Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-04

who arc Taxed.
1hs following. sailing through the rad
zeal press, and repeated by the radical
spsaksvs, needs bu. few words 20 EXPLODE
- sophistry.
"Bsssy man 10 oppressivsly taxed by
the National Govsrn,nsnt.' 10 this true +?
Whssvsr has an ,nsomA Of 81 100 year
10 taxed %. Where ones income 10 3 900
Or less, he 10 not taxsd . fsrthing BY tho
general Government. No enc man in .
thousand now ays = national tax. The
rich pay but the psor and those In mod.
erats circumstances are exempt from this
sax.
Again:
/" No mechanic or farmer Of moderate
means 10 now taxed for national purposes.
They never see the national tax gathsrer,
aud never will. unless the Democratic
scheme Of taxing" every species Of prop
srsy equally "is adopted
The income TAX forms but very small
portion ofthe receipts OF the Government.
ye, the radical leaders and papers would
have the people believe that nobody is tax
81 hut those who pay an income tax
Nothing coud be more false We would
nke sone Of these gentlemen would tell US
Who paid the Z l63. 900 900 in gold, levied
AMI collected upon imports during the las,
hseh year. Does the poor man use no
esaee. NJ sugar. no tea, no salt, no cotton,
calico. aud WOODEN clothes to chcttc him
self. his wife and his children, or DO these
radical orators think that tho poor man
s.es ,hont food and clothing md allow
their children TO run about nskedi In the
good old times Of Democracy, coffee was
bought at twelve and = half cents a ! ound
scs u sell. from thirty TO forty cents
The difference between twelve and half
cents aud the price Of coffee now is the
amount every poor man pays to the Gov.
srnmen, for tax, etc. on every pound Of
essts be and his family consume. And 20
Of tea. sugar, salt, indeed oil the neoessar
les ofhfs. waich are imported. Every cup
of tea 10 taxed every spoonful Of sugar j.
tsasd every pound Of salt 10 taxed cvery
dbrs ., the clothes upon the back Of the
poorest man that lives. 10 taxed, and the
grsad aggregate Of these taxes amount in
enc year 70 the enormous amount Of one
ss.drsS s~d sissy three millions dollars il
sssl! Aud -: the snub-nosed, cod fab
sristccva,s q radicalsm toss their heads
disiainfally at the idea that the poor man
10 taxed.
Again. Who paid the 5000. 900 900 in
currency levied upon homs industry ard
rs,sivsd into the Federal Treasury during
the lass Assal ysass Do these. fellows no,
kasv that every time . poor man buys
svea bex Of aatshNs he pays . cent e
0svssnaeatf And % Of almost every.
shisg that be 10 compelled to purchase -
Your deeds and your mortgagss-youl
astss and year receipts are taxed. Tn,
glass Of beer that the poor man takes tc
fresh tired nature. a, the end Of hard
day's work. is taxei. like the rich man'l
vine. The medicine he purchases for his
sick children 10 taxed. The knives and
forks aud spoons aud plates that he uses
- his meals. are taxed. A taxed doctor
waits upon him in sickness, and makes
HAVE pay the amour, Of taxes the Govern
mont ievies upon his profession. Of q
truth ~ are . taxed nation. A. Sidney
Saith said Of England,sso it.may DO said oil
- under radical rule, that from the swad
dling clothes of,he new born babe TO the
rope that lovers us into the gravc, ayo ia
The spade that throws the last lump Of dir,
upsn our IN ortAl remains ali, all, are tax.
-. And yet ths radical leaders would
Aavs she people believe that ths poor man
= - taxsd-thas those alene who pay An
ioes0s ssx ars taxed, when really the in
esoo 0as b but . mere drsp in the buckle,
% the suormsus taxes collected from othsr
ssarsss. the people are too we'll posted
! O this question -thsy feel too deeply the
hand u shs sax gsshsfsr-to b hsmbueg
"a by the silly sephissriss With which III,
radical leaders are trying to mislead ant
deceive them.