The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-31
The Piclorial Papers.

The Springfield Register has adopted
the plan of illustrating political issues
with suitable engrayings. In the last
issue of that paper, it gives its readers
picture representing tax collectors
Office, with a bondhelder and a pool
blacksmith who lost one leg in the war
standing at the counter paying tbeiT
taxes. The following conversation
naturally takes place between the tax
collector, the bondholder, and the black
smith: '''a
Tar CoHector-''Now, Mr. Jaycock. We
are ready Tor you, sir. Your moneys
and credits show $l20, 900, your house.
hold furniture, office fixtures, horse and
buggy, and some other little things foot
up S3575 more. Total, Sl23, ,575. Deduct
Sl20, 900 held in $40 government bonds,
which are not taxable, and the balance
is S2575. Your State and county tax on
this last amount is 81 80. Check! All
right, sir"
1'Now, Mr.. Bellows, / have your re
ceipt ready. Your moneys and credits
show $3.50, shop fixtures aud tools,
Sls75, household furniture, $3.50, horse
and wagon, s256. Total, taxable for
State and county purposes, $3.50. Tax
S7S. rt%f ..t. ..
BeHoiss How is this' Jayeock's per-
sonal property amounts 10 Sl23,515 and
he pays only 81 80, state and county
tax, while | with less than four thous
aud dollars, all told, am asked to pay
$3.50 more than he =
Jaycock-"Ah, my good friend, you
see my S120,000 in bonds are not taxa
ble. In the country's extremity, with
other truly loyal men, | came TO the
rescue with my greenbacks. ! loaned
my bleeding country, threatened with
destruction by rebels and copperheads,
my meney, aud with that gratitude
which becomes a grateful people, EN-
gagged in the Interests of God and hu-
manity,' am exempt. Thus IL should
be with magnanimous and christian
people"
BelloWs-"And l, in the country's real
extremity, had no greenbacks to loan,
but / shouldered musket and gave my
body to the cause, leg OF which left
on the field of Shiloh, as you see, but .
grateful people engaged in the inter
ests of God and humanity have no tax
exemption for me. This may be all
right, but don't see it,"
Jdycock-"But you see, Mr.. Bellows,
mine was voluntary act. l coald not
have been compelled lo furnish the
money. You volunteered, it is true,
but you could have been compelled to
60" go
BellOwS-"Yes, sir, l did volunteer
when my services were needed, but
your voluntary act was after the work
was done-after tae rebellion was
struck down--then you felt sure your in
vestment was safe. The policy which
exempts your hundreds of thousands
from taxation, and at the same time
taxes my few hundreds, is founded in
villaiuy, sir. You loaned your green
backs, worth less than sixty cents on
the dollar, and are now claiming dollar
for dollar in gold, in payment. / risked
my life aud gave limb TO the cause,
and when came hcme to my family,
and went 10 work for their support,
am made TO pay full national State and
county taxes on my little possessions,
while your bonds, purchased with de-
preciated greenbacks, are exempt. This
nice little game of God and humanity
supertine loyalty and patriotic disiuter-
estedness, is downright robbery, sir,
and they who uphold ii 40 40 o-tter
thsu ti1ieves, sir, and We OF the laboring
millions intend 10 block il, sir, with our
ballots next November. We will sink
any man or set Gf men who stand up
for it so deep that the sound of Ga
briel's trumpet will never reach him.
Do you mind that, Mr.. JaycOck.' Erit
dispWtdntS.
The Collector, soIuS.-"lt strikes this
individual, very forcibly, that it amt
all wind that blows out of that bel
lows"