Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-27

turers Of the East and the tax. perhaps,
upon whisky, WE'LL, this reduction. of
taxes may increase the profits of the New
Englander, or it may increase the profits Of
the whiskey ring-if there is such a ring
but how much does it tdrelieye you? fn99ifin|
How much cheaper dolyo get your tea
and coffee, and bread and meat and clothes?
When [ was speaking in this vein last falls
during the canvas, a man in the crowd in
terrupted mel suppose he was q iRepubr
licanIand says he; "Why4 do you talk to
these working men about a matter of that
kind? They don't go to the Treasurer's
Office and pay taxes.'bd1 div y9em91qus
All my friend, it, is labor that makes
wealth and, it is the laboring man that
pays all the taxes. On his tea, and his
coffee, and his sugar he pays the import
duty;l Il VoiceutAnd = pretty much the
whisky bills too on ;hisFclothing he pays
the tax which is levied on the cotton, and
the tax, whatever it may be, that is' levied
onithe manufacturer; and the income tax
which the merchant pays, and the license
tax which the retail dealer fpays.iK :-ge. II
The Iaborer not pay. taxes Why, he, at
the bottom, is the one who pays them ALL
But, gentlemen, are you satisfied with the
taxes, and are those whichnare COLLECTED
properly expended r. Voices, s':No.p i Do
you celieve a fair amount is levied on every
article of taxation, and if a fair amount is
levied, do you believe that a. proper pro.
portion 'ot itveyer reaches the Treasury;
and if it don't whose fault is it? sli5y, ~
You have Republican Congress to pass
llrhe lawss Hepublican Senate to confirm
lappeintments1 and to prevents displaces
ments. You have Republican Secretary
lof the Treasury; you have, a Republican
| Commissioner of Revenue; you have Re-
publican committees of Investigation in
Congress. If this money don't reach the
Treasury, who is responsible 2. Why, gem
tlemen, let me tell you that the taxes col
lected in the United States by the Federal
Government and by the State Governments
is one thousand millions OF dollars a year
-one-sixth per cent. upon all the pro-
perty, real and personal. of every kind, be-
longing to every man, and woman, and
child in the United States How long do
you suppose that any people will bear this
thing? How long do you think that they
can bear it without calling upon that last
dread remedy, of reputation? Are you,
i my Republican friends, satisfied with
the policy of the Republican party
in this Particular? We have an enormous
public debt; are you willing that it, shall
be increased and be made perpetual? We
pay an enormous amount of interest; are
i you willing that it shall continue forever
4 to eat out the substance of the people? We
pay enormous taxes every year to keep up
the Freedmen's Bureau, and the military
commission, and the military government,
and toienforce negro suffrage at the South;
are you willing that this state OF affairs
shall continue forever? The Democratic
party points you, with pride, to the fact
4 that they paid the war debt of 1872, and o1
1 the Mexican war, and she promises to you
to pay this debt. She points you, with
pride, to the low taxes and the low tariff:
Of her administration, and she promises to
reduce your taxation. She points you to
the fact that James Buchanan expended
SSO,OO00O0 year, and she promises to you
| when she gets into power, honesty, re.
trenehment and economy. tt % 7.'i' -''
/ Gentlemen, won't you come over and helI
her get power? The Democratic party be.
longs to no man; to no set of men. 1t il
the party of the people. 1t is the party o
liberty; it is the party of progress it is the
party of humanity; it is the party of chear
| government; it is the party OF the Consti.
tuition. [Applause.I 1t invites you all tc
come. lVoice-sWe don't want Ben. But
ler, thought Sherequires no appreciation
'from'any of you, She invites you to come
and ask you myself my friends, to come
to her and give her the power which she
has shown in all our history that she knows
I how to use, and confide to her the interests
of the Government, for she has shown ir
all her history that she can not betray tina
trust.. DO this duit next fall; do it wher
the election rolls around; and we may hop,
again, under the auspices of that party, tt
enjoy union, prosperity, fraternal harmony
and the peace which we had when she wa
in power before. Gentlemen, L thank yoI
Tor your, attention. nsy4 nj saFu 5G ssUgg