations Of the land"
That 1925. 100000 tax senator Hard
ing wanted to remove from the cor
porat.ons. Where would il come from
IL the corporations didn't pay IL?
1t was proposed IN the senate to
place a tax of eight per cent on prof
its in excess Of eight per cent Of capi-
tai stock. on this question the pres
idential nominee said. as quoted on
Page 427s of the Congressional Rec
ord:
II want to put into the record, MIR.
President. that this tax IN the first
place is not necessary; that Il Is revo-
lutionary: that Il Is unfair: IL Is Sec
tional in character: it Is distinctly class
legislation and not designed but will
he inclined to discourage success; aud
then. in the last analysis. Il Is utterly
impracticahle to collect it along lines
of less application"
The money that it derived from the
excess profits tax Senator Harding
wanted to collect somewhere else than
from the corporations. Where else?
Voted for Corporations
The revenue act 1917 was designed
to raise funds for prosecution or the
war. To this bill several amendments
were offered on which the voters cast
by Senator Harding were significant.
An amendment was offered TO elim-
mate more than $3.50. .000.0 in con-
sumption taxes. tax on the whole
public, and meet the deficit by in
creasing the tax on war profits. Sena-
tor Harding voted against the amend
ment. He didn't want the taxes on
war profits increased. to remove those
on the man Of small means.
The following amendments were
then proposed:
Providing a 7s per cent tax on war
profits. Harding voted against it.
Providing a 10 per cent tax on war
profits. Harding voted against H.
Providing a SO per cent tax on war
profits. Harding voted against It.
On similar amendments providing 50
ard so per cent taxes on war profits.
Harding voted nay. He voted against
each attempt to throw the cost OF war
on those corporations who profited
most from the war.
Il was proposed TO raise the corpora
ton income tax by proportions, vary
ing from one-ninth 70 one-thlrd Hard
ing voted AGAINST increased taxes on
the corporations. Five times he voted
against such proposals.
When Il was proposed TO raise In
come taxes to 50 per cent on Incomes
in excess OF $1,000, 900 Harding voted
against it. He thought millionaires
were taxed enough
While Senator Harding was fighting
ever attempt to increast the tax on
the huge corporations ne opposed an
amendment TO exempt the income Of
farming and professional corporations
from such taxes
Spent the Peoples Money
Another instance of Hardings firm
friendship for the corporations n his
stand on the armor plate question. In
1916. as a result OF charges that pft-
vate armor plate plants were cxaosinR
tenormcYs profits for manufacture u
their product. il WIS proposed that the
I government erect plant 20 supply les
own armor plate. senator Harding
voted against a government plant. lie
Insisted that the government pay. with
money collected IN taxes from tha
reople OF every state In the Union.
enormous profits for armour plate
purchased from private plants lie
voted 90 apportinn tho manufacture o.