The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-09-20

TO collect the above was GA 800. Or, in other
words, whole people are taxed with "a, 4l2.2G.
IN addition to the &l0,0S7,H squeezed out OF
the First District OF South Carolina. 10 feed
carpet-baggers and electi0neering bullies. II
civil-service George William were not more
incompetent for the task he ostentatiousIy
arrogates to himself than the most incompe-
tent fsv0rite in an appraisers department, he
| should have known daring the last winter when
In Washington, while engaged in the PONDER
GUS task Of connecting q civil-service rule that
this district is rotten borough; that ii could
be merged into the Second District of South
Carolina. Not knowing II, or not having the
practical sense to search for 1t, he proves .
vain pedant, ornamental perhaps but totally
useless. II did he did know il aud failed to
expose it or demonstrate against il with the
Secretary Of the Treasury, who has the power
to reform this swindle without the consent of
Congress, he simply proves himself an alder
and abettor OF civil-servce swindle and not
reform.
Here is another district in this carpet-bag
State. which does not prove quite as bad as
the First District swindle, but would never
theless call for reform in any other country
but one ruled by Casarism. In the Third Dis
trict of South Carolina there was collected in
1871;
From spirits. s20, $780, 81
rIoin .opacco.. ;,:.....''''...'.. 4'loI.o4
From fermented Ii, uors. ........... 1,588.27
FROM panks. ......... ............. o.Oo3l7
ioIai....... .'....... ....:...:... Soo, ZUo.lS
There was appropriated for the present fiscal
year to collect the above sl7.5OO Or out Of
the Third District OF South Carolina squeeze
the Treasury receives s12705.19 and Grants
Beef-caters and electioneering DULLES 1900.
GRANTS BEEF-EATERs IN NEW MEXICO.
The total internal revenue receipts in 1871
in New Mexico were S34 ,Sl1.0s. The cost for
collecting it was $4,000. Tue following reve-
nues were then collectable, VIZ: FROM spirits
tobacco, fermented liquors, banks and bank
ers. gross receipts, sales special taxes not
enumerated, income, gas, and legacies-or al
together ten specialties. These have now
been reduced to four, from which was col
lected in 1871 as follows
From spirits Observation-Disclosures. s16, 20
From fermented liquors. ........ 1.04229
From tobacco. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,396.76
From banks. ....... ............ $500
To collect the above there has been appro-
prated for 1928, 100000. Now, if the aris-
tocratic civil-service George William could be
induced to bring his eyes. nose, and English
preparation letters to Congress- for 1871 and
1918, from which we quote, he would find
that whereas in 1871, when ten specialties of
the internal revenue were taxable, $4,000
suficed to collect ga. s1l.0s; yet in 1928,
when but four articles are taxable which yield
only $50, 904.28, there was asked for and ap-
propriated IS, 600 more, or $40. 900, to collect
it. Is this swindle, or is not ? Is this cor
ruption of civil-service, or is it not Il civil
service George William thoroughly ashamed
of his incompetence and sycophancy for aid
ing and abetting civil-service corruptions in
the higher quarters while pretending to reform
it in the lower strata, or is he noti For whose
getting $4,000 more for collecting a reduced
internal tax in New Mexico created Can or
will civi-service George William kindly inform
IN eager people?