The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-24
8rlsntond pispatfh.
rprn,y. NOVEMBER "a, 1882,
Tho Tay,a-Internal Taxes.

Atcr quoting literally from our article
O, Tuesday last advocating the abolition o.
The ipternaI-rcyenuc department aud call
Ing mon that Journal to fall into line will
rs. the Washington Post says:
"Tnc Post il not in favor OF continuing
the internal-rcycpue department as al
present organized, but is very decidedly In
iaver Of continuing 10 collect most Of the
revenue derived from internal taxation
especially the eighty-odd millions paid on
liqnorS.
1.-THE Post proposes 10 collect the taxes
on houors by The salc OF stamps from the
Treasury Department, in precisely the
same way that l. successfully followed In
collecting other portions of the INTERNAL;
revenue taxes.
This plan abolishes the outfit OF officers
throughout the country, thus removing the
weichty objection OF the Dispatch, and
sewing q large amount now paid for salaries
and incidental expenses.
"A carefully-devi,ed system OF sworn
returns from distillers, with heavy penal
tics for violations OF law, and Sigh, Ill
crease OF the detective force, will be n
oeec,nal in preventing frauds n the pres
.ns cumbersome and costly mechanism.
Abolition al the internal taxes means
M reluction OF tariff; for this reason we
arr disposed TO hold on to the hquof
rcVenue.
"Rut while clingiDg to that in the inter
*, az tho people and in accordance with
;ho best sentiment OF the country, we show
how The political machine. which has been
20 long employed 10 control local elections:
can 10 mustered on: aud laid on the shell.
II there could be devised scheme ior
collecting tax upon spirituous liquors
without calling in the aid OF Federal spies
pimts. and iniormers, We should OF course
have less objection TO the continuance OF
tbo, particular tax than VIC uow have.
First Of all. we would have the tax upon
tobacco abolished. That tax is collect
cd from the poorer classes OF the pco
pic. Besides, it damages planters anC
manufacturers. Next, we would have
al internal taxes abolished as means
Of Kidding the country OF unneces'aI!
officials, who make il their business tC
control the negro vote, and keep up per
pc'pal conflict between the negroes and The
whites. Had there been no Federal inter
ycnlion in Virginia, there would have beer
no trouble on the sth OF November ii
clcc,ip. most OF the Democratic candidate
for Congress.
But IL we can Sc rid OF all the intcIna
taxes except those upon ,pirituous liquors
and get these latter collected in some sucl
manncr'as that suggested by the POST We
will have made good compromise.
Nevertheless let lis say to the Post tha
We do not at all conccdC that "aboIition o
The Internal taxes means no reduction o
the iarlf." On the contrary, Mr., TUCKER
FRANK HrRD, and Mr.. CARLISLE-the cham
pions in the next House Of Representa-
tivcs Of tariff reforni-ought to he the yer!
men 81 all Others 10 demand the dcstruc
tion Of the intcrnal-royenue department
Mr.. TICKER is an advocate OF its total de
struction. Every man who honestly hold
that there should be no tariff eXcep
for revenue" and that q prohlbitor,
tariff is not and neCer can DC
revenue tariff, ought to advocate the abOli
ton Of the internal taxes As means o
compelling the Government to adopt
revenue tariff. The present PATCHWORK
iarifT-thc worst perhaps which was eve
in force in this or any other country
brings into the treasury about two hun
dred millions OF dollars. Isn't it clea
case. then, that prOperly-adjustcd tart
wonld produce fifty millions more ?
and that il the internal taxes b
abolished, that prOperly-adiusted 'ta
riff must be rcsOrted to: SO far, there
fore. are we from cOnceding the Post
point that we would reverse ii. and say
continuance OF the internal taxes means
continuance of the present abominab
tarie,, whilst repeal of the internal taN'
means q new tariff adjusted to the preSCl
circumstances Of this magnificent countl
Oi bad laws.