The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-22

port party 10 create a moneyed Gristocra-
cy, and party that was not only opposed
70 taxing U. s. bonds, but in favor Of pay.
ing the principal Of the bonds in gold, when
on the face Of the bonds il does not agree to
pay them 10 gold, which would be giving the
bondhoIder equal 10 fourteen hundred and
Fifty dollars in greenbacks for every bond of
one thousand dollars, aud you would receive
seventy thousand nine hundred dollars, for
what cost you less than fortytwo thousand
dollars, as you bought them at a discount,
and for the farmer, the business man, the
mechanic and laborer to receive paper mon.
ey for their dues, and for them also TO pay
your proportion Of taxes-you with the gold
received from the government for your inter.
est can purchase clothing and provisions at
half the price that others can'purchase them
for with paper currency.
B0ndhoIder-l admit that it is very hard
on those who have no money to buy bonds
with.
Mechanically, sir, am acquainted
with man that lives in a country town in
this state and has sixty.6ve thousand dol.
lars in United States bonds, pays no tax.
nothing for educating his son at the public
school, rides over the road in tour wheeled
vehicle that cot $4,000, and lets others la
labor to keep the road in order at their ex.
pensc, while hard working man, living
within quarter Of mile of where he
boards, cultivates with his own hands eleven
acres Of land, supports q wife and three
children by tOiling twelve hours a day, and
pays four times the tax OF his rich neighbor
who pays only poll tax--do you think
would support any party that would pursue
such policy--this is the republican plat
form.
Bondholder-The republicans have made
some mistakes. am apprehensive their
course will injure the party.
Mechanical government Of the people is
not intended to favor the rich at the ex'
pense Of men OF limited means, taxing the
latter class of their various occupations,
and furnishing gold to the one and paper
currency TO the other, exempting the bond
holder and his children for thirty or forty
years from taxation, creating privileged
class as in Ireland, where the people labor
for the benefit of the wealthy aristocracy.
B0Hdhoider-You ought not to find fault
with bondholders, If government chooses &c
favor US. Why not find fault with negroes
at the south whom the I. S. government
supports the year round2 Are you moi
taxed to take care of them and are they
not allowed to vote The poor white mar
at the north cannot vote, if be receives from
the town or city three feet of wood in the
winter season. Why not complain OF the
injustice Of iavoring the negroes, eIclu.
ding the white man from the same priv
| leges.
Mechdnic-What you state is another act
Of injustice on the part Of the republican
party. While was in favor Of freeing the
negroes, / was not in favor Of the republi'
cans giving them any privileges that they
did not give white men. | am aware thai
the white lsboring classes are supporting the
| negroes Of the south. The official reports
| from Washington state that over one mil
lion dollars have been expended for fuel fol
them, and over three million Of dollars fol
medicine, and the amount for provisions
which was very great, do not remember
you bond holders do not pay any part Of
this. The wssteful extravaganza and sys
TEN Of taxation adopted by the republical
party is very severe on men Of limited
means, and laboring classes particularly
there is nothing that they consume or use
but costs them really double. The farmer
has his share ofthi9 republican taxation and
waste to bear in his high taxes on his
farm the exorbtant prices for his nipple
ments of husbandry ploughs, shovels, hoes
| &C., his clothing and articles of consump
ton for his family.
B0ndholaer-If bonds were taxed should
buy your house, for then it would not oper
ate against my interest to hold real estate
Meciqnic-Tax bonds, anGdtys6d %6alu see
dwelling houses erected with great rapIdity
giving mechanics plenty of employment
and rents at reasonable rates, farmers re
lieved from a heavy burthen, and the coun
try prosperous.