The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-03
The Issues--Tax-
es--Facfs for the
People.

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The Editor of the Times at last has
said that he is opposed to the present
tax law-Merefore sit must be altered.
The Editors position during the pres
ent campaign has been ~mainlyson the
"G6stract qalestions /" q He has ex,
hibited neither courage or nerve as an
Editor. He has opened not his mouth
against Know Nothingism. The Ed
itor has always been a Wing of the blu.
est kind-believed in the principles Of
that party ~insregard to foreigners and
on this account is a proper person to be
Editor of the Organ Of the Order which
has for its only object opposition to all
Foreigners, He is indeed a congenial
spirit, and easily espouses any thing,
that in his opinion, is calculated to
"PitcA into" the rascally Democrats /;
but previous to the reception of a new
principle in politics, it is quite natural
and proper, that the people should be
interested in knoHing who these learned
philanthropists are, that are SO self sac
ri6cing as to pl6dge their influence to-
ward Tightening the public burthens-
whether they propose to do the job with
T" clean hands and pure hearts !" for if
they should happen to be deficient in
this article, they are destitute of what
the public interest requires. With few
exceptions, the present amalgamation is
chiefy-made up from the old Wing par
ty-standing as they do, still pledgedto
the old dogmas of that party-but new
ertheless dear lovers of the p~eople-ha-
tersaof Observation-Disclosures of banks and
corporate institutions-and if successful,
they will undoubtedly do as they always
have done-Galphanize rampant.
Let US inquire how the finances of the
State were managed when the cotempo
of tho present candidates were in
The credit of the State under
the management of Mr.. KELLY, the Fa-
Their of the aOhio Sow and Pigs be-
came ruined, and her Stocks sold in
New York market at a discount gilmore
than fifty per cent, on the dollar-and
thus in round numbers was half a mil
lion added to the State debt. On this
amount, willfuliy sacrificed by
corruption, stupidity or obstinacy,
the taxpayers of Ohio have paid inter-
est ever since, until the amount thus
sqnandered and the amount paid in in
amounts to near one million Of
zolzarsl In violation of law, the same
party loaned 100000 to a rotten In
surance Company in Columbus, out of
the peoples money, which was never re-
and is now and ever will be a
loss to the State. These are facts
and stand on the record. Do the peo-
pie desire to have them re-enaeted by
the Fusion party? How long will the
submit to be plundered by heart
less money changers of the KELLY
SCHOOL, Win the people submit to be
farther oppressed by placing the same
partysin power, who consider a " State
Debt a State blessing, aud the best
Banking basis VIII they again en-
courage such fiscal rottenness in high
places, by giving their suffrages to a
party unsafe and injudieious in all their
movements ?
Tho CARDINAL may suppose US un
fair in holding the Fusion party ac-
countable for their antecedents4 That
dodge would be somewhat like a certain
notorious indiyiduarwho removed from
ono State into another, who was charg-
ed in his former locality of beings om-
mon horse thief. His indignant response
was, +" amt I a citizen of your State ?
Have I stolen since I have been here Pr
aware of that fact, "then you do
me injustice to enquire about what 1 did
when l belonged to another community
The old Coon cannot change his color
aalphinism isethe same that it ever was
equally hostile to-the Democracy and
It's principles7alwags characterized by
hostility to the laboring classes, the
Germans, Irish and the Mechahic-
the Democratic party is now, IS
i always has been, the true friend of
he neople. equality and progress.