The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-09-29
Amountsof
Names of Defaultors.
Los by len defanlters.

lNss
Here is within a fraction OF sly million dollar
OF taxes gobbled up by ten defaulters, not one
whom has been prosecuted. In all these three
hundred and forty defaulters, civil suits have
been ordered In thirty cases and not one crlmI
nal prosecution !"
hatstatement Is from the official figures Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, called out by n rCsolu
ton OF House OF Representatives.
The direct stealing ofa few millions, Is but
1.-THE In comparison to the greater frands upor
the people perpetTated by more indirect means
IfCOngress has the power to exempt tho bes
paying securities that individuals can own from
taxation, they can exempt all notes and mort
cages, city, county ana Btate bonds, or any othel
species OF property rs well.
This power the States never surrendered
Their authority TO tax United States bonds /,
Just as ample ms II is TO tax mortgages or state
bonds
The 7th of May, 1860, the Legislature OF thl,
btAte passed an Act requiring NIL U, $. bonds
and currency TO betnXed the same as other prop.
erty which Is plain mandate OF the Constltu,
ton.
This law, like that for the payment Of the
Morgan raid claims, Ia on the Statute hook
II II the duty OF the officers of the State TO sef
20 Il that the Revenue laws are faithfully exc.
cuted. Yet our State officials have seen proper
70 veto the execution of this law for the relef a
tax.Tidden people, the samo as they did the law
for the payment oftho farmers and merchant,
whose property was destroyed by Morgan
Ine people arc under the government OF indl
Niduals their constitutions and laws nre mad,
void by the will OF individuals charged with The
duty Of executing them.
Ahe hTlhtutIhcy OF inc Dnlleu STATES consists
Ofa very numerous class at this time. II is com
posed OF those who are made rich by government
faYors; who live without working occupying
public ofIces without being competent TO hll
them who own the public lands by virtue oi
grants mnde 10 them by Congressional fnvOr
with no obligation osubdue and cultivate them
who hold the government bonds free OF taxes,
and draw sl30,000,0O0, annually, from the public
Treasury, In the shape OF interest
Such II the character Of tho American arisoc-
raey, which the Radical Congress has created.
N Ii la far M Lana utn
OF afiairsY isit the farmers, aud mechanics, and
merchants and such az sustain all by their labor
oris u the Ignorance and rnpaeity Of those who
The glory of n Republic, said Fisher Amos, ais
In Us Yirtuoua and great men,"
Tho shame OF our country, to-day, In the eyes
ofour own people, and before mankind, Is lgnor-
rant ana corrupt men In great place,
They have substituted their own will for tho
constitution and laws; they have squandered
the public treasury they have created n vast
land monopoly, thereby destroying the provls-
ionsof tho Homestead, and making tho soldiers
Iand bounty OF 100 acres worthless they have
created sWarmS or useless and unnecessary ofi-
ces, and officers To be supported by an already
over taxed people, and continue them In place to
dictate nominations nnd 10 manage elections.
These outrages could not have been commit
ted, II parties In Congress had been more evenly
balanced. Two-thlrds majority IN each house
broke down all opposition, Tho Radical mid
night caucus wllled, and the maJorltes In open
session ratihed and these people have been COM
PEELED 20 accept rs legislation.
inc luulehH nave the President ana both
branches OF Congress, with Immense mnjortlcs
in each house. Such ~ the nnturG Of the consruc-
tion ofthe Senate that no material change can
@ be made In It's majority for several ycnrs, Do
not the oorrupiions, the usurpations OF Congress
demand check or balance of power some
wherci This can only he Effected by n change
IN the House Of Representatives.
There can be no change Of policy without a
change ofmen.
Ifthepeople prefer 10 continue this line OF puh-
NC policy or more correctly speaking OF public
plunder, they viii, as matter OF course, support
ule men ana the party that notoriOusly hlv0r H.
II me mechanics, minors and worlingnen
snail he OF opinion TINT they have not sufficient
competition In tho labor market, they will vote
!he radical ticket and sustain the party which
In the language OF the National Labor Con.
Rress "nof0TfoftslU JdtOrS ne Importation N mi
nsae coolies not only IN Cdlornid bW into ne Other
No man In his senses viii, by his vote, contrib
nte 10 his own degradation and that OF his mn-
iy or MS country A single ballot, sipnlNing q
ifeeinan,s choice, mo idle ihlnri for II may de-
Hrinine the choice ofmlers, and the course Of
policy 70 be pursued. Who can estimate IT, pos.
bihle rcsutal
~ ~ mntter of no personal concern 10 tho
NOlw VINO ofthe cundidntCaRhnll be- eohosrn only
~ NC represents or nntngOnzea tho Interest ~
MN nun who Yields the ballot. hut no man, worthy
ol ino hlgh Office ofnn American citizen, has n
nghi 20 vote his prIudices TO the injury Of his
The mass of men, Of oil parties. aro honest
ana equally interested IN wise and bcne0ccnf
hdininistfntlon ot public Hflairs. Why, then
hnpuln lney not Observe the samo rulo IN publle
mihlfn which they practice in their own-"pVrr
choose That which has fcwcst faults, ana those
the least dnngerous,n