Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-12

pies pockets into their own. lhey seem 10
forget that property Of all kinds is the result
of labor, and that the bone and muscle Of the
State is the foundation of all improvements.
very well know that capital and labor are
dependent upon each other. And / would
strongly deprecate any antagonsm between
them, but sir when capital is clutching at the
very heart strings of labor deem it pardon
able and duty for labor to make itself felt
through the ballot box, that invincible foe to
oppression. l believe, sir, that money should
be protected. But sir, l believe that labor,
without which money is worthless, should he
protected also. Who in proportion to their
ability, bear and are bearing the heaviest bur
dens of the late rebellion? is 1t the captai-
lists of the country or the laboring men! III
is the laboring men of the country sir. they
did the fighting and now have got to pay
disproportionate part of the bills.
The Government said to the farmers and
mechanics. send your sons into the army as
! nriyates or we will draft them in, and they
went; they were obliged to go. And 1t SAID
/ TO the rich men. send your sons into the army
or give us three hundred dollars, and if those
| sons had sufficient courage they went IN as
| officers and came out rich men.
| The Government said to capital, lend us
YOUR money at an advanced rate OF interest
and We will make the laboring men pay all
| YOUR taxes, and that is the way it stands now
and not being satisfied with this they wanl
more they believe there is yet strength anu
| substance enough left in the laboring class to
hear another turn of the screw. Do they in
| tend to kill the bird that lays the golden egg
| If not. let it continue to pick up the crumbs
that fall from the rich mans table. The
great majority of the people of this State are
laborers, barely under the most scrupulous
and rigid economy keeping themselves IRON
the poor house. Their average yearly pay
will not exceed 5000, whilst a 81 900 L. s
Bond. locked ND as a security for the capital
of Portland bank, will pay more than $50
EXEMPT from taxation, at the same time the
I moor laborer. if he has a house worth $500
pays at least % per cent. tax, amounting to
$40, and a poll tax of 49, making Sl3 tax
and he is taxed in everything he consumes,
even to the salt in his scanty mess of pottage,
and the match with which he klndles ms scan
ty fire, for the purpose OF paying = per GEM
in gold on that rich man. ooha. 10 eeh'ie-
| men think that the pe0pie~'re ,ooiS ehousn :.
allow this state OF aHairs 10 ioiis CONTINUE
Gentlemen tell us ina, we can''o. oon. .,' ."p
ltai by iegisia'ioh. WY S iaouna1 ond
VINO pr"c'loe ISL 81. .ho Io,rs With immunity
I .neieioie "a" VI >"N H., t,,o solo ~ I;ouo,
>ei'hci ea' ~ 49, .e,,,, ,a,nlo Inv. ,vhs.
~ esN''AU'' 49,. -, horo Tho laws on.
NY :" l. c,uIt of Tho law No. il
~ 81. os ,ha ,,oonIo who hate law. Gov
Is 'he lau'' "a Wv; ;p,J ~ - dnf,nd the weak
/ erh.nen.s ~. III strnna mood no nro-
aeaihs' ','o S. .t 81 do The rich man
'ec'ion' ou' .n 80 nr,,oc, b;s money. but
neeu' ~ usu' - -" ,Frho r;ch man can take
'ne poo. III, me" 49, a, Int tbn noor man
c"ls y. us I ~ rrayan, the rich man from
nceus ' ~. w rt,a aar,h nv tho acknowl-
CIuSHiiS " 'i'S N,''N''
eugen po"e' . u. ne ;r',,oss;,J. IN mako anv
or ~ Is ".nes. Is inhor b,,t that the rich
Ia" ior .ne oenen. y; ;,,,' r an,;no If onnres.
WIN '' ,r, p ';s,a,,,rs has nstahlished saw
SION Ane sl;", ,i,o Iahoror MIGHT demos.
!'ss Dams ii " 800 sav;nos hnt the rich
have denositcd therein their thousands to es-
cane municipal taxation, thereby increasing
the taxation of the men whom these banks are
;ntended to benefit.
-, .ho.o ,,o.os o,oc,od ns 70 ron.
me peopie - r;ohts and ca docs the
iesen. mn M, n Hi ~. 80 Ca nc have RIGHTS
ni' nm u! w - :, - orr dntv IN nrotect
IN iu 49,. ,s 20 boya raoord for their in
eNp>
al.
but MT. speaker anu sen: ... -, as -.
you % WISH 'ne '"''ou' - =, ,rh;n
this House ana observe the nahnei IN WI"
al H.,
VIII ma before every colh',il.'ee e;.e =,
counsei or IN person. h'ohoPoiistS ~ si's '"s.
demands win an Tie ingenuity "1a. am Nm
provide or alshonesIy invent; Dn'' NJ W. WV
represents .i,e lapoIias n.,n u, NM ,,n>
lhey are al nome uiis.n;,y enp,o;.t III Ro
vidihe inc hecessa,les VI NV i1' wy =. 49,.
ihey are NOT apie W eon,o nc'I " :; r. ~
their case lhey uo nv N"p W ..,". ~
" do his 10 thew do it? No sir. MANY of
ther, heln n mass the laws in direct opposition
% ,hn;r poonIo,s ;nterests And sir thew ex-
49,, - INV ,be;r responsibility and deceive
tho;- constituents nv LAYING the fault TO the
maturity but hiding the fact from them that
,bsy were Of that majority.
~ 49,, .1.
NOW si1 very wen hho~ . MAJ az. nu'
on the sue .erhheo Popula,, VI 'n,s !u saI
have oeen very klhdiy anu ieeinsty In.o oi
oy personal iriends 'nal the p"sl',on .'Ae Al
TINS ma''er o'u ioSysn' anu ~ s'"s pe. ~
lnsihua'eo 'tiat l shouiu iay hysei oP.n W
the charge OF iack oi uiScii1ii''..io" :"
clai matters OF IN o'hei Moius' .,'a' .I"n,,
expose my IGNORANCE Al 'iii' '':'t lam ns
these geh.!eheh iol tien so.'s.I"s oa,e Va
my repetaioh' pu' eouiu SHy ..','' I h, ~
Prctension 10 superior knoWieuse' ou Ia, a,'
RulQcu Dy my own CoHNlCtiouo VI iiSht,