Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-06-13

men pay them. The tax gathersr don't
bother ne. It don't cost me one req
cent toilet ne see?
y To say STAN expsnsep AZ "A 4
10 pay gov stnmsdt expresses
ToipAy county iaxsE
To pay city taxes
To pay villegstaxsal
To pay town tsxesi "
To pay school taxasl I'd
To pay road taxesl
To pay poor tAxssl
Tospay for building chuTpheS, school
houses, bridges, railroads, Improvements Its,
or even interest
am Que Of the importers OF this
Government Good thingsl If it had
not been for such fOul.mouthed stay-at-
home guards the war would never have
besnisndsd. And the soldiers bOun-
tiesl E'sOd, that is the beat joke of the
seasons agEg ess a. svrrss
You see We raised them BY taxation Of
course. And we taxed the property
the real estate Of the town! And We is
sued tpyn bonds, Oity, bonds, country
bonds, state bonds, aud every other kind
of SCAds Aud We sold lpns dog cheap
to get che money to pay bouhties. And
US fellows bought them at 4 diacount.--
And we gave the "VpluntOeFS' money to
go to war. And while they were gone
We had sgOOd time. And We sold our
farms cheap to the wives Of The soldiers
And we got our money all back. w.
And, better, still; the soldiers came
back from the war, and are now working
to pay tho taxes to pay intOreStlOn my
bonds 9ad y z
Isn't 1t niicef 4pa Is. aa
The id fools went to the war, and
now come back to work like dogs to pay
the interest on the bondS we sold to Civ
them money. They are paying them
selves for being shot at. Bully for d
bond holders /
And now thsy work to pay the interest
When they get used to it we'll make ZEN
pay the principal, too. What q gooc
Government this is
The war didn't cost me one cent.
didp't spill Q dropOf blood but keyEhis
how did baWl out against the Demo
Gratis m UdIUL ltIDdfM
And now | cit 10 my parlor l smOk,
my cigars ; | enjoy myself and have n
taxes stOapay.e Look al thstpoOr Gus
across the creek. He amt worth q thou
sand dollars, yet he poor dog, is in debt
and pays half bis earnings in taxes. H
pays alllthe taxes, andlthsn hiswifs sell
! butter, eggs, wooden yarn, milk, yegeta
bleS and such little things she wants t
get the money to put ia bank to pay th
] Interest on my hundred thousand dollar
as it falls due every three months.
You see thia is financial science l.
Poof men support the Government, pa,
all the. taxes make 10 richer do all tn
fighting. We bond holders, office hold
srs and such patriots do the figuring, &c
the Offices, the money and have a goo,
time of it. 'A
Now I eat fine food, while that poo
cuSs over the way eats coarse. And
wear brOadcloth, he wears patches. An,
my wife iaunts her silk and swings he
;. balmOral skirts under the nose Of tina
poor mans wife, for 4 ana q rich, tsxless
bond holder, and bells q poor cuss, Nh
supports the Government and me, too.
Work away, you poor fools. Toll you
f~UgefsrtOahs bone, and die poor nea 70
my sake. The war was Q godfSendt t
thieves, sWindIers, towards, stayratrhom
patriots, abolition agitatOrs, and in fac.
all of our crowd of Union voters. Dam
the Union, if we can only hold our bond
and Offices, and keep the people in pow
ertyf
Guess this wasn't a rich mans var
guess not. And l guess you folks darsn
60 for equal taxation Of reputation
for it is wrong to ipjure US chaps VIII
support the Government. OC--.
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