The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-10

lieyo that the demand Tor equal taxation Ia
the democratic national platform will, II en-.
forced, include real estate, and that farmers
will have a direct federal tax laid on their
farms aud Fail the accoutrcments and ap.
performances themnnto belonging or in any
wise appertainiBg, INCLUDING their cattle,
hogs, aud sheep, and babies IA they be- ox-
travagaut IRIrmbcr
This sofk Df df rigmarole IN b,Hok.anl tan
politicians i uonseu.cal, and It's concoutou
Is !aI,df thrown away. The majority OF lLo
.oters Ia this country lil W. cariudn the ne.
.rors, who are not lawful voters kauw that
there may he equal taxation Of al ctnss's 10
proportion to their wealth without direct taA.
huun. As our tariff and revenue laws are
now framed, the farmers, anu .ab0rlug men,
| end men Of smal! capital pay the great bulk
| Of federal taxation, ana yet their names do
| not appear ia the income lists and there IS
nothing IN the records Of the treasury de.
| parIment at Washington to show that the
| classes named have Mt all contributed 70 the
| increase OF the revenue o, the general gov.
crnm.nt
Uor Og.csby, in the language and spirit
! oF a b.ackguari, N Il speech made by hlm at
Battle Greek, Mich, IL few lays ago. spoke
o! compiaints Of heavy taxation made by
farmers, and laboring men, and poor men,
and said, "Sever lousy son ola paid
dollar 1t may suit the cnse.ot night
agd propriety and the spirit Of independent,
OF these classes to DE beled aud inSu!,ed 10
so open aud scandalous a manner, but tht
logcrner viii probably come TO the. con
c.Jsion, before many weeks pass, that, har
he paid more attention TO truth and decency
he would have been Of greater help to b"
party.
The people are not alarmed by the demo
cratic demand for equal taxation. They NJ
, alarmed ana oppressed by the enforced dc
mhnds Cf the JacObin party for unequal taA
alton The farmer is not afraid that undr
Seymour and Blair his farm and stock Wi
be made subject to direct tax by the ger
era, government. The mechanic IL me-
afraid Of such tax under democratic rule
The uuskil!ed Rborer knows that the demo
cratic party has always protected has intel
ost,. All classes Of people IN the countr
know that the demand iOg equal taxation Il
the democratic platform wn' made rs " pr.
. ties, again, the cruel and wicked Sys'"r
which now urrru sr- the labor .ur the GI
D vancemrut Of The interest," Of the capital d
: the country.
Two thousand millions Of dollar in bond
. | -oueCighlh gf the entire wealth o.. III
a couulry-sJ invested n to draw six pc
b cent. in gold, equal at present rates,
about ten per cent interest ia tr"HsIr,
notes az exempted from TAXATION, IN IN
. fuce of this one great fact 30 tui, OF lutc
. cst aad importance t. the taxpayers, and I,
the existence Of which the Jucobin party
; cmincntIy responsible, that party mas tn
Impotence to rant about the democratic d
, raand for equal taxation.
The manufacturers Of the Cuuntry-chIe
D ly descendants Of the PHgrims'-hav
been released from taxation, and 'pIotcc
Cd bya tariff which yields a hundred an
seventy millions OF dollars. For every do
lar which the treasury receives, the peop
. pay two Why ought not the bondhoIdcl
to pay IL tax? Why ought not the man,
4 factur"rs 10 pay 81 tax? There can b. Il
answers given TO the above questions who
will beat the analysis OF common sense an
INJECT Tie demand. VI. justice. The o"CC1t
"a will DO much better than they have yc, don
il they will cease Gabbhng about equal to-
:. alton, and make some effort to meet Il
! charges Of IT,, democratic party conccrmr
. present determinations in our revenue iag
against labor and IN favor OF capital Ct
cHgo Times.