Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

The counrry Will hardly bg cou'cn. EMIL t.ie
Internal Rcycnu, is abolished l,isthe trai.-
fsl parent Of Federal irterierenc- of .saud.pc,
jury. outrage and oppression. The Republican
party seek its pcrIetnstion as piece OF vaiuo-
bic political machinery to be used In the South
cru States and strange to say the present House
Of Representative. with all its Democratic ma
i9itr. las declared in favor Of the coantsnancc
ot the sys.ciu Facts and figures arr the best
arguments In an political ques'ions-and the
annexed extract from q Washington letter 20
the Wheeling Register VIII show what the IN
ternal Revenue and its agents have TO do with
West Virginia producer, of spirits and tobacco;
W,suINsfoN january ll-lf the report Of
Mr.. Waiter b. Evans. Commissioner OF Inter
ual Revenue. Tor thc year j'i>t ended Is correct,
wo are O. tough >ct OF citizens out ia West r.
.luia SD Tar 1s hrcakus tac revenue laws IS con
seemed. some 90. the figures are very suggestive.
The total number of suits growing out OF inter
mai reycnue matters. civil and criminal through
ou- tlc luitei >-I.cs. repor-ci as pending on
Is, lsy of JUiy, lso3. Was 5igj. OF these $50
were criminal suits ANA 55S civil. The suits OF
This character reported as pending 40 the same
,lateil West Virginia were g5l, only thirteen
being civil SUR, and the balance criminal In
other words oi 4Y35 criminal suits brought by
district attorney, throughout the United states
and pcIiius 20 that date 9i>, or more than one
sixth. were brought In West Virginia alone.
One hlu iccd and ,iNty-siX criminal suits We're
commenced during Lc fiscal year lSS2-S3 ia the
State. lu ~ julsmcu, aud costs were paid.
In o. neither Judgment or costs were paid
Six were settled hy compromise Forty-tuur
were decided adversely to The United states and
40 were reported as dismissed, .o3 having been
dismissed iu former years 1ut not reported
Three hundred and iitty->cvcu of these criIui-
nal sl.,s We're pending IN the l. :. District
C.urtut West Virginia ou thc lSt day of July,
l~,S BOO 4, ofwhich sentence lad been suspend
cd. and the amount OF judgments recovered
ana costs taxed during the ii>yalycar amounted
Co s. -.2 -. tlc Judgments as reported as-rc-
.,atiug - 4llOi. and the costs S3.16S, SO. This
Is ratAcrl damaging exhibit for young state
JUS, starting ont in life, and have made some
effort to -ct at the true inwarigcss utthc iSuT,s
General coil who used ,O Doe District Attorney,
t1ll uc chat ,hc number reported AS pending
in JULY. Isl. RI r.s.tt.i 20 Hr't)r fproSecNiIts
itfHr.c- ioaii h1rcicc icgu and that H. ,rss
f-c,ar.ti caHci alalt 20 ask NE court 10 dismiss
-.,-... frr.4r IFS f.-aof .frr that had gO pr0pcr
ilasfGtau. Another cNplauatiou Is 90 bc found
iu thc complicated and ycNatious restrictions
placed upon farmers a1d others who under
fukc o, raise tobacco or di>til fruit spirits
Congressman Gib, u told me that be knew Of
oucc.l-e where u farmer leased part ot his land
flr tobacco IA sing was called upon by hiStenant
when tkC r-up Was hatf m4tCry,!, and informed
chat hy reason 90 losing his horse and other
mi,for,unls the tenant could not complete his
CROP Out OF This difficulty grow bargain, the
former undertaking ;o buy The crop and pay
Che tenant for completing 10, and Tor this piece
OF business undertaken in good faith and with
no intention OF offending against the revenue
laws. both of tlem were huUl.d up on the COM
plaiut of some Jealous inlorwcr and put 20 the
irouhlcaud expense of al indictment. the one
nrburinE and the other for selling tobacco
without Ectn>c. IL is these sort OF things that
make thc revenue system au unholy terror IN
some counties and gives the State standing
Doe thc revenue reports far worse than II really
deserve.