The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-13


laughter, and jeers. Most all the
Democrats. Most all the officers
under them were Democrats. They
we're educated Democrats. The
same NAV be said Of the
navy. [WhittIesey, in the crowd
- Good. . Had this great Demo
cratic party joined the South, where
would Lincoln and his party be?
Nowhere. They would be in history,
where John Brown and his followers
are: Democrats must save and gov
ern this country. In viewing the
platforms, / tell you here tonight /
stand square on the New York plat
form. The standard bearer of the
Republicans has sold out to the
Republican party. He was made
General not for his great ability, but
in order to curtail the power of the
Executive. No one thought him
great until he carved out little repu-
tation at Vicksburg At Shiloh, near
Pittsburg Landing, the lenders
of the Republican party were dissat-
isfied with him. Now he has become
their tool and is the greatest General
in the world, not excepting Wash
ington.
/ Hook on Seymour and find him
Christian gentleman, educated aud
refined. A statesman, somewhat cor
servative, and though opposed to some
Of the measures OF the Government,
yet was always ready to furnish men
and money IN whatever quantities
were required. The comparison be-
tween candidates, as between plat
forms, is in favor Of that of New
York, Here there was some confu-
sion on the borders of the crowd. A
distinguished gentleman's beer boiled
over, and he made one grand mistake.
Cries of " Go on, Doctor"
Let us see what the party In power
have done. They have been passing
laws to keep themselves in power, and
have squandered millions of money
TO do so.
& The government has put out
81 100000, 600 IN 5 20 bonds to be
paid, the interest in gold, the princi-
pal in lawful money. The leaders of
this party say we will pay you in gold
\ it we are continued in power. We
want your votes. and $50, 100000 are
to be issued to the bondholders to se-
cure their influence and votes.
They have agreed to pay out
$30,000,0 600, and for what? To Sc
cure their influence and votes. What
ever they have done in the last three
years has been done with an eye SIN
gle to keeping themselves in power.
If we submit, where will this despot-
ism end? If we submit to
this curtailment of the powers of
the President and Of the Supreme
Court, to this use Of the peoples
money for their own benefit, where
viii it end? In despotism and bank
ruptcy. They have collected 81 ,400,-
600, 900 since the war--$500, 600, 600 In
the last year. IF it was to be paid in
silver, it would make 10000 wagon
loads-30, 900 wagon loads collected
from the people to keep this party in
power, and ii stretched out, allowing
twenty yards for a wagon, it would
form train two thousand miles long
two thousand miles of money col
lected from the poor people. But we
are told that the poor do not pay any
tax, only the rich pay anything.
We will illustrate it so plain that
all may see It. Suppose a rich man
builds a house which costs him So, GOO.
A poor man comes to rent it. The
rich man sits down and makes cal
culation-10 per cent on the cost, 4
per cent. on the taxes National, State
and MunicipaD, 1 per cent. for in
surance, and, as it is not likely to
need repair soon, he will let you have
it for $3.50. Who paws the taxes?
The merchant goes to New York and
buys a fine stock of goods to put In
this $3.50 house.
How does he know what to charge
for his goods. He calculates the first
cost, transportation, Insurance, rent,
taxes, licenses, &C., and puts them all
upon the goods, and if you buy shirt
you pay the tax Who pays this ST.
10000, 900? Is it the rich man and
the bondholder? Is it the man who
rents the house or buys the goods?
Every man OF you have to help pay
it. You can't go to book
store and buy bottle of ink or pen
for your little daughter without pay
ing tax. Yo1 can't 60 to man who
pays a license or tax, to make q
purchase but you help pay it. All
are deeply Interested IN this question
Of taxation. You poor men are the
ones who feel the effects Of this tax.
You have as much affection for your
wife and children and desire to sup
port them aud provide for them as
we'll as the rich. but it is hard to sup
port them as you wish to. The
| wealthy man has none ct your
troubles. LIE he owes a debt all he
has to do is to sit down and write a
check to the bank, put two cent
stamp on it and the matter IS of his
mind.
The Saviour illustrated them by
the parable of the. poor widow, who
threw two mites into the treasury.
She had given all she had, Would it
not be hard for millionaire to give
all he had? You say they pay so
much on each dollarl The poor man
feels it worst. You must consider
this question of taxes and you will,
As II is impossible for the people to
stand this tax much longer.
The Government has contracted
the currency. with a view Of return
ing to specie payment. We have not
sufficient currency. The rich have
not money enough to carry on i'm
movements; to give the laboring men
| emnIovment. The Government has
81. 100000. 600 OF bonds now due, or
about due. The Government has $780,
600 600 of bonds. Let them take
these up and give out green backs. Ii
a man owes 50 and has $10-Sa In
greepbacks and s. in National
Bank currency he pays out the
national bank currency aud keeps the
greenbacks. Take up these bonds
and you would save $2O,O00,OOO IN
gold or $50. 100000 in taxation. We
need that $3.50, OO0,0 900 for circulation.
The demands Of business require more
n1nner to be issued for the wants of