The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-13

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showing out Of every $40 36cts. worth
of goods purchased we pay s3,Glcts.
taxes TO tariffs, direct and indirect,
which Is about twenty-five per cent
or one fourth of our whole purchase.
A laboring man earns two hundred
dollars, which he uses TO supply him
self and family with clothing and the
necessary comforts of life, and q few
of the Injuries, one fourth of which
fifty dollars, is consumed in the way
Of taxes and tariffs, and yet no one
sees or feels the weight of taxes, the
only way that the high prices Of goods
are accounted for, is that the mcr-
chant is making an enormous profit on
them; while the simple fact is, every
merchant is a sub-tax-collector, he
advances the money for taxes when
he buys the goods of the manuiac-
tmer, and he advances the money to
the government in the way of tariff
duties. When he imports the goods
and sells to the consumer, he collects
the taxes and tariffs with interest on
the same as a part ofthe value OF the
goods. The taxes and tariffs enter
the frstcost ofgoods when purchased,
and the consumer has to pay interest
,and profit on the taxes as he does on
1.-THE real value Of the goods.
VI will now endeavor TO present to
\ the poor laboring negro, the "cat's
paw," the life and soul Of the Radi-
al party, the only one TO whom they
lock for support. We have only "a
show him who are his friends, who II
Is that is riding him TO death, for
what purpose they intend 10 u'c him,
and who II the common enemy to our
interest. That, what Is the interest
of the white man, is the interest Of
the negro also, he has taxes to pay as
we'll as the white man, show to him
how and wherein he pays taxes, and
how much he pays directly and in.
directly, and how much more money
he would have to put in his pocket
when Christmas comes If he had nj
taxes to pay. Just ask any Negro
how much taxes he Pays, and he vii
say at once, "why, ! don't pay nj
taxes, niggers don't pay taxes" ant
such is the opinion Of every negro
but the truth is quite different, ant
here il is:
A negro man employed on farm
gets one half Of the products Of hi
labor, which on an estimate will no
exceed two bales Of cotton, which vii
not sell for more than 175 dollars
after deducting 30 dollars specia
tax. 175 dollars spent for supple
for himself and family, % per cent 0
which h tax, State and county Ia
three dollars.
Thus showing s76,75 cents III
, amount Of taxes paid by every mai
employed in the production Of cotton
: one fourth Of the money he pays 70
, everything he buys Is taxes; and ;
, extend the above calculation into al
: of the ramifcations Of per ccntag
and compound per centage on take
from the time that the tax Is frs
) paid on the cotton until lis return
} the consumers back, we will fin
/, tbat the poor negro's tax docs ne
: Isalf far short Of ono hundred dollar
} Taxation Is almost exclusively Dor
: BY the consumers, large majority ,
!, whom arc common laborers.
| Now, Mcssrs. Editors, tho Rad
|, Gals have given "a a good lever, an
: why not use ifto our own advantag
D and that actively. Action, / sa,
/, should be our watehword. Dow
e with taxes; sing ia funeral dirg
: talk taxes TO everybody; think tax
! every day; preach taxes to 20,
] neighbor, teach taxes 10 the negroe
J, ignore every other subject exec
e taxes and their continued freedom
g and assure them Of continued fire.
] dom, and ask their aid 70 assist us
: opposing taxation; advise them
d register taxation, TO vote against tai
\ alton and no convention. A convcl
d ton makes more taxation; organize
= party against taxation; nominate cal
e didates fer delegates 10 the convel
e ton In opposition 10 taxes apd col
Z vention; oppose the Freedmen's ID
Z rau, because II i supported
u taxation: organize seainst The Rad
= oal party, bscarse i imposes cxort
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