The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-07-30
@EQUAL TAXATTON."
IHAieA System Protects the Poor.
Who ana W has the BeInlontsrs
PropOse TO Taxi

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who ana wh4s thu Belmontsrs.
PrePOse 20 Tax, /
ave demand EQUAL TAXA
TlON Of EVERY SPECIES OF
PROPERTY ACCORDING TO
ITS, READ VALUE, including
GovoEnfBcnt bOndsand other pub.
lic. securities. -
The above is the declaration Of
the fourth section Of the Belmont
ers' platform, jnst as it stands,
word tor word. now, let us Gee
what it means. AS the laws now
stand U. s.. bonds are not taxed,
neither is any other species Of prop.
erty, taxed according to its real
value" The Government instead,
raises its revenue from duties on
imports, tax on large manufacto-
ries and the Aincomes of wealthy
mon, thus shielding the poor from
taxation moro etfectually- than could
be done by any other method. -
Consider the vast amount of mon
ey the Governmentraises by taxes,
and then if You are q poor man
ask yourself seriously, Do ] | pay
any of this taxi Not one cent, ex-
cept 10 ar indirect way, and that
,is more than returned by the do
creased profits of the manufactures
and merchant, and the increased
profits Of produce to the farmer,
and increased wages to tho labo.
ror. caiJl s5t1- NGtshsgastst
This is the present system Of
taxation. What does the Belmont
party propose-to substitution iti
Let their platform answer for them;
Equal taration.of every species Of
property according TO its valuel'-
That is, the manufacturer is TO be
relieved ofhis tax, the wealthy man
Of his tax, and the importer is to
get his goods free Of duty, while
the farmer is to pay a tax upon his
farm according to lis value" on
his horses, on bis wagon, on his
plows, on bis harness, yea, upon
his very crop, standing in tho field
or slowed away in the barn, and
every other Species ofproperty ac.
cording to its real value" The
poor widow is to pay tax on her
COW and her sowing machine and
household furniture according to
it's real value" The laborer is to
pay q tax on his implements, on
his pig, his COW, and ten or twonty
dollar bill he has laid away for a
wet day, each according 10 its
real value" The mechanic a tax
upon his tools and his savings; the
miller, upon HE grist the sawyer,
upon his lumber; the blacksmith
on his forge; tho weaver, on his
yarn; the tanner, on his hides; the
baker, on his bread; the washer.
woman, on her tubs; and "euery
species Of property according to its
real ualue is 10 be tared."
Reader, here are the two systems
OF taxation fairly set forth. The
Republican system taxes the veal
thy; tho proposed Belmont Demo,
cratic system taxes the peor. No
sano man will undertake to deny
it. Yet the organs OF the Belmont.
ers expect to deceive, and induce
poor men TO vote with them
Their gents--unprincipled politi.
cians-are TO be found on every
street corner and every cross roads
with their oily tongues Of deceit
Will you let these fellows who are
working for pelt defeat you2 Can
you not work as hard for your
country as they work for individu.
al gain? Our success rests with
you. The dealing and hy-
pocrisy Of the Belmonlers Is SO
plain that q child can see it. Will
you talk to your neighbors calmly
and dispassionately, and loan him
good papers 10 read2 Vinton coun-
W should give majority for Grant
and Colfax, and it will ifyou do
your duty; for our people have no
sympathy or interest in common
with tho Belmont party. But do
not imagine you can SIT still, and a.
chlere a lctOrW The enemy though
dlshe rtened are hard at york. Meet
them, and the pictOry is yOyrSi-.
Worh WORK. There wiN be no
rictory W,thOm ldborf ,u.