Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-26

Highly Respected chieasoan and 2
S6S, 100000 to almost $4,000, 900. and
during the last twenty y.eisht years the
annual internal revenue tax on the
business has never been less than 912..
100000. Since 1880 the aggregate con.
tributions to the federal treasury from
the tax on malt liquors has been
around 81 .370. 900. 900. And yet some per.
sons. both In and out Of Congress.
seriously suggest cutting down the
tariff duties to the last limit and max.
ing up the consequent shrinkage in
public revenue from additional taxes
on beer And other malt liquors-the
drink Of the American masses. the
least harmful Of any that are made.
'the tipple Of the poor man.!
But this tax is not all the business
Is called upon to pay-not by any
means. Brewers whose annual prod
uct Is less than 500 barrels must pay
Uncle Sam $50 a year for the priv.
ilege; where the output IL more than
500 barrels the tax IL 500 . year.
Wholesale dealers in malt liquors must
pay an annual tax Of $50 to the gov.
ornment and retail dealers q tax Of
$50. At this point the Federal gov.
ernment let's up on the brewers and
dealers pockets. but the State then
confronts them with It's taxes-and IN
some localities the city and town steps
up behind the State and claims its
share Of the "excise."
The liquor licenses in non. .prohibi.
tion States range IN cost from around
500 year to upward Of q, 200. Here
In New York the fec runs from $50
to $3.50. according to population
and all cities and towns are under the
direct regulation Of q State board Of
excise. In New York City alone, dur.
Ing the year ended with April 80,
1907, there were 1854 liquor licenses
In force. and they paid into the pub.
lie treasury $11,620.744 very large
proportion Of which came from deal.
ers whose principal trafic Is In malt
liquors. Why add to their present
burdens and those Of the brewers and
wholesale dealers In order to make
hides free. for instance. and satisfy
popular demand for tariff revision
downward? The question 10 being
asked to-day by myriads Of men with
no interest whatever In the brewing
or the liquor business.
I'VE are not making q prohibition
BILL" says Chairman Payne. I'VE are
raising government revenue. We
must not treat this matter from q
moral standpoint. but from 4 bust.
ness standpoint. II seemed TO ~ that,
with dollar q barrel on the beer
and the tax on the brewers and the
wholesalers and the retailers, and
then the tax on these saloons. which.
In my State. frequently-perhaps not
enerally-amounts to % much q
$1,000 year. this business was taxed
about to it's limit a. q tax.producing
business"
And 50 It seems to everybody not
stepped In prejudice.
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Following is the political calendar
for 1911 and 1912:
September 10. 1911-Convention
composed of Cook county precinct
committeeman, to nominate six Su-
perior court judges.
November Z, 1911-Judicial elec.
tion.
January 81, 1912-First day for fl.
ing aldermanic petition.
February 10, 1912-First day for
filing petition for nominations for of.
fees to be voted at April primaries.
February 12, 1912-Last day for
filing nominations for alderman.
February 27, 1912-Primary for al.
dermanic nomini tions.
March Z, 1912-Last day for filing
call for congressional and state con.
yentions.
March II, 19l2--Last day for filing
petitions for April primary (Munici.
pal Judge excepted).
March 25. 1912-Last day for filing
Municipal Judge petitions.
April 2, 1912-..ldermanic election
April 0, 1912-Primary for ofiices to
be filed at fall election.
April Is, 19l2-County convention.
April II. 1912--Congressional con-
vention.
April 10, 1912-State conventions.
November 8, 1912-Cseneral elec.
tion.
Following are the Offices to be
filled in 1911 and 1912:
November Z, 1911-Ten Superior
court judges, one Circuit court Judge.
April 2, 1912-One alderman from
each ward.
November 6, 1912-President and
vice.president Of the United States.
twenty.seven presidential electors.