The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-09-14

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md WHISKY

the feeling Of conscientious and intel
liScnt Americans. In saying
-Fr>r we tan M vices oftAe people. q shss
tern MAJ b> properly applied % some % their
soc.al habik TIE smokes 1rt dur<< @11
chess q the Amer en- people r~y almost one
half Of thc t.xes nos colsctei under Our ~
tcrnal rcyenus la~s
The wisdom Of the tax. he said.
would not be disputed By any one
Hamilton. advocating an excise Ak
upon wines. spirits distilled within the
United States. teas and coffee said
that they could better than most 9TH
ers bear high duties because they
were Injuries. and ONE Of them IN ex-
ccssive use pernicious Injuries This.
he said. was especially true 81 ardent
spirits. and added:
should she increase Of duties tend % . d.
crease OF the consumption q these articles
the eject xoul1 DC N every respect orstf.oic
Mr.. Jefferson writes 70 General sam
ucl Smith in 1928;
srshAii b. glad TOO A. n additional tax q
onefourlh of = dollar = gallon On whisky Shan
enable a 20 meet all our cngneenents WITH
pnnc-uniity. Nie~lng that TAI - ~ .rticie ~ =
system o. excise. I was onee glad % see ~ iAil
with the rest Of the system ~a'cn ec1srlere1
- premature and unnecessarily intro-nctl
Bar he prostration OF holy and mind uh'ca
the cheapness a. this liquor . sprc>cirs
through the mass Of our cit1ens nox calls he
attention D. the legislator On > very ci-crclt
prirclpse. One Of Ms important duties = -
guardian Of those WHO. from causes sn~scepuoir
Of rreci.c definition can not uks care OF them
selves. such are insAnts. mAnlac< gamblers
crunkar1x The last - much - me n41i1c 70
Z ou,res restrict We measures 20 save hin nom
me fatal inflammation under which ke y destroy
N. hs health. his morals his family ana ms
usefulness 70 society one powerful obstacle
70 his rain by selrintul<ence would ne > price
bexo,d H. CON >stence. Asa san tary meas
ura Therefore. II becomes one Of dnty u ne
public gu2rtAarkr
This Is a Jefersonian doctrine
worthy Of the most respectful consid-
Grafton at the cross roads Of both par
ties
General Grant. in his second annual
message. said:
~Wirh the revenue stamps tispe1scd ~ ne
postnasterx n every community. . TAI upon
liquors Of Al SORTS. and tobacco IN All Is forms
ana ~ wise adjustment Of the s>r11 shica
I'll put . tar o1ly on those articles when sc
could dispense with. knowa - iuxnriea- And
those which ne use more OF than ne prcdnre.
revenue enough may b raised etc
senator Edmunds. when it was pro-
posed 10 modify the whisky tax said
that q question Of morals was involved
in the retention Of the tax and added
The true prime rie upon Which taxation
ought 70 Be imposed - 20 put the highest Pos
sih.e rate on articles Of luxury. and unaf car
be more SC han this. an article the pro
tucfion OF which IL would Be . great 1lrAnf4r<
70 THIS country IL Il could be discouraged ~
stead "a ercoura-et and leave TIE corn ans
the wheat and The rye that 30 INTO -ou poiso'
20 De fed 70 The children Of ne drunkard =
stead q turned into iQr q and gwen 20 In -
Rdrlnkr
Senator Hawley said in Congress
-IxIi NOS vote Tor the entire aDolifioa % a
rect TAXATION. nor can the Eentieuan NO
J wise Government or /. wise lead OF 1na-ce 4
any foreign country that Is In faror OF fa<i1'
al duties from whisky and tonacco- Iley -
the legitimate plu1der Of The tax collector. -
legitimate pun Ter q ne exenelrs-- - eser
: ro.erunenf OF the world Tncy Al Eet AiAr-
rart OF taeir revenues from them we snonl
Sc tmmeasurably and iusnrerabiy foolish y :
2 abolishel those taxes Ian asA nsr 81
= IN the same year the kepubiica
. convention in Maine resolved that:
awe n. unAlre-aniy opposed 20 thf >poita'
- r.duc,ion o. the internal revenue tax
= lorr- ana demand that al possible resrct'
= 81 faxaton should be made On neeess-rlrs- =
, not upon iuxurses .-,
~ Mr.. Emerson. in his essay on civil
zation. 4 y that . wise gosernme
puts fines and penalties on please
A. vices. and added
- what = benefit would the American g
errmerr not yet relieved q - txtr.ne rs
- ~~-s~- 70 itself and % every city. village :
"a hnmIes IN the States II Il would tax WHISKY :
70 um almost 70 the point Of prohibition.
~ Mr.. Blaine. the chief authority OF ;
- Republicanparty Of to-day. agrees VI
n senafo Edmunds- He said last Dece
=. ber-
- -o.ser con <.der.tio, man those o. nnan
80 - fnf<trat3on are 10 Be- taken INTO 1cco
RI Tn regard 70 whisky There ia nor.i
q 20 IL TO cnearen the price q WHISKY 10
q crease rs enormously ~
would Be Nc sense N urgiaE lne fs'.s1 80.
by high liccnse in many States u re Natt
Government reurralxes the rocd enecfs
Id making whisky within the reach o. every
a twenty cenfs : gallon Whisky would
everywhere disfllet n the surveillance q
Covermenf were withdraw BY The rsnis
or the TAX and Illicit sales couii NJ. ~
1ny prrvcnsed even BY . policy - rigorous
sezrchinr a. that With which Russia FUR
TIE Slhffsts II would destroy high licens
-. ~ All the states 30 lCns
there Il wni<ky 70 tsxI would tai
me tai o. whisky ~ the Federal Gov
ment with is suppress On Of li.cit DIST
ton and consequent enhaneemelt o. y
hxs been . powerful arent n the temper
reform b. putting q bsyond ~ resen 9
many"
These views. 80 far a they
~ modern. we're. until recently keF
go lis.an views They were the views
: party OF moral ideas; Of . p
ans which. ~perceiving the terrible 60
80 auences TO the individual and
society OF the unrestricted use
ardent spirits. would limit the Us
"a high taxation This has been
49, policy OF the Republican party n
asked the support Of the friend
- temperance on the ground hat y
~. essentially . temperance party. Bee
4, il favored . high . : In the form
license upon the sale q spirit
"a liauors- But it, latest and strox
declaration reverses 10 precedent>
demands - : remedy for p :
80. the repeal Of the taxes upon TON
hsre and upon spirits used in the arts