The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-05
C0UNTERFEITING LIQUORS.
a eLLRTyG DEFECT Nv rHE EXIST
ING RETENUE LAWS.

The MAKING Of Poisonous Csmpouns- Er-
eouraged. ssd the United states Treasury
Defrauded Of Many HiIiisas 81 Doli.r-.
To THE EDIroR OF THE SuS-Str I de-
sire TO call the attention Of your re- ders to what
h a Gigantic wrong, ahh ough . uceosed fraud,
connected With the rsstfying Of spirtts. BY at
tenuve examination Of the Uuitd States Re-
vised Statutes N reesrd to reeiiners. l ind that
upon payment Of $40 per aansm, special tan,
and the small additional cost Of rectiaer's
stamp, 70 be Atired to each barrel or package
placed upon the market, they are licensed to
compound and cell Undated quantities OF un-
Jared spirits. By referring to the Revised Inter-
pal Revenue Laws, section 50, act June & lsl2, IL
vii Be found that
Ever pe,oa vno. virsoui r-crryrnr PURIFYING or
msierfa. ns nefarturss .ny syurous imitation or com
BsssI ~ rn St ~ . as, we nane q -ntT.
.ss ., .ay other nare nan = rexzr.ei rertter.
So We nDd that ans Of the Aforementioned
liquors may he oousSsrfeitsd or initial ed oy
poisonous com pounds Of druks w un limited
quantities. and sold Wholesale and retail % in
dtcrin mating consumers, IN competition with
pure tai paid liquor. without being taxed one
license and rss enc .,s sns Wiz, s@ s,s or Inc
teligent peron SHOWS tnat the aduifented
h1uors manufactured by merceuary men and
retaued bg debaeed class OF rumseliers. are
com founded Of poisonous and deadly drugs,
and osrelv favored with sptrits, and are men,
iheir Effects L I. nsyer,neis.s fact that Iarrs
Proportion of liquor DIR mixers are % deprAved
IN taste and reckless Of coaseq 1snees. a. TO
maze no dnermi nation between pure Dquor
and POISONOUS countsffsit-, except a. " Dnee.
whieh /. IN fsvOr Of the cheapest article.
without ate n oti % to enumerats the great
WRONGS aod Injuries resulting TO mankind from
the use Of the viflainous compounds Of the
eompOun1er. or the injustice ozone honest. tar
paving d,stiilers Of fruit and grain by thee
no n.ed freecorters. | will turn TO the financial
side Of tue question, and tn 20 show the injury
rflF n he ham Zoe hau
ine any data other tnao genera inform atlon
gathered from ihe statutes and my own personsl
sIpposable fsures, when viii be 81 nc,eatiy
correct 20 explain nv meaning
.'s,' WI Axe iof e1a,n nIe, moderate-siz
barre,s % reetined hauor per sooun. To slys
the establish Dens tone Of resoec, aoiity. they
paii spirits. 70 be used for nayoriog. The tar
on this i tl-sOo, 20 Which sed tsu. sped Al TAR.
and fl0uD worth oi rectIaers' stamps. - so on
the barrels and We snow q revenue accruin9 %
the Government Of ta0Ul. To ue ded ucted from
tue above ere the esaxers fees. paid nv the
Government. shlcn are Al least $l-aC. ~ith the
cost Of prutins aud circulating stamps and Of
fetal stationery. amount NJ 20 perhaps tso
Gal, tl.olo. While the rectiaer = thereby licensed
10 MAKE and sell l0.eoO barrels OF hquor annually,
A assr n tR 3. ra sa . toe
which should be paid on tails quantity Of liquor
would amount 70 sto6.on- Nos dsdlei 81 On,
taxes wronsfrfv out legally withheld from the
Treasury u tie Caited States annually oy this
ore sm Ali fectfytnz estAo ishm eut.
A the Comm isstOncr Of internal Revenue, In
hls report fOf the year le15 does hot Snow the
fetal number Of gallons rectiosd. ws viii tsse
the tot u number Of recuhsrs' stamp ssDfd, aod
arprOxiuI ate, a. near a. possible. - tire amount
Let 70 the revenue that year throughout tue
Unitei states
Ihe Cemmt.sl ner's report shows tlsnts3 81
co lectsd from sale Of rcci4asrs stamps in lss5
tai. multiplped by 10 shows the total naroer Of
oarres OF PACKAGE cold ~ tie ia. 80 o1rels-
Aaftpy oy Is. tue AyerAse number If gallons ia
a barrel. and sc show +t2l1.ta5 sAIIo Il recti-
ned spsntz m.de and sold IN ODE year Actual
IA - warrant % 10 stating that tour hfths OF
ths amount 10 IN excess - proof spiri.s. upon
which tax MS paid. hAvin. o<en dumped" for
rsc.ifyinx Tbs would leave SASsasSs gallo ms II
hntsxed Saor on tue market. the TAI ~ wulco,
IL collected. would have brought iuto our nun
gfY Treasury tre conf rtarie sum OF S5lSS,-
10 u, sun well y srtb loo&lns after : our sAxe
nation .. noancIer.- T. J. BkRAY.
JOHNSON CIII, Tenn. NAY -. ls7o.