The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29
The Bondhsldsr and the Blacksmith.

The Springfield Register has wood-cut IL
bondholder and one.legged blacksmith
meet to pay their taxes. The following con-
versation ensues:
Tar Collector-Now, Mr.. Jaycock, we are
ready for you, sir. Your moneys and cred
its" show 100000 your household furni-
some other little things foot up S3,5T5 more.
Total, $l23,575. Deduct $4,000 held in
| $40 government bonds, which are not tax
able, and the balance is $3,575. Your
! state and county tax on this last amount is
| IL so. Check All right, sir T.
| Now, Mr.. Bellows, | have your receipt
ready. Your moneys and credits" show
$3.50, shop fixtures and tools, Sl,s75, house
hold furniture $3.50, horse and wagon 1915.
Total taxable for state and county purposes,
s395O. Tax, $40"
BeHows-"How is this? Jaycocks per
sonal property amounts to $l23,5S5, and he
pays only 81 so state and county tax, while
|, with less than four thousand dollars. all
told, am asked to pay So so more than he p
Jaycock-"Ah, my friend, you see my
100000 in bonds are not taxable. In the
country's extremity, with other truly loyal
men, | came to the rescue with my green
backs, loaned my bleeding county, threaten
ed with destruction by rebels and copperheads
| my money and with that gratitude which be
comes grateful people, engaged in the in
terests of "God and humanity" / am exempt
Thus it should be with a magnanimous and
christian people,"
Betlo,cs-"And /, in the couptry's real ex
tremty, had no greenbacks to loan, but
Il A
the cause, leg of which | left on the field
of Shiloh, as you see, but a grateful people
sengaged in the interests of God and human
ity," have no tax exemption for me. This
may be all right, but don't see it,
Jaycock--"But you see, Mr.. Bellows, mine
was voluntary act. / could not have beer
compelled to furnish the money. You vol
unteered, it is true, but you could have beer
compelled to GO"
Beltotcs-"Yes sir, did volunteer wheI
my services we're needed, but your voluntar,
act was after the work, was done-after thu
rebellion was struck down-then you fel
sure that your investment was safe. Th
s pohcy which exempts your hundreds of thou
!. SANDS from taxation, and taxes my few hun
> hundreds, is founded on villainy, sir. Yo
= loaned your greenbacks, worth less than six
u ty cents on the dollar, and are now claimin,
d dollar for dollar in gold, in payment.
risked my life and gave limb to the cause
and when came home to my family, an,
y went to work for their support, am mad
o to pay full national, state and county take
n ON my little possessions, while your bonds
: purchased with deprecated greenbacks, an
p" exempt. This nice little game of "God an
70 humanity super6ne loyalty and patriot
ID disinterestedness, is downright robbery 81
of and they who uphold it are no better tina
thieves, sir, and we of the laboring miliior
:. intend to block it, sir, with our ballots ne,
- November. We will sink any man or set,
u men, who stand up for it, so deep that Il
III sound OF Gabriel's trump will never reat
,e him. DO you mind that. Mr.. Jaycock
Erit disputants.
s. The collector, solu..-"It strikes this inc
IS vidual, very forcibly, that it ain't all wiz
| that hlo.ua rIf of That he.ll<.-.