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on Kress May Act Congress might surprise a lot of people and vote such a cut effective in 1958, at this session. This is sup posed to be a long-shot chance but it has happened in the past. And although there is no election this year, a tax cut voted now would take some yf the intense politics sure to be involved if the move comes in 1958. an election year. The Democrats and Republicans tradi tionally split on tax bills. The Democrats make a play for the poor man's vote, and favor re-: ductions for the small income brackets while worrying little about the middle classes, the upper middle classes and big business. The Re publicans currently follow’ the Phi losophy that everyone should pay some taxes and favor relief for those paying the most generally speaking. And although the Democrats are in a majority at this session, it may be that the Republican theory will be enacted into law in a new tax cut bill, because sentiment across the nation now favors relief for the middle classes to a greafei extent than it has for some years The Administration's record;