Show HE TAX ON WHISKY THE I T HE ACTION of the Kentucky K Liquor i Dealers Dealers association In in pass passIng lag Ing inga a resolution demanding the Imme Immediate Immediate immediate diate reduction red of the tax ta on whisky serves to bring up uli u an old argument As a reason r ason why the tax taC should be lowered preferably from fro LlO LIO to 70 cents per gallon g llon it ibis itis Is claimed that the use of spirit in the arts would be en encouraged encouraged encouraged there would w uld be less illicit distilling and that th everybody would be able to fo drink pure Dure whisky It IS iff claimed further that the gov government government would derive an immense in increase Increase increase crease in revenue revenue from Irom whisky taxes Not one of o these arguments will ap appeal appeal appeal peal to the good citizen cl zen As to the use use of spirits in iq the arts the tax x on whisky and grain alcohol can never affect it seriously for the reason that not a great deal deai of it is used in the th arts Illicit distilleries we we will always have with us whether the tax is 5 cents or 5 per gallon galio The Kentucky have al always always always ways claimed that they stand for prin principle chile ciple cl le rather than pelf elt They contend that the government has no right to say a gentleman genteman shall shaH not make mak whisky out aut of his hi corn if he be has the th corn com and sell BeU it i too if he can find a n purchaser pui haer without paying 1 cent of or tax t The The Kentucky mountaineers consider moon moan mo n shining their private and nd legitimate business and nd they will wf keep at it re regardless regardless regardless of government taxes The pure whisky argument is not good either Pure whisky makes just as many drunkards lust as many crimi criminals nets nals and wrecks wreck just Suet as many homes as bad bd whisky As a matter of fact fa t all ali al whisky Is IS p whisky for the peo people pIe who it f A reduction of the tax will the tl e t most desired by b the dealers del rUH t I increase in inthe inthe inthe the consumption hut the country will need more moxe moxe jails jais more penitentiaries and more poorhouses po s as a result resul result t It I Is a well recognized economic fact that the higher the price of ot an article especially a luxury the less it Is used The high tax on whisky undoubtedly in increases increases creases the cost to the consumer and the c consumer of whisky whIsk pays the tax and far more than the ta tax in money money in character in everything that makes for tor good citizenship If I congress takes any action act n at all allon al allon on te the resolution r s luto of the Kentucky y as association association it should be in the lne line of ot raising not lowering the te tax t on whisky I |