The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-07-09


Eight years ago you were appealed
TO By the party now in power 70 try
change OF administration You were
promised low taxes, loss prices, public
economy, cnd a general improvement in
everything that pertained 70 your vel
fare. You listened soihc appeal ADD gave
them the change, by voting out 81 power
tha Democratic party, aud into power
the party that had always opposed it,
men. its policy and 10 principles. With
the change that you made in the ad.
ministraiion was 10 conc the changn Of
times that was 10 iill your poeacss with
money and your houses with plenty.
You who had no homes were 70 be en-.
able TO procure pleasant ones, yonr bare
Goors we're to be caTpetee, your broken
and scuiFed futnitura was 10 DO replaced
with new, your nhaal chests were 10 be
flIed, your inert barrels running over,
your childrcu clothed and schosIcd, and
your wives and ehildran dressed as neat
aud comfortable as were thosc Of your
rich neighbors. These zero the 10.
dacemenis held out TO JON 70 vote for
change.
You voted for the change because
you believed il to be 70 your interest 10
do 30. For eight long, weary. toiisoinc
years you have tried che change, and
We ask yon honestly, now. hOw mach
you have been benefited b ~ Yoar
wages have been Increased, Il u trne,
bal the food you buy 70 keep your fam.
lies from sssrsalion. the clothes you
purchase 70 keep them warm, and al
necessities that nature campcis yaa 10
secure arc increased ten fold more than
your wages. They have doubled your
wages, aud triyled the price Of every.
thing you have to bay. They have
added ono dollar 70 your day. work,
and three 10 the cost Of living Cor that
day. DO everything you est, drink
wear, smell, touch, taste, hear, ace q
handle, they have pus tan, and on
everything you mso from box of match
% 10 the epfhn that contains your corpse,
they have placed stamp, for which
you must pay. They have made ysu
"hcwos Of wood add dFawcrs Of water, ("
ior sea of idle, worthless negroes, kept
az your expense, and heap tag sfler tax
npoB you 20 pay larry officials for assess.
iagand collecting them Ehcrcyo tax
wasone dollnr 10 1890, itisscn nov. You
must remember that taxes arc not only
what you PAY 10 The ealssesor, bat the
merchant. she grocer, the shoemaker,
the tailor, the bulehcf. doctor, aud every
one With whom you deal gcts his pro.
portion Of them, for they can cell you
nothing but taxed goods sud Il IL you
who arc compelled to pay the taxes.
Count them up aad see what lhcy are
now. then compare them with what they
were before sou voted Got tho change.
aud you will SEQ that IL has beoa )
change ffosa good " bad--irom pIenly
70 poverty.
ID vii NOT DO long until an cpporsu.
nity u offered Coz another change ~ al.
ministFation, aud rs you have given
aboiitIonikm trial Of eight years, wo
ask you earnestly 10 think ovos che "a
yantages you may gain by giving Ms .
trial for four years. Times cant be
made worse, and We give you every
pledge that housst msn can. that We
viii lessen your taxes By Icsseuing the
public expensc--by making the rich
pay bis proportion Of tho taxes---by abol
ishing fhe thousands Of petty Offices
allied BY thicying oiIiriais---by rigid
economy 10 public expenses, and by 1
general change IN the Affairs Of govern
mcnt.
by voting with tbs Democracy you
cant make worsc---you may make Il
bctser--try itl--B eiisfonfs Watchmaa.
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