 | 1895 - 914 σελίδες
...capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor...war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness. " If the court sanctions the power of discriminating taxation, and nullifies the uniformity mandate... | |
 | United States. President - 1897 - 714 σελίδες
...whole act; (2) whether as to the income from personal property as such the act is uncoustitu. tional as levying direct taxes; and (3) whether any part...practice sanctioned by the decisions of this court. Under the income.tax laws which prevailed in the past for many years, and which covered every conceivable... | |
 | United States. President - 1897 - 712 σελίδες
...income from persona! property as such the act is unconstitutional as levying direct taxes; and (jO whether any part of the tax, if not considered as...and without any binding force." Justices White and Harían dissented. The former spoke of "the injustice and harm which must always result from overthrowing... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1897 - 712 σελίδες
...whether any part of the tax, if not considered as a direct tax, is invalid for want of uniformity ou either of the grounds suggested. Chief Justice Fuller...and without any binding force." Justices White and Harían dissented. The former spoke of "the injustice and harm which must always result from overthrowing... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1897 - 712 σελίδες
...any part of the tax, if not considered as a direct tax, is invalid for want of uniformity on cither of the grounds suggested. Chief Justice Fuller delivered...and without any binding force." Justices White and Harían dissented. The former spoke of "the injustice and harm which must always result from overthrowing... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1899 - 740 σελίδες
...suggested. Chief Justice Fuller delivered the opinion. Justice Field's opinion went further. He saidi "The present assault upon capital is but the beginning....practice sanctioned by the decisions of this court. Under the income-tax laws which prevailed in the past for many years, and which covered every conceivable... | |
 | 1898 - 982 σελίδες
...capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor...war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness. ' If the court sanctions the power of discriminating taxation, and nullifies the uniformity mandate... | |
 | David Ames Wells - 1900 - 658 σελίδες
...capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor...war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness. ' If the court sanctions the power of discriminating taxation, and nullifies the uniformity mandate... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1907 - 778 σελίδες
...capital is but the beratning. * » « Our political contests will become a war of the poor against t war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness....and without any binding force." Justices White and Harían dissented. The former spoke oí "the injustice and harm which must alwavs result from overthrowing... | |
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The present assault upon capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich — a war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness. 
