The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-09-25

Here is nice little total of one hundred
and ninety thousand dollars invested in the
rich man S comfort-United States bonds
interest payable in gold, and no taxes to
| pay on bonds or interest. ..
Let me figure the interest
sl9O, 100000
| Interest in gold, equal to IL per
cent. in greeu5lciS...,..-.." IL
$4,000 0G
Twenty thousand and nine Hundred dol
lars the poor men of this county are will
ing to pay me for living with them.
Ha! ha! ha! But the National debt is a
National blessingl
I like bonds. All of us New England
patriots like bonds. We have no taxes to
pay on them. Not tax. Rather sharp
fighting that was as fr.a
Yankees are good OF whiting, good at
skinning!
The war was.a a godsend to me filed
quotas and speculated in things. made
money-lots Of it-invested in bordS-and
[ am now rich Gee a.. ---s.
own this elegant house. This furniture
was conquered from the cowardly rebels. =
These chairs, books, pictures, mirrors-all
this furniture was confScatcd and shipped
to me on the sly,
Bully for patriotism
Good morning, bleeding country!
Long live the enduring people!
| went to no War---not one-not any. 1t
was better game to control legislaton--to
figure Tor contrasts 10 pass a law that Unit
ed States bonds should be trcmpt from tGc-
0tion, and tlsat the interest should be paid
in gold.
Guld is Democracy--I detest Democracy,
but the gold part OF it is worth saving!
| pay no taxcI
Not tax!
| love that Congress4that good, Radical
Congress-that gay, festive, and rebel,
h,uting Congress. 1t protects intellect
aud puts the clarps on muscle
1t exempts Us bondhoders from all taxa
ton.
The tax collector never bothers me-
Thank the Congress, the devil, or somebo
dy am not called on to pay CAKES.
Let the poor folks, the working men, the
soldiers who fought, the farmers of the
West, and the miners of tie farther West.
pay taxes.
New England is cunning!
New England If wealthy!
New England is boss--thc West and
South are victims!
like it. All of us tondholders like it.
The poor people support me in idencss.
They pay the money that makes my IN
terest.
They support the ormy, the navy, the
Government--the negroes, the bOndhoders,
and can have what there is left and get rich
if they can.
am bondholder. TIE credit Of the
Nation protects me- The .tooIe Of AmericD
the towards who dare not lift the chains
from their necks-the toiing millions OF
America are my slaves, ana now that we
control Congress ond the army, they shall
remain our slaves!
Indeed! a National debt is a National
blessing-to us sharpers and aristocrats.
The South may starve--
The West may toll
The States may fall
The Territories may suffer
The well men may work
The sick men may want
The orphans may wall
The widows may weep
The poor men, the farmers, the mechan-
les the foresters and miners may pay tax
cs--fol a few Of US, n0tC, as masters
THE POOR MAN.
I have no more crusts, my poor dog. /
gave you the last one, and God knows |
needed it, but you could not starve!
Don 1t look SO wistful-don't look ds if
you pited me, for it makes me ashamed of
man when d0g is the better friend [
will tell you, Fido, few things but per-
haps you can not understand them
must go to work in a few moments-my
nooning is nearly over. That wagon must
be finished. You and / have eaten all the
dinner my good wife put mp for me, and my
little child brought me, Fido, and | must
work for more.
The bondholder has his horses, his car
riages, his wines, his dinners, his suppers,
his races, and his bonds.
| have my tin dinner -pail-my faithful
dog and they tax you, then kill you at that
-and my tool chest, and my hard palms,
and tired bones at night, and my hasty
breakfast in toe morning, lean purse, and
a ton receipt at the end Of the gedn
When quarter-day comes the bondholder
cuts off his coupons aud draws his interest,
and draw my purse and pay rent.
And when the year is gone he counts up
his gains, rustles his bonds and has wine
supper. And when the year is gone | look
at that great robber, the TAX RECEIPT, go to
bed with an aching heart to dream of Dem.
ocratic times, light and equal taration.
| The bondholder does nothing He is
supported.
Iwork. pay taxes to make up the in
terest on his bonds
pay State taxes.
pay county taxes
] pay city taxes
pay town taxes.
| | pay-revenue taxes.
pay school taxes.
pay direct taxes.
pay taxes on every thing.
! | pay taxes to support negroes.
pay taxes to support Congress.
| pay taxes to support the Government.
pay taxes to support the bondholders
who pay no taxes for any purpose whatev.
! er.
And this is equality! Fido, | wish some.
times was dog--a good dog like you,
but shall never ask you to be man, a
worker, toiler--a poor, oppressed, overs
taxed slave to the bondholder.
My heart grows sad, and the tears come
to my eyes oft and often. The bondhod.
sr's wife dresses in silk, bought with the