The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-09

And the 10-As @oWV
100000
Nav one hundred thousand dollars is
a,h;no. vet it is quite a little plumb.
, Whnn the war began l wasn't worth
a,,ar unless it was in debts. Now |
eo n, we'll off. But | was cunning cuss!
MA m;an,t | make war speeches, and de-
p Democrats, and mob "copper"
h ho"ds , and GO it strong for the Union?
H Wa, het, Ha-ha-ha But the fools are
~, all dead. Some of them are, that is,
. no, we're killed. Didn't get the poor
, uao,,1e to enlist and fight for the Union?
H ma,pn the Union, if only get Office and
h"ld bonds. That's what makes the
cream elevate itself.
Snd then didn't go i'm for bounties,
am oo it strong in patriotism; and play
IT, # bio on loyalty? Guess not! Oh no!
Guess patriotism don't pay! Look at
thpse little fellows with figures on the
face and these little coupons on the end
Of them. How are you my suffering
country
II takes a smart man to keep out of
uar himself and entce others to go.
ME bounties is what fetched 'em! Poor
fools, You see they went to fight.
From all the towns, cities and counties
70 war they went to get the bounties!
Some were killed
md some were Wounded!
Some were shot
And some were drowned!
Md some When this cruel war was
over, came back I had Il farm. | sold
il and pat my money in bonds. bohas
heat farms ten 10 nothing! And | sold
| stpf1 to soldiers. And | got their boun-
IL money on shares. And filled town
a9etas. and made Il nice little haul by
that. And put my cash in bonds.
gonds are Just old rosewood With gut
N. Let me see. have now one
hundred thousand dollars in govern
ment bonds. How | love my Govern
peaf, It is the rest the sun ever shene
| On, These bonds average he eight per
cent. interest in gold Eight per cent.
On one hundred thousand dollars IS just
. eight thousand and | get it in gold,
worth thirty i've To forty-tive per cent.
premium. This makes in greenbacks
| the snug little sum of eleven thousand
dollars, round numbers.
And the beauty of it is | don't nave
one cent of taxes to pay.
isn't it nice:
This is the best government the world
ever saw. Rich men hold bonds-poor
men pay them. The tax gatherer don't
p0t!ler me. III uOll l COSl lllC oilO ASo
cent to-let me see!
To pay State expenses.
10 pay government expenses.
To pay county taxes.
To pay city taxes.
To pay village taxes.
To pay school taxes.
To pay road taxes.
To pay poor taxes.
10 pay for building churches, school
houses, bridges, railroads, improve
ment>, or even interest.
afn one Of tlie supporters oftl!ia gov
etlA4enJ. Coed tl.ing. II it had nos
been for such loud -mouthed stay at home
guards, the war never would have end
ed. E'cod! that is the best joke OF the
season.
You see we raised them by taxation
OF course. And we taxed the property,
the real estate o the town. And we Is
sued town bonds, city bonds, county
ponds, State bonds, and every otnei
klnd OF bonds. And we sold 'em dos
cheGp to get the money to pay bounties
And us fellows bought the bonds at dis
count, And we gave the "volunteers'
money to go to war. And while they
We're there we had a good time. Ant
we sold our farms cheap, to the wives @
Sle soldiers And we got our bounty
money all back.
And better still. The soldiers came
.leA from the war and now are WORKING
~ pay the taxes to pay interest on my
The id fools went to war, and nov
pele back and work like dogs To pay u
sne interest on the bonds we hoid u
i've the5 money. They are paynis
sGe'l'selves for getting shot at. b"lis
tat Us bond holders!
:. Aad now they work to pay the iii1s ,I
' ,s'', When they get used 10 !, we
~, them pay TIE principal too
II, II good government this is.
a. rs war didn't cost me one cent.
a@nl Spill a drop OF my blood ou
,h ,fhlst, how did baWl out asaihs
the democrats.
r, n''d now sit in my parlor, smok
my srsars drink my wine, en)o
''Sself and have no taxes topay. Loo