The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-14
WHERE DOES TEE MONEY
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presflve taxation that any nallon
was ever subjected TO; when direct
or indirect taxation has to be paid
daily, hourly; when a "tribute TO
Cesar is paid on every meal we
eat, every garment we wear, every
luxury we indulge IN, on every
business that is engaged IN; when
tho whole country is swarming
with officers who are demanding
the hard earnings of the people IN
the name, ard for the maintenance
Of the Governmout,'-under such
circumstances tho inquiry very
naturally arises, where does al!
the money Go?'
Some Washington corrcspon-
dent, we believe Dom Piatt, once
attempted to answer this question
by saying that Of every five dollars
collected by taxation off thc people,
two went to the officers that infost
the country, one was stolen, and
only TWO found its way into the
Treasury; or, in other words, that
the people, in order to pay two
dollars toward the maintenance Of
the Government, had to give the
leeches and thievs three dollars for
the privilege. Tho people had this
statement Of Piatt's dinned into
their ears by stump orators, and
saw it published II all the newspn-
pers in the country; but still they
voted for tho maintenance Of the
Government" its leeches and the
most rascally thieves in tho coun-
try.
We have an expose TO make on
this question, and while it Knocks
Don Piatt's statement INTO a cooked
hat in point of Official, or Govern
mental, scoundrelism, we still have
our fears that the people will be
humbuggod into continuing their
sanction of il.
Here, IN Morgan County, MS most
of our citizens have good aus to
know, Mr.. Andrew Kahlcr, one
Of tho proprietors ofthe McConnels>
VILE Herald, is the Internal lIeve
nue. Assessor, aud we should judge
he fnds 1t q very lucrative bust.
ness. In the month Of February
1869, this loech on the industry Of
Morgan County, made assessments
to the amount of SIG Il, and char
ged and collected for his services
in assessing the same sos a. In
the month Of March, Same year,
the assessments he made amounted
to sl02 SO, and he charged and re-
ceived fees therefor to tho amount
OF Sl25 80. In the two months. it
will be seen, tho assessments made
by Assistant Assessor Kahler o.
mounted to 1919 20, and that his
charges therefor, which he received,
was 1922 Oh, or SO SO more than
he assessed.
Now we ask ifthis is not a nice
showing up OF tho Workings Of the
Internal Revenue taxation system,
which, we suppose, is carried on
all owe the country in the same
manner that il is here. II is nice.
and easy gong too, for those who
hold the offices; but we risk how Is
it for the people2 Think of 1t |
Andrew Kahler, Assistant Internal
Revenue Assessor, for Morgan
County, charges and receives Tor
his services, for two months, So SO
more than his as
sessments amount to and romem~
Der, in addition to this, that the
District Assessor, District Collector,
the Deputy Collector, and the Head
Of the Internal Revenue Bureau az
Washington, and his numerous
clerks, all have TO have q percent
age on this two months work of
Assistant Assessor Kahler, aud then
add in the twenty per cent. that
Dom Pratt estimates will be stolen
by tho thieves, and we ask how
much the Treasury Of the United
States ia profted by the enforce
ment ofthe Internal Revenue laws
IN Morgan County? We take the
liberty of saying, that If they all
charge for their services in the
manner Kphler does. and the thieves
do not exceed their allowance 81
s~tealings, that The Treasury would
not increase its liabilities, over and
above the receipts, over $1,000 90 in
the two months. But "Unclo Sam
you know, Is an easy going gentle,
man to ofice.holders, if he is Il little
oppressive, IN these latter days, to,
ward the taxapaying public.
1t would not look 80 bad if Kah.
Ter had thrown ofthe SO SO which
his charghes exceeded his assess,