Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-19
BRopHY AND MS sTATEMENTs
Ohio, Papers ON Taxation.
'fFrom The Tuscarawas Dcmocrat 4


J. The REVENUE Tax LAWN 9 hearmuch
| complaint about the. inequality Of the OPP
erations of the Revenue Tax Law. In Jet
ferson township, for instance, the Assessor
has beencharging $T6for each child, while
| in other townships it is fixed as low as $40
and in some townships nothing at allissaid
ABOUT children Il Trj,. gllEu1 IN
There is another inequality in the Reye-
nue. Law that is beginning to be felt and
appreciated by the people, and its injustice
| is so palpable that all can see it. For in-
stance, Government Bonds are not taxed at
all. There is no better investment to-day
/ than the 7-30 bonds, which the Govern
| ment is issuing as fast as steam can furnish
them But why should they not 9be taxed
as other property is? Their security and
profit are theIyery best Of reasons why they
should bear their just proportions of the
burdens of Government. -a 5,1 Ii
Whatever reasons, might have existed
during thependiDg of the war for making
this unjust discrimination in favor of cap
ital and against labor, we cannot conceive
that any can now exist for its, continuance!
| If a man wishes to shirks his share, of the
expenses of the Government, without COM
mitting perjury, all he need do Is to invest
his money in Government securities, and
he goes scot free Of tax. He can even com;
pei his poor neighbor (who may be laborL
ing lat dsys wages) t0Ieducat6 his children.
Is this right? Is this just? We think not.
= q Erom The Toledo RecordJ
GENfRAf GovERNMENT TAxEs-REFoRM
DEMANDED.-The present system of taxa
ton for the supportof the General Govefn-
ment is maniiestly unjust and ,uselesslY ex-
pensiye..; A reform is demanded, and as the
Republicans have failed to take any steps
towards improvement it is to be hoped that
the Democrats, in their State Conventions,
will suggest Some mode of taxation that
! will besimple, just and economical: =,
We can see nothing to interfere with the
collection OF, the Government, revenues
through State authorities The amount of
taxable property in eachliState Is easily ass
certained by reference to the State dupli-
Gates; and, this learned, certainly the per
the General Government may be assessed
without difficulty. ;7Let the tax fall upon
the property OF the country and not upon
the labor and skill of the producers. Don't
make man pay for the privilege of trying
to make a living, but let each one pay ac-
cordfng to bis ability!g "A Z &
Judge Cook, of Wood county, endeavor-
ed, when in the Legislature three years ago,
to secure the passage of q resolution in
favor OF this mode Of collecting the tax for
the General Governments but Legislators
were at once besieged by swarm of COLI
,iectors, assessors and their deputies and
his Republican brethren became weak in
the knees and yielded assent 70 the eohtin-
ruance Of the present unjust and fecklessly
extravagant system. There can be no
doubt t1butthe great mass of the people, Of
talI parties, arelin favor Of this ttform, but
the Republican leaders are not willing TO-
abandon sofruitf1p aAsoufce oEproft at the
expense of. the people, hence no change
need be expected from that quarter. Let
the people understand this. Let themknow
that, q change, can QnlY, be, expected by
oustfng the)corrnpt ReF1blfcsnS and elect-.
ING honest Democrats to State and Nation
al Offices and the etworiwill beEdone. The
burthens to-be borne BY the people wii in
duce them to. demand apd, enforce rigid
systenlo of economy IN every branch of our
s6oyernmenk State and Nationals andH the
Democratic party will step forward and
plant itself firmly upon a platform favor-
ing ref0rmatory measures, the people will
rally around its standard and Insure Its tri-
fN,,kf, inarfm73r h9s jB1D sGi b0lln disop
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