The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-12-13
Internal. Revenue Tax.

december
Internai.Revenue Tax.
Inc Convention of the Virginia Bour-
ooi's winch assembled in Lynchburg in :
august last, declared for repeal of tbe
Anoernal revenue laws. The Democratic .
press OF the. State, with one or two excan-
LIONS, nave eagerly and earnestly. endorsed :,
Vilis demand. Hon. Geo. C. Cabell. Den,
ocraeic member of. Congress from tho
hssiiVlle district, voted for Randall ~
CAUCUS, as the Democratic candidate co. W
speaker, on the expressed grounds that no
was ln..favor of the repeal of the intorna, :,
revenue laws. Col. O'Ferrall +lo lie p
49,. .ioli Tue seventh District, land Col Bar m
Dou, ,'ie nemper from the Eighth district. ia
are likewise favorable to repeal :,
This is good guage of Democratic or
craftsmanship and when examined the on
farmers and taxpayers generally of the Is,
country, will understand to what degree 81,
0.,'.' parlyiought to be trusted. The no. mr.
a.'.on taken by the Virginia Democracy. til
ta tllls question, Isl fair Illustrate. &
~ .o'''l ihcapacity to comprebona y 70
inv % anu policies ofpubiic concarn ques- phi
lat;n cue interests of the people 80, s'iecs' Ter
.~ns 10 the successful onerat,n 49, "nd re- acc
n antlsnt, BY reference to the , "a OF gov
estimated , os Total receipts, artna1 we mt
sss-s4 are aesenues for the dsssi an. ana la',o
he total e Placed at ss4s 600 ooa year take
Eose ooo Apenditures actna1 o. and pro-
s5 600 ooo This This leaves sur rln,ated 2
be estimoto1 From this must be 'u daa of
ind, s45 s,e ~ amount due the s;a,l.
us baIanos, 4o'o7' leaving an actnau 1AiD
tai rece;nta OF $S9, Isl. 25s 90
nrese e.p's from internal rsro-
|ated I'a arn IN, nscal year, actpa I.on' .r
su,. are slas,oOo,Ooo. Tara q 9 The
Id Of tp Gus alter providing for, ,e 70,
: 81 -. s sss, lsS. 25s, Sc. Womb d esti
Here wopld !, 'oI. rom this
Issa. would be an actuY he sint;n,
a raa, of $Ss,s1e,74l , sne si.,A aa
rnal revenue law leave Il nc
IN would have to-
/ of Soma - W. i deficit in thu
- mainly CO.. U-plos.ueu ,o s"'
fco-regarde were iepe''leu-
land tavoa Je made up by taxa
Question The internal revenue
her the lected off whiskey ant
bf 70 d in all countries rs luxu
10, by all countries as such
for the people to consider j
Twill accept the Democratic
pealing the tax ON whiskey ant
and placing the amount derive
lis source on some other articles 0
assumption, OF adhere to the present Re
publican plan of making these articles pa
their fair proportion for the support Q
government, and reduce the tax on othe
articles of necessary consumption to a
amount equal to the actual surplus
1t cannot be truthfuIy questioned tina
the internal revenue tax is less onerous, an
less expensive in collecting. than any othe
tax paid by the people. 1t is recognized b
all governments that whiskey and Tobacco
are proper and legitimate sources of rex
enue-that the tax is more easy to bea
than any others, and that the taxation G
no subject is so little felt as this. Demo
cratic craftsmanship would wipe out tn
tax on whiskey and tobacco and force th
government either to find other source
of revenues or default in its obligations.
The sole reason advanced by the Vii
ginia Bourbons in favor of the repeal {
the internal revenue laws is that the OF
GERS of that department interfere wit
ercsing the rights of citizenship. use the
influence in behalf of the Republican part
Thus it is, that to accomplish a partiza
end, the Democratic party would subJet
the government to the necessity of impo
ing taxation on articles of necessary COZ
sumption and relieve the luxuries OF viii
key and tobacco. So long as the demand
of the treasury require the revenues d.
rived from the tax on whskey and toba
co to meet it's obligations. we can conceA
of no other subjects so proper for taxation
This view the people will take when the
fully understand the question. Were ii
Democrats in power, OF did they belieN
they had q reasonable chance to alta
power, they would never think Of abolls
ing any Office in the government, mut
less dispensing with whole system whit
gives employment to and furnishes con
Portable places for large number of o
icers.
We find this Illustrated very forcibly
Virginia., The Governor, in his MESA.
to the Legislature. recommended Il
adjustment of the Office of Second Aud
tor, and gave very satisfactory reason
for it. The proposition was slmp
laughed at by the Democrats. Thu
charged that the motive which prompt'
the recommendation was partizan, grON
ing ont the defeat of the Readjusters al
the success of the Democrats, and wit
this excuse, they propose to hold on to tt
office and to store away in it one of their n
merous claimants for recognition .hecau
of partizan services.
Democratic craftsmanship cannot
trusted with the interests of the peopl
nor will the people trust that party wi
the management of the affairs of the n
tiOn.
Grand Railroad Scheme.
We publish elsewhere an article taxi
from the Cincinnati Enquirer, giving Il
particulars of grand railroad schem
looking to the connection of the Lakes
Chicago, with the Atlantic at Norfolk.
The parties interested in the enterpri
are reported to represent one hundred II
fifty milliopdollars, and are proprietors
landed interests in Chicago, Virginia al
North Carolina The country that won
be traversed offers a superior railrof