The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-10-18
Bond and Eree--Free and Bond.

w 0rklnS men OF Ameflca-Wn0 mace
the law that you should toll all your life
to pay the billions of taxes heaped upon
us2
Why should the poor men and women
who have given tn cir earnings-their sons
their relatives-their blood to subdue
the rebellion now closed mot only pay
for all the feast of blood, but support in
idleness the loyal towards who dare not
fight, and the rich men who hold bonds
exempt by congressional enactment from
taxation? Who made the poor-the Ia
boring man, woman and child slaves to
debt?
Why should you pay any man for be-
ing rich
When this war began Thomas Smith /,
owned farm. 1t was good farm-he
sold it for twenty thousand dollars, and
put the money in the Bank. He was a
I'loyaP' man-that is, man who was in
favor
OF Abolitionlsm,
/ OF mobs,
OF military trials,
OF false imprisonments,
OF total disregard for the Constitu-
ton, for the laws, for civil rights.
During the reign Of Lincoln, the above
qualifications were the test of loyalty
Smith had a contract and made hundr ed
thousand dollars, half of which he di.
vided among Generals, Senators and Re-
publican lobbyists.
When the war was over, Smith had
i seventy five thousand dollars. He in
, vested in bonds exempt from taxation
and receives every three months over
} seven per cent. interest; amounting to
, five thousand ana ninety seven dollars
year. g
} Smith is rich-loyal, and man o
, means. He wears broadcloth, gets drunk
| does as he pleases, and no one dare ques
t tion him. He has seventy-fve thousant
dollars in Government bonds-he doe
not have farthing of tax to pay-hi:
fortune is made. a
When this war began. Robert Jone;
owned farm worth twenty thousand dol
lars. He kept it-went to the war
foug ght-returned He found his farm
3 taxed five thousand dollars by his stay
: at home neighbors to raise bounty none,
to give men to exempt them from th
draft. He finds his property taxed
taxed--taxed-taxe to raise money t.
clear his loyal neighbors from war.
And Robert Jones learns that he can
not sell COW, horse. crop of grain o
, hay but it is taxed. He is made to pa,
. taxes on all he has. He must help bull
: roads, bridges, school houses, jails
: churches, and pay the current expense
q of his town, county, city, State and ma
= tion He tolls early and late. His wifi
n sells eggs, butter, and cheese, poultr
). and the products Of her loom. His chil
dren wear coarse goods, sell berries, will
i fruit and game from the field, river an
= forest to help along. The best COW goe
: in the Fall to pay taxes.
. Thomas Smith has seventy-fve tho,
= sand dollars in Government bonds, by
. Republican administration made exeml
y from taxation. He lives at ease, pays NJ
i cent of taxes for any purpose whateve
and then by law compels Robert Jon
j to toll to pay taxes, and toll a few ext
hours each week to pay him. Smith, i
: terest money on his fortune beside.
\ Look at this IL Easa .
;. We are talking to the Robert j ones
q of America now-to the laboring men
~ our country, and not to the bondholde
- who are by Republican bondocracy az
\ ministration protected in their wealth.
a Democracy made this nation what
20 was, when the war commenced "a ri
ii happy and prosperous people.
Democracy favored equal taxatlon
- equal responsibility d y
,s Democracy taught law and obedien,
90 thereto. h @ aoi5g
as Republicanism has brought US war;
- 1t has filled the earth with de
~ :, bodies. hFa .gal Ho1ag
= 1t hes hillocked the land with fire
20 graves. a % -a4s Io a9 sei
- 1t has transformed rich and prodr
E ing country into "a land Of ashes, brok
y. hearts and desolation. l49
,; It has rioted in extravaganza and b
IA heaped more taxes upon the people of t
United States than was levied upon Anne
lea, France, England and Spain when t
war began. tE 2iaaj1
e 1t has by legislation Withdrawn tv
be third the capital of the entire Unit
r States from taxation borrowing mon
N. and giving the governments notes
N bonds for the same, and besides payi
s. double the interest foreign countries p;
en- exempted the notes or bonds from ia
ne alton, thus throwing the entire weight
the war, and the extravagances of
o. most wicked, reckless, profligate and m
chief working administration the count
an ever knew, upon the laboring men of t
r country. Eaa
he The curse visited upon Egypt, the cul
as Of lice, frogs, etc., was an evidence
Divine love in comparison with the eul
in Of Republicanism this country is NJ
u laboring under.
be Working men of America-will y
IL heed these things Will you conse
he longer to follow the cloud which has
e ready led you SO far from peace and ha
r. piness Will you endorse and suppc
. the power which takes you by the thro
o., Mocks at your prayers--robs you of
ct bor--toys with your liberties-revels
as your blooG-lives on your earnings a
an makes the alaboring men mudsills
u which to rear still higher an accursed a
,r, oppressive aristocracy IoiHs rt..
xt Let us demand our rights-let us ha
n Observation-Disclosures -law-order a
Ir- economy. Let us have EQUAL TAxATIo