New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-19
EOW TO PREVENT HIShY FRA IDS.

THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF COLLECTING TIE REyE-
NUE-coNCENrRATIoN OF GOVERNMENT OFF,
Gers AT THE DISIIILERIES-P NALltEs.
To the EdttOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: 1t must be by this time q conceded fact
that Government with all its efforts and It's lavish
expenditure, fails collect the tax WHISKY satisfac-
tory itself TO the country. Congressman had the
laws of other countries before them when they drafted
those affecting whisky, but they had the conceed idea
that they could shape law stronger safer and subject
to less expense than those which nearly century Of
practice under almost all the Governments OF Europe
proves unGuestonaby 10 be uniformly successful II was
indeed time deemed by Congress or AT any rate,
the Committee of Ways and Means, that the laws ap-
pcable there would not be practicable here, but evil
IDENTITY they had forgotten that the Dominion OF Canada,
and also Scotia adopted the same laws as those OF
European nations using the same material as We doh here,
and with tie indsputabe success m tie co!lec-
ton OF the revenue These LAVE, far as
learn, restrict the duty Of the police To the col
lection OF the distilled spirits at the place OF its
manufacture. These guardians OF the revenue are not
subject removal ID any wnn of politicians or change
Of authority they permitted to retain their ofees
while they are able perform their duties unless dis
charged for incompetence with the rules Of the service
They have also system OF rotary official supervision
OF the istcres and have officers checking one another
for the same labor during the same day 10 preient
any officer being league with the distllcr We, ON
the other hand send detectives throughout he land look
Ing for crooked whisky and leave only man IN charge
of the a ,tery. He, know, often accepts brbes
The Secretary OF the Treasury has detected much
roguery by His system Of inyestigaton AMI mas con
yicied mauy dealers but that detection AZ ia an crime
does prevent repetition nor has he piobaDy 'seoy
cred hail that has been committed. ~ sh,rt We shodla
have laws that will prevent crooked WHISKY, hot
detect II. Tie English German. aud Iench laws Tax
the dIst,ler the average estimate Oh one ga,ion 81
proof whisky 10 every IL pounds OF ssah '"rcAeu " o
estimate o. gallon OF PROOF NsA! 10 rNS.g IA sa
Ions m ish, wash, wort Du Ing The several peSSrs
q duplicate checking is done oy the Oic'i> lhS "n,As
th, finally passes the casks AMI j. -ahEed III au-
diion these laws, suggest that 'on-fr-s shouu con
slider and frame law granting the mOrnler ana particu'
eutr premises, together viii Tie stock, a., ~ com
pgn,ation shodd the dstilcr violate the Ia"
the officers IN charge together WIN ~. "s'"t nc
to be- fined in sum equal Ia ai'un' 20 , ,he
value the distihery ana STOCK alu VI tne
distiler be convicted Of defraning ne krNehe pSrc
ment. and such Information uoes h"t CONF Io" tr W.
ul.r- etol es expected and felulicd Ia KNOW
the proceeds delivered lid sold by tn dias = th,n s.ld
employees to be- subject TO Ike y tl les ana it'e ih'
lei not less than live O good cIaiacrl nc enp"yed
by the disticr In the respective positions OF gram
we,gher and assistant, brewer and assistant, and stl
man All In the employ OF tie Government al nominal
STAR AMI All Id 10 10 the Collector or tue
statement ot what Il done IN each dedlim NJ Ia "neh
they are employed. Punishment should p- mpos.d Tor
any dcTc ction, ialle, OF NlOdlohol ui'I iutJ 80
should Also ed Govctlnn' oihtei u cVey
d.,tmt Mt making eight excise OF GOycrunent oiccrs
i'm .,,l di.,ry aurins the period any d.stiery might
work. The same number should be 'mPoNou AT hisn
while the stills working. and tues" 10 irn shOud
testify the time the dstlhcr pcSa ana 'ds'u "oh.
The dis Her should also he required tO account 10 e
Collector, aud the spirits when bonded rhodd De uecd
the sane as under Tn English law repeat; Adopt
- tt W. r,yr,, 10 m tie than ours concentrate
your notice where crime can come fon; mere You can
yrV, a. IT, and will have 10 follow ~; maze tue IN
than temporary opportunity Ia al dishonest gam
Collect the tax ON WHISKY al the place oi uis'alioi,
ami troublr STRAIGHT WHISKY.
Xsr- Iork Feb. T. 1875.