The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-05-02
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n, The Farmers, Mcchanics anu Day
LAborers. i

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SIS Tho pella Town ses1'e,.saa is doing a
good work for tho cause of Democracy in the
West. Z talks right out; It's sentiments are
j .iissoand. Readit, You hnlfpenitentM MOngrelites,
I and acome out iron, among thefoul party, and
j vote for what's honest and md tue,''' true;
8 s You have greater interest in change in the
General Government than any class of people
I an the. country. What you get, you work for
4 Il = on have no chance to steal, even if you had
che inclination. You havc no inclination in
i, that direction, cr you would havejoined the
Republican. party long ago. You seek no
! Offices, because you prefer to earn your bread
honestly You desire to make comfortable
siopesf foF your spfies and hehhSSea 70 You are
found in the, fields at the work bench, driving
the cart, and laborihg for your own as we'll as
sEie public goood@aPoor men are 81 naturally
Democratic, because they have no time to
plad and scheme to cheat their. neighborass..
i You have no time to spend in tho club room,
ingendering some plan by which you can
swindle your neighbor and live without work
And yet YOU hardly take time to think of how
much importance you are in this, country
! Upon the farmer, mechanic and day laborer,
the prosperity, wealth and durability of this
entire country depend. If you fail, all fail
], IF you suffer, all must suffer. You furnish the
bread, meat, fuel, clothing, and all that is,
necessary to make asState and a people pros
porous. You dcyelope the country, subdue
the soil, convert the forest into blossoming
fields, and furnish the drones. hangcrs-on,
trimmers, bankers, shoddyites, thieves thugs,
7 murderers, aristocrats, Congrcssmen, sinks,
men, brokers, merchants, the old as we'll as
the new world, the articles of commerce, traf
fo and trade, and feed as well us clothe the en-
/ tire people. 2aId2 W ,438 Eitk0 t.
ssn You pay the enormous taxes for road, bridge
and sohoolhouse purposes! You pay the coun-
ty and State tax. You pay the tax that furn-
ishes the rump hounds the fund from which to
steal themselves rich You pay your own as
well as the bondholders' tax. You pay the in-
9 terest on the bonds. You support the Freed
10, mems Bureau You support a standing army
p In the time of a most profound peace You
are paying fvc hundred and thirty millions of
dollars annually, while the bondholdcrs pay
not q cent. Laboring honest men, are you
not ns tired of this thing Are you nottired of
[ taking from the mouths of your children and
from the backs of your wives the food and
clothing that their love demands, to support
the Infamous thieves and cormorants who now
81 rule you with rod Of iron Can you sweat
and athe taxes Shi nys ata
out your lfe's blood Will you stand sile;1
bsAbyand see your farms sold, the homes Of 70,
wives and children taken from you for the ou
rageons taxes that these pinps of the "Gt
ess;and morality" party are stealing daily al
h hourly from you? Awaken to realizir
sense of your, duty Swear by the God
your fathers that this thing must stop! Go
sasthe polls and learn these men that equal tax
tion was the rule of your fathers! Teae
these mercenary S-oundrels that you are yet
free people, and that this is still the land
the free and the home of the brave" The
mepsaTouso! and let US rout them, hors
foot 7and sdragoons'! Steady on the who
n line! ssta .,i 4 I
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