, 1876-03-11
uNsEEMLY EXHIBITION or PARTY1sn

UN8EEMLY EXHIBITION or PARTY1HM.
1t il certainly not very creditable to our
Government that simple proposition pro-
Tossing to contemplate m improvement in
tho means Of collecting the revenue on whis-
ky cannot DO discussed in the highest logisla-
two body OF the land without calling out
bittor pnfslsan "ranglo such ns might ba ex-
poctcd On TUG stump In hoatod political
canpalgn- This Is cas7ying tho spirit Of
partyls1n too far. 1t Is exaslng the selfish
interest OF tho politicians above tho common
Woal OF tho whole people IN having tho rove
MUGS wholly and honestly collected. This
vas dono in tho Senate on Thurod1y pending
tho resolutions introduced by aanAtor Con.
DON, OF Georgia. These resolutions were Of
themselves entirely proper aud commonda-
bio. They proposed, in Wow Of The notorious
losses Of rovenuo under tho present systcm
OF collecting Tho whisky ta1, to instruct the
Finance Committee to ascertain tho defocta Of
the existing process, md to report especially
| whether 1t TO practicable hnu ndyisable ~
to lery whisky tax directly upon tho
| formonting capacity Of tho tubs, and (2) to
croate IN excise corps removable only for
incapaeity or nalfensanco in Office. This
was In itself proper resolution, and II It
had been reported and received in the proper
spirit 1t might lead to valuable improvements
in tho system OF collecting the whisky tar.
It WAS not prorceed to make radical change
in tho syston, l,ut simply 10 afford an oppor-
tunity for Investigating what changes may bo
mado to advantage. It Is known that tho
practice Of ta1ing distillries aceort1ing to tho
amount Of mnlt purchased has been found to
work we'll in England, and that Of tnxing them
| according to the full capacity lsas been suc-
caaafnl in Germany. Both systoms aro be-.
lieved to DO open to come objections In this
country, butit Is not impossible that now
| aud independent system mado M in mart
from both might bo devised which would
insure tho collection Of 1argcr proportion Of
| tho tax t,,ou under tho rtossut system. md
render tho Government loss dopcndcnt than
now u,oon tho personal honesty of a oroat
army OF ofaco.holders The subject Ia we'll
WORTH tho deliboration Of Congress
Yot Mr.. GonDoa could not Introduce suot,
o osolusion On It's merits. a1xl with ainole
rf.forence to q needed reform. but tuade 1T
| f.ho uratc3t for purt;san agsoult on tic Tic.
publican party. It was not patriotism, but
rartyism, which suggested it. Ho was actu.
\ atel not by deBiro to secure tho reform which
his resolution outlined, but BY tho purposo oi
doliyeriuu political harancuo. He procoed.
cd to this et ouco, not criticisinr tho detective
system, but indicsine tho party in power.
AIr. Gonpos could not expect to dauut the
, flag without exciting Mr., Nosros thereby,
Tho hitter promptly oicted I'M tho GLOVE
wi .ioh Gonpos haa thrown down. and mr.,
tifan ducl waa bconn Mt once 4 wor y,
U or,lB followed, III which tho worst vas done
by each party to mako tho other appoo,
paost nonatrous. Moaros was mt slou
to tho proof that at the tin,o whor
Tho whiaky tax was 50. and thn arorn,
,,ctuallv collocted vos lcsa I'm, .,hor
the tsr VA, only 10 cents. Avnnsn
Jousaou md his Democratic atto.nn