Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-10
A Radical Editor upon Federal Taxa


The masses arc not paying one cent Of
the national revenue by compulsion, and
that indirectly, most of it through tobacco
and whisky. The rich and wealthy are
paying by far the largest part, in the
shape Of incomes, licenses, stamp duties,
and luKuries which pay high import du-
ties. These burdens the Democratic lead
ers seek to change from the rich TO the
workingnen and farmers, under the plea
of their platform which says that the
Democracy demands that taxation shall
be equal on every species of property, ac-
cording to it's real value - Iroaton (Ohio)
Journ0l.
We give the above as a rich specimen of
the intellectual food with which RADICAL
ism regales it's deluded followers. uThe
masses are paying but 3 small portion Of
the taxes, while the rish and wealthy are
paying by far the largest partl" Such
stuff may satisfy the ignorant fanatics,
who make up the rank and file of the
Radical party, but it will hardly delude
or mislead any intelligent lover Of truth.
The public debt is not owned by the
masses, The bonds Of the Government
are held by bloated speculators, by rich
shoddyites who made their money by
swindling the Government during the
war; by the treasury thieves who have
fattened on the corruptions Of the Gov.
crnment, and by radical revenue oHicers
who have prefted by whisky rings and
other schemes Of fraud. The rich holders
of these bonds pay no tax upon them, aud
most Of them have no other income upon
/ 1xuk ktak IN "a L. L. l. l..
mostly paid by merchants, farmers, me-
chanics professional men, and others in
legitimate business. Aud this tax on in
coms, lie in the end charged TO and paid
| by the masses Of consumers The mer.
chant, farmer, mechanic, or other person,
who pays it to the government collector,
adds the amount to the price Of tho article
he sells, or the service he renders, and
thus in the end it is charged upon the
laboring consumer.
In no civilized country "a Garth are
the masses of the people more oppressed
by taxatien, than the masses Of the people
Of this country are under The present rad.
ical misrule. Fully one third Of all they
necessarily pay out goes into The public
treasury, or rather is taken away from
them in the shape Of taxetion. The ope-
ration Of high tariffs for che protection Of
manufacturers, the income tax, the tax on
certain descriptions Of manufacturers the
stamp tax, the license tax all bear finally
and oppressively upon the labor Of the
country. They have increased the price
of everything consumed Eight years. ago
the lnborer could get for two dollars what
he Is now by reason Of the PRESSURE Of
Federal taxation, eompelleA "a pay SIS.
The Democracy does demand that stag
alton shall be equal on every description
Of property according 10 ils value" Il
demands that the wealthy Radical bond
holder, whose income is paid 10 him out Of
the pablic treasury in gold, shall pay the
same tax upon his wealth that other eiti.
zens are required to pay. II the Demo
cratic party gets into power, It will make
the burdens Of taxation fall where they
eau DO most easily borno, upon the wealth,
and not upon the labor OF the country.-
Chillieoths AdsTiiser.