The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-11-15
Bond and Fr,e-and Free Bonds.


Why should The poor men and women
who have given their earnugs-,heir sons
their realiSes-thsir blood 10 subGue the (
rebellion now c!osed, not only pay Tor all
the least of blood bui support in idleness
The cowsrGs who dare moi fight, aud The
rich men who hold bonds exempt By con-
aressional bot not constitutional enactinen,
from taxation
Who made the Poor-ihe laboring man,
woman and child slaves 10 deb;a
Why should you pay any man for being
rich
When this war began, Thouas Smith
owned farm. II was a good iarm---he
sold it for twenty thousand dollars, and put
the money in a bank. He was '-loyal'
man-that is, man who was ia favor
OF Aboliiiouism,
OF nobs,
OF military trials,
Oi arbitrary arrests,
Oi false imprisonments,
o. a total disregard for the constitution.
for The laws and Tor civil rights
During the reign OF Lincoln, the above
qualifications were The test OF loyalty, Smith
had a contract aud made hundred thou
sand dollars, half OF which he divided
among generals. senators and republican
lobbyists. When The war was over, Smith
had seveuty-five thousand dollars. He in
vested it in bonds exempt from taxation,
aud receives every three months over seven
per ceni, Amounting to five thousand aud
ainety seven dollars year.
Smith is rch-Ioyal, and man OF means.
He wears broadcloh, gets drunk, does as
he pleases, and no one dare question him.
He has seventy i've thousand dollars in
government houds-he does not have
lsr;hing oil TAX TO psy-his fortune is made.
Wheu lite war began, Rooen Jones own
ed farm worth twenty thousand dollars.
H. kept i;-weni 10 war-ionsh returned.
he found his iarIn taxed five lhou sand dol
lars by his siay-at-home neighbors TO raise
bounty money 10 give men TO oTsmpt them
from The draft. He finds his properly taxed
taxed axed-taxed 10 raise money 10
clear his loyal neighbots from war.
And Rober Jones learns that he cannot
,ell a cow-horse, crop OF grain or has, buI
!. is taxed. He must help build roads,
bridges, school houses, iais, churches and
paw lhe cuIsnI expenses of his town,
couaiy, city, sla;e and nation. he tolls
sa7ly and s.e. His wife sells eggs, butler,
cheese, gvs,TT snd ,as products d her
loom. ljs children wear coarse goods, sell
5e..ies, wild fruit and game from The field,
river and forest 10 help along. Ihe best
COW goes il The fPring-'he best horse
goes in the fall 10 pay taxes.
Thomas Smith has seventy-fye thousand
dollars in government bonds, by rePubli
can administration made exempt Irom tax
a.ion lie lives al ease, pays nol cent OF
laxea, for any purpose whatever, and then
by law mpels Robert Jones 10 Toll TO pay
taxes. and works few hours extra each
week to pay him, Smith, interest money on
mis- fortune beside.
Look at this
We are lalkirg 10 the Robert Jonss's Of
America now-lo The labofng men OF our
country, aud not 10 The bondholders who are
by d re publican bondocralic administrator
protected in their wealth.
Democracy made this nation what il was
when The war commenced-a rlch, happy
aud prosperous people
Democracy favored equal laxaiion-equai
responsibiiiy.
Democracy taught law and ooedience
thereto.
Repubiicanism has broaghi Us war
! Il has filled the earth witk dead bodies.
IL has hiIocked the land with graves.
II has transformed rich and producing
country inro a land of ashes, broken hearts
and desolation.
Il has rolled in exiravaeance and has
| heaped more taxes upon the people oi the
/ United S,alss than was !-sied upon Amer
lea, France England aud spain whea the
was began.
| Il has by legislation Withdrawn two-lhirds
the capital of The entire Uuiied States from
taxation by borrowing money aud giving
the governments NOES or bonds for Ibe
same, aud besides paying double the inter
! est foreign countries pay, exempted ihe
notes or bonds from taxation, and The ex-
.ravagances of the mos, wicked, reckless,
profigaie and mischief working admins
'raion The country ever knew upon The la
! boring men of the United States.
| The curse visited upon EgyPi-the curse
! of lice frcgs, e;c., was an evidence Of Di-
| vine love in comparison with tie curse oil
Repoblicansm the conntry is now iaborins
under.
Workinrmen OF Amerca-will you heed
these things? VIII yon consent longer 10