Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-28
TAXATION.

TAXATION.
The Na,icnal Republican platform con
taina the following celebration Of princi-
pie" upon the subject Of taxation, n mat
tor in which the labor of the Nation has
great interest.
Fourth is due to the labor OF the
milton tha' taxation should be equalzed
and reduced AZ rspdly as tho nationsl faith
will permit
1t WILDE seen from this expression on
50 important sqnostiou that the party IN
power has no intention Of reducing the
present public burdens AZ present or 70
iacs the public lebt which its platform says
shoa'i extend over fair period Of time
fos redemption" II the radical leaders do
not intend 10 reduce taxation immed iately,
we must infer that there is no purpose Of
rstrenching the present enormous public
expenditures The resolution comedies
another point, which is that the present
system Of taxation is not equal. that il 10
unfair and unjust. Although this fact 10
admitted, there 10 no promise that there
shall bss remedy, on.y At some distant pc
Rod when the bondhodsrs, who are the
controlling power in the radical party. will
permit u. Aplatform is regarded ~ the
law to the party. so the tax payers can not
expect any relief from tho grinding bur.
dsns ualer radical rule.
The ohio and Indiana radical platforms
dec AIRED thai AL property should hear:a
ja.t proportion Of tn. burdens Of taxstisn,"
meaning tat the bond holder should not
be exempt from his ius. proportion Of the
public burdens This Iowa radical platform
il as silent a. the grave TO which the party
i fast tending. upon the subject Of finance
or taxation -th- Convention being made
UP VI too cowndy stuff 10 take aiy post
tVn whatever.
lhr Chicago National Radical platform
omits ali sllusion to question in which
ths INK PAYERS are deeply interested unless
under the vague aud uncertain declaration
that taxation should be cqualizsd as rapid
ly I. the national faith will permit" that
ID when the public debt is paid few gen
erations hence or the honholdsrs will con-
sent that their property in bonds shall be
subject to taxation the Same as other CAPT
tai Or property. Will the "abor OF the
nation" be satisfied with this promise and
prospect Of squalizing and reducing the
taxss in the far or futuret The ballot
boxsa in November uext will thunder their
reputation OF party that proposes no re-
lief from the present grinding ,ax,tion,
snl. as tho bondholdcrs viii permit.
<ieu. ssrnas's Speech.
Being footed out Of his room on Friday
evening last by = bard of music, tho Gsnsr
al, after many boistsrous calls, said:
"Geatlsmm: Being entirely unaceustom-
cd 10 public speaking, and without the de-
ere to cultivate that power, il 10 impossible
Tor me TO lind appropriate language to thank
yen Tor this denomination. All that
can say - this: That 70 whatever position
| may be called BY your will, I shall endeay-
os to discharge its duties with fidelity and
heDesty Of purpose. Ny record is before
ysu.'
Abstaining fiom all political OF any par
txsn feelings whatever. and viewing il
merely a. would1
Tho man In the moon,
Who came down q nocn''
To read the New York Ledger.
10 should most emphaticalIy dsclats that
the above effort 10 . 'stunner." The
gentle reminder Of poverty in powers Of e.
oqnsnt ustsrance, the lack ef desire to be-
come in sIoqusnco and oratory . Demos
,hsnss or Clay, the confession Of deep OBJ
legation to the wsll-paid musicians and roll
licking rabhls, the promise Of fidelity 10
everybody regardless Of everything, the
dexter finssr pointing to his past history,
written by Grant the Elder, and published
in the New York Lsd1sr-all sembins prob.
ably t. make the speech one Of the ablsst,
oest patriotic, and most statssoanliks ever
uttered BY man or General
Radicals read Il; fanatics. Drsos it to
ysur hsares, verify, such speeches ought Z
BE- kept il every family.
0aAnf declared that be would rot b .
candidate On . platforml q Negro suffrage.
50 the Chicago convention accommoda-
tingly gave him platform which may, Or
may not, mean negro suffrage. With
Grants construction Of the thing our negro
suffrage friends will have happy time sup
porting their ticket.
0cssA things happen now-a-days, SAYS
me new York Sun, and one Of The oueer.
ct . sns spectacle Of our friend, Mr.. G.,
Wilkes, on the Aoos Of the s..a,. 1870.
900 70 $40 On the csnvic,;o. 80