The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-10-10
TELLING Ex TR ACTS.
An Argum pnt In Briefly Il Gallant
Leader of the Ohio Democracy,
, tho EJ;for of tho Ohio St,tpImln.

To the Editor of the Ohio Statesman:
Plain truths and facts like the follow.
ing from Hon. George II. Penlleton's
speech at Loveland, may be allowed to
appear more than once to the public eye,
and read by all parties at this time AS
was said of Homer:
"Read once and you need read no more,
All other books appear 80 mean. 50 poor;
Verse may seem prose, but persist and read,
And Homer will b, all the books you need"
So us this truthful extract. Tax-pay-
ers, and every oae else interested ii the
cause of good government, read it and
ponder it well, and you need read no
more on this suhject-taxation. And
such view is well worthy of the head
anu heart of the author. MEDICU5.
Oar taxation i, eqlal to twenty-five
per cent. of all the earninys of all the
intellect and all the ingenuity and labor
of every man and woman and child i'll
the country. 1t is not true that nothing
could have saved Us from the ruin of this
policy except the unparalleled fertility
of our soil and the wonderful energy
and activity of our people? This whole
policy in all ita features, its contractions
of currency, establishment of banks, fun
ding Of the debt, purchasing Of the
bonds, paying them in gold, taxations
and tariffs, is in the interest of capital
ani to the injury of labor, and one and
all of these measures are designed to,
and do, in fact, benefit the capitalists at
the expense of the working masses.
"No country in the world has a sys-
tenn so operous as our internal revenue
system atis unequal. .unjast and rinqnis-
itorisl. 1t has rendered revenue a!lida
Wits suspected rs 'dicer's oaths p" 1t has
made perjury and bribery common,if not
respectable. 1t has filed the land with
spies and informers and pimps, who
have imposed upon'honesty the burdens
from which vice has corruptly bought
exemption. 1t has realized the time,
When knaves and fools DER all prevail
And weigh out justice in u golden scale
Again, says Mr. Pendleton:
"Two years ago, Mr.. Sherman said
he did not understand the difference be-
tween tariff for revenue and a tariff for
protection. His perceptions have been
quickened. He sees tue difference now,
and he promises, most faithfully, that il
you will but give his party longer power,
and himself another term, he will see
that all these evils are remedied and the
rates reduced. Mr.. Sherman. you have
had twelve years in which to do all this,
and one full term since the war. Icu
want another term. Your promises come
under a suspicious guise, and they arc
now too late This manifesto says
this system promotes corruption in leg
islation and plunder in high places
That is true.
"rhe whole system of the Republican
party produces this result. l will not
trace the means; the result is before us.
The legislation of Congress on taxation
and tariffs, banks and railroads, is con-
trolled by rings, and influenced by mon.
ey on political questions, on Ku Klux
bills. on the San Domingo treaties, by
the interference of the President and
bribery of his patronage Public Off
ces are purchased by presents or award
ed to needy relatives. Defalcations are
as frequent as the weeks, ,aEd neither res
tituti IN is enforced nor punishment awar-
ded. Corruption hides not its head in
secret places, but 1aunts itself in the
public gaze"