Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-30

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burthen Of the tax finally falls on the pur-
chaser and'the operative !'n nj b1rfi11n
In short, the Republican leaders have re-
versed in its operation the true principle of
taXation-the real basis being property,
and not labor The Republican leaders
made contract with themselves I'M favor
of themselves. They mainly own. the
bonds, and they agreed to exempt the
property OF each other from taxation, so as.
to require otherpeopleto pay the bondhold-'
ers' taxes, and their own into the bargain.
This Is not a contract, buta fraud, and
hence as far as the exemption from taxa
tion is concerned, lis void.
'''- +'' "''" INCOME TAX.
A machinist, moulder, or other laboring
man, who is able to secure an income Of a
few hundred dollars over and above the six
hundred dollars exempted, is not taxed on
the amount saved until the next year, when
perhaps he is thrown out of employment,
and then, with his family to supportand no
work to be had, he is forced to pay tax on
the last YEARS. income. ra ... G.,- ..,1 j....r.;
We propose torelieve labor of this unjust.
burthen, by requiring capital to pay its
own tax. 1at.. Ej1l l.'n0a 90 ut s'sl la
GRATITUDE TO THE BoNDHoLDERs.
Does the unfortunate man whose purse is
stolen, but whose watch is spared, owe a
debt of gratitude to the thief for not having
taken the watch as well as the purse? /
think not. Does tie unfortunate citizen
who is forced by necessity to pay a money
broker twenty per cent. usury, owe debt
Of gratitude to the Shylock who would col,
lect his usury though he had to coin it from
his victims blood? think not '"' 3"l W
Then, do the people owe a debt OF grati-
tude to money dealers who took advantage
of the desperate necessities of the country
ana with forty thousand dollars in gold
bought one hundred thousand dollars
worth of bonds, drawing seven per cent.
interest in gold, on the whole amount,
whereby Mr.. Shylock cleared sixty thous-
and dollars in the first transaction, and Sc
cured more than sixteen per cent. interest
in gold on the amount of his original in
vestment? And / now ask, in all candor,
whether the people are under such obliga-
tions to this good man Shylock, as to be
bound to pay his taxes as well as their own?
think not, and we shall soon know w
the people think. ., If they wish to pay Shy
locks taxes as well as their own, they will
vote for General Cox. ,ll. "' o! .I...
'I HOW TO AVOID REPUTATION.
My good friend, Mr.. Bondholder, are you
really alarmed about reputation? If you
are, Twill tell you how to avoid it, 1t is
an ugly word, and it would produce ugly
consequences, and if you win aid me, we
can guard against it. How? By being Just.
How? BY paying your taxes, instead OF
forcing labor to pay its taxes, and your own
into the bargain That is hardly fair, good
Mr.. BondhOlder, and if you press too hard,
labor may at last revolt, and away will go
your bonds. Honesty is good policy, I as
sure you, and to be simply just hurts no
one. Come, now,you will not attempt to
play off,uponme that stale joke about your
patriotism, for fear ''the boys" will laugh
at you. But tell me, where did you lose
your legP What! do you say you have not
lost leg? Oh. pardon me, it was an arm
you lost2 No, not even an arm? But am
sure you have a scar somewhere? No,
again. Well, that may all be, for many
good soldier escapes unhurt. But tell me,
what battles you were in? In what CAM
paign did YOU serve? Come, now, don't be
modest. You do not mean to tell me that
you have never seen powder burned by or
against an enemy, and yet you ask to be
relieved from taxation, while at the same
time, yOnder soldier who lost his leg at
Shiloh, and this one who lost an arm at
Vicksburg, and that one there, who had an
eye shot out at Kenesaw, are all taxed, and
yet you ask that you may not only be eX-
empted from taxation, but that these
wounded heroes may be forced to pay your
taxes, after having paid their own. =. ...
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR EXEMPTION.
Butyou say that you oppose taxing bonds
more on account of the poor men and women
who own fifty dollars, one hundred or two
hundred dollars in bonds than on your own
account. Kind and benevolent man Al
low me to. aid you in your benevolent IN
tention; and l will so even further than
you propose, and will say exempt all bonds
from taxation which do not exceed five
hundred dollars, in amount, in any one
family. Do this, and if you do not COM
plain, / am sure no one else will. B~ d..
And before we'p part, let me beg you not
to misunderstood me on the subject of re-
pudiation, for am in favor OF paying the
debt, principal and interest, but ,oithout
aSury. But be assured of one thing, that
the Republican party is in its death strug-
| gle, and if you prevent the bonds from be-
ing taxed, the Republican party, with re-
Inducements from other parties, will renew
| its, lease of life under the banner of repu-
ldiation, as. Wendell Phillips has given the
first signal for the movement, '''' ''''''
| Ii2'I''o6cL LABOR AND CAPITAL 7a" p,
+ Upon former occasion II spoke of the
undying struggle between capital and la
bor, but / forget to refer to the conflict
which took place between capital and la
bor in Pittsburg; when labor was defended
by the Ptttsbary Post under the able editor
ship of, Leekey Harper, the present, editor
of the Mt. Y ern0n Banner, while capital was
represented and labor assailed by Edwin
M. Stanton, the leader-in- chief of the Re-.
publican party, and whose bad deeds have
/ done SO much to destroy its organization,
and to drive honest men from beyond its
| pale. The question at issue was the ten
llhoir system, aud after a long and bitter
l,conflict labor triumphed, then as now, aided
and sustained by the strongi arm of De-
moeraeBGau .sdl lis ,1gdl ,!sjtsm sdi. jgo
l. The greed, for wealth, is the curse of the
age, and like the breath of the Upas tree it
cOhtamihates and corrhpts all it touches.
Societyiwould be betten andmankind hap
pier were wealth more equally divided, and
labor betterremunerated. 4 Capita, luxury,
power are all the offspring of labor, and the
great producef should not only beStreated
with respect, but given every opportunity
for culture and improvements. This can be
done Observation-Disclosures to capital, fof
capital will eyerlhe mostsecue wherelabor
But tiefe W Is sacred actsd right-tEe fight 5of
free thought and free action, with which
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