The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-22
For state ScadtUr.
WILLIAM REDDICK.
For Sheriff,
DANIEL BLAKE.
For Coroner,
DIR. FRANCIS BRY.
The Radicals and Taxation.

we desire lew words with the tax payer
with the laborer, in whatever field. Moth.
ing can be OF more vital importance to all of
you, than that your labor shall be speedily re.
warded, to its full value. The only perfect
system Of political economy is that which es,
tablishes an equal and just proportion of val.
ues q uniform and equitable relationship
between labor and capitol. The natural laws of
supply and demand regulate these proportions
in just and perfect manner, when not
intertered with by legislation. To change
these natural laws aud legisate for the bene-
hit OF few against the many, has been the poll
cy otthe republican party ever since it obtained
the control OF our government. They have
made laws for the monopollst against the
lndnsdrial: for great managed corporations
against the people; for capital against labor
for the rich against the poor; so that as Mr.
Wells, a radical but IN honest man saws
"IiIe rich are growing richer and the poor
poorer" This is an awful statement in view
OF its ultimate results, eap4Rarea with, the
fate of Ireland, for instance. There the laws
are SO framed that the rich may 60 on accum-
ulating wealth from year to year without so
much az turning over hand in honest toll.
while the poor man sees nothing but wretch. |
ed poverty increasing its fearful burdens upon
MN year by year no matter how he may strug. |
gle or how faithfully he may labor!
The republican party. afraid to meet the |
people after years of reckless cxtravapance |
and proiligacy. since the close of the war
when every one had hoped the taxes would
be reduced, expenses lessened and the public
debt diminished, pretended to pass II bill re-
ducing taxation, takes effect Oct. Isl, inst
tno months before the election Thus. It will
be observed, giving the radical congressman n
chance to boast about reduction in Taxation
which the masses Of the people have not felt
and never will feel. Why? Because these
taxes are removed from the monopolst, from
insurance and express companies. telegraph
companies and the like
But this is not all; Another reduction is to
take place, Jan. lst 1871, upon manufacturers
and other capitalists which will remove from
this favored class about all the burndcns of
the government remaining upon them. This
radical republican congress arc sending its
Cooks, Logans. &c. among thc ncop,c m r.od
their ,ooknd mn .4o.o,,,o-,,o ,..:
~, ' oP s'"'o''ep'S 'o"stihg about
theSe large reductions OF taxation and not a
uot!ar Tor the relief OF the laboriag asan, but
WV '"'''''''' insurance, express or tcle-
graph companies ,
In presenting Their figures to eust,;, ,,oso ,
cloins of yodTco,l ..u-,:'. :, "9''''' ''e'o
N''''''' - 'e"0V'" '"Aauoh, they make the t
T',@s '"' "Lo ABSURD calculations. G
.a - 80, ',''',' ''D twenty or thirty years Il
""'' 'i'' 'e"oc''oHS Will amount to t
49,, ',o ''''l' III ''' 'u'"Te-AoW much simple
'n;n lo'' -'"0''' interest 'Ae'' stateSmansmp
var ,r,,; ;'"'s S"''0 generate" hence.
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