The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-10-01

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Capitol e r.,lsve BIN from ig,inef pubic 'efSiee'
[After showing up and commenting on
the utter demonstration and profigacy OF
Congress and the Administration, as seen
In the reckless waste and corrupt fquan.
dering Of the public domains Mr.. Mar.
shall paid his reapects 10 the platform,
adopted by the late Republican State
Convention Of Illinois, which he Justly
pronounced q shameless and humlliating
evasion OF ell the vital questions that In.
terest the great body OF the Western peo-
Pile. lie then took up the question OF the
reduction Of taxes" and spoke as fol-
lowsl.
We hear a great deal Of self gloriics-
ton from our Republican friends for the
reduction of taxes by the act Of July last.
I wish we had time TO analyze that act,
and discuss 1t item by item. ! hope to do
. at IN early day, that the people may
understand the real character Of the law.
/ can only say now that the mass
Of the people will wait a long time
before they realize the promised relief. /
am sorry to say, but l am compelled to
say, that whether It Is Ia the imposition
or reduction Of taxes, the party in power
never fails to discriminate 10 favor of the
wealthy and against the poor man. You
oil remember that when the tax was some
time back imposed on manufacturers,
Congress at the same time raised the
tariff so that the manufacturers could add
the tax which they paid to the price of
their goods, and collect 1t Of the consu m.
ers thereof-the laborers, farmers and
mechanics of the country. This was
deemed TO be q good arrangement for the
manufacturers, and they at the time pro-
fessed themselves satisfied with Il. The
revenue derived from this tax amounted
to about $50 100000, which the manufac.
turers regularly collected, with as much
more as they could add thereon, from the
consumers Of their productions. The
manufacturers, however, soon rallied,
went in a body to Congress, and sue.
ceeded in having this tax imposed
upon them for the benefit Of government,
repealed. But the tax which was at the
same time imposed upon the laborers, the
mechanics and farmers for the benefit OF
tha manufacturers, Congress then refused,
and has ever since refused, to repeal. And
you are paying this tax now, every day
Of your lives, on every pound Of salt;
every hat, and boot, and shoe, and coat,
ard every plow and hoe, on all wearing
apparel for your wives or children that
you buy or use. The taxes were repealed
and the revenue reduced $S0, 900,
without the mass of the people receiving
any relief thereby.
And 90 it will be found with the act Of
July last. With the exception of the
slight reduction Of the tax on
coffee, tea and sugar, that will
scarcely be felt or realized, the law
scarcely holds out even q promise Of
any material relief TO the great body Of
the people. But there was another class
Of our suffering fellow mortals for whom
the compassionate bowels OF q Radical
Congress- were wonderfullyiexercised The
bankers were an unfortunate class, who
had not been making on an average ex.
ceeding so per cent. on their capital. Con-
gress therefore interposed and took off the
special taxes" Gncluding those Oh bank
ers), amounting to $10,674,00 The great
railroad corporations Of the country, and
the like, were also in great distress, AID
Congress therefore interposed and took
of the tax on gross receipts, amounting
to GO, 7S4, 1000. Vanderbilt, Jim Fisk and
company will doubtless be duly grateful
for the timely relief. a. T. Stewart vii
liam B. Aston, and other large capitalists
had also fallen into great distress, and &C
the income tax was reduced owe $50
100000.
These taxes had all been assessed fol
the benefit Of the Government, and when
| collected were paid into lthe Treasury,
But the taxes which are levied upon the
people for the benefit Of the msnufactur'
ers, and which go into tfeir tills-the tai
on salt on cotton and wooden goods, on
hats. boots and shoes, on wearing sppareI
Of all kinds on farming implements, or
nearly everything, in fact, that enters into
the daily use Of the laborer, the farmer
and the mechanic, still remain as high q
ever, and Congress utterly refused to re
peal or reduce them. The manufactur
ers, however, were again In distress, ant
consequently d lurge number OF articles
that entered into their manufactures wert
placed on the free List, and thus q reduc
ton Of q few more millions Of the take
was effected for their benefit And Will,
this was being done, the tax on steel rail
were raised several dollars per ton, fol
the benefit Of q ring of which q distin
guished member Of Congress was tn,
"head centre"
And this my friends, is the wonderful
reduction Of taxes about which we hav'
heard 10 much. II is Of . piece with 81
their legislation on these subjects. 1t re
lieves the wealthy, and leaves labor still
oppressed with its burdens They ar
certainly welcome to all the glory thel
will get for such legislation, when 1t !
properly understood.
CONCLUSION.
Ny friends, the Democratic party Is ira
ditionally the party Of the people. Gu
home Is not with the princes Of the earth
or those who seek lordly grants an,
special favors by legislation. Our HON
is with the great, honest, toiling masse
of the people. We are sometimes csllet
by way Of derision, tho "unwashe
Democracy because the begrimed an
sweating son of toll turns instinctively I
us for com~panionship and protection. Fl
does not always comprehend all the hoct
yocus OF tariff Legislation, or the cunniD
tricks by which he and bis class al
robbed TO build up q moneyed ~aristocrac,
But be believes we will be true to his II
terests, and he confdes In US. lam prou
OF this confidence, and would not cxcbang
1t for the friendship Of the proudest MOI
arch on earth.
|. NV friends, let US never betray III
ho11 tr,.t aHink mr. swim. live or die