Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-09-25

frrom tho Albsny Evesisg Journsl.l
The Democratic platform calls for Equal
Taxation on every species Of property &C.
cording 10 its real value, including Govern.
ment bonds and other public securities"
The taxes now levied by Republican
Congress sre confined 10 spirits, fssmensed
liquors, and . few articles which cannot be
chased as necessities. Congress has 70,
licvsd the country Of the tax on over ten
thousand different Articles in common use,
and the total decrease has already relieved
the property Of tbs country Of two hundred
millions Of taxation. and will relieve Il hence.
forward Of over one hundscd and fifty mill.
ions VI dollars annually. The Democrats
would restore ell this taxation, and impose
addisionsl burdens on "evssy ether species
Of properly"
IfSsymous 10 elected, tho Democratic TAX
gstheses will stand on every street corner
end road crossing in tho land, 70 take his
assessment on every single item Of property
you hold.
The man who has . house and lot viii
6nd the Democratic tax.gatherer siter II,
lsvying upon il and its furniture, the carpets,
chsirs, tables, bsds, bedding, cradles, tbs ssa
and coffee. end he pos in which they are
boiled, and the sugar and milk with which
lAsy ase ssasoped, he hour and she tsay ia
which Il is moulded, shs potatoes and she
barrels in which they sss held, the meat asd
The stove o. which Il h cooked, end shs wood
aud coal consumed 10 i, every single passi>
| Gle OF Jood. ana every sihEis s's;ss~ ~ ~....
ing apparel. n you wait The Democratic
tax.gashssss after every spscies Of prop.
esty.' thea vote for Seymour and Blair.
The man who hes . trade, will End the
Democratic tax-gstheser aher every single
tool be hes iu his possession. The black.
smith, the carpenter, the mason, the wagon.
makes-evesy artisan and every laboFer--
must pay his per cent on ths real W ustion
Of the property be owns 10 bic kit OF chest
Of tools. If you want to be taxed on "svsry
species Of properly" you own, according 70
its real value, then vote for Seymour and
Blair.
The man vho owns farm will fnd the
Democratic tax>gstheres after his lands, his
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry. and bis
stock his wheat, oats, corn, barley, hay,
fruit, vegetables, hops, and oil productions
his respers, mowers, culsivatoss. plows, has.
rows, and oil his agricultural implements
his wagons, carriages, sleighs, harness aed
conveyance and equipment Of every kind
bic house and furniture, his barns and OUT
houses, aud "every species Of property" in
his possession. lfyou want to be taxed up.
on ell, according TO its real value," then
vote for Seymour and Blair.
And then when life, with all its wosryinRa
and harrsssings, chief among which shall
have been the Democratic tax>gathercr,
shall have ended, psy 10 him the PR cent.
on your cofin. shsoud and tombstone, and
die, blessing the Administration which shall
have taxed oil thiags equally.
II 10 estimated that there arc sevcnty.two
thousand millions of property, Of the classes
" have enuaesatsd, in thus country. AL
this is 70 be taxed II Seymour Is elected, and
he tells you 80. ~
Ba, ~ bonds are to be taxed, too, il il
said. WE'LL the bonds amount N shout two
thousand millions. Aud 40, supposing the
classes that hold ~ one do not own the 9th.
er, she Democratic party ask shs ovssss Of
species Of propsssy''to submit to taxation,
in order thAt the owners Of the two thousand
millions may - reached. How neas does
that como 70 spiting yous own teeth? We
think the farmer and mechanic will be just
likely to see he beauties Of This equal tax
alton schemc.
Which l. ths bess-to saX luxuries, and
al incomes over and above given amount,
and exempt shs vast catalogue Of property
We have named, or TO- griud every industry
in the dusl9
The Democratic party would levy tax
on "every species Of property" any man
owns, no matter What The income may be