Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS The newspapers generally doubt the sixteenth amendment carrying The Thu Boston Globe says lIa Contrary to POPular popular popular pop pop- ular impression the proposed sixteenth amendment has run against a stump in Geor Georgia ia The Geor Georgia ia senate puts ruts up the tho astonishing ar argument ment that Georgia may wish to levy lovy an income tax herself and that if ono were assessed d b by the government o it would only provide more mon money y for congress to waste Philadelphia ProM Prow c The The great reat property property prop prop- erty holdin holding investment owning stat states 8 in us the tho east which will pR pay three of tho the tax are little likely to Vote ote for it Illinois and arid Ohio arc doubtful It would only take tw two or three thre senates senates sen ates south like hiko that at Atlanta to halt ratification by mere mete postponement St. St Louis Globe Democrat It HIt has a ahard ahard ahard hard fight on its hands but its friends are arc au sanguine or pretend that they a are e. e As many of the states however will not have hare legislative e sessions until lOll 1011 tho the adoption of tho the tax it if it should be adopted is still stilt two rears yeats or more Inthe in the tho distance Hartford Times The development de of a stron strong opposition in Georgia ia to the tho income tax amendment to the constitution constitution constitution tion is a n. surprise It was supposed that all the southern legislatures would jump imp impat at the chance to ratify this scheme of undermining the tho prerogatives of the states of the union Rochester Democrat and Chronicle c The Tho Tho principal objections to the proposed proposed pro pro- posed amendment are that it permits an inquisitorial and obnoxious tax and that it flouts the convictions of the wise fathers Cathers who prohibited such a tax in inthe inthe the tho constitution of tho the republic which they organized Milwaukee Sentinel H To To tinker or tamper with our federal constitution is dan dangerous orous business Tho The American people peo pIe will think lon long and soberly beCore they a approve prove any to change the I nation a s organic law Philadelphia Press The amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment is sure suro to have havo nearly three- three fourths of the states in favor of it but local self solf interest of the sma small body of states which would pay four-fifths four of the tax may prove s strong ron and aggressive sive sivo enough to prevent the tho amendment getting the full three fourths vote oto necessary necessary essary for lor adoption St. St Louis Globe Globe Demo Democrat rat c As As three fourths of the states will have bave to declare for the amendment in in order to adopt it the outlook for it is not quito quite I so lieve bright as many of its champions be be- |