New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-06-28
He Would Double the Tax on Beer. To
Cover Immediate Deficits Balance
Of the Plan.

~AAuOA WA4Cu our domestic lnanufac.
lures and mechanic arts have SO long
suffered in the relative costs of their
materials, and second, to establish such
lesser rates of duty on finished products
OF voluntary use as to increase. rather
than to diminish revenue.
Not To Be Rushed Through.
AS to the time required to bring
about reform Mr.. Atkinson says that
the demands upon con gress may make
II necessary to defer for some months
any great changes that might imperil
the present revenue. In the year 1895
the obligation for pensions will fall off
about one-third or one-fourth. It
would, therefore, be desirable that any
great changes in the existing system of
collecting revenue should be deferred
until the last parr of the year 1894, or
subsequently to the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1884, for which year provision
will be made at the ensuing session of
congress. because in that fiscal year our
maximum expenditure will eliminate.
In the meantime the probable excess of
revenue under existing laws will make
1t safe to abate duties on all imported
crude and raw materials at a very early
date in the year 1894.
Fpee Raw Material.
It may be assumed that the present
congress would not take final action
upon well defined and consistent tariff
act before Jan. 1, 1894. This act may
put wool. dye stuffs, ores. coal and
other crude or so-called raw materials
on the free list, this change to take ef-
feet in the early part Of the year 1894,
There should then be an interval Of at
least six months before the reductions
ofduties ON finished goods takes effect
IN order to give the consumers Of raw
material an opportunity to work of ex-
istiDg stocks without disaster. This
would bring therevenue tariff into COM
plete operation in the latter part Of the
year 1854 II congress ct the COM
ing extra session would empower
the secretary Of the treasury to liqui-
date the first payments allowed on
pension claims by the issue Of pension
notes bearing a low rate Of interest.
payable on the call of the treasurer. the
only uncertain element would be re-
moved, and the adjustment of the reye-
nue. to prospective expenditures could
then be made in more prompt and
effective manner:
There is another very simple way Of
bridging over this interval that would
give absolute assurance Of an abanda
If not surplus revenue.
Double che Tax on Beer.
En- the last fscalyears the cons.rnp-
tion of beer amounted to nearly 81, OOO.-
eG6 barrels of 81 gallons each, on which
the present tax is 81 barrel, less 6per
cent discount when stamps IRE bought
in large quantities.. II this discount
wepe not given; the gain in revenue
would be about 81, 800 0sa bat why
should not the tax on beer be doubled
at once. so as to cover the Last inere-
ment OF the first payment of pensions.
from June 50 to- December, 81, 1884. and
thereafter kept at ~ for. perhaps two or
three years. in order, to cover the posi-
hility of a reduction of customs revenue
IN the transition period.
IF the tax were. doubled it uould not
exceed s per. cent or. less than half a
cent on each half pint Of beer. The adj
ditional revenue would be from $50
O00, 600 to SIS. 600, 900 in 1S94~95.
Beer Floats. the Navy.
Internal revenue from spirits has sus-
tanned the civil service; from tobacco
the army has been sustained, and rev
senue from beer has more than supported
the navy The customs revenues from
spirits, wines and tobacco have more
than covered all average expenditures
for rivers and harbors. and until very
recently also the construction Of vessels
added thereto
Upon this experisnce for IA years,
sustained by the figures by nine months
revenue IN the present fiscal year, a ruls
may be predicted n the following
terms:
The normal cost Of government, in-
Guiding average appropriations for
rivers. harbors, public works and naya,
construction. Is diminishing per head.
These specific sources of revenue may
therefore be set apart for the purpose OF
meeting all normal expend itures: the
miscellaneous permanent :eceIpts ara
now about equal to the interest on the
public debt.
COvor All Ordinary Expenses.
These two sources OF revenue com
bined with this year cover Gil tho reg
/ 'ular Urinary pend iturss and the m
tersst On the public debt. with an o..