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Show 1B0RAH IS PERSONAL Points Out Governor Hughes a Man of Duplicity Washington. Feb. 10. Senator William Wil-liam E. Dorah, of Idaho, look occasion occas-ion In the senate loday to attack the position of ihose who oppose acceptance accept-ance by the several states of the proposed pro-posed amendment to the Constitution of the I'nited States which would permit the lovjiug of a tax on incomes in-comes without apportionment between the states. Incidentally, the senator paid hie respects to Governor Hughes, of New York, Including him by Inference among those who profi-ss to bo in favor of an ' income tax but oppose practical measures which would permit per-mit its enforcement His allusion was, of course, to Governor Huphes' annual message to tho New York state legislature, urging defeat of thf proposed amendment on the ground that Its language might be so construed con-strued as to authorize congress to tax incomes derived from state nnd municipal mu-nicipal bonds. Senator Borah pictured the mind of the public as In a suite of suspicion and discontent toward the government, govern-ment, and declared that the people could not much longer be withheld from radical action. If taxation were continued In protection of wealth and In exemption of "Incomes which sustain sus-tain luxury and breed Idleness and Idiocy." The senator said in substance: sub-stance: "The Llstory of the in-come tax since 1X91 has not been one which an citizen can recite with pride. For a hundred years a rule of construction con-struction as established by the men who helped to write the constitution had received the approval of an undivided un-divided court time and time again During this period there sat upon the bench of the supreme court some of the greatest lawyers of that or any other period of this or any other country. coun-try. During this period the wealth of this country had not become so domineering, so powerful, so determined deter-mined to have Its own way. Durin? this period, therefore, wo had, under tho constitution, the right to Impose ft part of the tax upon wealth and a part upon consumption and we did so. "In 1891 and 1R95 these precedents prece-dents were overturned; this constitu-1 Hon received an Interpretation unknown un-known to Its makers. In the face of two most powerful dlswcntlng opinions opin-ions to which two other .Imlcea assented, as-sented, the humiliating and astound- Ing doctrine was announced that the makers of the republic had hedged wealth about so that the taxing powers pow-ers of the government could not reach it even In time of war; that tho founders of a government lJSscd upon up-on equality and justice had made It Impossible to divide the burdens of government between consumption and u large class of gathered wealth Last session of this body we were called upon to ratify and declare by express act our assent to that interpretation. Under this proposed amendment to remedy this supposed hideous defect in the fundamental law. "Now the scheme and plan Is to de-leat de-leat the amendment. Having as u law making body solemnly accepted this construction of the constitution, thereby making It Impracticable again to appeal to the courts, if this amendment amend-ment can be defeated this, tho government gov-ernment of the people, for the people peo-ple and by the people, will stand alone among all the civilized nations of the earth shorn of the power to tax that form of wealth best able to bear the burdens of government. "That Is the scheme and pbm, and such men aB tho great governor of New York is giving ibem great al l and comfort Men say with great fervor fer-vor of patriotism, "I am in favor of this power being given to the government govern-ment to be used at least In time of war." and straightway proceed to help refeat the amendment. If those who are the real enemies of this measure would come Into the open its friends could deal with them far inore successfully. suc-cessfully. "Mr. President, no one ever saw this country In Just tho condition It la today. Never since this government was launched has there been such a restless spirit among the great mass of the people, such ugly questioning, such doubting." |