The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-26

at the time, TO SHOW tnAs inc ieauins
idea Of all men Of all parties, wss 70
give fair standing to our own nome
product, as against foreign comPeua
whisky was in the hands OF our home
producers. Nov let us look at the act Tor
which Mai. Barksdale voted, and see how
il stood in March, 1854. Who was the bill
Introduced bv. and at whose instance ana
petition? This can be gathered by the IN
terpretation put upon il by the men VINO
voted on it. Samuel J. Randall said In op-
posing II I:
ssThe legislation in reference to whisky,
from its inception, and throughout Its ex-
| istence. has been steadily in one direction, |
| and that has been TO make the N anuiae.ure
of whisky in this country monopoly Anu
| further, he says: Believing the neasu
as proposed, wrong in principle, vicious IN
nrsct;ce most unwise in every re-pect, and
| esnecialiy so now, even in its considera-
ton have steadily resisted even lis DIS
cussion. for The reasons have given, etc
fSee Cong. Rec. 4Sth Cong, lst session, p.
2o43.
What was this bill, that thus met on the
threshold the severe condemnation OF tue
Header of the House II proposed, ai'er
the long indulgence which had oeen given
the manufacturer, to extend the tax loi
bonded whisky had passed into the hands
of the monopolsts and spectators, ana
this was the bill for which the member
fram the eth Congressional District oil
Mississippi voted Mr.. Poindexter Dunn
: OF Arkansas, charged on the floor OF tne
House. in the debate on this bill, that IT
was opposed by the Republican minority,
and by Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, Herbert, OF
Alabama, Jones, OF Arkansas, Mills, OF
!. Texas, all Democrats on the committee o,
Wavs and Means. He said that the oiii
: was without parent on tie moor Oh Tue
House. and had been brought there o!
personal importantly. III it had been pro-
posed at the beginning it might have had
! reason. He denounced it in severst terms
declaring "that il surrendered the revenue
of the government, and retains the army
of occupation with all It's odlous features
I'd with ali of its powers of visitation and
search, seizure and espionage, and doe:
:. not reduce taxes to the consumer-the rea
payer in this case. He charged that Il
extended the tax for two years longer In Al
the period provided by the law under which
E. il wen. into bond, and made a chasm in thu
revenue of seventy-fve millions per yea
for two wears. He declared it benefited
the spectldtor alone, and was not for the ben
= eft OF the retail dealer and not Tor th'
> benefit of the consumer. He charged that
= was to carry a corner on whisky Tor the ben
eft of the spectators. The government l
to carry the margin, and cover the job ant
= the speculation-and all at the expense Q
mo the toiling taxpayers OF the country.
~ il nrotection in its most odious aud often
sive form"
Mr., Dunn states that the petitioners IL
thismeasure consisted of one Governor, sew
enty-fye bankers, seven grain dealers, tw
commission merchants, three dIstIllers, on
chandler, one farmer, one lumber dealer
one glass manufacturer, and one meltin
He company" (See Cong. Rec, and debate o
''s Bill 1884, LIST sessio~, Cong. Rec, 1884
a' Now was not Mr.. RaudalPs and NJ
IN Dunn's declaration that this bill was IN tn
interest of monopolists and Speculation
. verified by the fact, that the main an
,rs chief supporters OF tins measure were III
re seyenty-tve bankers, demanding its pas
10 age? submit to the voters of the II
er Congressional District, that it MATERIAL
I'D differed from the bill of 1873, which ha
Ior given to the producers a2d MANUFACTURED
., all the indulgence they could ask.
eo Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, moved to strIk
ne out the enactipg clause of the bill OF 1888
no and the vote stood ayes, 1856 nays IS
eu TSee Congressional Record CT 1884, Marc
&c 9th, c. r. 48th Cong lst Session p 23i9
Nv And thus the bill was defeated. Mone.
on Morgan, Muldrow and Singleton, vote
a a:i against the bill in favor OF striking OF
al the enacting clause. Messrs. Barksda
and Van Eaton voted against striking OF
see the enaeting clause, Messrs. Barry an
eu Catchings not voting. 1t will be seen tn;
ior Mai. Barksdale was mistaken in sayin
that the bill of 1873 bore no interest. Thi
ei' he was p,istaken IN saying that the act
u, 1892 "extended the tax indefinitely" an
eu was without interest. Maj. Barksdale sa,
: in his letter:
ih' "Another consideration which inf
uc enced those who voted for the bill, WI
% that to oppose extension OF II
iae time of the payment OF the ia
,nes would be to food the market wit
ai cheap whisky, and thus encourage inteu
perance. This apprehension, as is know
70 was speedily realized"
~ How does the honorable member sho'
ro that the refusal of Congress to give Il
10 extension, entered by the Spectator ar
nH- monopolist, flooded the country vii
ofs cheap WHISTLES ~ Not a gallon of IL
lle1 whisky in bond, could get out without pa
I'm ing the ninety cents per gallon due to Il
Government, and which the House secure
'e to the Government by refusing to make Il
ial extension asked If the country has bee
'ne flooded with whisky, it must have bee
Nv, with the high-priced whisky, for il coul
L.
.ne tax, which would have given high price
en whisky to the retail dealer and consun
ak er. 1t will strike the whisky wholesa
leu dealers with wonder and establishment TIL
~. the defeat of the very bill which they an
~. =. their friends were urging on Congress, vi
W the cause of the reduction OF prices.
~ the honorable member from the 7th Di
- trict, "will never vote to repeal or aba
- the tax, on Spirits" how does he expect
a. cooperate in taking up the odious Int
~ nal Revenue laws root and branch
~ Is he to be set down forever
:. :. in opposition to the repeal of the Int
"a nal Revenue laws? II 50, then he wi
NJ take wide departure from the pronounce
% policy and views of the great leaders
n our party, and which has been the sloga
=" of the Democratic party in every canva
'n from 1875 to the present hour. We shout
" be sorry to lose his valuable services, i
M opposition to these "odious war measures
nc which we had always understood him
bitterly oppose and denounce. We ha'
" commented on Major Bardsdale's vieV
oi with the freedom which belongs to publ
S discussion, and we leave the people, on IL
'e Record, to Judge between us.
"A Respectfully, CHAs. E. HOOKER.
or
The First District.