The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-23

TO work manfully for their dcllverahce'
REDUCTION OF TAXES.
We hear great deal of selt,,glorI1e"'
ton our Republican friends for the reo"'
ton of taxes by the act of July last
wish we had time to aralyzc that act ana
discuss it item by item. hope to 40 -
ut an early day, that the people may un,
derstand the real character of the law.
can only say now that the mass OF the poo
pie will wait long time before they real
izc the promised relief, l AIN sorry 10
say, but am compelled to say, that wheth-
or it is in the imposition or the reduction
of taxes, the party in power never fail.
t. discriminate in favor of the wealthy and
against the poor man. You all remember
that when tho tax was some time back i'm
posed on manufacturers, congress ut the
same time raised the tariff 80 that the man
utucttlrcrs could add the tax which they
paid +" the price Of their goods. and coli
lcct it of the consumers thrrrut--thC Ia.
burcr. t,arncr, and mechanics of the
country. Thi. was deemed ia hc Il
good arrangement of the munutuctu-
rcrs, aud thoy at the time proIcsscd
( themselves satisfied with II. The row
,nuc derived from this tax amounted to
about $4,000, 900 which the inunufac-
turers regularly collected with rs much
]
consumers of their productions. The man
uiacturcrs, however soon relied, went in
BODY To- Congress, and succeeded in having
this tax. imposed upon them for the benefit
of government. repealed. But the tax
which was ut the same time imposed upon
tho laborcrs,th he mechanics aud farmers for
the benefit of the mar uincturcrs, Congress
then refused. and has ever since refused To
/. repeal And you are paying this tax now,
every day of your life, On every pound
: of ait; every hat and boo, and shoe and
: coat; every plow and hoe on all wearing
apparel for your wivc, or children that YOU
bny or use. The take. were repealed, and
the revenue reduced SsO,00OOOO, without
the mass of the people receiving one
: farthing relief thereby.
= And 20 il will be found with the act of
: July last. With the exception of the
g slight reduction of the tax on coffee, tea
: and sugar, and will sarccly be felt or re-
u allied. the law scarcely hold. out even a
d promise of any material relcfto the great
+ body of tho people. But there was
u another class of our suffering mortals for
u whom the compassionate bowels ola Radi-
y cal Congress were wonderfully exercised.
u The bankers were nm upiortunat" class,
Is who hal not been making on an average
= exceeding go per cent. on their cnpitnl
- Congress therefore intcrpo,cd and took
eff the especial taxc.' (including those on
- bankcrsj amounting to Slo,67i,Oo0. The
= great railroad corporations the country,
aud the like, were also IN great distress,
= md Congress therefore interposed aud
y took ofihc tax on gross receipts, amount
}, ing to EG, 7si 900. Vanderbilt, Jim Fisk
,, and company will doub, is be duly Crate
Al ful for the timely relief 4, ]. Stewart
b William b. Astor, and other large capital,
" Its had also fallen into great distress, and
U SO the income tax was reduced over
!" S2O,O0O0O0.
IL These taxes had all been assessed for tn,
ne benefit Of government, and when collected
nc were paid into the treasury. But the take
Is which are levied upon the people for The
rs benefit Of the manufacturers, and which "a
" into their ,ills-tho tax on salt, on cotttoi
and woollon good, ON hats, boots and shoes
~ iaTYeamtaags Tshpfpa kBa,;;I On fa r!
SO that enters into tho daily uscof the lHboror
Z. the farmer, and tho mechanic, still remain
y ~ high ~ ever, and Congress utterly re-
fused to repeat ar reduce them. The man
D' uincturcrs, however, were again in dis're,.
l. and consequently large munger OF
&c articles that entered into their mnuuiact.
uros were pulcel on the flee list, and thus
g. Srcluction Oft few moro million, Of The
= take. wa. effected for their benefit AnC
nj while ihi, wa, being done, the tax un ste"
n rails was raised several dollars per ton, fo
~ the benel,, Of ring Of which di,tu
~ gui.hcl member Of Congress va. th'
D." head centre.
OF And this, my fricnd-, l. the wonderful
10 reduction Of taxes about which We hnv,
nj heard 50 much. |, j. apiece with all ,hci
~ legislation on these subjects, |, relieve
I'd the wealthy aud leave. labor .till op
~ pressed with Il. hurdrns, They urc Ger
u tainly welcome To an thc glory they vii
=" &C., f1r such legislation, wheui, i.propcrl.
a- undcr'toDl