Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-01-18

he said; their outgoing were
taxed and their incoming, but
he said finally they were car
ried to the grave, where the
tax gatherer could reach them
no more. Sir, we have i'm
proved vastly on that. After
you have got the man in his
taxed grave and his taxed cof-
fin, you 50 up to the Probate
Judges Office and tax the little
substance that is left to the
widow and orphan. We have
beaten British taxation. We
go beyond the grave and tax,
tax, until our patience is taxed.
Yes, sir, our patience is taxed;
and that is a tax we amt going
topay except in Democratic
ballots next fall.
"Therc is no escape from tax
alton. II we take the wings of
the morning, 0 tax gatherer,
thou art there. If we fly to
the mountains, the tax gatherel
is there. If we 90 to the
depths of the valley, he is
there. The only blessed crea-
ture on the face of the earth at
the untaxed Indian mcntioneis
in the law. 0 that | was ad
Indian, and could feel how in
would be not to be taxed
Everything else is taxed and
stamped, uutiI ! feel like an old
Christian who inquired where
shall rest be found? Where
shall the.Dweary soul, the taxed
and stamped weary soul, find
rest? [Applause.] And there
is no rest outside Of the tri,
umph of this same old Demo-
cratic party. What other par
ty promises US anything?
"Now come to this ruling
party, and where do they say
that anything is wrong or
promise anything better?-
When you speak of burdens
do they promise any relief?-
No, Sir. The Israelites who
wandered through the wilder
ness for forty years never We're
SO oppressed as we. Old Pha'
rob did hold them in bondage
and compel them to make
bricks without straw, but the
cunning old devil never tho't
Of five-twenties and ten-forties.
I Applause and laughter. Talk
Of Egyptian bondage! Give
it to US as a matter of choice
instead of American Black
Republican bondage without
any sugarcoated pill to it.
Renewed Applause.
"Do they say they will re.
form? No, sir. Who dare
say it and be in the party in
good standing with them? Do
they say in time Of peace, when
taxes are double what they
were in times of war, that they
will cut down a single cent, or
that anything is wrong? No,
sir. AS Tom Corwin used to
say, do these fellows who are
fatrening at the public crib 60
round and tell the poor work
ingmen that anything is
wrong? DO they tell him that
the tariff is stealing the shirt
from his back, and the tea and
coffee from his table? No,
sir. Loweth the OK over his
fodder, or doth the wild ass
bray when he hath lots of hay?I
Laughter, No, Sir
"Now John Sherman
Heaven save the mark!-one
Of these men that is going to
tell the poor man what is the
matter, he went to the United
States Senate. He went there
on a little, meagre salary; it is
no great thing, but he has got
so now that he is ashamed to
swear to the revenue assessor
how much he is worth, and
when his friends are asked,
will millions reach it?' with a
wise shake of their head they
say NO So that fellow is
worth millions, and he came
over here to talk to the poor
men q campaign or two ago,
and he told them to bear their
burdens like men, the duties
Of patriotism required it; and
he said to them, %, don't