Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-29
THE REPUBLICAN ADHTNISTRA
TON


The campaign in Ohio was opened at San
dusky on the cath. The principal feature O.
the meeting was speech from Secretary
Delano, of the Interior Department, which
shows in lucid manner the success with
which the administration has conducted its
affairs. After stating that the republican par
ty is not responsible for President Johnson's
administration, since it was controlled by
democratic influence, he speaks of the internal
revenue as follows:
During the year 1868, in which the last ad
ministration exercised full executive power,
with an excise of two dollars per gallon upon
spirits, offdrtylcents per pound upon tobacco,
of two and half and three cents per pound
upon cotton, with taxes upon boots, shoes,
cloths, clothing, confectionery, furniture,
iron in all its conditions of manufacture, leath-
er, oils, saddlery, sugar, soap, fermented
liquors, banks, sales, licenses incomes, lega-
cies and SUGGESTIONS, stamps, gross receipts of
railroads, and a large number of other objects,
the entire receipts for internal revenue sources
were but $l91 ,180, SOAPS.
With the incoming of the present admins
tration a new tax bill went fully into effect
By this law the tax on spirits was reduced from
two dollars to fifty cents per gallon; the tax
on tobacco from forty to thirty-two cents and
sixteen cents per pound; while all taxes upon
cotton, boots and shoes, cloths, clothing,
furniture, iron. leather, machinery oils, sad
dlery, soap, sugar and one hundred and five
other articles were entirely removed and the
articles made free. This reduction of taxa
ton, taking the receipts from these sources
during the last administration, was equal to
seventy eight millions.
The present administration found the pub.
lie credit impaired by the dishonesty and in.
capability which prevailed the public service.
The public debt was rather increasing thar
diminishing, with reduction of receipts from
internal taxation. How was the failing credi
of the government to be repaired, its curren
expenses met and the debt reduced in the fac
of this discouraging condition? This seriou
and embarrassing question could only b.
solved by an energetic enforcement of tn
laws and faithful application OF moneys col
lected to the public liabilities. 1t was done
During the first twenty months of the admin
stration the receipts from internal revenue
were $l57, 457, 1899, and during the frs
fiscal year SIG, 1856, 667.97, notwithstanding
the reductions already stated; without reduc
tons the amount of receipts from interna
sources, on this basis, would have been $263,
235, S67.97. The tax on spirits, during the
fiscal year 1868, of the last administration
yielded only SIS, 600, 600. The first year o
the present administration there was collect
ed and paid into the Treasury from the same
source S55, 900 900, an increase Of S37 900,
ooo, and this on a reduction of seventy five
per cent Of the rate to be collected.
Inc tax on tobacco at forty cents per pound
curing the last administration, yielded but
elo,ooo000 per annum, while under the pres
emu administration, with the tax reduced To
Two and sixteen cents, at an average OF
"ehty-two cents it has placed in the Treasury
over 1000 900 yearly
Thus you will observe that the s78 600 Ooc
exempted from articles previously taxed ba,
been recovered, and its loss eonntar balanced
by faithfully enforcing the revenue laws ani
honestly accounting Tor the money collected
Observe further, that in 1868, in tho las
administration, the expenses Of the Tnterna
Revenue Bureau were $685., 793. II Will,
for the first fiscal year of this administrat;or
the same expenses were reduced to S59l6
4l0.22, making gross reduction of the COS
of collecting the revenue Of 80, All 1872 95.
| desire here to correct false impressio
put forth by democratic speakers of the d,
talcation of revenue collectors and the lare
amounts due from them to the government.
The Democratic Congressional Address, Il
sued from Washington In March last, stat,
that twenty-five millions have been thus loi
10 the Treasury. 1t needs but brief expla
nation TO correctithis error. The law require
collectors to receipt monthly TO assessors fo
the amounts Of the tax lists turned over 70
collection. The lists thus received and re
ceipted for by the Collector are charge
against him at the Treasury Department, An
so remain charged until accounted for, eithe