Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-19
MILLIONS STOLEN.


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MILLIONS STOLEN.
The stcalings from this Government OF
ours, under Radical administration, are be-
coming friShtfuily enormous, and are ~
creasing monthly. Tie revenue laws nave
been 30 framed as to render their oose''A-
Con almost q disgrace in the eyes OIL 'ns
commercial community Moro 'han 'nis'
4, ia claimed that any person VINO Hgiav
.a... ,o ,sc strict letter and spiris OF the
rev.nue laws in some Of the leading branch
=. NJ manufactures, viii almost OF neccssi
~ fail in business, whilst great numbers
have becomc posscssors Of fortunes acquired |
through infraction Of these laws. Success !
In business is looked upon as the real test |
merit among commercial men, and man
rises or falls in the estimation Of his asso.
ca,cs moro by his ability to acquire money
than by his true moral character or intrinsic |
worth.
Inroads upen tao revenue laws, although |
involving bre,ch Of the laws punishable
by fine and Imprisonment, are not regarded
BY the public in the same light as other
crimes; hence the incentives 70 such pracs
tees are very great
1t Il estimated that Of all the whisky
manufactured in tue United States during
The year 1866. less than one eighth PAID the
proper revenues. In other words, seven.
sighths Of il paid no revenue at all. This
item alone made . deficit IN tho revenue OF
more than tro hundred millions Of dollars.
Tais money. which justly belonged to the
Government, accumulated - profits TO the
manufacturers, and wns expended to cor
rupt officials entrusted with tho collection
Of the tax, and the prevention Of fraud
Every appointment connected with the col.
lection OF this tax, saws an eastern Republi>
can paper. is sought for as though it were
gold mine.
The frauds in tobacco are proportiorate>
ly enormous. The collection Of tho revenue
from the few legitimate and honest dealers
10 conducted in sue q manner ms to ba an
excessive annoyance and burthen, in adds
ton 70 the tax itself II is notorious that
VII ssy, cigars ard tobacco, duly stnmped'
can be purchased at isss than the cost Of the
stamps What encouragement is there,
thsn, for an honest dcalcr'
AZ wc said above. the Radical Congress is
responsible for this law. - we'll as for the
act. Of the officer, appointed TO enforce it..
The tax should be reduced 90 that
the cost OF svadine il would approx
innate the amount Of the tan itself. Thus
the tax On 100000 gallons Of whisky
1.-THE amount manufactured In 1868, only
100000 galonh Of which paid revenue,
At fifty cents gallon, amounts to So ,0e0,-
0o0-or more than twice az much "a the
amount actually collected last wear which
WAS about s2s .ooo, 600 on the q 900 .oot
gallons returned by tie manufactures /
would coat less 10 col'ee, the greater than j
does now to co.icr, the loss sun many o
the useless precautions now adopted bein,
abandoned.
The fault 10 not with the President, no
with the Secretary of The Treasury tina
these taxes nrc not collected. Congrosl
male the law aud Congress refuses
10 permit either the pses,iea, or the Score
tayy 10 select The men they will have q
agents 10 enforce tho law. Hence Congress
nlone is responsible and the PEOPLE who ar,
oil the more heavily weighed down with
tsxstion on account of these stupendo !,
leakagcs, will ceit.inly hold Congress re,
rponsible for it, Congress tied the hand,
Of the President 20 prevent him from ms k
inc removals. What forY Ask the man
usac,urers who are coming Their thousaud
daily because the official set 10 watch Owe
them docs not interfere. II would no, SUI
the purpose Of Congress to have such faith
ful servant removed. Why 10 hc faithful
Because money must be had to carry clcc
tons. He can raise ali the necessary fund.-
from the whisky and tobacco business
Tho understanding between the manuiac
tur,r, the officer AMI the leading radioa
wire rusierS, IL perfect. Money must b,
spent by tae million to keep the psry il
power, and that's whefc il comes from.
SPLENDID DrMocaArlc NicroRy IN Cox
Svcricur.-Conneolout which started IT,,
Democratic ball so ealan,lv last April, s,il
continues 90 propel it onward. At her lat
town meetings The following was the results
Democratic towns. Observation-Disclosures
Radical towne. Observation-Disclosures.
Democratic majority .......lt
This IL the first time IN thirteen year
that the Democrats have carried q majorit,
Of the towns in tina, State We have gain
cd over twenty towns this fall.
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