, 1881-10-21
THE WHISKY TAX.
Why tho stclatmtlu for Itk Reduction
%}putsih Nat Sitcccct.

WHY kItG k$Eltt1kftu t1F 4tk k5EuuG4luH
,r. s.onin ,'.sa,s,. No. smeeee.' e.. ~, ,,,,n,,;,
rIso unS ,wins rsn n wl'ssays y" ;
mcontiv I'll e r"s"isei, asos N tnlcr shnvs, tinit i
Ink jruii, nj 10 Il, rrsits nor Hnluii.
Ii Is ts lls llutpr that Congress will nDt H,l.,t
ths prayer. t%r Tho reduction! nf tho whisky tax
ul,inhur OF lhI1,9s concerning which public
urininm.' OF lllnt which fA!sscs for SUCH.
whIsky llur lilo totncct tux ls
a,litI.,S thonl IN thu custrry. tllo p.npic, Or,
' st sssn 'Sw q e ,S s 's 'sa w1
iro I,erlcctiy AA1tsi,al to 1uy FIR these cnjoy-
mctts II higher tux t!inn any tpt,ple .ser rAtat
"Amy ui!e WIN It',n9Incs t1lat this L. Ks.ytmI
tnx M ntunts to M,sra linn thrrc ,I,les-t1,t Is.
s nd o ccn tux 'tt' n o s'!u ID cr tS aet. H.
inI,rlli Ministers or Flrnncc would cnn.l!ss
themselves uni il tiiuy were tu prunse To
hill i,ern 1t /. INT eniy ctnlnrcd w!tho.t srulf'..
n1iux: Int e op!l,!nn 'ooks WIN 's,r',:t : ad
'!.wI!! ~ ,ey a1.c',,t e ryso y; a,,a why. ~. s.'
.irin; 1 r, dr!sks it whethut it cvsts H. ii. Or
hre,,.s Il x!nas. a peraan wto must annkn IT,
tnttet tur IL III tho Iliinxei1 Artttlt ~ntll c.Ht
Thu tnxcs VI, whisky uni tnlcen ..ru su!.,!'sAry
lnxes siHe .!s are a npH t aftfIss Z n IT.: y" lmA M
tl,,osu. thut n. II hu WILL give Up drinking aud
smoking, u nnylanly cnn who pirascs:. Aud
IHHEt NnOi III tuV lilC1 " tA1 aHlAu1 ALAN
bNcct,, my thc tttxt,s. urG nut tue u,lrs who
rrtlini,iu nbuJt It, Nubtaiy hns yGs hcHt,l uti
ity4uut Try ftjr cl.tniItr lliil1r Or sGhGntrr III
tnlGru, fnr 1tu Wl!u dOusu't NeG! theho Nrt!cleH'
tit,txt1't buy lIIul, utd he who tuuS crl tsigt5
bl.yS them with thu tul! tax Without h0WtEf.E
nlIji,t 1t.
'lt ~ true tltttt tho Federal Ttcnsury receives
from TIM tux tM whisky tnurC tIiunpy th1h 1t
nrcsIs, although 1t, oil c.trse, catl ,.se this nuucy
fur tho my Intnt ut Tho Nutuh tIGh&. AHtt II ~
tns!ty understood Tint tho ti1stl tlllera WIN have
ID tynnGe iGr lilo t!tlc being tho tnxcH which
ti,o .lrinkes u!s!Mnt.y ptys; desire 4 scuut!an
u ttH'so WIN neither tilructy 'r Indirectly pay
EcslliK thu thAGs derived irutn This tnt'rGe II
wuillti suit them ueh lEttor II tho 'ni,1lIt col
trcted fcutn thcao ttxrs were after the Payment
Ut thu N!ltOuI AGtit, cxpGlIuc tor tiscEul t>ut-
pt,seY.
tThu proposition has hpcn Mn1c lhut the re-
ccpls fruln tho wi,!sky tux br used fur tho sup.
EgL uni extension ut tho public stliuHt system
t.y dividing tlu4H rcrclpis, which amount ~
PR eapitn pf ul,r pbpitlni!u'l. nlnr tho kelnl
ittlis Of tho li1slGroltH sf1ltt4 IAla IL IL very
Eu.N! md pr,lscwUrthy r0pusI,lull. tho e,lrryinH
| nut III which wUiliti ltcnso every tnxPHytr*
Many Suites WtIt,lu, IL ttis were ntupted, W e.
lrrly FREQ trsII Seiioul tux, anu 0shers H9lt!ti
he relieved III Ereut Ilrt. And tlort |1A bt Il
surt nf ptelu justice III u, fun, II III this Why tho
wlliasy tiriukur WIN cltlsGH 81 lluGll misery,
were tll,tp IL labor In thu ouae Ut Gtllicattui.
| Hut II ihts nsu Ut thu nittcy shuuiM bt nh-
1ccteu IT, II wuts nut tKk1 tll1 Federal GusCfiI.
nrnt iDI!W tn ilnh Iilehns 20 Hls1l1ret !ts surplus
lncunc. iE enii l.,nku tho lliluls Michigan Eh.
MuI tHtiullul htHhwuy W WhlGniliH anu ucefuti-
luz y. ur Il Gun 'i'E tho iet,slehn CHna or u t