The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-08-22


complained that the Democratic party had !eit the pa
per- The Democratic members ofCongress demanded
that the books of The Bank shouldbe produced when
was discovered that the sum Of 1000 had been hand
cd over to James Watson Webb the editor only few
days before the paper out for the Bank. Mr.. Tod
admonished his hearers never to create power great
enough to corrupt thousands OF persons into The support
of its fraudulent schemes.
THE PLUNDERING TARIFF TAX.
The second great measure of the whig party was a
Protection Tariff. It's true, said Mr.. Tod that Mr.
Clay in his latest Raleigh Speech which has been re-
vsed by himself and published by his authority, declar
ed thmselfin favor of Tariff Tor Revenue, alloding
incidental protecion yet his party claim him 10 be in
favor ofa high protective tariff such is the whg ta
riff of 1912. Mr. Tod then defined the position of The
Democratic party in regard 10 tariff. He briefly ex
planned that we have two Goyemments 10 support, a
State and National Governnent-that our State Gov
eminent was supported by direct taxation onhe farms
and houses Of the citizens. And here he expressed his
conviction that all good citizens would pay this tax will
ngly Our State tax including the interest of the ma
tonal debt, amounted TO nearly $lO00,000 per year,
whilst the expenditures of the General Government a.
mounted to $50 O0COOo $25OO00O0 per year, which
was raised by tariff of duties with the aid of $3000
000 the proceeds ofthe public lands-that the proper
tion which Oho paid OF this was about one tenth, or
$2,500 600. This $2500000, was paid by the people
OF Ohio principally by an indirect tax-in the form Of
tariff of duties on imported goods. "A few capitalists
engaged in manufactures in the Eastern cities come and
petition Congress for tarito protect their manuac
tures-COngess replies 10 them that they willing to
put tax on foreign goods 10 the extent Of 20 cents on
The doaron the real value Of the articles imported
which would project them TO that amount. They reply
that 20 per cent is not suicen-hat foreigners will be
able to undersell demand they ask to have lax OF
40 cents on the dollar imposed the people, instead oil
20 cents Mr.. Tod then proceeded to explain the in
jnsce of this demand as follows: BY the census Of
1910 it appears there in this State 100000 persons
Qamilics not incuded engaged manufactures about
G9OO0 in other empoyments (ncluding manuiactures)
ard about $4,000 engaged in agriculture, OF whom a
bout 600 were owners of the concerns, and the remain
der hired workInen-tlat these 1000 manufacturers
make demand on Congress- that 100000 agricultural
lists should pay an extra tax of20 cents on the dollar
more than is required by the wants OF the Government
Tor their especial benefit This he pronounced 10 be an
unreasonable and iniquous demand-requiring the
many to be taxed for the advantage olthc iew MIR Tod
said that the whg papers had been censurng him fol-
calling the whig tariff of 1912 "Lhc Wact tarV" He
maintained that tdeseved the appelaon OF i5tac1
tagB"-he declafd most emphaically that it was con
cevcd in sin anm5rough forth in niquily. He conlen-
dcd that the talifof 1912 was violation of the spirit
and letter of the Constitution, which framed for The
purpose of doing equal justice 10 a-o distributing the
burhens OF the Government on the shoulders of all
alike. He then proceeded to the examination of some
ofthe details oil the "blac tariff" Flanncls were take,
by ii IA cents per square yad-some of these llannes
were worth 90 censper yard and others 81 per ard
thus the fine 1annes bought by the rich pay tax o.
only IA per cent, while The coarse article purchased by
the laborer would be taxed 10 cents on the dollar
there any equality or justice in this? He next explain
ed the amount of tax that imposed on cotton goods
Cotton goods are taxed 20pcr cent ad valorem-but all
cottons not colored, worth less than 90 cents per yard
were valued at 90 cents per yard. By this device
yard of muslin worth cents yard was valued by the
Government al 90 cents--which would make the tax
100 per cent on the coarse description of goods to pro-
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He then examined ipto the, tax on silks, and round
that silks were moi charged by the yard, butby the
poundS2,50 per lb-mish they not have charged the
tax, he asked, with equal proprely on silks BY The qer
By weighing pound of ordinary silk worth one dollar
fper yard he found that it took2Ia yards silk 10 make
pound 81! yards Of silk paid duty of $50, a.
bout elepcn per csn while cotton goods which
which are required for every family OF working people,
are taxed from sicily 10 ono hundred a'd t0cny p3r Ce
by this underhanded and iniquilous scheme. Golt
chains used by the wealthy were taxed from scvcn
npr cen-whie trace chains and log chains used by
the farmers were taxed from one hdred 10 hundred
and fifty per eent. The speaker pronounced it to be an
odous law, well meritng the name of The Wact L1,if
which would bring down the odium Of The people again
Henry Clay and his party Mr. T. observed that there
is sufficient injustice in this one measure Of the Wing:
to induce thousands TO leave that party.
THE DISTRIBUTION SCHEME.
Mr.. Tod proceeded to the examination of the Whig
distribution scheme. The wings propose that the pro
ceeds of the sales of the public lands instead of beDs
applied to the use of Government as at present. shoulC
be distributed among the States and the deficiency bC
made up by increasing the,arif. Mr. Tod Exempli
fed theiuustice of the measure on the working people
By return from Mr. Whitehill, the State Treasure
ii appears that the taxes Of Ohio, which are paid prin
cipaly by the owners of landed property, amount tc
about 81 100000 per annum, including the interest o
the Stale debt The distribution scheme would relcas
the andholders of about $9SN0o0 and throw the bur
den on the working people by raising the tax on i'm
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