The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-12-01
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7 he Plow and the Bond
Hewho by, the pillow would, thrive,
.sItlmself must either hold or drive.

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( He-who. by the pillow would, thrive, ,i,e
Himself must either hold or drive.
The other day we saw a pillow in the
fuTrow, it's bright steel visible now
and then as the steady pulling team
drew it around and around an its great
work. W. stood by the roadside, and
4thds ran. our thoughts. Who will
fagree with them? ssa l..
"Now look at that plow. In the
hands of that farmers son, drawn by
willing cattle, it is doing a great work,
FIt.cGst but q few dollars, It is worth
untold millions to the nation. Itpfe-
,pares tie ground for the seed which
Twill bring forth crops for the benefit Of
all, The moldiboard, the plowshare,
the beam, handles and cross .rungs, all
are the work, of man, his work, to
benefit still. others. e." ..., .,
The man who owns this land pays
taxes thereon. The man who owns
the pillow. the cattle, pays taxes on
them. He pays taxes on all he has,
on all he raises, on all he has invested.
And he must do SO year after year.
For what?
| We will tell you.
School taxes, that children may be
educated. =
Read taxes, that roads may be kept
in order. A
T" Town taxes, that the taxes of the
district may be collected and rightly
applied. a:
County taxes, that courts, sherifs
jurors, and county officers, may be
supported. .a, 49, ..5 T
State taxes, for like reasons.
The man-the cattle, the pillow pays
these taxes. That pillow is of use. If
all the plows in the land should be
exempt from work five yearsl Would
not the man,and the cattle rejoice?
- But hold on-how would the man,
HIS family, his cattle live? And how
1weuld,the workmen everywhere live?
fAnd how the weeds would grow over
rheir fields. a.
f.. And-who would, who could pay
the taxes when theplow rested in rust
Enrd ,idleness, hidden away in some
shed or celler7
Ged,speed you. pillow and plowman,
AndB,en care for you, pillow and plow,
man And protect. you,, as you make
the wffd.into a gartlen, give employ
ment., and reward therefor, for the
benefit Of people and, country, a.
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|" And the. cattle pull the piowman.
manages, lifts, twists, and settles down
to the handles. The, eyes of beast
and man ,protrude from sockets-the
muscles OF man and beast swell aud
stretch--the .plowpoint is fast in SEINE
thing, and there is a bad break in the
furrow
T. What is the cause?: A root; a stump
l. stone IA rock?
MOI 9' :
: Only a niron. box-a fireproof safe
Handle it with care; the Government
stamp is thereon, and you must not
break, mar, canoe, or rcpudiate it,
The iron-box is full of bonds 7..-
All nicely printed and folded.
These bonds are hidden away to es-
cape taxation. One of them earns
more than ten plows, but it is not
taxed /: fsfF
~1 The plow earns wheat.
I. The bond earns gold.
= The plow pays taxes.
bond does not. g. ~ u
The pIow earns gold to drop into the
iron box, in the shape of taxes.
" Ths man who bought the plow pale
all il was worth, and each year lessons
its value.
The man who bought the bond paid
half its worth, and it is increasing in
value each year.
Who owns fine bond?
The man who Just rode by. in his
F~carriage.
WHO. owns the pillow?
i; The man who is working with it to
support his family-who works while
the other rides.
/ The plow earns.
! Tie bond earns
| The pillow is taxed
/. The bond is not.
The pillow fears the heat. the fly, the
rust.--the wet may keep back its re-
ward.
The boud fears-nothing, for if the
| pow does not earn the interest the
bond calls for, the cattle are sold and
dropped into the iron box, a1.
+ The farmer is taxed on all he has;
the iron box full of bonds pays no
taxes. Of.
The farmer supports the one who
/ OWES the bonds, which are but notes
he must pay.
And the plows are every -where.
The bonds are everywhere.
How came plows in the fields?
Men placed them there to do agood
work. f-' go
How came the bonds there?
When the people were fghtieg and
the pillow idle in the furrow, those who
dare not fight dug holes and hid their
boxes. The Government filled them
with bonds, and placed stamps of ex-
|emption thereon. 51a .s.. cc.
The bond-holder planted bonds, and
his crop of gold is certain
Isl The farmer planted sons on battle
felds-he now works to enrich, the
ones who W the Government, the
bonds, the pillow, the land, the farmer,
and the muscle, of America every
where as eg A.qsF a3l3usa2q 15s
The plow and the bond.
We like the one and the man who
Eholdsit. .snI a s
We. hate the other as we hate any