The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-07
Where Does the Money Go?

"herc Does the Money Go :?
Over FIFTEEN HUNDRED
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS have
been collected by the UNITED
STATES Government, in tho shape
Of TAXES, since the close Of the
war! ..
just think of it!
One-half of the National Debt!
WHERE HAS THE MONEY
GONE? ~ .""".' na. .....s :''
Is the debt any less? taH .'.E
= No! 1T is MORE than it was
three years ago! ..-'s.'.'- .
while Congress has been making
the negro the white mans equal and
demonstrating" and impcachine,
FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILL
IONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN
FROM THE POCKETS OF THE
BARRIERS, THE MECHANICS
AND LABORERS or THE
NORTH # 1"i''.n t't.
The people were told by the Rad
ical patriots and thieves and bum
mers, that the close of the war
would sec a restored Union, with
peace and prosperity and happiness.
Well the war ended three years ago,
the South laid down its arms and
surrendered, but radical hostilitics
have not ceased. The fight still
goes on against eight millions of
white men, women and children, and
it costs the country just Five Hun
dred Millions ycar-that's tho
price,. 5ao- - 5.stast.a.i3 aaar'
WnAr HAS BECOME OF THESE FIR
TEEN HUNDRED MILLIONS? s
p Where have they gone to?
HAVE THEY GONE TO PAR TUE
Public DEBT? """ q sos 1a
NO. Not bit of it '"S -.
Y. How is it that in spite Of all this
taxation-notwithstanding one-half
of the whole National Debt has been
raised from the sweat and toll Of the
people, the burden is as heavy, us
oppressive, as crushing now as ever?
Fellow citizens, these are ques-
tions tor You to answer. Don't allow
yourselves to be hoodwinked. Don't
let dust be thrown in your eyes by
the conspirators who are stealing
your rights and your money at tho
same time. .ael aa3 'a assoc
When you are asked next Novem-
Der tor your vote in fayer Of Grant,
who is the tool of q crazy Congress,
demand to know WHAT HAS BE-
COME OF THE FIFTEEN HUN
DRIED MILLIONSOF DOLLARS
taken out Of your pockets during
the past three years. -
Ask them the reason why the
South, now that the negroes are
free, produces only one-half what it
formerly raised? " " p. ''3.s' "
Atk them if the Fifteen Hundred
Millions have not gone to
SUPPORT A GREAT NEGRO
BOARDING HOUSEin the South?
And to - 80 80 '@df IN -.
SUPPORT A STANDING AR
MY OVER THE SOUTH, in order
that we may have:
NEGRO JUDGES!
NEGRO GOVERNORS!'
NEGRO LEGISLATURES!
NEGRO GOVERNMENTS!
Instead of appropriating this fif-
teen hundred Millions Of Dollars to
the paying of the Public Debt, they
have been expended for the mainte.
nance Of q grand system Of pauper-
ism, BLACK paupsrism, and Con-
gress has just voted to continue the
STUPENDUOUS ROBBERY an
other year
What is the remedy? You have
it in your own hands. Vote
for men for every Office, from Presi-
dent down, who are opposed to these
outrageous swindles Vote for a
President and Congress who will
agree to- 1. ...a 49,
ABOLISH THE NEGRO BU-
REAU, aud let the negroes shift
for themselves
ABOLISH THE EXPENSIVE
STANDING ARMY in the South.
But Grant won't do this. He
says he has no opinions Of his own,
and will do just US Congress directs.
-Easton (Pcnn.) Argus.
Let the people bear in mind that
Sherman's rapacious scheme forbade
all taxation Of bonds /; and here is
the gist Of the matter. The people
nf a o;tx or tnwnshin In State