New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-31

exchanged, and the Commissioners, oonlgred ~
an official report that the allegations OF iraud arc W.
fonnded I'm fact settles himself In his easy ohar, ana
matters himself that tho public will DC duped INTO DC
lievinO that he has done his duly Inc ltrt iHV'sNS
son mss nv one sewe who was heraldcd az
among the best revenue officers IN INC soI'iSo '
haon arder5 IN New Orleans was published m the news
papers. He was weeks en- route, htopp,nE q" .a
natl and an1iously nqulrlng i2r ninion tsat every
time prophetIcay expressing the ophlon1 to'' wen
thing would be found all right NJ New OIlolh9 49,
he finally reached tpat city every dlsOcI N hsd dso
cent as lamb, ana every yestige oi i.auu no. ,e.
peared The distieries had been reduced 70 InolI
working capacity, and we may fairy as init -
his notice He reported that he could not dlscovcr
valid grounds for the complaints maze NV tbo
total product about 90 barrels day. anu snvO ~, ~
dstillers were suffering grieyOusy Dy reason 81 I u
mensc quantities Of whisky with Which 81 LoIs I'm
were supplying Texas and The regions r0lll aoOI
ut runOus rates Why them did MT he 80 ana luFeAu
gate St. Lous There Is no sort OF DOUBT tl4 I" .i
extensive as those at Now Orleans pracuced thcte
Why did MT Mr.. InspectOrGcnera 5ewell OIlh2 th, ~
lights He was satisfied with ms observation AZ N0"
large disery aud rectiiying house were gong up
ANNUAL FRAUD OF $1,000 BARRELS.
But how does his report Of " barrels day compare
with New Oreanss account OF herselfl admit that
TALES with the tax return3-why should MT 10 But
turn to The Daily Pieapne Of Jan &c, 1873, and ma
that in ls697O the receipts OF Western whisky in that
market l3264 barrels. In 1901, 1884 barrels
falling of OF nearly 10000 barrels The year IOlO"hR
the supply from the West decreased TO 6+Ol barrels
This shows falling Of Of nearly 5C barrels IN tgo years woin
about $2O00O This tie receipts embrace ol barrels CON
pared with 1888 barrels time last year.
This euriament Of Western Whs 10 ts direction Is o. no means
doe 70 reduction Of The trade IN tbs article On The contrary the
saes ia this probably larger lsl az ans time saoe Tue war
The deficiency supplied b. local cees Of "ca 1efe are
These msS1ac.arng establishments, have grown very large pro
actually ,lm demonstrating he advantages Of Ns"oF
leans as manufacturing point
Now the distlng season at NewOrleans Is Limited 70
eight months Of each year. From the t Of June to the
LIT Of October the heat every disery The tax
law closes them every Sunday during the WORKING SET
SON There arc then eight working months OF twenty
six days each. The tax returns average not more tna
90 barrSs per day; that gives for eight months ie-O
barrels Inc statement ABOVE from me
for the present year falling OF IN receipts OF western
whisky Of 56,52 barrels, compared with lo0sO ana
the complete returns for the year VIII MAKE the ae-
there IS greater by the same authority than IN ls5
All the whisky brought to New-Oreans ts rom the
West Hence take from 565ll barrels the 1920 barrels
reported at NewOrleans for taxation, and We nave
1851 barrels Of whisky frauduleuy manufactured and
put upon the market this year by the New Orleans DIS
tlers. This Is rather under than above the true
y. Counting 45 gallons 20 the barrel the tax ~ ~
cents per gallon, which the Government should have
received on thswhisky, amounts 10 I,lgOI3l 3d. ms
represents, upon the most favorable showing Iof
the annual amount Of tie Hew-0rle.ri whisky frauds
The total whisky tax collected IN louisiana for the hsca
year ending June 80 1872, as appears by the annual
report OF the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, was
S6i459O co. that Is the Government got about oneLrd
the tax due, and the dlaters pOcKeIeu I"OALdS 4ot
For this shameful condition of affairs the Commits
sOner OF Internal Revenue is directly responsible he
has shown ability 10 suppress frauds csewhere there
Is excuse for his failure 10 do so ~ NeWOteahs ana
al st. Louis That the officials implicated is rs Ger
tam as that the frauds perpc.rated Without their
cOHnivance Illicit dstlllation would DC lmpO5sble. fOf
TINS the Commissioner Is accountable He Is accOuula
bic for the pretended and abortVe investigation, con-
Quoted as II organized for failure. lie Is accountable Tor
the secret communications from his department oy
which the members OF the ring have been advised I'D aa-
vance Of movements against them he was appi,ei OF
these communications months ago, and knowing that
any iuyes cation to Do elective must be secret ana l-
lOOkeor, his duty 70 Institute proceedings Dy
Orders known only 10 himself and the detective em-
plOyed. Tie enDrmity OF these frauds, their long con
uuued success, ana the immunity enjoyed by those VINO
that tey arc protected by influences at Washington Cry
too potent be reached by Ordinary means II rests
with the Administration TO correct to confirm TINS
conviction by its action, which the public have rGhl
to demand slal be prompt and decisive
Washington, ID. o., May %, 1913. NEW-OkLAANs