The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-09-18
Reduced Taxation.

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ing themselves as the most heavily
taxed pecplo on the face, Of 5tht
earth, instead of being, as they uset
to be, the most lightly taxed They
are sick Of the reflection that they
have the most, instead Of the least,
expensive system of government, in
proportion to population, within the
whole circle of civilization. They
want to get rid of the men and
measures which. now that tue war
has been closed nearly four years,
still maintain this extravagaut sys.
tenn of expenditure, still accumulate
this crushing weight Of taxation.
They do not believe that a govern.
mcnt which exacts in taxes now, in
time Of peace, from long-tricd
and suffering people, four hundred
and sixty millions Of dollars a year,
can possibly deserve the popular
confidence; and they will not believe
that a political party whose repre-
sentatiyes in authority can expond,
in tranquil times like these, million
and quarter Of dollars every day,
nearly forty millions month, in
carrying on the simple government
tai machinery Of a republic, can
care much for the genuine spirit of
economy, however auently it may
advocate, in words, such wholesome e
principles. Hence they want new
men. if not new mcasures-mcn who
viii practise, an! not merely preach
economy-men who really will do
what the republicaa party has only
promised to do ard never
done, viz: reduce the nation
al expenditures to reasonable
amount, and diminish taxation in
proportion. .,..... 'z... ...s .. e..
If this vast outlay Of m oncy, not
onc-third Of which goes to pay the
interest on the public debt, was oc-
casioned by the laudablc desire to
extinguish, little by little. that
publis debt, the popular heart
would not beat SO COM
plainingly. Il we were reducing
the public debt at all in submitting
to such onerous taxation it would,
to that extent at least, prove sat
isfaction.. But the Tribune itself
tells Us that the national debt, which
should have been thirty-four MILL
ions less on tho 1st of July than it
was last year, appears to be twelve
millions greater than it was them"
The Tribune adds to this that there
are fifteen millions of dollars unac-
countably missing from the national
treasury! Notwithstanding the fact
that the government, last year, col
lected and spent four hundred and
sixty millions of dollars, (six times
the sum expended under tho costii-
est administration before the war, }
the national debt was increased
twelve millions last year, not redu-
cedl Is it surprising that the
American people cain look with no
hope for reduced taxation to the
men and the party who govern with
such reckless extrayagance?a s2 5aa
1t is natural that . nation groan-
ing under the weight Of such unusu
al, such oppressive, such unneces-i
sary. taxation should seek to get
rid Of those who impose upon them
the enormous burden. It is natur-
al that they should point to the
twelve hundred millions they have
paid into the national treasury since
July, 1865, through the tariff and
internal revenue systems Of taxa
tion alone, and ask what has become
oft? It is natural that they should
point to the army disbursements
which summed up last year one hum
drcd and thirty millions Of dollars,
(and no war Of any kind on hand;)
to the navy department with its
forty millions; to a freedman's bu.
reau which unconstitutionally ex-
ponds twelve or fifteen millions q
year; to tariff which extracts from
our pockets ono hundred and seven.
ty-five millions . year; to schemes
Of fraud (yIDE, passim, tho contin-
gent expenses for one House Of Con-
gress alone increased in 1868 1871,
92O over that Of 1867, which itself
had been increased $14S, ,451 over
that of 1861 millions upon. mill
ions more-it is natural that the
American people should point to
these and similar things and exclaim:
1--WE want change! We can, no lon.
ger trust public servants who in
dulge. for their own selfish purposes,
in such wanton wastefulness. Any
change would be for the better. for
no change could be much worse; but
a change for men whose policy it
must be to introduce q wise ccono-
my, and change for principles that
do not require the pouring out of
the public mopey like water, is what
We have right to expect next No
vember, and then will come, thank
Heaven! reduced, taxation. IN. Y.
Sunday Times. Aa ev Iasv .e
How Democrats and Radl-
Gals propose Tn do 10. The
Difference. % 27aa1
The radical newspa pers,o in their