Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-24


IL. sHrsAs.
VIZ. GRAsAN.
60. N. ks<mAnpeon.
rne Wadical whisky Rlnglsts /
:Cemiag o. 0raeA.
The New York Tribune In discussing |
80 m sky tax, says
"lt il believed that the tax on whisky
gill u. reduced TO Q dollar . gallon. be- |
cause. as admitted BY Representatives In
Conrres.. the Govsrnncnt has bsen una
hl. to collect the tax on any considerable
psopor;ion Of the quantity Of whisky pro-
dueei. A humillistiug confession FOR
Government that ssprssssd arsbsilien o.
. million Of men IL ar0sf"
Tha, paper dsmands and implosss Con-
ersss 10 finish the tax measure, 90 that the
,hissy thieves may not awe At their o~s
way any longer, and remarks
"rhc duty should certainly be placed not
lower than one dollar gallon. II We can
No, collect that. Ne can not collect any
considerable amount whatever"
Why does not the radical majority in Con-
gress 10 somsthing:to correct the evil IL
certainly has the power 10 do 20. II il had
the vii. Ii 10 intimatcd rather strongly
that the leading members Of tho radical
party in Congress are either in tho whisky
ring, or else by somo not very mysterious
thievcs. Even the Chairman OF tho House
Committee Of Ways and Means 10 implicat
Ell, aud il is charged that "the newly -rich
General Schanek is no; anxious 10 explain
how his name should he on tho back OF
check for -, 900. drawn to has order by D.
n. Pike, the great whisky man." Dos
that little fact account for Schcnck's rc'i
csnce IN regard TO whisky fraudst
Within u short time several Of the wills
ny rinssstS have come to giiet Ex-Key-
snue Collector Ihcoph.lus Z. Callicott, .
PEI Of Greelcy's, ms been sentenced to pay
hue Of $4,000, aud imprisonment for
Two yeas IN tho pen,ten,iary. Two friends
Of CAllicett have also como to grief. Rich
ard y. Euright was sentenced to eighteen
monehs' ioprsonmcnt and 81, GOO ine
and J. $. Allen to one years Imprisonment
and ~. 900 nne
DeselIn. Of Brook u, worth two N, Hons
Of dollars, suot lar radical oi the same sort.
VA istpverct a. whisky stealing, and is
nos serving ou; his tinr IN The peniten-
uary, dressed Ia stripes By the aid OF
-adical legislation, protected by Commits
s,oucr OF Internal R,senuc Rollins, whose
rAdicalisin IL of tho unadulteratci stripe,
tho radical whisky thieves have thus far
hal it their own wav. and tho leaders Of
the radical majority III Congress seemed
rer'sstly willing tia; they should have il
80. We suppose upon ihc theory that as
they wsrc partners in tnu rascaiiy, u was
too good mine t, - back upon.
II Is admitted upon all sides that The
pre-en, lax invites and encourages fraud
and that IL il abou, impossible u stop H.
lict distiliation with a two dollar tax.
Why then 10 il continued Some parties
are making great deal of money
BY defraudins the Government. and il has
been going on ever since the present tax
vas established. Mr.. Wells, Special CON-
missioner Of the Revenue, recommends .
material reduction, but Congress hssitatss
to adoptit. The. radical majority procras-
tinatss legislation With the full knowledge
tina, only . comparative small revenue ID
derived from the whisky tax. Does Pixies
dvs thousank dollar checks blind the rsAi-
cal leaders in Congress 10 whisky thisvingp
10 that argument aors'' potent with them
than the regard hey shosld have for the
public interests Only . fss days ago
onsradical member Of Congrsss charged
another radical member With being the re-
ccpient Of large sums from the whisky
sinss. A. compensation for his ofleial In.
6uenos in their behalf. What can ~ sx-
poet from Congress which can thus BE-
corrupted A member Of Congress, elect
I'd 10 protect the peoples interest, Who can
Dc thus bribsd. bought up like cattle in the
sha~bles. 10 more deserving Of punish.
ment than the Callicott and Develins and
kariga,s and ALIENS who are in ipri.on for
vhiaky stealing.
The radical majority in Congress lot the
whisky thieves have it their own wsv.
without making an effect to stop the frauds
thus becoming party to the robbery Of
the Treasury. Right there the response.
billy rests. Aud the evil will not be re-.
med'ed as lorg as the party in power, q
parry that entcrtains and acts upon the
sensimsnt that she robbery of the Treasurv
oy radicals 10 legitimate plumber. In 9th.
81 vor1s, that the Treasury belongs to the
Lord and NAT they are the Lords psopls
There 10 10 heoc fer retrcnc hment. eeono.
NJ ana honesty y the administration Of
the 0overnmsnt una>- radical rule. II N.
psspls want cheap ant pure Governm.,,
there must b . ccnp,vs ov.rtu,r;,.
through tAs agency u ths bal.>. A,.as.
sal change Of rehabilitation 10 e.. o,,,
ssasdy. II the voters at the cemiss ~.
tisas will dhD cut from the temple Il
sAisssssponnsy shanessu wln NJ Nv
Dsessssisa II u, I'll Will b ven. lfnoe u
tRavsesass. corruption and fraud viii con
tiaas In the future q il has prevailed in Oh
past.
S1nAfoR HENDERSON has returned 4
Wsshingten from brief visit to Missouri
whses. 70 the horror and chagrin Of tn
Radical rsvelutionists, he was most enthu
siastisaliy received. and me, assurances Q
unqualified approval Of his course in III
impeasAnsst trial, not only FROM demo
ersts, bue from staunsh and Influential r,
publicans.