Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-30


Revenue-the hard.earned money of the
people, taken from them by the U. S. Col
fectors.
GRANTS 'BEEF-EATERs'' IN TEXAS
From the World
For the four items left in the statute
from which internal revenue taxes are col
lected, the amounts as given below show the
sums collected in 1871, and the cost for col.
Letting them appropriated for 1923, for
the State of Texas:
Amount col
First District. lected in 1871.
Prom spirits ,S87. 90
From tobacco, l0,032.3l
From fermented liquors, ............... 1850
From banks, 1921. 90
Total, ,s37 .27
Amount appropriated in - to
collect the above, - 1000 90
ssf - Amount col
Second District. leoted in 1871.
From spirits, 49l 80
From tobacco, Observation-Disclosures. 7,84e.7 rs
From fermented liquors, ............... 1897. O5
From banks, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Nil
$40 6S
Amount appropriated in 1928 for
collecting the above, .."..............$2l,0 100000
The division Of spoils stands thus:
Out of SCI. 26e .se collected the United
States Government gets............$25,2 66 90
Grants Beefeaters get................ AZ, 900 90
Total, ,2e6.e6
Now, can any honest man, can any think
ing man, suppose that this Infamous system
is kept up for Government purposes Why
we're not the above two districts, yielding
S67 .266, consolidated and merged into the
third and fourth districts? Simply because
$40, 900 salary will command influence it
will keep up political power and the Grant
machinery. For these reasons, and no 9TH
er purpose. is this system kept up in almost
every State, the abuses Of which we now
daily expose.
GRANTS BEEF-EATEkS IN ALABAMA.
In the Third District Of Alabama there
was collected in 1871 from the four articles
On which internal taxes are levied as fol-
lows:
From Spirits. $f6, 774 80
From tobacco. 3,553.l3
From fermented liquors. 47773
From banks. 1851
Total $22, 800 ~
Amount appropriated in 1872 . to col.
lect the above is $4,000; which is frac-
ton over II per cent. for collection. Or,
in other words, of the $22, $3.50. 70 collected,
the Treasury of the sovereign people re-
ceives Sc, 330.79, and Grants Beef eaters
$4,000
This is but similar state Of affairs to that
existing in other Districts, and will contin-
ue as long as U. S. Grant remains at the
head of the nation. He cried out retrench-
ment and reform, but instead, it was like
his cry 'let us have peace" there is no
peace-no retrenchment, but populations
and thievings of the worst kind, until it is
now commonly said of his officials that they
sssteal their fill and then resign" Can the
honest farmer, mechanic or laborer stand
longer and see his hard earned money taken
from his pocket to enrich host Of officials,
as bonus for them to keep the great gift
taker and themselves in power We can not
believe it. They can not stand it. A
change must be made for the botter-for
the relief Of the people. The opportunity
is now offered for relief and for peace. The
election Of Greeley and Brown will secure
this. Honest men will be selected for Office
and general amnesty will produce an era
Of good feeling. Let us bring about this
great good and let Greeley and Brown be
the rallying cry of the patriotic till Novem-
Der and the defeat Of Grant is certain. With
lis defeat vanishes the ills, almost intolera-
BILE, which we have been compelled to bear
for SO many years.
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Oh! what fall. The Blanton duncan
rovtv have peen banking heavily on the SUD-