The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-19

democratic party is the party of the peo-
pie, and there are a great many grand
governmental principles for which it is
contending, and has contended; and it
has lived too long under adverse circum-
stances to be overthrow by the imposi-
ton of a slight tax on beer.
The British government varies its tax
on beer from time to time, and the people
over there are use1 to it, and when it is
done, it does not cause a revolution and
it is a safe presumption that it would not
cause a revolution in this country; though
the brewers and their friends. and some
Others whom they might delude, would
probably give some very vigorous kicks.
WHISKY MEN ALSO PROTESTING.
There is another interesting feature
about the protests mentioned above.
They say very plainly that if it is neessa-
ny to increase the tax on anything, let it
be increased on whisky and wine, which,
they say are not necessities. But pro-
tests are coming in also from the whisky
manufacturers. They have heard that
the tax on their product is likely to be
raised from 80 cents to S1.20 gallon, and
they are protesting as vigorously as the
beer men. They too threaten adultera-
tion. They say that whisky is already
taxed as much as it is safe to tax it,
and if the tax is made any great
er, it must result in the quail
ity of the whisky being poorer.
They also say-and this is a very interest
ing point-that if the government wants
to increase its internal revenue tax, it
ought to do SO on beer. Here it will be
seen, is a very important difference be-
tween these two classes who are Offering
their advice to the government. The beer
men say that whisky ought to bear the
increased tax, and the whisky men say
the beer men ought to bear it. Who
shall determine?
DANGER OF A DEFICIT.
1t is not settled yet that the tax will
be increased on either, but the ways and
means committee is considering the sub
iect. If the tariff on the necessities of life
is reduced, there will probably be deficit
in the revenues of the government, at
least until it is made up by the increased
impOrtations that the decreased tariff
will induce. How shall the tariff deficit
be made up? The sentiment and the
principle of the party is that it ought to
be by increased tariff, or revenue tax, on
those things that are not really necessi-
ties-such as beer, whisky, cigars, and
possibly tobacco, and on many articles
of luxury, which are imported for the
use of the rich who can afford to pay a
heavy tax on what they use. If the party
has to decide between blankets and beer,
in making up its tax schedule, it seems
that true wisdom and a sound public
policy looking to the true interests of the
people, would decide in favor of blankets
George Fort of Lumpkin, Stewart
county, Ca, who has a position as chief
of division in the treasury department.
has returned from visit to Georgia, and
brought his family with him to remain
They will make their home at Falls
Church, Va, few miles from this city,
and a sort of suburb.
Mr.. "A. A. Cameron, of Cobbville, Tel
fair county, Ca, has received letters
patent on bedstead of his invention.
THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
Many complaints are received at the
postofice department of inefficient work
in the railway mail service In almost
every case investigation shows that the
mistakes complained of are due to the
carelessness of the writer During the
last year more than 5000, 100000 pieces of
mail matter were handled by the railway
postal clerks Fully 10,000,000 letters
were wrongly addressed, and of these
about &, 900 900 were restored to the writ
ers, after being opened at the dead letter
office or the repositories. Strict rules
govern the postal clerks, and at no time
has higher degree of efficiency been at
tanned in the railway mail service than at
present. Every mistake that causes ten
minutes loss of time in transmitting and
distributing mails, is charged against the
efficiency of the clerk