Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-26
QUA TWELVE DOLLAR SPRING CRsSlMERE SUNS

which inpelled him to support the
measure. The bill was for the relief
of manufacturers, in granting which
relief congress would benefit every
substantial interest. 1t was a ques-
ton whether congress would precip-
itate a disturbance in the country,
when there was Il plain open way to
avoid 10.
Kelly thou ght the demand of the
table whisky syndicate for relief from
taxation temporarily was an impudent
one. The interest system worked
great hardships on small farmers,
| fruit-growers and cigar makers, and
was maintained alone for the syndi-
Gates which had acquired three branch
es of industry. Manufacturers oftable
whisky were the chief of
these syndicates, which found
this tax a sure guarantee of monopoly
in the American market. The large
manufacturers, comparatively few in
number, who had crowded out the
small cigarmakers, came next with an
assured monopoly. The other of these
syndicates was the manufacturer of
malt liquor, and for these syndicates
the government maintained the in
ternal tax. He denied that the tax
was kept up for the benefit
OF the government. The gentle
man from New York Potter
was in favor of postponing
for two years the payment of taxes.
He Kelly was in favor of wiping out
the whole Internal system. He did
not wish to make whisky free; on the
contrary, he would regulate the use Of
al intoXicants. The United States
government could not do that; he could
only tax and tax blindly but the states
could regulate and supervise and re-
strict and prohibit. In support of his
assertion that government did not
need revenue derived from internal
revenue, he declared that without n
dollar derived from that source, the
government this year would receive
enough money 10 meet every leglti-
mate demand. 1t would be n healthy
day for the government when sys-
tenn which has never been popular,
which has been resisted by an attempt
ed revolution when first established,
which has outlived its usefulness and
become disgrace to the country and
age, was repealed.
Long had changed his views on the
pending measure since first consider
Ing 1t. Az first 1t had appeared to him
that its tendency was to correct the
discrimination (which existed against
whisky, but the argument of the sup
porters of the bill had proven too
much. The query arose in his mind
how, If there was such an unjust bur.
den on one commodity, IL happened
such an enormity had escaped
the attention of former congresses ana
he had made further examination.
That examination had led him to the
conclusion that whisky was not suffer
ing under any discrimination but the
effect of this bill would be to create
one in its favor. The three years eX.
tension granted in 1878 had increased
the evil Of over production and refusal
In 1882 had lessened it. WHICH exam
pie was this house going
to follow? lie believed the
gentlemen from Kentucky
We're speaking with most thorough
convictions, but if this bill was passed
and the time extended, when the limit
was reached, instead of 10, 600, 600 gal
Ions on hand, instead of 500, 900 900 I'M
paid taxes, the amount would he IN
creased twenty-five or fifty per cent.
Then the question would be not when
the tax would be paid, but whether IL
would be paid at all, and the question
therefore became one not OF relief
aalons, but of great public policy aud
Iar.reaching effect.
Follett supported the ILL.