The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-30
ILLINOIS WIIISKEY FRAUTS.
JlTE PEKTN RTNG or Grammar ms
TILIERS or UHTSkEI.

Eirctiou- Onirinl- aud Politicians sharing
In the Frauds EN-t.OV. Pnlincr'- NdNtccto
Grant Mr.. Bri-tow'- Hcrculean Task.
SrRINGFiELD. Jan. 2l.-The little town
OF Pckn. when Is situate ~ miles northwc't ~
here. ON the Illinois river, bor-'s 4 Whi-kcv
Rng that has hitherto successfully dehed all
the efforts Of the revenue officials to bring he
members TO Justice. There are but three or
four distillcrie4 in tho place, but they are among
the largest In the state, and being located IN the
heart Of one Of the greatest corn growing re-
clons In the world, aud having n half dozen
routes to market, they possess admirable facili-
ties for the production and disposition OF crook
ed whiskey. II Is almost the only interest tue
town has, and consequently the ent're popu'a-
ton Is more or less In sympathy with the distil-
lers hut the true secret Of the strength
Of this Ring Is its numerous high political
connections. II has for many years been the
never-fiilng source from which the Republican
party managers In this section OF the state have
drawn their campaign funds. it, contributions
have not been for local political purposes alone.
but thousands Of dollars have been furnished
from time to time for the stlte as well as for
the national campaign funds.
TAXEs AND FRAUDS,
Prior to the act Of 1S19 cunsolidatinR the
vari us taxes on whisNcN into one general tax OF
20 ccuts Uer gallon. the metnod Of deirhuding
the Government was entirely different from that
prlcused subsequently hy the Wmskcy Ring
thieves. From 1858 to ls,2 tnere were i've Diff
fctcnt taxes levied On wni>kcv. There was
tax % my cents Der gilIon which had to te
und when the vhi-key was removed from tue
di~Dhcry to The watchoGse, and in ndditi
tlc-c were the yer diem tx. the cnpacitt TAX.
the barrel tax. and the ~ per cent. tax, all Il
which we're to he assessed monthly ANA were
required by law to be pad within ten DAYS
aud the capaci tax - for every twenty bushels
Of grain mashed. The 80 per cent and barrel
taxes we're Imposed under the following cOnGi-
liz lttf Ia ian "A I H
july. lsGs, the d-tlcr required to produce
certain amount Of spirits from certain guam.
any discrepancy between the quantity Of grain
nsDmed and the quantity OF spirits returned
a. produced, the Collcc or was required to col.
lect atx Of 80 cents per gallon Oh 80 pr cent. Of
the deficit. and IN tddiiiou a tax of a. for every
Government, the distillers only had 20 have an
arrangement with the collectors or some Of
Their Deputies not TO enforce the collection ~
this monthly tax IL was estimated that the per
dieto, CAP. city. and barrel tax amounted to
about 70 cents per gall 'u. and hence the
consolidated tax W made 20 cents per
gallon. The ~ per cent. cent tax depended
largely upon the vigilance and honesty of the
Collector and his surordinstes. IL they kept
strict watch upon the distilers. IL was almost
imnossinc for then 60 return a less amount Of
grain thln that actually consumed every month.
but " there was n conspiracy between the man
ufacturers and the revenue utiici Us. Of course
there as every opportunity Tor fraud in this
method.
And II II Is demonstrate that thcr, VS.
COLLISION between the revenue oil 'ers aud the
~ ,tii.Is 10 delrd9d Tue unNei9n mt ol tn.
I"u"l. 20 cuI re IN, l"Sutil 81 tnc l"n.n
~, ~ ."vISe u - l.llc ir ~ ~ ,'il' wv
theN won al hot ne conf ,nt WIN s'1hl1li ~ tne
s,lFvi ,Whrn turS VNhiv 90 u Ht, ne pulH uolt
also. Now, under the law tho distiller WAS re-
CURED I" own IN lee slnpc hl- 1l-uheN anu ~
his busu' ss. and tie was bound tp show clear
anu "hhIu "tltu lt'e 'u' roo e''n ana every
mon DO Ia U"l,hS No. "'i' D" ~ ~ ~
wltniu ten daN~, alter uhcir as~ .-ril' ut aud 10
theN Wtt NOT tue Noli'tt'r ma tHl q ie Law
the power issue distress warrant ma tnf' Z
ui.n anu tnhe s>o,sl,'i, "I 'i, ''- ~, NV a,u
al the properly ne lpund mere anu ssit tue same
en- 'loh- iemely' ana u II wa, ~ II .u-ly %
pied tnere " as scarcely uo-siuiuN ul lhe Il v
ernm nj lnosl1g a cent. Iht II the Collect n
huhtIeI Tue ui,tllSrs tp'R' on h.h'l hll'I
NJ nth ana We after Nc Wlhput tuiofrlns
the coNeciinn 81 the IN nihiy 'Nr-' II course
TIE. would ~ "A snort timH hcr'mc mncn
great GA 80 the amount Tor " leu Tue e. -tiilrN
could he SOLD. II II tfue thai me uistl ! Vas
also required 10 give bonds hut us they had Q,
be approved 70, the Collector there was no safe
guard therein, u thtr' Was cuh Isl u between
them To che tt the Government. And moreover
even II tnc bonds were good aud tue culiec tons
were suhered % ~ hehind Tor Nel-. Inc IN
dettedncss I" the government would soon .r0w
out Of al proportion 10 us security.
POLITICAL INFITESCE.
Therccords i'm tho r, ,liec,or,. NJ. b.r. .h,,,
ihrt tiv ui,l'iiers AT Ifh'n WcFs -nI,,t ID E''
Ieii'u , Ohr., .oh,nS r,A0o J,yoi -, eyer
Ge,d ,s t , Gotnrnn,nrt Moro @ ~, - .
uenu ''-s 20 tue ""Nrrn'n n insr,, ",r "a
niyn's 19"'ns' 1nIlS urn 10, ~ i ~ "no
a "a =
tlrt u'inusi.ell Gu ne hYYtu lpr penny VI thl'
s",t s IN ntIc aie a nih q u"]eH nuel tasss'
~ "Il.n JuuE,ch.' .'l- "a. i",ll SSuuO W Sl~l'
LAY ti, ",'ni,,reV w. euo
yet the ssme men against whom these juds
mtnle ~ We ueei 'p.aiiieu ere tislet ulItelIY 81
,e'tN e,iea * III t,e man Oh Mul7
a.; 'y urn a. nu' ~. Wy s'iSl nane no ~ i'vi
~ eu,i "M , J.. 'ui's tv % NJ '5Il4 uo
~ , IT, ,ai, , ~. 'a'' "a " ~ ',liv s
Ky Us 'io1.Y ~ ~ nlin m,h.r W J.,
ilvtl.oi "i ne nuNef.'''h' was a.,
Ii,, - oo al w ,i 49, u,
e,,i',,,,, 80 w. =, 49," 49, ~, ,,vo' a., 80. ~
ai,.int IN, ,ontti,. 49, 10 ~ as i '," CIV
- fr sea-, 1, a ifi.,,itv il, ~ ,t,,',, NV y, Ia
$3.50, ~, it - rr,ar,o ~ a ~, -, -, N
Ws,t,,,i, ,.. 81 i',,o a. r ~, ,, ~
~, s,'i ~ ~, 49,, % H. i, ,
rei.ar a., IL ,,,,,t ~ Ia rat',r,'s ,,..d {, , ~
,nrnil.ct.d 80. anI i, 80 ,,, Ar - Z,
Cnn,n,i -i,,nar Of Int1rnnl Ravsnns ~, ,,, 10y
tbe,r ,rnn,nt nd i,lfrsnt m 49, 90 49, -,
the nolticnl innIcnce came In irne ntJit,cisn
Wiz nr t,s. ~ H. riu,, in tIs fraud ~ mr. ~ 49,
therehv i'm nnl,t,c.l ,ysy cn,id No., ,g,r, !,
bsve eli i,..r Ia, tli.'.f,,r ,r ,na ~ 49,
Cd AMI II yas rare I'M a. Il tbat they di nnft sn,,
coed in nuieffoe thtngs ~ ~ sshtnpfnn IL ber
WINS no ntner ,ynv Of settllng the g ,liertnti
accounts The Comm missioner of Internol Rsvenu,
would recommend "A sneci A nliownnce nd ia,
Secrefar ~ me Trsostirv "a otin anur,,v. n a.
The fli,r, II, ,.uf rls ia nm. ii,,r ~ III -
tho r,ll.' MN ,,f Inc "a mar com t,v ura. + IA,
or A. fr md Tht- vv e vnsf orv,i r'1,, no a.,