The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-11-01


!, sny young man ambitious Of owning ihes,
elk skirts. let him clip over and ask mer
chant what he will take for eighteen yard
Of muslin 20 make them. The merehs n
viii ssy. four doIIsrs. Why, says the Gus
toner. seven years sgo you sold me th,
same amount Of goods for two dollars; how
is II thstyou nos ssk me four doIlsrsi Now
II the merchant 10 sensible man, end On
derstsnds the meter, and 10 disposed 10 se I
the truth, what does he ssy. He ssys. il j,
true that seven years sgo I sold you ,hess
goods for two dollars; now eek you four do
lars, but you must recoecs that since sold
the goods for Two doilsrs. the United States
has laid tax Of three eents per pound ..
on every pound Of cotton produced In the
country. The cotton producer pays the
tax. and sticks il on the price Of cotton
when he seIls Il 20 the manufacturers
Then comes Uncle Sam 70 the ms nufsctUr-
ere, end ssys. any dear Mr. Shoddy. did
you msny . good turn during the war; ]
paid you full price for shoes The: nidn'i
last . two days match. and for panta-
looms that bursi in the knee the fret time
The boys tneeied 10 the ranks 70 FIRE. Now.
Messieufs Manufacturers, i want you 10 do
. little for me. Therefore, / have IsId ts y
on every yard Of shirting you msnufse,ure {
|of thst cotton. We'll. Mr.. Manufacturer
pays the tax. and cIsps il on The price whe n
ne cells i to the merchsnt- Then comes
Uncle Ssm again end says. nv dear Mr..
Merchant. We ere little hard up; therefore
We have levied . tax on oil your business
The mefchsnt pays the tax and adds Il 70
the price. So By the time you come 10 buy
The shirs you fnd ell three o. these nxes
on the price, So that, after Oh. il il IN
man that puts the shirts on bis back lhs,
pays the whole Of these taxes
"Why. my friends. you hsvs not thing
upon you--not . coat or . pair OF boots or
shoes-you have not thing that you are
wearing that has no, paid IRON three to i've
taxes % The Gesersl Government. ssd you
sho wear them ere iss men vho psy the
tsxes- Why. when hare made this sreu-
ment before. shere wss one man ignorsnt
enough 70 ssy the poor msn-ths Isbo,inR
msn-who never sees tax gsiherer, never
pays taxes. IL would be gres. deal nearer
the truth 10 ssy that labor psys Oh the taxes.
That il The truth. How 10 i'll Juss look q
i. The orly wsy in which you csn sdd
one single cent TO The wealth o. the country
is BY labor. There 10 no other wy 10 sdd
to the wealth Of the country. 4 man may |
have the finest genius 10 the world. and in
vent the best msehine ever seen 10 the
world. but until labor comes in to build The
nothing is gained By Tho iaven-
licn."
"Tske the rich bondbolder. and don't a.
'ude to this class 10 make On iodividuous
but merely for iIlus,rstion.-l'
Take the rich capitalist. who tolls NOT
neither does b spin. end yet 10 g fue sr
solomon. 10 oil his glory. He does not ed
. much 70 the wealth Of the country il s
'ear--if be produces nothing. but simply
ives upon The interest Of bis money the
'hoensker's apprentice, Who makes : fity I
;ent pair Of shoes ios : child [Applau fIi
Vow Il u just precisely because you can't
'reste wealth except By lsbor-csn not pay [
axes without having wealth to pay them q
sith-it is for that reason that, In the end. Z
be great burden Of tsxslion falls upoc The 4
aboring class. and it 10 ios that reason ihstls
seFe is 20 class 10 the eommusi,y % much .
in having the county but it, q
Is 10 debt snd lightly taxed. - the labor a
ng people. Why, what 10 the effect Of slr
rest debt anS heavy saxs,ion5 What has '
ess iss eject in great Bdtsini Two hun :
red yesrs ago England uss nearly on, oi .
ebf Then she vss, 10 the Isseusge ofIi,
er people o yell . bes poets. Merry oId q
:ng!sod.' Nov she owes four shopssndl Il
'illions Of dollars, and The effect Of ,his .
Mighty public debt bee been that one entire q
ixieenih psrs Of her people ere Dope ndess| D
pon the poor laws for support. Ths, is a
be effect. spon our poor people. Of . great o
s,ionsI debt snd heavy isxasion." y
Nov, ] ssy 70 you, that you cannot pre- :
srve yous liberty nor your prosperity with &