The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-10-08
Equal Taxation.

compllcSted system now enforced
1t "demands, with all emphasis
Equal taxation of every species
of property, according to its real
value"
No exception is made. The great
question which has embarrassed
all governments and all political
economists for generations, and
witch has never before been solved
to the entire satisfaction of any
body, is now settled. The Demo
cratic wisdom gathered in Tammany
Hall on the Fourth of July has made
the subject simple, and has discov-
cred principle which can be uni
versally applied. Every species OF
is to be taxed equally, not
upon any fictitious appraisement, but
upon its real value.
This beautiful law of democratic
fiinace has not yet been fully eluci
dated. The orators of Tammany
have not obeyed the orders of their
chief candidate, and vigorously
pressed this subject Of taxation. 1t
is quite time they were about it
and if they continue to avoid it, the
Republicans ought to accept Mr.. Sey-
mour's advice, and make this great
principle pfain to every
body. 1t is not often that the party
gives us such an explicit and intel
ligible declaration of it's policy. :
The ''demand'' of the Democratic
party implies thorough change in
our present system oftaxation. The
laws passed by the Republican Con
gress are far from taxing equally
severy species ofproperty according
TO its real value" The Republican
party strongly prefer not to do so j;
and, although there are, doubtless,
still many mistakes in these laws
which Republicans wish to remove,
yet the changes they propose to
make are not in the direction of
aequal- taxation of every species of
property" On the contrary, it is
certain that every Republican of in
fluence in this matter would prefer
to retain our present tax laws un-
changed, rather than to carry out
the Dem moc cratic platform. -.. ,.-.
Here then is adistinctissue between
the two parties. The government
must raise large amounts of money.
Under General Grant the outlay of
the nation can hardly be much less
than S24O,00O,000 a year. Under
Mr.. Seymour, should the Democratic
party succeed in regaining power,
those who remember Mr.. Buchanan's s
administration will be sure that the
outlay will rroidly rise to vastly
more than this. The Republican
party propose to obtain the money
by adjusting taxation so that tshall
burden the people as little as posi-
BILE. The Democratic party propose
to do away with all such adjustments,
and levy "equal taxation upon every
species Of property, according to its
real value
For example, the 'sreal value" of
a fancy sulky driven in the Central
Park, and Of farmers hay wagon
in the country, may be about the
same. The Republican party pre-
fers to lay a tax on the former and
none on the latter; believing that
the vehicle kept for the rich man, S
pleasure ought to pay rather than
that kept for the laboring mans ne
cessity. The Democratic party pro.
poses to tax both equally.
That beautiful chronometer re-
peater, with Independent second
hand and stop, with which races are
timed in Jerome Park, costs just
about as much as an average Kansas
or Minnesota farm. But the Repub-
lican Congress have levied an enor-
nous duty on the watch, equal to at
least a good years entire profits
from the farm, and an, annual pay
ment besides while they make the
farm free. The Democratic party
proposes to tax the farm as much
as the watch. At 4l
The Administer carpet in lux
urious parlor is worth about as much
as a good stone farm-h house in New
York or Illinois. The Republican
party would maintain the law which
taxes heavily the rich mans s tapestry
and leaves the workingman's dwell
ing free. The Democratic party
proposes to tax both equally.
A cigar of average quality costs
the consumer about as much as 6
common loaf of bread, : A bottle O.
choice old Madeira wine, such az
some leading Democrats of this city
give their guests, is worth as much
as barrel Of flour. The Republi
can party in Congress have voted te
tax the wine and cigars very heavily
indeed but have refused 10 tax the
flour and the bread The Democrat
ic party proposes to tax equally
"every species Of property, accor
ding to it's real value" If flour bt
taxed like old Madeira and breac
like cigars, the loaf that is now ter
cents can not be sold for less thar
twenty-five.
There are rich men who have in
comes of scores and hundreds O,
thousands of dollars. There are
poor men who find it difficult, above
their house rent, to get one Thousand
dollars Of ready money for tbeil
families. The laws for which thu
Republican party is responsible ia,
the large incomes five per cent, bu
do not tax the small ones at all. Th'
Democratic party demands th'
abolition of this distinction; which
will take fifty dollars from the ont
thousand necessary to support many
a laborer's family.
Every man VINO has access to tn,
laws can supply scores of further il
lustrations for himself. Which prin