The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-07

revenue Dy which our city, county and
state are maintained and supported, the
following official figures have been OBJ
tanned from the city and county asses
sors and collectors and comptroller of
the State.
Liquor dealers OF Dallas pay
To the State, ...................., IA $50
To the county. ...,..,.................. $3.50
TO he city ....................-. SO85
Ad Vaiorem tax NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
Total amount from Dallas g. sos
State revenue from 2l2 counties
from liquor dealers license .....3 62O95O
Two hundred and twelve counties
receive ....................... 3lO,426
Cities receive ...... ....... ........:. 3.0,i25
and State, ......... ......'.,.......'. 6O8,S95
and state ,..................,...... 5 I,S45695
The total revenue of the state from ali
sources for 1884 was y2,237,77l49, of
which the liquor dealers paid:
License ................. $40 $50
AdValorem tax ''..'..'' '..... .....,.. 30l Az
Total M Observation-Disclosures. q 800 2o7
Or over one-third of the total receints
of the State. Thus the State is the re-
cipiant of $500 397, and the counties and
cities receive 81, 023 29S from liquor deal.
ers Qicense and advalOrem taxi Ifpro-
hlbitiOn should rule OuI revenues would
dwlldie down very near One.haif, and
to supply this the tax payers must be
assessed. The surviving merchant ana
farmer must come to the rescue, and
Notwithstanding their property has
shrunk in value, and they feel the pres.
sure OF hard times upon them, vet they
must he tied to the stake ana endure the
torture. man might as well try 10
dispute against the existence OF the sun
as against these figures rs q source of
revenue, and about as essential are thev
to our prosperity and growth as the sun
Is "a the grass and tho herb. The value
Of property is based upon the amOuat of
revenue Il sill yield per annum, and the
amount of revenue is based upon the
amount OF taxes paid and the demands
for business purposes. If the vol
ume OF business is large, the
city improving, the taxes low, the
demand is good, the revenue large, aud
the property increases in value by cause
OF this demand.
But exclude from our midst a few mo-
ments tina liquor dealer, and canvass
the results in our city and county. We
close up 81 places OF business and make
vacant 22l tenement houses; cut short a
revenue to our city of$0,0O0 and to our
county Of $685. The result is an
parent. Vacant houses, depression Of
business, increased taxes and a shrink.
age In the value of property.
The writer was in conversation with
geAtC.. ~ from Ellis county, nov To-
Gated here, auu his statement verifies
the above. He was occupying g business
houee there, paying a rent of 800 per
mutn, yielding the landlord 10 per cent.
OF, his investment after deducting insur
anco and taxes. Since prohibition the
mi "a NJ \
ing ii has been offered for $40 per month
less, and the value has shrurk $1,000.
In TACT the statement was: "Can't
sell 10 at any price, because
IL l. dead investment and the taxes
are twice AZ high ~ before. The United
States government has made naslOnal
law, that Buliqu0r shall be offered Tor
sale IN The Indian nations, as the Red
man, in his wild and untutored state,
IS believed TO have no control over his
appetite or passiOns-or he exercises no
control-occupying a state OF indiffer-
ence, due to his idle and savage life.
And II some of these Indians should
move among us, would it be right
Wou.u IL pe justice-to place the civil
lied mau under the same rule aud place
restraints upon his freedom because of
the appearance of the Indians among
usY Certainly not. We would rise up
anu uulle our strength against any
such law. But such is the condition of
things to-day. We have In our midst
three savaRes sin sleeps clothing"
who, by reason of their indifference to
the moral and social laws governing
society, become excessive drinkers ana
slaves TO tobacco and opium, and In
their deceptive disguise create a SYM
patty among the civilized men, who
try and exact laws for their roiorma-
ton. Better that we eXpell them from
the country OF civilization and
provide for them ~ home ike tho saw
age, placing them under the same rule,
using every eXertion to train them to
useful labor and employ every possible
agency to advance and civilize them.
For
The man who pays his taxes,
And grindes no other axes
EX ept his own
Should not be torn asunder
Because OF some ones blunder
against It's sharp edge.
The statistics show that in the last 20
years the consumption OF whisky has
decreased both in this country and Eng.
land IL per cent, and the consumption
OF beer has increased 20 per cent; and IL
IL to be hoped for the benefit of our Pro-
hibition friends that the new brewry
will make a quality OF beer so pure and
exhilarating that the consumption OF
whisky will decrease 80 per cent. In Dali
las, ana that they may be persuaded 10
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