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BA TT.K SPEAM AT COLUNmIA. TUzas Senator Addresses the Gener al Assembl.-Large Audience Hears Him. Columbia, Feb. 14.-There was a great audience in the State House to-night to hear the Hon. Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas. The floor and the galleries were crowded, and every gne was on ther qui vive to hear the distinguished Texan. By resolution -f the General Assembly Senator Bailey had been invited to address the. Legislature on the income tax, because he has been a pronounced advocate of the income tax. He was dined hera to-day, and to-night he was escorted into the hall by Sen ator Mauldin and Capt. M. L. Smith. Mr. .Cosgrove came in with Governor Ansel, and Senator E. D. Smith came with Editor W. E. Gonzales. Lieutenant Governor McLeod was presented by Speaker Whaley; Lieut. Gov. McLeod facetiously and pleasantly presented Senator E. D. Smith,! who in turn presented SeEia-, tor Bailey, who was received with ap plause. Senatoi Bailey expressed his pleas ure -in being here, and his gratifica tion at the invitation. He set right in to discuss the question and start ing with the tariff explained that something had to ge done to lift the burden of taxation from the poor man, and the income tax was the only way the barden can be lifted. It is simply a question of lifting the the burden from the poor, and mak nbg those able to pay to do so. The question is whether the money needed shoud be raised by. a protec tive -tariff or by an income tax. He did not favor taking all things alike. If he could do sa he would lay no tax on calieo, 1ut he would tax silk. He would eimpt calico, because those who use calico are not able to buy better than calico. He would tax silk because those who use silk are better able to pay a tax. He would make the tax highest on those arti cles that indicate ability to spend abundantly. He addressed his auditors as, his countrymen. He compared the mil lionaire who spends his money abroad and argued ;that such a a millionaire did not spend a cent towards the Federal government. The poor mes ehanic who buys a plug of tobacco contributes more to the Government than many of these mnillionaries who marry abroad and pay no taxes to the Government. He then pounded William Wal dorf Astor, and said Astor's proper ty is in NewYork. He left his money here to work for .him, and he spends his e;rnings abroad. He would not ? take the 'property, but he would make * him pay faxes on his million dollar income for the Government. The -farmer pays the tax on everything he eats, and Astor pays on nothing. He did not attack men because they disagreed with him, He does not be Jieve in abusing brother Demoerats who differ with him. The First Objection. The first objection is that it in creases the power of the Federal Government. If that be true it would be serious. 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He wanted to know where there is a South Caro lina Democrat who would not bq in favor of an equal tax rather than making this State pay fifteen times as much as New York for instance. Senator Bailey said he was a real old time Democrat, who still quoted Jackson and Calhoun. He still be lieved it is better to be free than it is to be rich. It is not true that such an amendment would abridge the rights of State. No change but one is proposed, and that is that the income tax should be levied upon the wealth rather than population. The, present Constitution permits an in come tax based on population rather than' as proposed it shall be upon the basis of wealth. Everything the State can do or tax now it can do and tax after this amendment is adopted. All this amendment proposes is to substitute the rule of uniformity for the rule of population. He insisted that under present conditions there is now ample authority to levy an in come tax. He could readily see how a man can favor a national income tax nd oppose a State income tax. He believed the income tax was the fairest tax ever yet devised. If we can keep up high priced cotton and bring the cotton mills down here this section will be the richest section in the world. Explains the Amendment It is only ,a question if they do not grow too fat and quit the Democratic party and, quit work. Mr. B3.;Ley explained his income tax amendment which exempts all inoemes of, $5,000 and under. He exempted all under $5,000 because the tariff reached oth erz quite 'ero, gh. His ameadment proposed a 3 per cent. tax, and that was cut to 2 per cent. He did not believe the prosperous men would commit perjury to save a few dollars. If they wanted to swear to a lie he would let the devil settle, with them. He believed the rich mnen .would wil lingly pay the tax. All argued that taxes should fa.ll on .those best able to pay. The correct thing to do is to tax what men hav.e and not what men want. The poor have no prop erty to demand and protect. Senator Bailey went fully into the compara tive duty of the rich and the poor, and he said he was really, surprised that the rich did not offer to .pay this tax. He said he despised the dema gogue. The demagogues never try to teach their ehildrin not to try to prosper.. The only 'ma,n worse than the demagogue was the tax-dodger. He abelieved in and trusted the man who behaved himself whether rich or poor. He paid a high tri4bute- to the Texans who traced their lineage to the Palmetto State. *An Appeal to -Dmocrats. Speaking- to Democrats he said if South Cai-olina were jo reject this amendment it would l'e forever killed and the Democratic party would be held responsi-ble. The. Democrats will come to make the. ta 'ff. The country that was because the D?emocrats fell out among themselves. The country is not republican, but it is simply afraid of Democrats. They know the Repblicans are rascals and think we are fools. When we come to make the -tariff bill unless you have this income tax to raise a hundred million revenue you cannot make any sub stantial reduction in the .tariff, and tat is what -the Democrats want to do. He made an extended argument to show that the tariff cannot be takeni off without providing some other means of revenue with which to run this Government. He favored an in heritanee tax as well as a straight income tax. He said there was no use to try to save in appropriations, ex penses cannot be reduced, if the tar if is taken off there is but; one way to make up the money if the burden is to be lifted and that is by an in come tax. He was oppos~ed to the present system of drawba'eks. The main burden of Mr. Bailey's address was that rif the burden of the tariff is to be lieted it can only be by an income tax. There is no hope of reducing expenses materially and the incime tax mr.st com.e. If the tariff outrage is to be lifted it must be biy the income tax. Mr. Bailey said whatever else happens to the amendment he hoped South Carolina would not be first to strike it a blow. Senator Bailey spoke eloquently for an hour and three-quarters and upon the comnpletion of the address on otion of Mr. M L. Smith the .ioint Assembly extended its cordial thanks to Senator Bailey for his fine a& Senator Bailey spoke with entire ease, and every one in the great au dience readily understood every syllable uttered. The address was in every way high-class and clear-cut. Texas Senator Talks on Income Tax and Other Issue. Florence, Feb. 15.-United States Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, who made an address before the South Carolina Legislature last night, arrived in the city on the early morning train to-day from Columbia, and is the guest of United States Senator E. D. Smith, who lives here. Senator Bailey was accompanied from the Palmetto Capitol to Flor, enee by Senator Smith, and ,vas met at the union station by a number of representative eitizens, members of the Florence board - of trade, and ot&ers, and escorted to the Hotel Florence, where he breakfasted. After breakfast he held an in formal reception in the parlors of the hotel and there joined Senator Sinith and went to his home. Dur ing the afternoon he was given an automobile ride through the city and out-into the country near by and was perfqetly carried away with Flor ence and its environs, as all influen tial and good citizens are who visit Florence. Senator Bailey addressed a large audience in the city auditorium this evening. The building was filled to its capacity when thel Hon. J. Willard Ragsdale approached the front of the stage and in a few well chosen words introduced Senator Smith, who in a very happy manner, intro dueed Senator J. W. Bailey. 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