The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-08-04
THE GOVERNMENT TAX.

ny u '.who ,foots the billY' wmeb Is
,answcted thus The manufacturer
pays aper cent. upon his msnufec.
lures which he charges up to the con-
+sumer; and, therefore, the consumer
pays the bill. Following this Is the
question, "who nrc the consumcrs?"
which is answered, "rarmers and 10
borers--they foot the hill" The
consumer does foot the bin so far as
this particular tax is concerned, aud
how could il be otherwise? The
mannfacturer who wears shirt pays
the same tax upon IL that the laborerI
docs. Df course the GARNER and la
borer and mechanic have no draw
back on this. We have distinct
RECOLLECTION uiat wheat was 81 90 per
jbushcl instead of Ahe ancient IS cents
land 81 90 we have paid As cents for
butter, Instead Of the old rates Of
10 and 12, and to-day the Ialscrcr
commands 80 90 and s3 90 per day,
Instead OF the as cents and 81 90
which lie formerly received. The
manufactures charges his three per
cent. tax TO the consumer--the con
I.sumer OF his wares turns around and
I
charges him an additional price for
lproducc, making it as broad as it is
long. prr t ar
The next point la this heavy expo.
tsition Of our Financial System is, of
course, the ] sos. The editor starts
out will. the assertion that erich men"
invest in these bonds, to escape tax
es which farmers and mechanics arc
obliged to pay. ans
The Courier perhaps docs not
know thab nine: Lenths of these very
bonds are held today, by farmers
and mechanics. The business man
docs not invest in them because he
can use his capital to better advan-
tage in his business. Go 10 either
of the Bnpks in Findlay, and ask
who purchases these bonds, and the
cashier will tell you that il 10 the
widow who desires her slender means
to yield her something; the farmer
and mechanic who wish q safe invest
ment for thoir surplus money, and
the prudent yOpgg man who js not
ready to commence business for him
self. P0 u. d. Barney, III. u. Gage,
Henderson & Son, Barnd d Turley,
Wm, Anderson, Isaac Davis, Pattey
son ~ Taylor, and that class of men
invest in bonds ? Not dollar
They have other uses Tor their means.
But almost every moderate farmer in
the county has more or lers Of these
bonds--aimost every widow who has
any means, have them in their bureau
drawers and very highly do they es.
TEEN them. The editor of the Cour-
rier can find tens of thousands of
them slowed away even Democratic
Amanda and Union. Another point
we wish to call attention 10. The
Courier aims to show that the rich
men escape taxation, at the expense
or the poor man. 1t forgets that the
heaviest source of revenue is the In.
come Tax, and that is paid exclusive.
)y, almost, by men OF wealth. Look
al the facts. The man whose income
does not exceed 5000 pays nothing.
Who foots the bill, indeed. Look at
the list. See the names with 5000, !
500, $500 and $500 attached, in this
county, and then ask the question -
Go to the cities OF the West and East,
look at the long columns, ranging
from 100000 down. This, the
heaviest of all taxes, the laborer, tho
small farmer and the mechanic es.
cape altogether. On the rich man,
the man of substance, it falls. b
We have no doubt that there are
faults in the tax laws, it would be
strange it there were not. but lenien.
ey toward the wealthy IS not ono of
them. No law could be devised
which woaid yield any revenue, so
easy upon the poor and SO nard upon
the rich.
The Coarier's efforts in this line,
will he failures. Its own readers,
With their pockets full of greenbacks
aud their comfortable Uses saSely
slowed away, will laugh at his folly,
in trying TO convince them that they
are oppressed. Having made more
money fsr the iast four years than
they ever sas@e before. so4withstaad
Iing the war the nation was carrying
On. they will laugh at efforts to de-
saf0y confidence ia the true and able