The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-11-13
Grover Cleveland's Partner.

bI hENs WILLIAM ia lem
| The following article, published in the Bos-
ton journal before the election is as true now
as then, and we commend it to the attention of
temperance Republicans:
In his reply to President Woolsey and others
| asking him to withdraw from the canvas, St.
John has the following:
In conclusion, gentlemen. permit me to say
that so long as the Government is the open
partner of the liquor business to the extent of
30 cents for every gallon of whisky made and
sold, so long rs men may and do ilcitly sell
liquor in violation of State law under a United
States tax receipt, which makes the Govern
lnent p0,ttcepS cTlmtAtS in such illicit sale" sc.
Does st. John really believe this statement
Partner forsooth What is partner? "a
joint associate in any kind of business"-a
friend to the business, certainly; one who tries
to promote it and make it success. Not an
enemy to the business, who burdens and ham
pers 1t, of course not. Now what does the
Government do for the liquor traffic? 1t says
to the States: You control the traffic, but if
you license men to sell whisky, or allow them
TO sell without license, will compel every one
of them to pay me a tax of $25 and upward,
and if they try to evade the tax | will fine each
one heavily, and if they fail to pay the fine
will imprison Them" A rectifer of liquors
who attempts to evade the tax or in any way
defraud the Government shall pay fine of
mot less than one thousand dollars nor more
uNt luOuSdliU, uUu Dt I'LL lpIlSOnGll HOl less
than SIX months nor more than two years.
Even the manufacturer of telmeHted liquors who
attempts to defraud the Government is fined
mot less than one hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand, and imprisoned not less
than six months nor more than three years"
l he retail liquor dealer who fails to pay the tax
finds himself compelled to pay fine and costs,
from seventy-tiye to three hundred, with i'm
priSonment. and hundreds of them are in the
prisons OF our land to-day. Twenty years ago
majority of the liquor dealers evaded the
United States tax, but the Republican party
has 50 improved the methods of collecting rev
enue that now few of them escape.
Queer kind of partner. this! How glad the
liquor dealers would be to dissolve this partner
ship. To be able to kick out partner who
imposes such 6Nr{enS, would delight them huge
ly. They consider that these laws are an en-,
JotraSm1ent to their business. So does the Dem
ocratlc party. and hence Democrats in Congress
advocate a low tax on whisky and tobacco and
higher tax on the necessaries of life. The Re
publican party would have tax on necessa-
rles like sugar and tea, and the highest tax pos
slbe on pOlsOns like rum and tobacco; for this
VIII embarrasS their manufacture and sale.
The Republican Administration crushed out
The 'moonShinels" Gllcit dstller>) in the
south, at the cost of much money and several
hundred lives. Such Il partner" is not sought
after by rumsellers. A ''partner'' ttco,S the
business; but taAes and invidious restrictions
are ''bnftteHS."
why does not ST John claim that the Govern
ment is ''partne - in the tobacco business: !:
The tax on tobacco, with the fines and restrir-
tons, Is very similar TO those on liquors. The
t0baccOnlSt who engages in business without
giving bonds, or who gives forged bonds, shall
be hned mot less than one thousand dollars nor
more thah h'e thousand, ana imprisoned not
Wss M ma, Que Sear no" more thah nNe years.
ENeh tle peuuiei Vi .ooacco VINO refuses 10
$40" the revenue olltef MS certihcate aller
I1NDp ,I.iit his Tar hal bp fined los hon
Hi'S aoiIals nor more than hVt huhdred' ana be
imprisoned not less than 'hlftN DAYS nor more
ihah tNeiVt months" IL i rathef dangerous 10
nave such partner about If ST. Johns
partner IN llils campaign should conduct on
~ pilhclpie ne Woua take money otl OF lhe
tIohioitlon treasury instead ui putting IL IN,
anu TAX ii uolaf or TWO on each nell opened IN
s'titd OF paying Tor opening them.
once tile NoNeInineht taxed our incomes
was IL partner with Us: III taxed the re-
ceipis o. raliroad>-Was IL IN me railroad bl>-
ness III taxed every peddler or ln-Wa> II a
PaIihel Ill ihe business! hese questions
answer tnthfelVes ana sho" INTO What strail
~ 'ohn Is urlNen ior reasons ol utlence. MS
cia'ih ol E'althtisnlp ls ial more ltpfehehsioIe
Wheh we cohSiaef lhat ne nas set II up against
'he moSt eNpiiclt declaration OF tue Govern
meht' here 1t Is:
The payment of any tax imposed by the internal
revenue laws for carrying on any trade or business
Slall M NOT ne heil 10 exempt any person from any
peii"tY "i punisielt ProVlteu oy tne law oi ]lS
or IN .n ,mannn to ."tbnri1 th Observation-Disclosures
or continuance of such trade or business contrary
to the laws Of such state or in places prohibited by
municipal law See. 3243 L. 5. Revised Statutes
Reader, Can Won SEQ how any man can hon-
estly say. AZ St John does "men NAV And do
illicitIv seII iiouor in violation Of St,fe NV
undera limited states tav rpreint which makes
the Government DartieeDy e1tu.ih,s in such Illicit
sale" The Goyernmant exnres,lv nrnvidrs
.o,,inst s,,rh n.f Of th,. tav reraint and imnnsas
. heavy fine for usinr II St Iohn,. .h.,rra i.
moi nni,, unfair hnt f il in direct nonairt viii
the tnrtS
He claims th,t tho revanua ,av hindars nro
hihitinn | cl.im that If helms If When tba
rpyr,uin officer yrts - li0uor dealer of ,eIino.
yithnnt h.ying naid his Inv that il thn haI7
evidanrA nn.sihla IN our cnurts tn ron,i.t bi,,
of vinjatin@ Ihp S1ate law No otber nvidam,a
i raouirnI In this town vyitbin = few vaars
sayar.I rn,nsaliars b.va haan ha,,laJ m, ~ thn
reyenna others for .ellin~ yithont havn(5 ,id
thn Tnitod states tav. and win INK evi1anre
,,.a lta ,.,,,,,'i,.taJ than, ,,,lar M St.ta in,
.ti'',, th.,,, fron' on to ,hrae b,,nljrH'j i,
one nf thnm .arynd XIV montbs in nr;.on Th".n
,ra hundrrns and thonsands Of snrh r.sas IN
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Uho have anythma fn do NH etec,fmr ,bn
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has anteraI int, n.rtner.hi, With Grnrnr
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DemorrlticHto advance The t,i.,t,ic rrha nr,nf
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land yould ,a;,rJ Hin, mora s,tisf,atinn ,b.,n
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