Blue-grass blade., 1891-02-07
THE RUM REVENUE.
SECRETARY WINDOW SHOWS THE
GROWTH or THE LIQUOR TRADE.

How Distiiieries Multiply Under " Cordial
sympathy 1.-THE Nation Drinking Itself
to d ath-A Few serious Questions 10
Christians and Patriotic CHisens.
With no desire to twit those temper.
ance men who express the belief that
the liquor traffic can be prohibited
through the republican party. but with
fervent hope that they will take the
lesson Of this report to heart we sub
nit the following extract from Secretary
Windows last report. and urge the fol.
lowing inquiries.
II one year Of Cordial sympathy In.
creases the production of distilled
liquors by IL. 9's, 1Ss gallons, and of fer
mented liquors by 2,442, OIL barrels, how
many years Of republican government
will It take to "cut this whisky bust.
ness of ct the tap, stop the manufact-
ure."
II one years administration Of govern
ment by 1.-THE party Of moral Ideas" re-
suits In adding 1852 distilleries to the
A349 previously operating. how many
years will it take the aforesaid party to
insure 1.-THE virtue and sobriety Of the
people and the purity o. the homer"
"If IL is true that God sends rain,
rain makes corn, corn makes whisky,
and whisky makes democrats" why
doesn't the republican party stop the
manufacture Of whisky 80 as to prevent
the making Of its democratic foes2
With these conuEdrums we submit the
following from the Secretary Of the
Treasury's last report. These are Of
fetal figures, for which. thank God. the
Piohibitionists are not In any way re-
sponsible.
1.-THE total production Of distilled
spirits for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1880, was Ill. Id. 7sS gallons the
total production for the n seal year ended
June 30. 1889. was ~, 135, $50 gal ons. max.
ing an increase in the pro luc ion of dis
ended of 10. 96S. 1888 gallons.
The number Of barrels of beer pro-
duced during the fiscal year ended June
80 1880. was N.56l,9 A. TIE number of
barrels produced during the fiscal year
ended June ~ 1888, was - 119. S53, maxi
ing an increased production for the
fiscal year just ended of 2, A., O9l barrels.
The total receipts from the taxes on
tobacco. cipa"s. cigarettes. snuff. etc.
were Ss}, 95S, g9l.C6. The receipts from
the same source for the fiscal var ended
June 80. 1879. were S3l $3.50. SEQ. AZ, making
an increase for the fiscal year just ended
Of 81 O2 1904.
During the fiscal year ended June 30,
1880, 6, 211 distillerics Of all kinds were in
operation, while for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1859. A. $40 distilleries OF all kinds
were operated, making On increase In
the number OF distileries operated for
the fiscal year just ended at 1852
The quantity Of spin its gagged for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1880. was 3A,
175, 2OS gallons. TIE quantity gagged for
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1883. was
o68, 81, 467 gallons, making an increase of
the quantity of spirits gauged for the
fiscal year just ended of IS, 257, TAI gal
Ions.
The estimated receipts from all sources
Of internal revenue for the current fiscal
year will aggregate S145, 10000.
This estimate has carefully kept In
view the reduction made the tax on
tobacco and the repe Il of the law impos-
ing special tax IS on dealers In tobacco,
manufacturers of tobacco and cigars, and
peddlers of tobacco. Upon the basis Of
the receipts for the ifs al year ended
June 80, 1880. from the various sources
Of internal revenue affected by the act
Of October l, 1880, the following table has
been prepared. which presents in detail
the es. imats d decrease to he expected
In receipts:
PROBABLE REDUCTION IN RECEIPTS.
Estimated reduction in re-
ceipts from tobncc 81, 3d. $50 IL
E. mated reduction in re-
ceipts from snuf. ........... ", ZIG Al
Estimated r.iuct ion i'm re-
ceipis from special lakes. 1.5l5, 4sl ID
Total estimated rsdu
tion In rrceiI Is IRON
tobacco. etc, for lis al
ye. ending June 30,
1881. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, SsS 3S2 "
The further reduction Of $40 90 may
be expected under the opera ioa of
those provisions OF the act of October l,
l69O, which authorize the fort ,fcation
Of wines with grape brandy rec of tax.
1t l. estimated that about 2,5JOUO0
gallons o. wine will be CERTIFIED, and that
about One-ffth OF their hulk will be re-
CURED in grape b.andy-say 80 GO gal
Ions will be- used in the process, tax on
which is $1,000. This would make the
tOtal est imatrd reduction in receipts for
the fiscal year ending une 81, 1891. aggre-
gate 81 3iS. 3s2 n -
From ta-s- es. imat - IL appears that
the S.cre AIRY al the Ire sury, after de-
Quoting rom e. current years receipts
a 3+s ;ts2 n"yei tnelrss expects that the
total ~ ternal revenue will grow from
$l42. taG 7l6 last year 10 xl45 O0O. 600 That
is. he stimat that t e receipts from
iay"s ON intoxicat ng liquor will be
greater by S67il, 81 tlan il was last
year.
Here q. In Enysnd "a crush to the
bo tie seems in yi,ahle.
eth. 70 Is Ia tened With the rel rsult
of all tnIs riot AID ,..i inisIn casks.
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G"i = We he people and our country.
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