The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-09-12

checked, willsome day require the whole vigilance
Of our people to counteract am in favor OF no
monopoles-I am opposed to every one Ono mat
ter what may be its descrpon) thasbas for 'ts OBJ
ject the building up Of the monied interest. at the
expense. and to the detriment, OF the producing
class of community. detest the sentiment, ut
tered by an old federalist-" Take care Of the rich
and the rich will take care Of the poor" On the
other hand, I adopt, for my motto the words Of the
great and good Jackson -. The blessings Of gov
ernment, like the dewsof Heaven, should be dis
pensed alike upon the rich and the poor. the high
and the low" In short, am in favor of leaving
the road 10 wealth and eminence open to the en-
terpise and industry Of all citizens; and fiheIe
are those who are too lazy to seek for wealth and
emnence upon these terms let him suffer the pen
atty that follows slothfulness.
am in favor of no more legislation than Is ac-
tualy necessary to protect our citizens in their pur
suit of happiness, their lives, their liberty, aud their
property, and to carry on faithful and economi-
cal administration Of the affairs of our government.
tits an evil of which our people often complain,
that too much time and money 10 spent in useless
legislation. Laws are palmed upon us that are of
no earthly benefit to US, but decided injury; and
often indeed the time is not spent in legslating at
all, but in making eectioneering speeches and
cohcocting eiectioneering schemes. am also op-
posed TO an increase of the wages Of our public
officers. believe it to be an unjust principle, that
puts thousands into the pockets of our public SER
| hv hard hona ahor
scarcely earn their hundreds.
Unequal taxation, and taxation for useless and
unnecessary purposes must, also, receive my un-
qualified dsapprobation. am aware that it is no
easy matter to frame law that will bear exactly
equal upon all classes But there is vast differ
ence between law that has equality for its object
and measurabIy approaches It's end, and law that
unblushingly bears upon Its face the object Of its
trainers to fix the pripsple part of the bur den up
on one class, and that class the least able to bear
1t. The tax law palmed upon U, by the late whig
legislature consider of the latter character. !
need not, if could within the limits of this COM
municaon discuss its provisions in detail, because
it carries its own condemnation with it. But
would ask, is it just to tax one portion of our CIT
izens upon both their capital and profits, while it
almost totally exempts another portion, save and
except small tax upon merely the profits of their
business? The tax law does this, for while the
Bankers are taxed only upon the profits of their
business, the balance Of citizens must bear the
burden. But let me ask again, is it just to tax US
at all for the purpose of erecting splendid State
House, and 10 pay newly created and useless pub
lie officers, while we are already laborns under
one heavy debt, and that debt created for the pur-
pose of making canals and other public improve
rnents $50 called Jhat are to the people OF Monroe
county OF no more benefit than they are to the in
habtants Of the moon! Let the people of old Mon
roe answer.
| In conclusion, fellow citizens, allow me to say,
that If chosen as your representative, will give
my humble support to Democratic principles and
measures, believing them to be the best calculated
to promote the real interests of the people.
have thus attempted to give you my views OF
the most prominent principles that pertain more
Immediately to our common prosperity; and al
| though they may not be given in the splendid style
and elegant diction of the scholar and the finished
gentleman, yet beg you to recollect that am but
an humble farmer, and like the most OF you earn
my bread by the sweat of my brow" Butsuch as
nv views are, the position in which am placed
as candidate, makes them your property, and they
are accordingly submitted for your approval or con-
demnation, for either of which am prepared
l have lived among you from infancy to man.
hood, and consequently it would perhaps be no
more than reasonable to suppose that am as well
acquainted withyour interests, identified with them
as closely, and could perhaps represent them as
truly, as some elegant professional gentleman fresh
from college
| JOHN L. HENTHORN.
| BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Sept. 2, 1916.
| MARRlED-On the 9th inst, by Rev. JOHN
| JApvrc Mr. GEORGE IOWTHER and Miss