The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-25

gallon 10 81 10 per pF9nt gallon. lhla
should lacrosse the receipts So 0Oo,O 90
per annum. The tax on incomes, u Is
estimated, will produce a. least 100
600, and the tax on playing cards
million dollars more. SO that the 70
eeipts from internal revenue should
amount 10 a. least the SUN oil S2l9, 5OO.-
0O0 for the fiscal year Of 1895. This Is
about three.Gith E0t>tba entire amount
neeeSEary IN support the government
Less than Sl4j. 900. 900 viii he left 10 DO
raised from other SOURCES. Tho mis-
cellaneouS collections, sale OF public
lands, taxes from District Of Columbia,
&c, will pay at least so, 00O. 900, leaving
only Sl25,OO0,0OO TO be raised from
custom du:iea.
a NEW DEPARTURE
For tho frs. time In tho history Of
this country q general tariff bill has
boon framed with 4 view Of raising
more money from internal revenue
than from custom duties. Il has only
happened in six years since the begin
ningofths government at receipts from
Internal revenue exceeded tho receipts
from custom duties. F0E the years
lS6t5-6.7.S and the last fiscal year more
money was received from internal rsye'
nus taxes than from custom dutieS.
From 1854 TO 1853 the internal revenue
taxes were high and very few goods
were imported. During the past year
the internal revenue suffered q loss OF
moro than $l4,0OO,OOO. but the custom
duties fell short 81 900. 900, aud hence,
for the first time since 1858. the Internal
revenue receipts exceeded the receipts
from custom duties.
"rhs present Congress las not at.
tempted to reduce the expenses Of the
government. but simply to take taxes
from the custom duties and put thom
on internal revenue IN order 10 increase
tho free import list. We are trying to
he like tho English, you know, and
England raises only about Sl0JQN,OOO
OF her taxes from custom duties. Under
our nov tasi6 bill and revenue taxes
IL will be necessary 10 raise about Sl25.-
01O0O0 from custom dutioS. About
S2jOOO,OOO OF this SUN must be placed
on distilled spirits, beor, tobacco, snuf,
cigars aud cards imported into this
country in order 10 protect our own IN
ternal revenue OH tho same. The ro-
naming SlOO,OOO, 900 can 10 raised OF
few articles, and all raw ma:erials
placed oil the FREQ list without any dan
ger to tho revenue. Sugar itself would
pay nearly half it--and sugar viii! be
taxed for tho benefit Of southern Demo-
crats.
DEMOCRATS AND INTERNAL REVENUE.
at is worthy Of remark that bitterly
as Democrats have denounced the In.
ternnl revenue system through tho press
and on the stump, yet thoy have never
prepared bill reducing those taSes.
Every bill pn'sed by Congress decreas-
ing internal revenue taxes has been
signed by q Republican Pre,ident.
Democrats pretend to oppose tho In
tcrnal revenue system, but thOy In fact
favor and support 1t as tnuana OF rais-
ing revenue and enabling then TO in
crease the frcA list from imports. And
now when they can do MS they please
with tho internal revenue, thOy incrnase
it about 90 or 25 per cent Yes, ! know
1t 10 often cfnimed TINT tho Mckinley
law, supplemented by the informal row
enuo laws, then in force, would not pro-
duce enough revenue to pay the neces-
sary expenses Of the government This
is mistake.
Tho receipts from all sources, exclud.
ing postoiIico department for the fiscal
years OF 1892 and 1893. nre as follows:
For the yenr 1892, S;Ij4.J37, 7S4 "a; for
the year 1893, the cum Of $685.. Sl9.G9 IS.
The expenditures for 1882 were $780,
O2S, $50 IS; tho expenditures for 1893
wero SSSS.477.0j4 40; leaving eurplus
Of $O,0l4, 453 Us for tho year 1892, aud
$2,3Il, G74 20 for tho year 1893 Sugar
was on the FREQ list. We had cheap
sugar, and yet tho producers were
amply protected BY bounty costing
for tile three year It hrs boon paid, an
average Of abou. $1,000. 900 por annum.
There was plenty Of money 10 pay tho
expenses Of tho government without
borrowing u cent. Every American
industry was taken care OF, aud tho
country never so prosperous.
"Yes, know tho Democrats claim
they have decreased the expenses. Let
US see how this Is. Here Ia table
which shows the receipts and expendi-
lures for J. 8; aud 1891, and the months
nf lima 1SD; md Juno 1901.