The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-06
The Great AmerIcaD show.

IL 10 bO ulO1 W haNV u ohOW vi tGI
own, and such a show as mover was
seen before.
"Go slow driver 30 as not to jolt
madam and l.
"You wonder, my dear, where get
all my money. l will tell you now
You know that tin box which / keep |
in tho bank2 That IS full of United |
States bonds. / draw $50, year
in gold as interest, and as have not |
taxes to pay, Of course we can enjoy all
this style.
"You SEQ this eager That is aiarmcr
-one OF our slaves. Ho IS working |
tool of ours well-meaning man car
ried away blythe negroes gag crazy OIL
tha. subject, but entirely willing to dc.
vote his days u labor to pay taxes to
support me IN idleness. pay no taxes
-hc is willing topay them all, and to
pay interest ia gold. on my pile of
bonds"
What does his w1e do'"
"Oh, my dear, she works hard
washes milk pans, churns, rubs, scrubs
patches and darns-sells eggs, butter,
chickens and turkeys to us, TO get lit.
tie money to paJ buck to US taxes
Sometimes she Voeps and mourhs over
hor lot; but we must not hear her, my
dearl
9TH o next cage contains returned
soldier, mechanic. Ho was q nice
man, went to war, fought, lost u leg,
came home, and is now working 10 pay
taxes to support the Government and
pay us nabobs."
as that right7"
"Pshaw my dear Don't ask such
foolish questions Might makes right,
you know He was u poor fool. lie
believed all us Radicals said, and was
so engaged IN lighting for his country
that he did not notice how nicely our
good, loyal, speculatingCongress wound
the bands about him. He had q broth
er in the hearmy-killed on raid fol the
cotton our cousin made 80 much money
from, YOU know. lie is now working
u redeem his home from the mortgage
we put on while he was gone and TO
raise his portion OF the $500, 1000, zoo a
year in gold we bondholde ers demand
IN interest.
"You know poor men always work
the best when they are in debt That
is why q National debt is q National
blessing. Drive on slowly?
"Who is that poor WomanT
Oh, she is another one Of our victims
She had husband, he went to war, took
n cold while on raid for cotton,
mules and silver ware. for the benefit
of Curtis, Logan, Butler, Banas and
other thicving Generals, and ut last
died in O hospital. His wife, or his
widow, is now working to support tho
children. The Government is real
good to her-pays her bounty-a few
pence day for her to dream OF her
murdered husband.
AS us bondholders pay no taxes, and
it does not cost us one cent 10 support
the Government, we are willing all the
women OF America should have bouD'
ties, rs long us they pay themse Ives
from their own earnings and not force
us protected bond holders to pay them.
Let them have bounties-by all means
and our interest IL payable in gold !
Drive on, slowly
What is in thar cdge?"
That, my dear, is poor miner-he
is digging goll for US bondholders
Don't disturb him-don't say anything
till we pass HIM, for the returns flor
California and Montana lead US to foai
little trouble from such fellows.
But hero is my cage, my dear which
is nice. You soe those orphans all a
work They are our slaves-thei
fathers died IN battle and us bondhold
ers support them. To be sure, wo don
pay for their support, but we levy
taxes on the farmers, miners, mechah
les, widows and children Of tho coun
try to support these institutions, w
, mix up these things, taking care tc
! draw our interest in gold and to sand
wien our claims between bouIties
, Lfphans, ard 80 the wiling people o
America toll onl Amt IL nice, m
4 dear, to be smart, ahd run this show
to SUIT few ofus bondhollers
Never mind that cage, my dear !
Driver, crack up the horses a little !
4 Touch that off one q little on the flank
with the whalebone.
n The cage is full of fallen women vic
= TINS of political preachers, members O
y Congress, Government officers, lecher
: Gus old dcacons, and others of the Goo
. and morality party. They were once
Q good girls, good women, but they fol
g during the war. But they pay taxe
to support us bond holderS--they iurn
ish amusoments for our manly sons
they add to the revenue, and then
c charges arc distills which gather golC
0 from lnfamy, and that buys the lace
;. you wear, my dear Drive Oh John |!
8 "IVhat cage is Sthdt?"
Q A very pretty o:o my dear. Hol'
r on, driver. Don't you hear tho musi
Of machinery Tho victims are facto
ry operatives of New England slave
t to.wealth, toilers to support us. w
0 work them early and late--pay then
r in grecnbacks, while our interests 1
payuble i'm gold. They work NOR