New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
RAINES la W REVENUES.
ITS AUTHOR SHOWS HOW HIS PREDIC-
TIONS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED.
AN ADDRESS TO 1HE PEOPLE OF NEw-YoRK CITY.
TELLING THEM HOW MUCH THEY HAVE
GAINED UNDER THE NEW
EXCIsE SYSTEM


EXCIsE SYSTEM.
Senator John Ranes from his home In Canaan
dagua, addresses the following statement con-
cernng the Liquor Tax law OF which he was the
author, to the residents and taxpayers of the
city of New-York':
1t has seemed to me that 1t would not be out Of
place. now that the record is made up. to submit
to you statement IN regard TO the actual results
In my remarks advocating the passage Of this
law asked my fellow Senators to support 1t, 'as
being measure for the relief Of the overburdened
taxpayers of the State; measure in the interest
OF temperance. and which, whatever its defects
Of The people. whose w%ifarc is is the @ supreme law"
In In the same speech estimated that '25 65s places
average of 500 each amounting In all to Sl02s 2oo
issued. and the amount collected was little more
With one exception every metropolitan paper. so
far as know, discredted my statements, and as
sumed that had no facts or figures on which to
was mere theory as to results witch would never
be realized 1t was contended. on the one hand:
Places as selling liquor in in the city Of and
on the other, with equal Inconsistency. that there
able to present figures taken from the official
rcpor which beyond hS
was not the author Of tho Liquor Tax law.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES.
The figures present for consideration are those
Of August l. 1895. and given in comparison
with those of 1895, under the old license system
In 1885 there in the city Of New-York:
Licensed saloons and other places selling liquor TO be
enned 0 10 e ouor no, to be drunk on premises
as stores and druggists sts............'.''..'' loso
Total number OF licenses.
The income derived from these licenses was 81 so So 200
Leaving net income the City Of New
1896 UNDER THE RAINES LAW
SlG
ISSUED to PLACES selling liquor 10 be drunk on the .o7
Number issued to storekeepers and druggists. sl3
Total number Of certificates issued. ......... 1910
Total amount received for such certificates 5
Thus 4 will be seen that while there was rsduc-
ton IN me number OF places authorized 10 traffic in
IN qSt S S SOME hsrf people
New-Yor The attention Of such people IS respect
fully sailed to 4 tie # fact thai If this be tax 1t Is not
observation goes the prico OF glass Of beer has not
been advan ed.
CITY AND STATE REVENUES.
BY the law one-third of this revenue. which is
N.6lssc6 cs has been paid into the State Treasury.
while s3.23S6l21 has been paid into the treasury OF
the city Of New-York This sum Is nearly double the
amour; New-York City received in 1895 under the
9d sw and here would appear to be no reason Why
not receive more money this than they did last
year
AMOUNT collected in the city Of New-York has been
paid into the State Treasury and there credited the
Has 81 not York as Was oamsd by h
metropolitan papers would be the case been Iobbed
answer On the contrary, for the first time In
the history Of State taxation. New-York receives
The net amount paid into the State Treasury
under the Liquor Tax law from the whole State
STATE essessors. which has just been made. New
Consequently there is direct benefit to the CITY
Of New-York of that per cen. OF the total amount
amount Of this fund credited to New-York is 81
ss3s5o which is s4Css s2 m, more than Sa, she pays
York City receives from the amount paid into her
local treasury direct and through the reduction
is S4os3 % more than the total amoun. collected
for liquor taxes within her boundaries.
tell US who has been robbed? 1t certainly Is
can be but, slightly varied during this year. for
about equal the number issued.
DEMOCRATIC THREATS.
commend these statistics to the careful con-
sideration of the voters and taxpayers Of the city
Of New-York because the Democratic party In its
latform has declared itself In favor OF repeal
of this law and it f. TO be presumed that this
means a return to the iniquitous measure in force
prior to March 2S 1896 While there is now no pos
slblo chance that the Democratic party, or that
part of IT which was represented Buffalo, will
be able 10 control the next Legislature and Gov
ernor which would be necessary 10 bring about
mind thai bv obtaining majority of the Assembly
that party would be enabled 10 prevent any amend
rnents 10 the law which would not meet the APP
urCval of Tammany Hall and by withholding ap-
propria tions 20 prevent IN grest uesdee @ nd .nS
t@xnavers of the city Of New-York desire such a
result? they do not they have 1t In their power
by the election Of kepupcan hcb 10 so cIeariv for
the best interests even or the city oi ->e" 'oiN'