The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-15

Rerisn h6ecanse Of ita injustice. say this enormity
must 1ns w nar, slavery hts ssrvde q uoo taxation
and ND WE w niy p sSS where we
have 6ss. got Il Whsrs 40 the republican and demo
ton. 10 : The iandamentsl principle q az inst
NTH Of the entire properly Of the United States
IN the securities Of the United States, exempt from
tsSSssl0n Ana what y the ccsssquencei Why the
soxnsSips n NV which '- there m = were but TWO
Of them owns sioAdo s'pii IL land and the
personal properly nat belongs to land the one PAYS
bonds what ~ the consequence Why. the one man
has to pay 81 600 OF taxation because his bondhod
Otto purchase at 1fy cents on the dollar. Nothing
can be more Finer to rational and impartial man
than the IS en1rniiy Of the exemption Of 80 great
taxation: i.he democratic platform says that the
bonds shaf be taxed the same as other property.
or, as fs ,Aow proposed that they shall be converted
into nevc bonds redeemable in thirty forty years.
D Dut nSssr payable At AL. No wonder the re-
perh tyds butterrruts, traitors and all that
and pepeat again that brilliant conundrum, sWbere
was Vallandigham during the war;" 1t is Il con-
ventent way co escape from these troublesome Dues
ths but there is no rest for the wicked. 1t shall be
n1ie npon line, precept upon precept here little
INA AAhere great deal, until the sun shall go down
uponth Presidential election OF next November,
and, when he rises upon the 5th OF March, 1880 he
WIN rise nnd shine upon democratic demonstration
on whose banners shall be inscribed equal taxation
entorced by equal legsIStlon.r 1t appears TO me
mat on This question we are stronger than the re-
publican party-Stronger on the payment OF the pub
currency; stronger upon, financial .prlhcl-
% ke sr'1Ss se Why equity aa ina. ~e
asked TO bear this burden OF taxation at
ai 1t Is to support the governments it Is befSs
do protect some Of US prodigiously It Is beautiful
N theory, whatever It may DO in practice, Who
mani The rich man can take care OF himself gene
rally. The ONLY risks he incurs are in relation to the
government II Is true the thief does not steal from
The poor man, because he has nothing to steal Mer
do not generally Kill poor man. because there Is nj
motive to do IL; but they sometimes take the lie
the rich man. Against such risks the rich man /,
protected by government. The poor man exciains
| with Andrew Jackson, I'VE are governed too much
Spare me Its blessings. Let me alone, that BY the
| may make an honest living for my wifi
and for my little ones" Upon this subject we shall
and. thank God we can be heard without fear q
military interruption or being disturbed by mobs.
we Were so troubled six or seven years ago. Truth
was mighty then; truth was an ugly thing to those
| who loved falsehOod, oppression and tyranny. But
they had convenient mode OF disposing Of demo
cratic orators. In the dead of night band OF mill
| tsry, enlisted to fight the enemy and paid by your
money and mine, broke open the houses OF demo
sent them abroad on foreign voyages ia exile. We
dared not speak then. IT q convenient n sp,en
did arrangement. They could not answer the demo
cratic orator, but they could silence him. We have
| nothing OF that now. How convenient 1t would Inc
within these pesliferous fellows who come before the
| people and talk about equal taxation and the pay
ment of the public debt In the lawful mouey OF the
| country and In favor or white supremacy II your
Governor Mortons. Burnsldes and Lincolns could
send file OF soldiers and shut their mouths Or that
lnobs might interfere and break up democratic
assemblagcs and destroy democratic printing
presses. That day has gone by forever. We must
now meet lace TO face and to eve. They cannot
silence the democratic orators OF the day and they
dare not try TO answer them. ~