The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-09-20
The Wages OF Frs.nd and Cerrup-
ton Exempt ErOni Taxation.

ton Exempt ErOrsa Taxation.
! IF Congress had madca law exempting
from taxation the pittance of the poor
the uneonstitutionality of the act might
have been tolerated because of the benev-
olent motive; but when Congress breaks
down the barriers between State and Fed
eral rights, and trespasses upon the prov
ince of the States for the purpose of ex
empting from just taxation the abundant
and often i'll gotten gains of the wealthy,
it must arouse the Indignation of honest
men who love justice.
al debt, which Thadeus Stevens says
amounts to over four thousand millions.
has been fastened upon the people by the
frauds, bribery, corruption and perjury of
Government officials and Government
contractors. The bonds issued to pay
these scoundrels, and millions Of dollars
worth Of which are now held by them,
are, by the Republican party, exempted
from taxation. 4
| The New England shoddy manufactu-
rer amassed an enormous fortune by fur
nishing to our soldiers iimsy clothing;
compelling the soldier to purchase six or
Eeight suits per year, instead of two, thus
making greater profit on his goods, and
Iselling three or four times the quantity
He invests his dishonest gains in bonds,
and honest men must pay his taxes.
The Massachusetts, shoemaker who
blasted 5and pasted together shoes with
lpasteboard soles, for the soldier, had the
same double advantages: 1t cost him far
Hess to make the worthless shoes, and he
was called on for six pairs to the man in
|steadl of two. The money thus stolen
from the pockets of the soldier he invests
in bonds, and now the same soldier has to
thelp others pay the scoundrePs taxes OIL
1.-THE proceeds of his robbery.
| Halt million of dollars made off the
Goycrnment by Secretary of War Came
ron, for himself and friends of the Cam
Ieron railroad" is doubtless invested in
bonds, and exempted from taxation by
the Republican party.
/ Honest men have this tax to pay.
Half million made off the Govern
Ement by Senator Sprague, son-in-law tc
Secretary of the Treasury Chase, is prob
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lably invested irbonds, and by the Re-
publican party exempted from taxation.
| Honest men have Sprague's taxes tc
Ipay.
Seventy-two thousand dollars for six
months services in purchasing worthless
vessels at fabulous prices by George 3
Morgan brother. .in-law to Secretary Of
| the Navy Wslles, being in these priyileg
ed bonds, is free from taxes.
Honest men pay Mr.. Morgan's taxes.
/ Charley Coblentz. well-known in thi
| county, purchased vessels for $4,000
and chartered them to the Governmen
| for SAT, 900. This 1882, 900 profit inves
ted in bonds, pays no taxes; but the peo
pie who have been swindled out of it mus
pay the taxes on it.
| It is to pay such men as these that one
!. fourth, at least, of these bonds have beer
| issued; and such men now hold larg'
share of them.
! In the first place, the wealth of thes'
aristocrats is Withdrawn from taxation
making tho aggregate to be taxed grea
deal less, and proportionably increasing
the taxes on the remaining property.
The remaining property is taxed to pa.
] the interest on these bonds which keep
these privileged aristocrats in wines ant
Isatins. 1888 ae - ~ @
] The remaining property has to be tax
ed to pay off these bonds which the Re
publican party claims are above the reacl
of the tax gatherer and the laws of tn
Estates. 9atee
| The issue is fairly and squarely befor
the people. The Republican press AM
speakers uphold the aristocrats. and main
tain that their bonds shall not be taxed
The Democrats claim that all propert,
should be taxed equally that the hard
) earned money of the laboring man shal
not be snatched from his hand to swell
the pile of the wealthy bond holder, ,whil
the latter contributes nothing to supper
: the Government.
Taxation or Reputation.