The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-09-30
> questions for a Radical TO, Answer! . !.

lhal. The ten-forty bonds We're onade
by law payable in coin, The words
Sin coin" were left out, of the five.
twenty bonds II, as the Radical pol
iticians pretend, ONE Bond, is now as
good as the other, why Wiiss the dis
tinction made between them p, liza
man draws two notes, and promises a
kind Of payment in one that he does
not in the ethei; w hat shodid we think
of tae lindiKid uaFw who would say that
there was no difference intentledGbe-
tween them2 -,;.f+ "a, t,r, I,i.-o-sr
| 9. The interest on N the i've twenty
bonds was expressly made payable in
gold. 1ftlse principal was SO payh-
BILE, why was it not seistatea with the
interest r., ...,,,.n,cr,-,, ar d,rUi
3. Why should the ,Government
pay 0,000,000 annually to the Ma
tionai Banks for issuing 3aibldeback
CURRENCY when it cain issue sgfeem-
backs for nothing, lgreeabaeks2 being
the best currency? r..f,.1,5-,f-,.f -
4. Why Should we pay 100 cents
on a dollar in gold fora bond which
cost the holder but 40 cents in gold !?
retary of the Treasury, pay Sl25 for
alhundred dollar bond which or its
face calls only tor r$l00o5 EEgi,ys3 .,1
6. Why should we take up the debt
bearing interest, like the greenbacks,
first, leaving bonds Whichid 'beaf2a
heavy interest, outi?s 7oH e9ob Iga ;hs
II Why should: we have, aafar less
amount of currency now out to, do
the business than was required when
the South was not a party to the
Union ?oF Ho HElI tEE a9o3 .e-Iom
8. Why, if the debt is eyer togbe
paid off, should it be nearly three, mill
lion dollars more than it was. in April,
1865, when the war CLOSED: 80 --''-i' 2'.'
9. Why should we keep an army
of $4,000 men, at an expense of'S5Q-
100000 a year, when an army lof FlQ,r
600 men, at $4,000, 900, would suffice
10. Why should the tariff be. laid
upon the measure Of goods and not
upon their price, by Whichd the cheap
article used by the poor is charged
precisely as much a, as the dear art articrllfe rl
used by the rich? - ~ -,
% IL. How cain specie payments e1vtel
be resumed; when there isan1 actual
dlain of $60,000900 a year to Europe,
in order to pay the interest to the ;Eu-
apPfd aI gsbt f o'H9iqPff n 4 no3 3 liz Ia tslo tsH
n12!9L Why . should the American
holder of the bonds pay all income
4 tax, and not the European holder p
'Why should not the, tax be revised
and, both classes be made to pay ?..I,
IS. Why. should the Yankee fish.
! erman be allb wed to have his Salt free
of duty tofecure his fish, bwi1ilet the
Western packer of beef and pork il
taxed tWenty5four cents a barrel efol
that purpose.
IL why should the people be taxed
| upon their coffee, sugar, saltand ethe,
necessaries, when the. holdefiof bonds
is taxed nothing foPhis bonds Ri Why
should discrimination be made. il
hisIfaVor against a apoor soldier witt
is taxed two per cemt. upon his hoast
and llot!-bnq"frer. I9WQg EHiWoTg
II GovERSoH HAYES takes Mr.. Pendle.
tonto task er'statihg that SKeD eXpen.
ses of3the army were SOC, ,00ayQQa pei
, year. Now, the reader, can Judge
) from the fact we are about to state
whether Mr.. Pendleton has oVerstat-
cd it.. We have before us2t the 9Rep6ia
Of the COMMISSIONS Of Internal Rec:
enue. On page 5S. we find-the esti.
, mate of the. Commissioners of the ne,
ceipts and expenditures. for the fiscaJ
, year, ending June 50, 1866" The ex
: penses of the War Department, in!
Guiding bounties, are SET down at $9a,'
2D,1l7, and athe Navy Departmonttal
$2l, ,604, ,7S5. If Mr.. Pendletonf is, sub
jected to any criticism, it is for under
estimating, instead Of ovefesti,nating
, the cost of the armyGl This it will be
remembered, fdoest. not include, GPeni
sioners aud indians, who are credited
with $30,OO0,000 more expenses.-En,
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