The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-03-07
Forty Per Cent. Appropriation.

fUr the f~sssior Jouruai
Forty Per Cent. Appropriation.
Mn. EDrToR:-We noticed under the
heading, Something Must BE Done"
an article by Good Templar, in which he
thinks our Town Trustees have greatly
sirned by appropriating forty per cent
Of the whisky tax to the liquidation Of
The debt on the Stanford Female Col.
lege, though he Is charitable enough to
grant that they did it ignoran,ly. We
must confess We are unable TO see why
this appropriation Of money, thus raised,
Is more sinful than any other use Of IT,
or, indeed, why any appropriation Of it
/. sinful. Docs the tax hurt anyone ex.
cept the whisky dcaler7 The higher
the tax the fewer the bar-rooms indeed,
the tax might be 50 high rs to be prohib-
itorys Now, rs the tar tends to decrease
the number Of bar-rooms, there can sure
" be nothing hurtful in il, but great
deal rthat is good. II. then, there is
noti,ing hurtful in the tax per se, how
can the legal appropriation and use Of
the tax for good object injure that OBJ
jectt But our Good Templar (who, !
suppose. has not had stinulant-icv
some time. and may consequently be suf1
iering from weak nerves. seems to he
afraid Of thunder. and asks the question,
MAY tot God apply torch from the
Angry.clouds aud consume the buildipgT
Wild THE fear in his bosom, he impIores
the Trustees Of the College no, to accept
he appropriation on any conditions.
we-have no doubt the Trustees feel un.
der obligations 10 him for the special
iusercA he naniiests in their behalf. To
erfe~d this kindly interest, he ought to
advise tho balance Of bis friends not to
.ss'ks o,> w. siasusfss,~s 49, .st;sss
wera probably bought with money made
by che sale Of whisky. l suppose, II
snpe unfortunate fellow should fall on
ths pavement aud break limb, GOOD
Tcnplar' would cry out. rs the old wo-
nan did when she was.toid that the COW
lh~i-ce,en up the grinds,one, III told you
"a" II til, citizens can keep out ct the
aiaes in the pavement and dodge the
hsv-, they need never fear falling be-
,aa-e sle bricks were bought with money
rai-ci by tax on whisky.
Worse Than all. Mr.. Editor. Good
TTepplasr makes the college. responsible
fc~tae b4r.ro,ms in town and all the
ifunkennes 10 The vriuity, when he
tells us thei. BY the use Of the whisky
TAX, We give encouragement, countenanes
and respeciability 10 the saie. and use Of
whisky IN our miist. Urcn what Is
tai statement baseds Why. the hy-
p,fhe..s that the bar-rooms were built,
the whisky sold, and the tax levied, for
the sole purpose OF appropriating forty
per cent. of the proceeds to the liquida
ton Of the debt on the college. Now,
Good Templar, do MT increase the bur
dcns Of the college; for am sure that
ten pr ceatum per dHnum on its debt
the highes, rate Of interest ever paid by
a college in this country--is quite US
much as il can hear. The college is not
responsible for the bar-rooms or drunk.
enness ia the community, nor will il be
II the Trustees accept and use the money
appropriated How many bar-rooms
have been built in town since the erection
of the collegeY Has intemperanoe in
creased since the appropriation was
madei The arguments, il they may he
so dlguined. for the non-aoocplauce Of
the appropriation by the college trustees
are puerile. There is no common sense
in saying that the use of the whisky tar
for the object specified will either encour-
age dissipation or cause the college build
ing to be struck by lightning.
Good Templar need not fear that our
encouragement of the sale of whisky will
cause "blush" of any sort ''to mantle
his check" if he only keeps his pledge
md it seems to US, if the previous long
ne Of whisky in town could have caused
a nblush TO mantle his cheek" il ought