The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-02-23
One Hundred Millions Naore.

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Congress has enacted to call in 9nt
hundred millions. OF greenback cur
rency, to be replaced to business want:
by an equal amount of national bank.
note %carrency, eighty millions of which
ls TO be given to the East!
For the greenbacks called in, Unit
ed Statcs bonds are to be put out
They Will be exampt from taxation,
bearing interest, which mast come
from the people, for tho benefit of the
national banks which will purchase
I them. 90 a.
So the people must pay interest on
one hundred millions dollars more
bonds than they now are cursed with.
And this ut a rate equal to ten per ct.
in currency saying nothing of furn-
ishing a hiding-place for just this sum
of money which ought TO be taxed.
This Is ten millions more money wrung
from the workers to support the idlers.
The national banks will receive in
terest on their bouds deposited as a
basis for their bank-notcs-profit ut
that end!
They will loan this money to men
in business for ten per cent more
on ~collaterals taken below their value
profit at that 6ud. kA3iE5hfN
3 Double profits, and no taxationl
: And this is Republican retrench-
ment and reform!
This is the way a Republican Con-
gross protects the people? fI@-.it
Robbing them every day TO enrich
the sons of rich men.
Taxing labor to support those cx-
empt from taxation. Making work
ingmen support idlers who pay not a
penny of tax!
And again-Govrnment has u hun
dred millions of gold in the treasury
earning nothing-kept there for the
bondholders to draw out to purchase
more bonds with-to make taxation
still heavier.
And all this to benefit Eastern bond
holders and spectators.
Eastern capitalists buy Western
Congressmen 10 vote with the Repub-
lican party. The energy of the ma
ton is in the West, yet that. section
of the land is robbed 10. support the
snobs, shoddyites, SPECTATORS, and
bondlIolders, who are WORTHY nothing
to the country. var ,toE 5J.. Il
The West felt hisiterrible Unequal
ity of taxation before. The young
men of the land are there working to
be robbed by the Government. -
The brave pioneers I'M the mines
and forests of the Territories and Pa
cifc States went there to work-to la
earn .meney-to open, the eoun-
extend enterprise and push for
ward to great achievements. They
,re the pride the beast, the strength,
he salvation OF our land.
They raise grain-they dig gold to
ray bondholders, aad to be worn as
by the mistresses of Eastern
ords of idleuess-they peril their lives; /
i've beyoad the threshold of comfort;
hey;beat down the wilderness and
arm money onlyto be robbed thereSGr
the most corrupt, Infamous ulshon.
treacherous, despotic, destroyings
'eople-ro5bing, pow usurpinc, DAM
able government. the. world ever saw.
No other reople in the world would
yer suoplt TO such rrohberios. And
Thy or people do is more than we
az tell, II = .ss1!57.i T. q. /
Tie robbers, thieves, swindlers and
.Ishonest are in power From the
President to- the most distant tax cod
eetor, there never was i'll this or any
such an army of plunderers,
Fhey) rob, they steal, forge, embezzle
md destroy records day by day-all
he while heapingrtaxes on the people.
As Congress cares nothing for the
those in power will not call
bonds, and give us the same money
therefor used in their purchase, there
s but one remedy leftyla .r.i.s 10 81.
:. That is Reputation of the entire
national debt swindle. l.e...ss SOP
Let the people wipe it out.
+, Let the taxpayers bond together,
md pitch the tax-collectors into mill,
lakes rversAftto he'll even
.ather than longer submit to these
Oppressive robberies. E
1t was patriotic in olden times to
bitch the tea into Boston harbor.. 1t
s a duty we owe our children to pitch
tax-collectors into their graves
wen, if they will persist in; taking
positions to rob the people.
Commence OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The cause of labor is the cause of prog
.ess. The cause of the people is the
of right.
: Refuse to pay taxes-call on the
to protect you-the Government
lare not force collection for then
the revolution which Will bring
equalization and a wiping out, of an un.
ust, oppressive debt, and prosperity
O those who labor-ajus punishment
% those who steaI.-N Y. Democrat.