Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-15
Constitutional Reforms Re-
quire Co-Opcralion Between
Leading Parties. He Saws.

Leading Parties. He Says.
publican voters would me-, nav. sup
ported tho popular ci"c,ion ~ son
|'trs mad they had the privileg" Of
Voting directly on IN" proprs.ii"n.
but Republican leadership i. mnr.
conservative" than the Republican
nIH.srs
Thr Fight for the Inrn,n~ T.,.
~" Democrats slt" Tod no n.h,
f"r tn" Income tax amendment. Il,
"As an income tar law enacted h,-
Democratic Congress ina 1874 rha:
Vas declared uurnrv,,,r,ionar by Inc
Snprem" Court by nrajort,, 81 ono.
ana mat judEo changed his mind
t"t"ccn 'Tn hearing % the case
IN" multiplying - the income ia. Law
~ 1924 Mas tho beginning Of tn.
ftn, for ar1-ndmcn,-th scanning
:" be tho only means Of securing a
TAX on incomes For Years IN. Dem
ocra'ic Ugh, FOR an income ,as
seemed :" he hopeless. They mad.
II an issu. ia Isas aud iaoo. hut.
h"chus" of tn" conservative element
IN mo 1903 convention. IL wa omit,
'"h rom the platform 81 tina, year
During hi. second term PRECEDENT
Roosevelt uneIp.cttdly- and ,nVcb
:" me dlsgrst az tho conservatives
declared in favor Of an income tax
~ means Of reducing swollen for
iunS. tThr Democrats had nreu az
N"ca'irg the income TAX as p fiscal
m"dsnr" for tho purpons ~ s.cir-
'rr rn"r" equitable distribution ~
N" burdens 81 g"vsrnmen,J Mr.
Roosevelt did not irausurai. A cru.
sad" FOR N. income tax. and f.v
Republicans or promineuc" .p"k.
'"r"rhniN ~ it. When Nj Tar, an
n"unr"d hIS candidacy for IN" pros
'd"n'tsl nomination. ne r.f"rred ic
IN" income tax In q EuardAd wav
saying mat n" was In favor Of such
tax "n"n II uas headed
Republican Opposition.
In The campaign ~ larS the pei,.
""ra's again declared In favor o'
IN income tax am.ndmeu; to thu
'"ns''i tuition MIR. TAFT platform
Was sh"n' on the subject and H.
In MS sr""ch"~. opposed tho amend.
m"n' 'aNirs n" position that an IN.
com" TAX could h." secured 10y statute
"h"n'y"r such - TAX Was needed
N'"r hiS election. ~" progressive
R"pnrllCans - the senate juiu.I
WIN ne Democrats IN Supuor, or ~
inc"n" tax a. part nf IN. tlirlrh
ni'i TINS "as opposed by the CON
s"rva'i'" Republicans when (, be
"'rn- evident 'h.i IA. p.nocr.,,
-n" progressive Republicans could
'"est0"r 'rrnish enough votes to =,
ia'h an iuc"ne iaN provision - N.
Aidri"h Dill. tn" r"nS"rvativ" Re-
puhiican< Joined n IN. s.Ihniseln.
~ tho income tax amendment, ,,hD
very 'h'ug winch i'r'Std.u, Taft n.d
opposed during tn" camratgnj iu
order - i.fcaf siatutory fu,Dtr.
~ ''u" thing that n" suggc>iod1.
- proof that the cnus"rvaii,. Ia
rGhlI""ns Id not act in good IA IN
"h"n they "N"rrd Ia >urpor, tho
Wc"nl" tax sni"udm-n, In urdar -
h"'"A, statutory Income tar. ri'r
IN" fa"t ,ha' th.y did not urye !,s
rHiih"ati"n Much "a their surr-ise.
IN" r""Di" responded guicLIv aud IN"
'n""r" Tex am"ndmcn, Was soon =
Ns-t ~ m" Constitution
In all LEGISLATION aEsin.' tho trusts
IN" Democrats have taken tn. lead
and ;h"I hav. mad ainns, 81 tho
leaders ~ m" Repuhiicsu party
against them. Four pemccra,ic ma
'i"n.' platforms nav, declared a urj-
vat" monopoly 80 he indcrnnsihIo and
in'"I"rahls and So. in tho passage
~ INC currency law tho creates,
"''n" uNl" measure" placed 10 the
cr"di' ~ tho Wilson administration.
'''' '''.''''''. 49, INV 'N' ''i'NfSl' Ni'l ~
nearly al N" Republican leaders.
hav" not Included tariff l.cts'a-
lion in tn" list because tn. isSu.
which u rais", - nat 80 lis'Inctiv
au issur between tn" progressive and
th" ""ns-rv7 liz" as the issu.. raised
icy tn" measures mentioned \ great
many Republican prOgre>.ivAs favor
Nigh tai.n aud a great mani con-
s-rNn'iV" b"m"rrats favor low
iarIn. u M effects ~ protective
'Irin 'ih" sum 9dr-d Ia the price
~ imrurt.d merchandise and th..
much Larger sum added t. the price
~ connecting articles manufactured
IN this country could he clearly
s""n Tho rrnups on tho two sides
90 IN" issur would, ne more noarlv
IDENTICAL With tho groups on oppo-
Sii"s ~ N" other issu.. hat tho
weight Of tho b.rdcn .s concealed
IA tho rric" ~ the article So mat
multitude are dsluded Then. TOO,
~" hic importers arc against tho
tarin regardless ~ their cousorva-
tism on other subjects. and most Of
tho Democratic manufacturers are
for tho tarin regardless OF their pro-
crcssivnrcss "r other subjects
Linc-ips on RaIircnd RrEuiations
The railroad question furnishes an