| Show STATUS OF THE INCOME i The opponents of the income tax are going to great lengths in what appears be a vain effort to defeat that just and equitable A calculated appeal to states' rights sentiment nearly defeated it in but later the mis understanding up and ratification in Maine confusion was caused by the counter-proposal of a I- i state income but the diversion failed to defeat In Massachusetts the same tactics were tried and the state is still with a proposal to amend its own Constitution to permit local taxing of In New Jersey one house passed- the ratifying resolution the other held it This skilful team-work was attempted in New York Last year the assembly passed the resolution but not the This year the senate passed it and the assembly judiciary committee under Boss Murphy's stupid orders tried to kill but public opinion compelled In states whose legislatures do not meet every year delay was Some of these states have no session until In Arkansas Governor Donaghey tried to veto a ratification resolution all by but the assent of state governors is not necessary to federal Governor Hughes of New York presented the only real argument against which was that the form of the amendment in the words whatever source federal taxation of state Governor Hughes himself favored an tax amendment if less loosely But opponents less scrupulous' have stated that state bonds would surely be taxed if the amendment some have even represented that the legislative vote itself would decide the immediate imposition of the No income tax will in fact be levied until congress passes a law to that even if the amendment is town and county bonds will never be even if the form of the amendment permits except in such grave emergency as seems to congress to justify that With all the efforts that have been made to confuse the issue it is rather remarkable that thirty-one states have ratified the amendment while only two have definitely refused to do The others are still to take decisive |
