Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS The criticism of Governor Hughes Hugles Hu bes on the income tax is is discussed Pittsburg Ga Gazette Times Gazette Times es The message mes meso message fla sage ge of Governor Hughes recommending I that the New York legislature d defeat eat the proposed income income tax amendment to to the federal constitution comes with something akin to a shock The governor governors governor's govern govern- overn- overn or ors or's s reasons for this his are arc that the income from state and municipal bonds might bo ho taxed under tinder the amendment thus destroying the borrowing powers of cities cities cit cit cit- ies and commonwealths This may not b bo ba a conclusive or an overpowering 11 argument argument ar are ar- ar for rejection but it probably will settle the tho tho matter as far as NewYork New NewYork York lork state is is concerned concern d. d Thus the incident incident in in- will wiH achieve a SI force which wi will willbe willbe be difficult to overcome placing the whole income tax tax proposition in in jeopardy Syracuse Standard Pot To To place Iho tho borrowing capacity rapacity of the state and of its governmental agencies at tho the mercy mercy of the federal fedral t taxing power wr was certa certainly not the tho intent of Senator Root Roof when he hI drew the income tax amend merit ment Will Vill Senator Root and Attorney General Wickersham explain I Washington Post Governor vernor Hughes Hughes' objection to the income tax amendment is S 'S the strongest yet vet urged against it its adoption by the states The flaw he ha has pointed out would seem to have escaped esc notice or at least hostile criticism in Ic the tho several states where the tho amendment has been submitted to the legislature New Haven Register What Governor Gov Coy Hughes opposes what nearly every every evry ev ev- ev- ev ery ry fair man mau who has intelligently stud studied ted the matter opposes is the giving ot of the federal g government the power to tolay tolay tolay lay a tax and collect for the benefit of the central government a tax on in incomes incomes incomes in- in comes from purely state sources as for instance on bonds bon is issued by the state or by municipalities within the state There is is sound reason in this position Philadelphia Press In his criticism criticism criticism cism of the income tax amendment Governor Gov Coy Hughes has bas given an argument to the opponents of ot the measure that will be used in every ery state and though it may not prevail it is sure s to be a serious obstacle to the tho speedy authorization tion of an income tax law That the th nation be bo given gh-en the right to tax the tho loans of states and municipalities through this amendment will present itself itself it it- self to many minds as an insuperable objection to to its adoption New York S Sun In all aU his career Governor Hughes Hu hes has bas rendered no greater great great- cr er public service than by issuing his courageous crystal clear message of warning not only to the legislature of the empire state but also to the governor gov go- and legislature of every state It Itis Itis Itis is a common cause The ri rights and the future of every state are menaced by bythe bythe bythe the proposed federal income tax amend amend- ment meat Buffalo Commercial Governor Hughes concedes that congress should be bo equipped with the power to tax in incomes incomes incomes in- in comes as an emergency or war measure without apportionment among amon the states He Ho strenuously objects to tho unqualified fied fled wording of the fhe proposed amend amend- ment meat The words from any sources whatever would include taxes on income income in in- come from state and municipal bonds and arid he holds that this is us a an t e ed and dangerous dangerous' restriction on the borrowing capacity of states and cities This argument rests on common sense and the enlightened self interest of all aU I American commonwealths and Hartford Times No answer to Governor Hughes Hughes' contention is ble The Tho proposed amendment to th the tM organic law of the nation is us in such wholesale terms as to give congress con con- congress unrestricted power to raid the gress fress incomes derived from securities issued by tho the state and and its municipal corpor corpor- To hand over to the national government such arbitrary authority would materially weaken the tte functions influence and di dignity ity of the states It would put in the h hands of congress a abig abig abig big stick which could be used to embarrass embarrass embarrass em em- barrass the states Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The governors governor's objection to the inCome income in in- come tax amendment is not that he opposes opposes op op- poses such a tax on general principles but that the amendment as it reads authorizes the federal government to tolar tolay tolay lay lar and collect coed taxes on incomes from whatever source derived He shows how this power would work injustice and injury to lo the states statts therefore be he recommends that the proposed amendment amend amend- ment be not ratified by the tho legislature This conclusion is sound ROund although there of public sentiment is is a large arge body tax whatever which opposes any income er even een though the tho provision be made i iless less sweeping t t Boston Transcript The legislatures legisla leisla- tures turcs and the people have a right to y know what they are arc voting for in such sucha I a comprehensive measure as this is A constitutional amendment is no place for jokers The language shou should ld I mean what it says and all it says No doubt the tho amendment appeals to a very large portion of the populace on other oth r grounds than those of public expediency ncy ency and impartial justice By 3 In ing the burdens of a cla class clas s those thoRe of another another another an an- other class may be lessened but in in that equation there may be uns unseen en factors that would not appeal even to its friends friend Tho The objections urged by Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Hughes HugheR will perhaps furnish those opposed to the amendment with their strongest st argument Ho advises the legislature slature of his own state to refuse ratification and should it do so 80 its action ac- ac action ac action tion would exert a strong influence upon up on others |