The Portland daily press., 1868-08-27

James A. Briggs, Esq, OF New York, made
a speech at Lancaster Hall, Tuesday night,
containing some very important statistics.
The Democracy enter upon this campaign
with lies founded upon the financial compl-
cations, monetary arrangement and industri-
al disturbances occasioned by their own re-
bellion as their sole capital. We make the
following abstract of Mr.. Briggs's speech in
which he completely annihilates a large num-
Der of these false and deliberately fabricated
statements:
One merchant in the city of New York. Mr..
Alexander I. Stewart paid more tax on his
income for 1865 than was paid by the people of
ten States and four territories and more than
was paid by either one of seventeen other
States. He paid $197 600 more than was paid
by all the people of New Hampshire, and $685.
0OO more than Oas paid by the people of Maine,
and half as much as was paid on incomes in
Michigan
The income tax does not reach the laboripg
man. The population of the United States is
estimated at 36,000,000, and the the number of
persons who returned incomes for the wear
1867 (as stated by the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue in his last report) in the United
States was A0134. Of this number 63 O85 re-
turned incomes of t,centy dollars or less, and
42947 over 500 and under $50. se2
The people of the Third Congressional Dis
for 1865 than was paid by the people of any of
the States except Illinois, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The Pacific Mills Corporation, Lawrence
Mass, of which the Hon. j. Miley Edwards is
Treasurer, paid more Internal revenue tax
for 1865 and 1866 than was paid by either one
of eight States and four territories-and more
than several of them combined.
From September. 1, 1862, to June 80, 1867
New England paid $167 O99 513 O2 Internal rev
and of this Onlv GQ17 e..
spirits.
We are often told that the Eastern States
made money during the war at the expense of
the Western States, and that the accunula-
tons OF the East were greater than all other
paris of the country. This is an error While
, it is true that most if not all departments of
manufacturing industry were prosperous at
the East during the war, it is equally true that
the agriculturists of the West were the most
prosperous and thrifty. The farmers Of Ili-
nOis made more money on the one article of
corn from January l, 1861, to January 1, 1867,
than was made By all the manufacturers OF
New England for the same time. Corn was
worth in Chicago, Jan. l, 1861, seventeen cents
hnshel. The increased price from that time
up to an. !, 1851. will average 80 cents a BUSH
ell, and estimating the prod let at 100 900 GOO or
bushels per year for the siI years gives 6OO,-
100000, and at fifty cents advance makes $780,
100000. 1t is a fact that in the winter of 1860
81 the farmers of Illinois burnt corn for fuel-
~.
the winter of 1860-61 creditor in New York
was offered by his debtor in Illinois. in paw
ment of debt, Corn at six cents busliel. The
creditor accepted the offer, and ordered the
corn shipped to Chicago. Upon its arrival
there he was astoniShed 10 learn from his agent
that it would not sell for enough to pay
charges. Corn is worth to-day in Chicago from
70 to W cents, and wheat from $1.50 to $1.72.
1t Is gratifying fact that the great and impor
tant interests of agriculture have been success
q last Ia,,
ent upon the soil for our prosperity. The West
fed our armies when they were fighting in the
cause OF our country
We also hear much said about not taxing
the rich bond holders. Now, fellew- citizens,
with few exceptions the rich do not hold the
bonds of the United States. The bonds of the
United States are held by Banks by Life,
Fire and Marine Insurance Companies, by
Savings Banks, by persons in trust for estates
societies, &c. How is it here in your own CITY
and State with the government bonds? Who
holds them? l went this morning into one of
your Savings Banks, aud asked for the last re-
port of these banks to your Legislature and
upon examining found that the amount depos-
tied in the Savings Banks in Maine in 1867,
was $5598, ,600.26, and of this amount these
banks held of Government securities 81 ,373,-
1888, and of National bank stock 1855, 9,565 max
log a total of government securities held by
your savings banks, of 81 ,732, ,953 almost one
third of the whole amount Of the deposits
The amount of deposits in 1866 was $3.946 ABB
52 in 1867, S. 59S, 800 26, being an increase for
the year of 81 ,652 1854 The number of de-
positors in 1867 was p, ,593. Now, are these de-
positors your rich men and women, your peo-
pie of substance? No, they are the Common
people" and thank God, we have common peo-
pie in this glorious land of ours, and that
none are born here booted and spurred to ride
the backs of the people by the grace of God"
These depOsitors are the laboring men and
women and children who earn their bread in
the swes of the face. These deposits are the
savings of the wages of labor; and these are
the people who are interested in the bonds of
the government, and believe that this govern
ment of the people should keep involate its
faith with the people-and it will rssA fE'
Mr.. Pendleton, in his speech on Saturday
paints doleful and sad picture of your condi-
tion in this city and State. He asks, "Wky is
it here in the State of Maine that your agri-
is paralyzed, that labor is put either upon half.
work or half-pay"? Agriculture depressed
in Maine, when your "Argus" of to-day tells
us that apples are worth from S. to So per bar
rel; butter, 30 to 40 cents; beans, from S5 to Sc
a hushel: cheese, IL to Is cents; rye, $1 80 to
So bushel; oats, so to IS cents; corn 81 s5:
hay S14 to S18; pork, $50 to $35; beet, 13 to
10 IL cents per pound potatoes, $3.-5 to $500
per barrel, and poultry from 25 to 30 cents a
pound. MIR. Pendleton don't read the papers,
and paints all industrial interests with the
sombre hue of his political vision, and that is
dark enough. You have not labor enough
The supply is not equal to the demand and
the contractors on your water works want men
to dig at $2 per day.
| noticed to-day paragraph in paper,
written by ga Laboring Man in Maine," in
which he states that in 1859 he "could buy a
barrel of flour for four days works" He can
do the same now. He "could then for one
days work buy fifteen pounds of sugar" He
orse-hdt pounds. "He could then tor one days
work buy 10 pounds OF. coffee" "a mistake)
He can 1oao for one days aoorE bug seuen and
one-hdJ pounds. "He could then for one days
work buy eight pounds of tobacco" He can.
now for one days aDork bug seven and one
half pounds at 40 cents a pound, and 1 would
refer him to the wholesale price current of the
Advertiser" of Aug. %, 1859, and to the same
in the Argus: of Aug. 25, 1868. for the prices
and to the increase of-deposits in the Savings
Banks. That tells of the prosperous state of
the laboring man here in this beautiful city,
rising like the tabled phoenix from its ashes
The Democratic orators and papers tell US
we are poor; we can never pay our national
debt. !" The following is the estimated crop of
this year: 81
Cotton, 100000 bales at % cts. is $4,000 900
Corn, 10000 900 bushels 1,000.O0O.0OO
w meat, 20 000,0O0 500, 900, 900
Oats 340,000,0O0 2O0OoO' 'O00
Rye, 35.000,a00 " b2 50O 000
BARLEY, 25,000,0O0 -=ssE ~ s75O0'OOO
Tobacco, 175,O0O hhds. 14s,OnO,OOo
Hay, 100000 ono
Rice, potatoes, butter cheese, pork, '''''''''
poultry &C., r-r Il. 49, 100000
Total, $2,73s, 900, 900
This estimate leaves out all the products of
our manufactures, and it gives US $249,675 $40
more than the amount of our national debt
Is a man or nation bankrupt aohose indebted
ness can be cancelled By one gears product
But we have paid, according to the statement
of the Secretary of the Treasury, since Aug.
80, 1865, the sum of $266, ,S65, ,09O.76 of our ma
tional debt, and at this rate in less than half
of generation we can pay our entire debt,
and lift from the people the heavy burden of
taxes imposed by Democrats in their efforts to
destroy the best government ever devised by
the wisdom of man.
Men of Maine. roll up 10000 majority for
your State ticket in September, and you will
cheer the hearts and the hopes of all loyal and
true men whose eyes are now turned with
great anxiety for the light that is to radiate
from the "old Pine Tree State"
Great Republicau Meeting i'm Bruins
--"f wick. ais .
BRUNSWICK, Aug. 25th, 1868. \
IT, H. IL