The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-25
COL. sUN6sTARTER on FREE WHfsKEY
AND TAXED INCOMES.

WOrkor IN inc cuu~c oil immunity, NHn. VI. L.
do Kautcr. established in Roanoke county. Vir-
ginia. n home for clnss Of afflicted persons in
that part Of the country which no charity seemed
TO reach.
There was at that time much suffering AMI
poverty throughout Nrgnia. many poor hon-
est. hardworkinR people being Obliged 10 20 for
months without tasting drop OF wh-hcv. To
anelioratc the condition of the deserving poor
unable to provide themselves with whiskcy ut
their own expense. tho "Whiskcy Home yves
established
On the dcath Of Con. DE- Kant"r some nva
years since the trustees unanimously elected
Col Bungstnrtcr President Of the 40 !oty. The
choice WAC a graceful and w.ll-mcriiod tribute
t. ROanokcs favorto son. whoso solo aim in He
has been 10 furnish tho people Of ihcsc CnftNd
States with n puro article Of whiskny at Il nomi-
nal price. Tho Colonel is no mere thclrii. He
has practically grnpprd with the whiskry uuos.
ton in all IT. various phases. aud may be- said
to have complct 'ly mgstarcI n subject which has
confused and ovcrthrown some ofthnb Il minds
in tho country. Tho report Of tn nrsf d"cale
of the Whiskcy Home" Is especially crafty
ing to those interested in the physical and in.
telletu development Of the people hy means
OF tho daiy anil generous use Of whiskcy.
Since the establishment Of the institution. ten
years ago. the Home" has lily gained IN
popular favor anil greatly increased in size; iha
buildings now rovrr over three acres e Ground.
and the work has 80 grown that al liu1nal
buildings ar urg 'ntly required ~ supply She
wants OF numerous voters in Romlnk, county
actually suffering Tor want Of whisky.
The society at present labors I'm lei Il d'D ~
$4,000. This ,hi however. is not the caus ~
any immediate solci,udc to the Colonel; n r,sb-
luton having already been passed by the Board
OF Trustees directing the Treasurer of the 500
ciety to scale it. fund it in long nitY year two
per cent. bonds-or rcpudatc It; adopting in
each cas- whichever mode Of adjustment may
be most acceptable to tho particular creditor
Tho managers of the institution, a bpnd of
faithful. earnest mon led by Col Bun .stHrt"r.
feel that tho " Home" cannot be much longer
continued on it, prcennt basis OF usefulness as
benevolent ius'i,i'ion without n grcni i"'luc-
ton in the pri e Of whskcy; and this oah only
be accomplished by abolishing the ini.LCou-
tax on our national beverage.
In a recent speech II Roanoke Cour House.
Col Bungstirt'r cloqucntly advoca ii " free
whiskey aud taxed incomes" He pointed out
that. while the people OF Roanoke county rails =
corn and Tobacco. and mauufa turc aud con-
sumo for hySienic purposes larg" quantities +
whisSey. they do not raise incomes and g. Isc-
quently would not be in any manner nrom-
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cheapening Of whiskey and tho reimp,-ition Of
the income taN. II bread was the stan of life.
whiskey was III it, L. II took the paan 90 food
and full. stimulated the intelligence. -trcn-th-
ened the physique. heightened the morale. and
tended greatly Co mans general hnpun'r-.
The Colonel did lut apprchend that any great
p'hent would nrcru' io hpanoke county should
the SiiNrr hili become law. 10 n' sur dol
lars would thch r' worth ninety cents rwh; but
We AIT tla' help the poor and d,-ulutei 10 ir;c
whishcyf
When the repra -eniattves oil the pcoiln. in
O"hsr - "s-' mnl'd. shall sec IN looking NJ up-
on 'he country 'ohaltoh 81 Things Whi'h b-"ts
nara upon 9h rl'--''s' nut win e'pe'tl s'Ne'fy
ul"h me people ol h'ahoRe. VINO ironl "'use-
Whl,n uh'N DO h't e!,"riy understand ''if ONT
81 whl@key and ont OF employment. thy Will.
II they int'H-'nty understand the wants of
inns prop'e' "hfr the only practical tch'i Tor
'he distress ana Poverty oil inc L"ti"n' by
making whiskry If ir'r rs air 10 every Am"ri-
can eN"' H. Il 10y inc leihllosi'ion "i IN" IN
come u.A' 'u' r'opl' az large can DE put INTO
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