The Holt County sentinel., 1888-02-10
CROWN" Republican Cna,.in;t, :,
Against the Internal Taxes.


II is interesting to watch how all
sorts of temperance men ag;i women.
North ard South, have been coming,
by different processes of reasoning, te
e earnest conviction that he Federal
whI-key tax is ut variance with the
spirit Of our government and instiiu-
iio's aud WAS only jrstiiiable by the
most extraordinary national cmergen-
cies, and that, 80 far from beng IN the
Interest of temperance. It is directly
resppn Ihic for the creation of the most
formidable enemy of all temperance
reform and legislation. the gigantic
"Whi>kcy Ring"
The Prohibi' ionISS in the Southern
States have always been hostile to the
Federal hiskry Tax. The National
Conycntlon OF the Prohibitlpnlsts, in
1881, dcnoGntei that tax for reasons
more or less peculiar to themselves The
Woman's Christian Temperance CIion
has Eecn and is very solidly aud;earncs
ly afrared against this tax. some Of the
forcmost Of the Rcpu5l can leaders in
the North and West have IL elS coI.4c
on; very dccldediy in favor CT the abuli-
ton uf the tax, for temperance reasons.
In fact. SO far and fast is the RepuL-
iican leaders have tai en- the time 10
consider Il Question that has only been
seriously and practically raised since
Mr.. C!erelaad's Free Trade Message
WAS Issued. 10 That de- have they
recn coming INTO pretty hearty uuani-
IN us agreement on this great question
OF ofrrincipic and OF national policy.
The y. Y. Tribune publishes an inter
view with Mrs L. .Eikln> Oh his subject
which shows That Il prominent member
of the Republican National Committee
not only has been in favor Of the aboli-
ton o: the whl,kcy lax ior ten years
past, but feels en- irely free to express
his very decided opinions th reon, a.
though different in :, me respects from
those that, years ago, were publicly
advanced 10y Mr.. Bi"Iae BHt The Re
publican rar'y has always been an Or
ganizalIon of free and Independent
thinkers, AID only The mi>use Of official
patronage By le;.aeis If s;rDng ncrsou-
aliil and self h ambitions has ever
cnaslel th,m to glir part. power and
ty it TO Keep Il sort OF pr. mincnce
Mr.. BlaIue is Rot 1nc Of that soii, and
his licutenaHts, have a!wavs had iuil
scope for til, ir Individual yl,ws Oh ali
national questions.
In tie main, the reasons given by
MIR. E'kiHs for his decided antagonism
to the natIona. whi>kry lax are very
much the same rs those " hiciI We have
expressed, over and over again. The
fact that internal taxation 10y the FED
e,ai government, Is objectionable IT'S be-
ing OdiouS. inqrlsltolial and hostile to
the spirit of our .nsti,u'ipnS, is one that
most of the b. at ateSnen of both par
ties admitted, VIXEN our Isecessl' les COM
pel!cd its enactment. But Mr.. Eikln>
makes prominent TIE Two Very import
ant points tht the Reduction OF the
national taxes by the abolition of all of
the internal revenue taAe> wnuld not
only splre The '-surr!n>" d:li;c.l Y at
1j..u l.,,t IL 4 a 81
''induS,iils" Of tie 1000 officials en-
gagged in th"lr collection, wine fer III
starce, the TAXI of Of Il c tariff on
clothing would '.rcdure To the sta.'va-
ton limI. the wages of 6D,e0u persons
in New York alnae. ''in which case "thr
nicc of cheap clothing w:u'd be want
and tears" and the RESTRICTION of he
hluor traffic would b. left to the police
p wrr of the s,rtrs, where on v it be-
longs, according 10 the recent decision
of tie United Sta'cs SuI rerlc G. urt, |
giv'n by ia ,:ce Haitian, III the K:.a-aS
ca.e
We Nay add 10 ,acsc rycrol;n.ly
stiun- amG clearly rut ;;r-uir,n;s that
by m::t ing direct i sue wrh Mir. Citvc-
and on tie Internal re. pnue taxes the
Epnbliran party viii h"t ony act in
accuId IS th The best distracted temper
:lnr.. sentiment uI the coui.iv. Eo,th
and Sohth, hEi il will offer Ia TIE
Democrats 4 plan na;l"ral J sue OF
nhr h 'hcy are alrs2;i, h"prirS>iy divid- |
cd and on Which all ii,. Old !irrnccr.itic
,!oct in.s and policies ne III utter and
llr.rrrcila5,r ;,;.t go,iisln tn Nr. C,rtc-
!arG's i"ncIan' ait. luGGcr,rg amp
tim of ..hti-l:cmnrr"t;c rIincii les and
Iel,ci,S, IN ",'!tr "a compel Il reduction
OF the .iiural r'ye' Ut : Ia 'hc extent
@; $40 ,,Hu,tGb ~ % general Wal 'arc
aIui.. ia. Whole line of our projected
industries II is into tins irsi!ei- urahl.
b unh,'r ih,i Mr.. Cleveland has hccn
I,d b, IIs Mu-wu,up advisers and adul
aiors, y 10 rrrr SHtr /" tl,G any prPSi- /
dra; "r rars that accepted In, N =
coHLscllp;>.
l!F>T1ATI@Ns r.!Hi"i IN culors :,rc .
the most unique "nl striking feature OF