Deseret Evening News | 1902-02-04 | Page 4 | The War Taxes

Tho rho Ways Vars and Means committee ot the House having unanimously ly ordered a n favorable repot t on the war reduction bill that measure will undoubtedly be pasted by IW the House and sent to the Senate It contemplate the abolition on tho 1st o July Jul ot or all aU tho re nU from taxes except we believe belloe the tho duties on mixed Hour laul and tell tea The extra taxes were Imposed Impo e 1 on ao no count ot nt the war with Spain and to the general U It appears that they the all ought to tollIo been repeated long ngo They were created for tor nn 1111 emergency but thoy went continued utter after tho em emergency had hM ceased to exist Their le NII at nt this would wo ld In rt with general favor t vor throughout th the country There Thero seems eells to bo a II I Is lit actually needed and that condition Is not as 1111 a i general rulo favorable t to the public It would be bu buIt If It the tho surplus always were spent wise wisely wisely ly in public improvement Instead of or on schemes from which expect ct personal er benefits To collect taxes mere merely m lc ly for tor tho purpose of ot Increasing Inc the sur surplus plus s of tho Iho treasury h is not nol considered n II good lOor financial u policy In this country There seems to be n scheme on toot foot to embarrass the tho measure by mixing U It iv With fret free trade pro Cuban projects This If pm milted will only lead leat to contusion confusion The bill lias nothing to 11 do with the questions In III In those matters It H should be considered l and passed upon on Its Ils own The war Is over and the taxes my to carry the conn lot have hc no nil Justification any longer