The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-20
8itImlond Dispatth.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1882
IntArnal Taxes.


.s,ssrv,s one vote may carry the House
NJ Representatives in favor OF the abolition
ri Al, the internal-reyenue taxes. AT the
last session Of Congress those taxes were
nliowed 10 be perpetuated, so Tar as 'ne
House of Representatives was concerned,
onls nv the fact that Democrats had been
unsested and Republicans seated, the Tor
mc being opposed to those taxes, and the
latter In favor OF them.
During the fiscal year 1881 the single
article Of tobacco paid to the Government
over forty.two millions Of dollars In taxes.
OF these forty-two millions this single dis
trict.-the Third district of Virginia-paid
over two millions OF dollars Here Is taxa
tion with vengeance, and taxation that
needs TO be "roSdjusted." Let us sup
port the candidates who will see to It that
this oppressive burthen is removed. Now
Is the time, when the Government has
revenue OF one hundred and fifty millions
of dollars more than il needs for its eX-
penses, TO strike down this huge wrong.
Will the Republican candidates for Con-
gress vote TO abolish q system which FUR
nishes their party with so many fat offices
for distribution among the faithful, and
fills the pockets of those officials With
money to be drawn upon when congress-
men arc TO be elected? VIII the Republic
can candidates for Congress vote against
the Administration? Not they. They are
nfor ARTHUR because ARTHUR is for
them; and ARTHUR is opposed to
the abolition OF the internal-revenue
system. viii they make an issue with him
on that question? Ask the Senator who
was in his seat when the veto OF the river
and-harbor bill was under discussion, but
went out OF the chamber whilst the roll
was being called on the question OF over
riding that veto. 1t is not in the southern
Republicans to advocate or vote for the
abolition OF the internal-revenue system so
long as the Republican party in convention
and caucus uphold their President in his
advocacy OF the continuance OF the heavy
tax upon tobacco, Virginia's chief money
crop.
subject in his annual message OF last De-
cember! He said:
az therefore concur with the Secretary
Of the Treasury in recommending the abo-
lition OF all interna-revenue taxes except
those up0n tobacco in its var,OuS forms
and upon distilled spirits and fermented
liquors, and except also the special tar
upon the manufacturers Of and dealers in
such articles"
That's plain enough. lie would abolish
the taxes on matches, checks, &c, &C., but
he would continue the tax upon tobacco
and upon the manufacturers OF and dealers
in tobacco. The taxes upon liquors and
tobacco would suffice to keep up the inter-
nal-revenue system. The money would
still be drawn from the pockets OF the peo-
pie to pay for maintaining that burthen
upon them, and the officials would still be
" assessed in order TO raise money TO aid
in the election OF Republicans to Congress.
MASSEY, GARRISON. GEORGE ID. WISE,
REESE, CABELL, TUCKER, O'FERRALL, and
BARBOUR, are all in favor OF cutting up the
internal-revenue system, root and branch.
They are all in favor OF doing away with
the numerous Federal officials whom that
system requires to be placed as spies
upon your stores, counting-rOOms, fac
tories, distilleries, &c. Let them all be
rooted out. Let not man OF them
be left. To talk about the few dollars you
can save by resdiusting the State debt seems
totally out of place when those few dollars
are contrasted with the millions you an
nually pay in the shape Of taxes upon your
tobacco, and to support in your midst a
gang of iniormers. Let the Democratic
speakers press these facts upon the atten-
ton of the voters throughout the State.
There is no stronger argument in their
mower