The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-08-12


E'OIl. brit says Judge Ranney, and Judge
Thurman, aud Mr.. Pendleton, and Mr..
VallRndinghan, the debt is n crushing
weight upon the industrial classes, upon
the farmers, upon the pJor. How many
farmers. within the hearing OF my voice, I
have felt oppressed ON account OF tAo Ma
tionag deb5 / undertake to say, that in
this Township of North, there Is not one
farmer in fifty who has paid one single dol
lar of income tax into the Treasury oi the
United Safes"
Well. so much the worse for the farmers. /
But is this debt not a crushing weight up
on the industrial classes, the farmers and !
the poor? Does no body pay any tax but |
the %rich manufacturer" and those who
have large incomes? Do the poor pay no |
taxes? / tell you these classes are almost |
taxet. TO DEATH They are taxed from the |
cradle to the grave, on everything they eat |
and drink and wear. Not according to
their means or ability, but according to
their necessities; the number of children
they have TO clothe and feed.
Well may it be said that A. T. Stewards
tax don't hurt aim Why9 Because he
does rot really pay ii; he Only aaudaces il.
The laborer and the consumer pay the
,chole bill Take pound OF tea for illus
tration. The original cost is Scots. The
importer pays the tariff on it in geld, and
adds to the price, A. i. Stewart buys of
him, aud adds his share of tax, income,
and profit to it, and sells to the Western
Merchant who must also have his profit;
and he sells it to you for 50, and you and
yom family consume it, and you thus paw
the acb0ke bill, tariff, tax, prof and all.
That is the end of it, You cannot shuttle
it off on any one else. So with ether Rrti-
| clcs YOU consume at least one-half is ta~.
| You may not own a dollar in the world,
| over and above the earnings Of your daily
| labor, and yet, if you have large family,
under this ruinous system, you may pay
more tax than millionaire. Is this just?
! | tell you it is monstrous The burden is
thrown upon those least able to bear it
not upon luxurics, bat upon the real neces-
saries of life This tax Yields, on an aver
age over $40, COS, 900 in gold, per year all
paid by the consumer. And Hon. David
A. WeRS, in his Report says: The chief
poition Of these duties is derived. not from
articles of luxury, but are on the contrary
| derived from commodities of almost uni
versal use, such as ten, cofee, sugar, M O.
lasses spices, drugs and the Hhe. y
Now, take man of family, where gro
Gerry bAl is say, $509, per year, and at leas
$500, of this is tax. This is a crushing,
unequal ard unfair burden upon the indus
trial classes. Now add to this Indirect taz
the bondholders tax, and other heavy ioca
taxes, and think you will all agree tina
the weight lis crushing" indeed. This il
unfair and unjust and the people will not
and ought not to stand it, longer than nee
cssary TO make the change. Yes, we are
for equal taxation Of all property, savint
the ordinary humane exemptions, and th
issue is fairly made. l think those VIII
favor unequal taxation, and the exemption
Of these best able TO pay, will have an up
Hill business Of it before the people.
I These heavy taxes are hec,ming moro
hurdensome every year on the 10Th Con
gressional District because you are becom
ing. year by year, less able to pay. You
surplus staple production is wool. 1t ha
; fallen in price, each year, for the last fou
: years, at least 10 cts per pound. You oro
duco over 4, 900 600 pounds in this District
A fall of 10 cts. is a loss to you of owe
+ $500, 600 per year The present eli
q will bring nearly ~, Geo, 600 less tha
/ the clip four years ago, enough to set II
y sixteen National BaakS No wonder yo
, don't have much income. Wool is tn
lowest staple in the market. Before tn
> , war, you received 50 cts in gold per pound
n A pound of wool would then furnish yo
p about three times as many necessaries jC
=. your families, as a pound will now. Yo
: ask why is this? Why don't your woo
n tariff send wool up. gave you my opiI
ion Of this two years ago [ told you ther
> that this wool tariff, would do you no goo(
# Fer, while the tariff on wool was increase
e nut trine' tne taIln on almost all mani
Y tac'ured aftlc'es "hlcn you must consuh
It m your i''thiIieS; was increased rom 90
% lgo per cthI, Even II you shonia nave r
J. celVe4 NIUE moFe' win one mana, yo
y "oulu nave peeh competed TO pay 1t all ou
l. anu more 700. WIN me o'hef.
A. but ASIDE from 'h'S' without goo6 ma
vs. het lor our Surplus goods the tarlif may
!? mountain hlgh ana avail you nothing. III
le south, IN Democfaf'G C. times was our gre
Of ana best Market lhey bought more
l. our surplus gooq3 tnan al the world b
or sldes' but the hadl1ai congress mas ute
n. " destroyed that market; ihey nave pr
to vented the restoration oi the Union, al
ty the revival OF INDUSTRY ana trade, by kee
s ing the south unaer military DespotisI,
W IN state e. ef miserahie uncertainty ana q
ne SPAR. those fertile regions have almo
le became barren waste ,lhey need nTeed OF
he goods out are TOO poor I" ouy' 100 po
ut TO pay their taxes or thelr snare OF
I'd publlc deot. All th's must be changed, c
a. lore We can nave good times here or thel
THESE ,arlif laws are arranged N the ben be,
ut oil the monopoilSts OF the Fast. IN
or nave 6een growing ,at "a, on dhe war ana u
an class legiSiatioh. ms matter should
lis ialrly, adjusted, 80 that the West VIII n
x. 3e rooned from year TO year. or TINS c'a
70 legislation Shoua De W'ped out aitogeth'
fl put Will not defaih yon longer ho
t at to have many other opportunltlHs OF speaa
he ing to you during the campaign, when ott
b? matters OF Importance VIII deserve yo
CIV consideration.