Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-09
Facts for Tax-Payers.

foht1 t4uHr alLL!oSs SAVED ANNUALLY BY HON
Esr ADNrSIsrRATIoS-DEgEEisE oE FxPzNsgs
CUTTING down 0FFICss
The fJ'lowiur figures are com,:lei from the
otlcisl books. They are explained in a wav thar
the people can understand. They answer every
charge OF corruption, Of p,cul,tion aud Of ex-
trAvAgsuce that has been recklessly hurled
against the administration They will not be an
sHeIei, oecsGse they are ulAusNertble There
are more facts and figures ot the rsne sort.
"aicA We Will reproduce when these have been
digestel:
IHHEE TEAus CY GRANT " THREE YEARS cF
JOHNSON.
Sill take I've Of the leading articles from
which revenue is derived in the internal revenue
list, aat tie rae 0f tax upon which WAS not
chsaeei during the period for which the CON-
parison Is maie, except as shall he in iicsted be-
low Inc period Of comparison ia from March
], 1850, 10 February >, ls63-three years IN
der Jornson-aai from March !. 1869. to Feb
ru2ry %, lS12-tbree yelrs under Grant
I-sstoIs69 I=estoIs-, Iperes,e.
Spir s-----------s9, ,il1U5i Si5I4}l.6s So is5sgf
I"'-cru.- ..-- s- - g-f.ga-s "a d4l 9q1
re i-entcf 4uo7s. o. .f5In51 ZING4 f-5 Al fgl
b9nss au- bankers 1888 $50 J-35755 s.Oglsl5
Adhesive stamps ..i6.a545ll +- - .3,, z.Gsis59
+o'al----.---.;--i $1,000 sI-9-Ci-i1 So o55Ls3
The taxes during these periods were uacbsng-
e. fAye On distilled spirits snt tobscso. and the
letter were retGc-i ss follows For tsentv-
niue out Of ihirty-six months OF The first period
tne tax On stitiei suri,s was - psr gallon
and on the finer crS!es q m.nufscturej tobse-
co, Averaging more ttzn three f1urths Of the
whole quantity m4nrf.c;urei. % and 40 cent.
Per pound. During the remaining seven months
OF the hrst period, aud the whole Of the second.
the tax On spirlis wzs reduced TO 80 cents per
gslon, cr, Including certain siiitional taxes i'm
posed oy the statute making the reduction, TO an
e41iVsieGt OF sixty-a7e cenU rer gallon, and on
the finer era dts Of manufactured tobaeco 10
thirty-tEo cents ger pound. These changes we're
against the lssi-namei periol-uuier an eou.Iv
honest snI visilsEt enforcement Of the laws
But notwithstanding 'his great change Of rates.
the Increase 9i the revenue from the sources
enumerated vas neSrlT furty-uine per cent.
IHt EFFECT OF HONEST GOvERNN NJ
Nearly every yefr since 1866 Congress, has
passed statutes rciucug internal taxation. There
several MISUNDERSTANDING that Of the sts.ion
Just c.osed-SggreCste reductions equAi to
@--e 10000 N0w ,ae highest limit Of re-
ceipts from internal resenue weIe for the fiscal
year Of 1866, when they reached IN round num-
bers SSH, 100000 Il tie sources now tsx,bIe
yielded only the esue revenue as in IsG6. the
present recsiq's wcu-l be $50 OOO, 600 per an
mum The Nctis. however, thGt the aggregate
receipts Ter the fiscal year just closed reached
-loI unH,euu ;hus thOEinc 81 increase Of revs
nue. from al sources sill taxable OF fortv-siybt
mililons Of dollars per Annum 4 percentage
oI tins is. tf course. due to the natural increase
OF wealth snf business. hut by far the larger
portion Of Ii is due 20 The more rigorous enforce
meut cf the laws
DEcsEAsE ~ COST oF COLLECTING cUsroHs.
The cost of collecting the customs revenue has
been reduced more than cue-hslf since that time
Then compsrei With the amount collected.
illustrate by tssiug four periods as sufficient for
the purpose;
ta.u1t C1stoi Ct cost 10
collected. collection. col sciioSs
-..' ls-al year So - 5ti.~7 s32-f,sst5] s625
l,.e .-e.i ear. l.t.ss73'l ala7.is2.l5 52o o
''l' Lscal 5sar- -16,-. ,;u,o5 t,-6067l6l 81
Here IS 'soviac Of cue cie.r 7esr under
buchanan one under Johrson, and two under
Grant. There must be p'sced TO the credit Of
The year 1871 the fsCt ttst by the sct Of J-ly II
l0to the revenue from customs Ngs reduced
'hiIty millions, which teca effect in the last six
months Of tast year. The comparison here is
IL the purpose Of showing the cost Of collection
only The Increase of the taIitf rates CONSEQUENT
upon fhe necessities OF Tie revenue explain the
increase 70 the calleciions up to 1850, but since
that time the Increase has been wholly due to the
growth OF business sni to the increased viei-
lance in ehfo-cias the laws
WHfaz 1HE LIBERAL EscRuIrs cJxE PROM.
There ia another important fact which has
been developed in the Sdmtnistrsti1n f sffarr.
winch deter7es brief mention here. The pre,i-
dent ls tut jsctei 90 tie sevsrest nuimaiverrions
With reference to his alleged dependency upon
-ffice holders It requires more than ordinary
pstence TO zee II reiterated day sfier dag. wnen
one snoss the fact 10 be thEt this assault upon
he Executive i only because he mas turned cut
li ONCE during bis terra ever 5000 ofTicehold
80 81 failed to apPoint 70 Office twice 5000
more Ibe following table shove the actual
lumber Of c.iIcc.s in the internal revenue ser-
ice ~ the dates ntrlei-