Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-22
SNYDER HITS u.s.
IN PLEA FOR TAXES
Tells Legislators State Should
Get Revenue Congress Now
Is Collecting
INSISTS FUNDS BE FOUND

Harrisburg, March GA protest
against the invasion of the taxing field
of Pennsylvania by the federal govern
ment and declaration that the legisa-
tors must battle for more revenues for
two years were made by Auditor Gen
eral Snyder today at q meeting of the
Legislative League Of the lower cham
Der.
MIR. Snyder said he would call on the
Legislature to adopt resolutions protest
ing to Congress.
In support of his opposition to the in.
vaslon of the states taxing power by
Congress, Snyder said that of the total
Of $3.50, 900. 900 in taxes of all sorts
collected in this state about $500, ,000.-
600 was collected by the federal gov
crnmcnt, leaving only about S227 900.
600 for the state and cities and counties.
Incidentally the auditor general said
the repeal of the Brooks high license
law would cost the state about 81 900.
600 in revenue annually. Further. he
startled the audience when he declared
that one fourth of the population Of
pennsylvania were booteggers
Serious Need for Revenue
Snyder said it was n curious fact that
last year the state received more fees
from liquor licenses, despite the Vol
stead act. than ever before.
Snyder said more revenues for the
state was the biggest question of the
day. For the last twenty years. he said
the state has not done any improving
except in highways. Now. he said, the
greatest need wns for more money for
the schools. Thousands of young men
and women. he added. are being turned
away from institutions of higher learn =
ing for the reason that the state insti
tutionS arc filled to capacity.
For the next two years he estimated
| that revenue of $3.50. 900 900 was re-
Quirod. or at the rate Of SCI. 900, 900 n
year.
You must get the money. boys -
said Snyder. from somewhere. | don I
care where, coal. minerals. gasoline
manufacturers. or where. but you must
get the money and it will need all the
! tight there is in you to get II.
Warns Of Federal Invasion
On the subject of the federal gov
ernment, he said:
IF YOU permit yourselves to sit still
just as woman suffrage was passed
just as the NOlStCad act was passed
just SO sure will the federal govern
ment run the state more and more un.
less you get up and tell the congress
men where they should stop in this
| invasion of states rights"
Mr.. Snyder defended the principle
of state income from liquor sales.
IF a man needs a barrel of liquo,
from a druggist because he is sick.
he said, I'VE should get the benefits OF
n tax from it. One fourth Of the popu
! 1nt e / ~
anyhow. Why not benefit thereby"
Gould a tax on manufacturing cor
porations be arrangcd?" he was asked
YES" he replied. "and you coul,
tax coal. You're taxing railroads now.
II don't see why n muDicipalit!
which owns its own gas or water plan
shouldn't BE- taxed like a private cor
poratiOn. Philadelphia is an instance
Then there are oil resources. The heir
, TO our Pennsylvania oil lands are al
over the world-counts and no account
in Europe and elsewhere. Why no
collect from them?"
Representative McGill. Franklin
urged "Clean sweep" of all resource
on taxation. In reference TO the bill
board tax he said: I'VE know man!
firms are spending what should b.
their income taxes on billboards."
Upstate members of the House o
Representatives to the number of fift,
decided at meeting of the legislativ,
league. held before the morning session
of the Legislature, to unite in behalf .
revenue. raising legislation. An under
standing was reached whereby effort
will be bent TO having the Catlin manu-
FEATURING capital tax and Phillips nat
urul resources tax bills reported out o
committee and allow members to de
eide on one of them in order to provid
the revenue which they declare i
urgently needed