The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-28
The internal Taxes.


southern Democrat should be found VIII
ing to oppose the abolition Of the entire
internal-rcyenue department. It's spies,
iniormers. and paid agents Of every sort
have become an eyescre and an ofitnce to
every friend Of tbeautoncmy Of the States
to every man who believes in hSme rule
TO every friend Of free ballot, md TO every
opponent Of Federal intericScsec In State
elections, The employees Of shis depart
ment elected the last two Presidents Of the
United Statcs, we might say--GARFELp
and HAYES They are benz upon keeping
their Offices and they leave no stone I'M
turned 10 secure sle success OF the Repub-
Mean candidate sor every elective Office
under the Constitution.
And yet there are, We repeat, southern
Democrats who are opposed TO the abol'-
Zion os all the Maternal taxes. There ought
not 70 be any In Virginia., Pennsylvania, or
any cshr state whose party platform has
pledged the Democratic party to the policy
OF putti1g an enc to that department.
Yet there nay be some such Democrats
even in thssc Sta<ss.
On this subiec, Kentucky Democrats
seem uot 10 CONCUR In opinion with their
parry friends Ia Virginia and Pennsylva-
MIA Eren Mr.. CARLISLE is, we learn, OPP
posed to taking the tax of liquors and to-
baeco. We have heretofore said that the
tax appn liqu.rs is one which we, in COM
mon with alurcet all the people OF the land,
would be Wiling TO see continued II itwere
not for the fact that the department
which has Charge OF the collection OF that
tax ought 10 be destroyed. root and branch.
The internal taxes were unknown before
the late wm between the States. They are
odious to the people, and II they were
once cone away with there could not be
found In the United States, We suppose,
one single public man who would have
the courage to propose in Congress to re-
store them. They cause the hand OF the
Federal Government TO be felt unpecessa-
rily and undIly in the several States, and
keep an army OF pensioners constantly
,quartered upon the Government. There
1Ic tnOuSduuc VI tutct VihPiVfSTs
and officers OF the intcrnaiTevenue depart
ment. They swarm amongst us, and, in
the language of the Declaration OF lndepen-
dence, i" eat out our substance They In
too many instances make their own bust
ness.
The abolition Of the internaIrevenue
system will, II anything will, compel Con-
gress TO levy tariff for revenue. IL the
present tariff is too highly protective, ii
must necessarily bring in less revenue than
would such tariff as is Subscribed in the plat.
forms of the Ohio, the Virginia, and the
Pennsylvania Democracy. Butthe Republic
can President Of the United States and the
Republican United States Senate are not
going TO allow the next Congress to change
this feature of the existing tariff; and, be-
sides, 1t would I've folly for the Democrats
to alarm the manufacturing interests OF the
country and thus create feeling OF hos
tility to the Democratic party on the part
OF the businessmen Just on the eve OF a
presidential election. The road to Demo-
cratic success lies over the corpse OF the
intsrna.reyenue system. Let the Demo-
Gratis confront that system and Stay 1t.
Then they will not only be free to take up
the tariff and improve it, but they will be
compelled to do It
The national banks ought Sll to favor the
abolition of the internal taxes, especially
the banks OF issue. whose circulation is
now being constantly and regularly dimin-
ished MS consequence OF the payment OF
the bonds deposited by them as security
Tor the redemption OF their notes. This
paying Of bonds is done because the in
ternal taxes bring IN hundred millions OF
money which the Government does not
need, and which 1t istherefore necessitated
to use in paying Of bonds owned partly
blythe banks. Abolish the internal taxes,
and the Government will not be able longer
thus to annoy the banks.
All the friends OF an economical govern
ment should favor the abolition OF all in
ternal taxes. A large surplus in the trea-
sury tends not only to the most extraya-
CANT waste Of money but 10 downright
corruption in various forms. 1t Is next to
impossible for an OVERCOMING treasury and
pure Congress to coexist.
In a word, ali classes and conditions OF
men-the rich, the poor, the high, the low,
the learned. the unlearned-should de-
mand the repeal Of all internal taxes.