Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-25

E-TE9r. as ANGE6 ARE b1EAG CuEAUhs EuAuba
CT law involved in this seizure-points
that V rose before in this country,
and perhaps never viii rise again.
Taxation and Wassefui EXPeR-
diturSs.
Editors Memphis Appeal;
: movement has been recently set on
foot having for its object the reduction
Of taxes, the r-etrenehmsnt Of eXpeBdi-
lures aud the prevention OF abuses. Be-
ing but q very small taxpayer in COM
Usrisnn with many, and yet uDaois 10
i've aud pay the x which are de-
manded OF me, I hardly know whether
[ am at liberty to Join an organization
info which taxpdUeTS alone are admitted.
But [ have q OmmOn interest with the
public, snd with al men Cf small means
In what 80 nearly concerns the interests
Of every citizen OF Shelby county,
whether rich or poor. And having the
leisure TO 20 so, and knowing That
d" what Is eveTybOdy's business Is No.
b0dy's business" / infer that this ls my
business, and that l have as much the
right to speak On this subject as any ore
else. II there are any UwO sides 20 be
seen, it Is uDdeniable n 3 citizens,
voters, taxpayers and the whole people
ELLAH0 AEAA btAA IaNa@@
the rich should not grind the faces OK a
roor, that the poor should not delight III
calamity 10 the rich, and thas no man
has any exclusive right to 1atten on
tithes wru1g from honest labor or rom
capitsl-which is but the reward or IN
dustry. to the possession OF which the
rich aud The poor alike aspire. Ar hon
est penny is the only one any man
can honestly turn. And my memory
Is not so snort as 70 have forgotten
the day when not one among
Us dared to look honest men IN
their faces, without at least feeling sole
81 the same time to stand without blush
ing. in the full consciousness CT ability
20 vindicsts ct viii, before al mani their
individual and personal Integrity n Inc
execution OF any public trusI 70
them. II this Is not SO now, tA5 Glnrs
are sadly out Of joint, ana We Y the
evidence of q decentralization EnIch az
proRches the bounds OF a public degrad=-
ion, involving the disgrace aud per5oo-
81 responsibility OF every eitIz9u. VIA
your permission l may, IN future, give
vgu some details, which VIII snow mat
he citizens oTganiZs tiOn TO resist waste
mi ana eorrGpt expenditures Of the pub
lie monies Is not established without the
EHnaAsE EUkGAN AAAl@%Ef 49,
nailed by = stringent necessity.
T. isa fret duty Of the citizen to support
his government. Aud it Is equally the
6TsF dutg OF the Government TO make
nd execute laws SC that Ru honest
me, csn make an honest GYlhg,
aD6 SO that rich and poor alike
may be sble to FrCgper IN the re
cei6t OF the rewards OF their capital snd
labor. Without Ehis, capital VIII ny
from the country. No country can ptcs-
Der in which tie taxes equal the oEl4n@-
~ earnings OF labor and capital, ana
leave the cit!Zsn no surplus. You may
taII much and truly Of the wO1CerIul re-
sopFces snd fertility Of your heaven
favored and sunny Southern lSnC you
msy bOsst as you VIII now IT'S vast
plains yield rstUrns to the nus
baudmsn; how tbs sea reaches
out its many arm7, seeking tie staples
and the harvest, and new mscnaulc@i
farmers and manufacturers mSJ &c en-
riehsd ia yOur section, z invite lMUl-
grafton with 81 the glowing language o.
eulogy and elOqaence, but you VIII nave
few Immigrants. Emigration |Al De IN
excess Of immigration, aud these
en- States, which are Big anu tefllle
enough 70 furnish the staples, q az the
sans time be a garden suh1eieDL LOT the
whole world, will lie fsllCw, and be
drained Of population and Impoverished
Thus Il is that over exacti0us of tyrants
/ haze, ia times past, killed the goose
| which laid their golden eggs, and COM
/ Dglisd them 20 subsequent economy anu
/ ienity. How soon We sge 70 reach such
a contamination remains 10 Be seen.
! Certainly, pending The trial Of this issue,
we ars not reasonably to expect capitsi-
ists 20 invest their mean IN this section.
When Shelby county pays an amount 81
taxes IS great as the amCuaJ formerly
found sufficient for the support OF the
whole State Government, can sgy sa1e
msn expect capital will come IN ? Stop
the waste, the soeElsge ana the extrava
gsnce altogether, anu the cages may be
reduced t~hree-fOurths. Reduce them one
bslE. and give suitable security t.
property interests, and this city and
, county and State viii !esp to greatness
st q bound. Half the amount os taxa
ton will yield more than the whole does
now. Capital viii come IL, Win money
to buy labor, and labor viii so, like
commodities, only 10 the market which
hiss the means to buy it. Mechanics and
lsboreTs 1y, az from g psstilerce, from
a cOuntry which Is so ~ili-gOverued o.
{ uEONELA1ABA ny kd4ALAU1 MAAA AADhA(A
men seek other localities for manufsc'
tures and agriculture. When the rich
men are driven off, the poor will 90 with
them, and then your city and country
will 90 20 the devil with swift and rail
road speed. We have besn travelling thaI
way some time. Two mechanics, two
labOrers, and two cspits!ists have lef
Us during the last year, for every one o
either that has come Ia. Every poo
man now sees that he is damaged by al
oppression Of the rich and every ricl
mar sees that ne IL damaged by tn
causes which have rendered 1t uuprOtit
able, or perhaps Impossible, 20 give EN-
ploymeDt to labor. Property is nov
only worth half the price o! " year
sgo. And yet, because OF enormOu
taxation, men will not inyest q
the reduced rate They sre no
quite sure that we have reaches
the bottom OF the bill. Surely, II In tn
common interest, anything can be don
By the citizsns' organization, every MAJ
should bid it good speed. There is q.
great deal to Be gained by getting lowe
: down. And slice the work Of ruin ma,
2 be stayed By the measures proposed D,
the "CitizeDs' Union" the shoulder G
avery msn should be at the wheel, VII
E1LE6 y GbEIEA y aAAAASgA@ Va AO'L ~
the interests Of his fellow cjtiZsnE. w
doubt whether 8 beggsr would not 6a'
! Il worth fifty dollars a year to him II "
had 4 good government and economy
so that sill might prosper together.
z the iaboTiDg men will manage to pu
: down the waste which Is going on, az
. stop the official thieylng, it will put
hundred dollars in every one OF thei
pockets, and make many OF them pro.
Der again. Building, manufactures an
agriculture will thrive. The rich ma
be able to take care of themselves. BIT
! the pool will do well to stop the sbust
: Of thia tsx-cursed country, or they wi
. soon hnd themselves even more strsi
eped for means than they are. Mol
anon, +. 4. TYLER.
II you want good old Megibben whisR
: 20 to Megioben & Bro, 28l Main st. 7
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