Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-26
The Exennption of the Necessaries
of Life from Taxation. GU

The Exemption of the Necessaries
of Life from Taxation. p,5fs
The ohio State journal makes this bril-
liant statement = ~ A.Hs 90 90 --V
s.The Republican party propose to avoid
and have avoided-levying q direct tax
upon the real estate or upon necessaries.
and prefer to collect reusnae from a tdr on q
feu of the leading articles of luxury which
every man can use or do without, as he
sees fit.' 5as,5 81 lttF s'Ham
Last year there was collected in this Dis
trict off of gas s5 96403. Gas. we presume,
is an article "of luxury, which every man
can use or do without, as he sees fit." There
was also collected from oil, produced from
petroleum, $2l, ,650.2O. Oil, too, we suppose,
is an article "of luxury, which every man
can use or do without, as he sees fit"
From candles there was collected $1,564.10; |;
but then candles are luxury which
every man can use or do without, as he sees
fit." There was collected from boots and
shoes made in the district So, 336.2 These,
too, are .'articles .' of luxury, which every
man can use or do without, as he sees fit"
From blinds, doors, sash and mouldings, of
wood, made in the district, there was col
lected $3.50. 1t is strange that people
will use these articles of luxury, when
they can do without, if they see fit."-
There was cole cted from carriages and
other vehicles m ade in the district 50, 16468,
and $5,032.20 from railroad cars made in
the district-all ARTICLES of luxury, which
every man can use or do without, as he
sees fit." There was collected from wool
en- and cotton articles of dress made in the
district l6,O6351. These, too, are "articles
of luxury, which every man can use or do
without, as he sees ft." From furniture
made in the district there was collected
sl3,160.57, Why will a man have anything
to do with such luxuries as furniture? By
not using any of it he won't have to pay
these taxes? From iron In various forms,
manufactured and otherwise, $2S,005 so
were collected. Iron, too, is .luxury,
which every man can use or do without, as
he sees .fit." From all descriptions of
leather there was collected S4404 .65.
Leather, also, must be an article of
.luxury, which every man can use
or do without, as he sees fit"
From machinery, including shafting and
gearing and mechanics tools, there was
collected $4,956.49. These, too, must be
"articles of luxury, which every man can
use or do without, as he sees fit." From
saddlery, harness, trunks and valises, there
was collected 4,33S .65. These, also, are
''articles of luxury, which every man can
use or do without, as he sees fit." From
that article of great -luxury," soap, there
was collected S362.40. Of course, every
body can do without soap. From locomo-
tives and steam engines there was collected
$3,015 65-all ''articlesF of luxury, which
every man can use or do without, as he
sees. it," From tinware, that the rich
use. and which is an '.article of luxury,
which every man can use or do without, as
he sees fit" s1.364.21 was collected, while
from silverware, which enters into the
daily use of the poor, only $1s6 was coll
lected; and from those other articles of
prime necessity, which the poor, the labor
ers and mechanics cannot do without dia-
mo1ds and jewelry, they collected only
1915.
We might go on and enumerate each ar
ticle of manufacture in this district off of
which tax was collected last year, and in
almost the entire amount of which is gath
cred from the actual necessaries of life;
but this must answer This does not in
clude the special taxes, = one of which is
81 1,54l .4S from Butchers.
and Towels for the
Radical Senators. - =
In the expenditures of the contingent
fund of the United States Senate, one hum
dred and seventy-four towels are allowed
to each Senator. Numerous as were the
towels, the Radical Senators are as dirty as
ever, If not o little more so.
Forty-eight cork screws were allowed to
the same body, the number being just equal
10 that of the Radical Senators. 1t is known
hat YATES, WADE and SPRAGUE use cork
screws as aHecessity. -.-l.,
why Butler Defends the Radical