Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-10-04
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Her" are the great necessary expenses for
which you are taxcd-taxes ordered by
yourselves, and not growing at all out ofthis
wardebt of which these dishonest Repadiator,
complain, but taxes mainly for Education
and improvements. The tax levy for School
purposes is alone larger thar the whole lew
before the war. 1t is a noble expenditure,
and every dollar SO laid out brings back
large returns. Copperhead sneaks NAV no,
like it, because Democracy don't flourish in
the atmosphere Of the School house. Then
there are your bridges-$l7,449.s2 70,
bridges-sn item Of tax levy that before the
war you did not have, and coming within a
few thousand dollars Of the whole levy in
some years of that period.
But the precious author Of the above Re.
pudiating document wants Bank Stock tax,
ed. Well, let US tell him that a sure way
to have it done will be to vote for W. G.,
DOMAIN and p. c. WILCOX, and help cleo,
the Republican candidate for Governor. For
the last Republican legislature of this State
passed a law taxing Bank Stock. and a Re-
publican Governor approved the act. Tn.
iortunatelyth the act was imperfec,ly drawn. and
the Supreme Court decided tina, no tax could
he levied under it. A Republican legislature
next winter will correct the oversight as soon
as it meets, and Bank Stock will be taxed as
it would have been had the will of the RI
publican legislature been carried out. A
Republican governor of the State Of Illinois
called an extra session a few months ago Of
the Republican legislature of that State, for
the express purpose Of providing TOR the tax
alton OF National Banks for local purposes.
and every Republican in that legislature w.
ted for the law, and il is on the Statute book
OF that Staet to-day. So it is needless to turn
Republicans out, and put Copperhead into
power. to secure this action. However. these
Copperhead trickster's cover up the fact tina,
National Banks are now taxed for Federal
purposes, and that the National Bank Of In.
dependence pays } per cen, tax on its CAPT.
tai Stock to the General Govern ment-equal
to the tax which other property in the coun,
ty pays for all purposes.
But, voters Of Buchanan County, all this
talk about taxation and debt, is simply to
cover up the great momentous issue Of the
hour. The country, saved for a time from
Rebels BY the sacrifice Of hundreds Of thou>
sands of lives and ofthousands Of millions of
money, is now in danger Of being delivered
up to them through the treachery of a Presi-
dent debauched by Copperhead influence.
The Republican party stands now, as it has
stood during the war, between the nation and
its enemies. You cannot strike it down
without yet insuring the triumph Of treason.
The great work Of the hour is to secure the
reconstruction, on = SURF basis, of the ma
iion. Until this is done, the triumph Of the
Republican party is absolutely essential to
the safety Of your political institutions.
Every vote given against the Republican
party is given TO Andrew johnson and to
Treason. Let no side issue blind VOC to this
fact. Every vote lost to the Republican
Party goes to encourage the policy of An,
drew johnson and the cause of Treason.
The fruits Of the war are yet uncertain.
Only through the Republican Par,y-,he
Party Ct Loyalty-can they De secuted. Do
not be misled then. Do not prove lukewarm.
But let every man who loves his country see
that he does not fail to cast his ballot at this
crisis for the Republican Party, and against
the Copperhead traitors who are yet seeking
to sacrifice the honor and existence Of the
nation.
RscH.