Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-06
AwAy WITH THE TOBACCO TAX
Loulsville Post.

proper persons to appeal to, as one
Is ON the Committee of Finance and
the other OH the Committee of Ways
and Means, and hence occupy po'
sition where they are able to do
more good than any OF our other
Representatives:
Hon. j. b. Beck, Washington. ID. Q:
SIN consequence of the depressed
condition of the tobacco trade,
growing out of the uncertain action
Of Congress on the tobacco tax the
Ia r0est manufactures in the West
have reduced price tour cents, which
must greatly depress the price OF
leaf. and thus the legitimate profit
of the grower will be swept away.
Kentucky produces forty per cent.
of ali the tobacco grown in the Uni
ted States. Can our Representa-
tives do nothing to protect her great
interest.
The same old story told TO each
proceeding Congress for the last
eight wears, and 1t will be repeated
so long as a Vestige OF the tobacco
tax remains. There is no perma-
nent relief for the tobacco trade
except in the absolute repeal oi the
tobacco tax, as we shall undertake
10 show. which is not only unneces-
sary, but unjust. 49,,
The tobacco tax was instituted
| dnrinp the war, at time the Cover
ment was hard pressed for revenue,
and II looked more to the certainly
and Convenience of collecting 1t than
If did to theiustice of the imposition.
The PRODUCTION of tobacco as ma
article of commerce is not coeXten-
sive with the United States, but IS
confined almost exclusively to
particular section, and If the cul-
tivaiion of it in many of the States
were prohibited by law, as II Is IN
England. it would not deprive
them of a dollar of revenue. so,
will he seen, the burden of the tax
falls upon the enterprise OF a par
ticular section OF the nation. The
tax IL. therefore, unequal in its ell
feet. and the law which imposes II
uni,lst and contrary to the original
: spirit of our Institutions.
: However, we will not argue this
; branch of the question, because II Is
not necessary for our purpose. It
! ia concluded that the government
! has more revenue than it requires,
{ and the country now suffers by reas-
; nm of the excess collected from the
r neople. The question now is how
2 Ia reduce this revenue, and II II
r can be shown that the Tobacco tax
2 IL oppressive, ii will be a suthcient
: reasons for its repeal.
|, The law imposing tax ON man
I, ufactured tobacco also restricts the
e sale of leaf. This was done not SO
l much to protect the manufacturer,
: but 10 force the consumption oi the
!, tax paid on tobacco, otherwise leaI
II tobacco because of the difference
( in the price would have been USED
: instead of the manufactured, which
j. Maid the tax. The law provides
= that the farmer shall only dispose
o of his tobacco to persons who have
! paid q special tax as leaf dealers, OF
, tobacco, or tos.persons Purchasing
d leaf tobacco for export. Under the
: law the material right of a planter
y to dispose of hissown product In his
l. own Way is taken away from him,
D. and If he exchanges with his neigh
|, nor fen pounds of tobacco for rae
z coon akin he is to be imprisoned,
D and TO have his home swept away
es hy fines. Asa matter Of justice,
n whv. we ask, has not the grower OF
ce tobacco in kentucky the same right
t. to dIsDose of his product in his own
10 wav. that a grower of wheat IN
d Minnesota has? And yet as hard
s, aa this proyision of the law Is, IL ls
" rendered necessary for the protec-
ii. ton of manufactures and planter by
"a reason of the tax, and as long as
,e the tax remains IL must stand, as
lg we will demonstrate. IL the tax Is
st kent on tobacco, and the embargo
ul removed from the sale OF leaf, the
,s- tax AZ once becomes an inducement
al for the production OF tobacco lof
e. neighborhood consumption whefs
Is. II Is not now profitable to produce
SO II for the markets, and every pound
ne Of tobacco produced by reason oi
ss this premium takes away just TINS
Y. much demand from the section
n where it is now profitable to pro-
] / duce il for the open markets.
we Again, IL the consumer can Dsy }
leaf without tax, he will substitute
II in a great measure for the manu-
-, factured tobacco which Is so mucn
~ higher because of the tax, and thus
90 the manufacturers business VIII Dt
AZ curtailed, which will act Dack OF
~ the planter. We need not go lnt'
a.. this matter more at length, for any
81 ,,, intelligent person must see that th'
av interest of the planter and lnanuiae
~, turer are identical and that you car
~, not strike the manufactures withou
~ wounding the planter. Thus IL WI
u ,'s be seen that the tax is oppressive I
% thp producer. The question OF ~
~, being a luxury has no place mere
~ The 0rineiple IL the same SO iar q
~, the producer Is concerned, can
~, - what you will. We believe, now
~, ,no ever. Il can be shown That u
nro 1S much more of necessity thar
III III many articles that pay no tax, Du
~ ~ this has nothing 70 DO WIN IN IN
- -, question as we understand IL ie
~ there are some, who, acupg on
,cb mere sentiment, are dning ali Ihe
I've can to perpetuatf thls taA. Ane
tcb choose to call tobacco luxury, an
civ for that reason say u snoulu
II taxed, and thus tgnOre the Bre.
ain agricultural interest oil kshtuoh.
,ws We here serve notice on t1e IePi
1ci- sentatives OF Kentucky, lnaL t,e az
,,ou ! mere SenllItltbt. ''hS -" -
so- Sc,, had enough Of political antquarlaiii
~ living in the sickly sentimentallI
gbt of the past, and the Tins has arrl'
~ an, = ed when she will have no more
,ent them.
,Synd ayd EVERYBODY uses rice. III
'oeI ooI found in the palaces Of kings al
fit,, novels of poverty, anu thoui
,ny tnrys most digestible, most heaithlu
W. WI. nutritious, and cheapest oil all u'
U ,,i.e criptions OF food, il - not reiish'
o ont simply because badly cooked;
eH' otu' is to be preferred to yams or III
.agit potatoes, and is cheaper than OF
tho she meal or grain grits. Venders
',S nS rice should send with each paek.ai
IL, M sold instructions for its preparatl'
'tns tae for the table. Only just enou
and anC cold water should be poured on
a. any - nrevent the rice from burning
'in' the bottom of the pot, which sho!
have a close fitting cover, ana WI
GEMS a moderate fire the rice issteam'
otee- rather than boiled, until Il y nea
This done then the cover Is taken