Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-21
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is plenticr than ever before; that all kinds
Of trade and business is more prosperous
and remunerative; that the laboring man
gets better wages, and pays less taxes.
In short thoy strive to make it appear that
war is a positive good, and that the pros
perity Of the country would be enhanced
10y making it perpetual. Is this so? Is
there mechanic or laboring man possess
ed Of three grains Of common sense, who
viii allow himself to be gulled by such
shallow political trick to make votes ?
Perhaps some Of you receive more wages
now than before the war; but look at the
kind of money you are paid with. How
much more do you receive, throwing off
the discount on your grcenbaclSs as COM
pared with the price Of gold? Then look
at the difference in your expenses now as
compared with what they were before the
war. Does it not cost you more than
double to support your family now what
It did in times of peace? Have your wa
ges been increased inproportion? Not at
Iall. Just look at it. Before the war you
could buy cotton goods for shirting and
family use at ten and twelve and one-half
cents per yard, that You now pay from
twenty-five to fifty cents for; calicocs that
then cost you from five to twelve cents are
now worth from fifteen to thirty; and the
same proportionatc advance is charged on
all kinds Of dry goods, and material for
clothing. You know this to be true. A
lpair of boots that cost You at most seven
dollars in time of peace, now sells for ten.
Then look at your grocery bill. Is it not
more than double now what it was before
the war notwithstanding you have exercs-
ed the strickest economy in the use of these
articles. Is the increase in your wages, if
increased at all, in proportion to the en-
HANGED price of the few articles we have
enumerated ? We ask you the question,
: and leave you to determine for yourselves
Then again are your rent and taxes less
now than before the war? The Abolition
1 lists argue that they are, and tell You tina
this war is positive blessing. And be
e fore You answer, Just remember that as
Il yet you have not been called upon to pay
the principal debt that has been contract
ell and is hourly increasing at tearfu
, rate. But it has yet to be paid, and yo
must help do it from your hard earnings
/; 1t will fall upon you very shortly wit
. crushing weight. Is this not SO? Dom
YOU know that the Administration h0
piled up a debt on the country, of frigh
= ful magnitude? 1t has not been paid, br
is being increased at the rate of millior
: per day. Who is going to pay it? VIII
you, as one Of the taxpayers will have
pay your proportion. To-day or
fifth of everything you own in the worl
is mortgaged for the payment OF this in
mense war debt At this rate how Ion
will it take to reduce you and your fam
tic lies to absolute poverty? And in Il
lie face Of all this, Abolition warites ha'
us the eilrontery to tell You, that this W
TO- has enhanced your prosperity and hapI
N, ness, and ask to support the men al
en- measures of their party, which if trump
or ant will have the effect to prolong the W
nd for years to come.
IS But this is not all. Suppose we adm
re- for the sake Of argument, and we ha
,as proven it otherwise, that the war h
ion increased your prosperity and brought y
on pecuniary blessings never before enjoyC
bor does it compensate you for the loss of
MI latives and dear friends who have fall
a victims to wars dread havoc. We "
l9\ not believe you so cruelty selfish. Z
,o,o eyes of the widowed mother, red W
10 weeping the sad heart of the loving. &
ia ter the sorrowing means Of ophan chi
ood rem, and the loved forms and sad mou
full faces Of childless parents made so
ucb this "eruel war" all attest the contra
will Ask those who have suffered, if this \
or is blessing" The theiving cont
this tors, shoddy dealers. and all those v
in are growing rich by specializing on
,ivil blood and misery of their country,
We doubt rejoic in the war as great &C