Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-08-29
nd neither would there be in republican

and neither would there be in republican
days il democratic traitors had not hurl-
ed the nation into the vortex of civil war.
You can plead agitation, you can talk
about the sectionalism Of the Republican
party. you may blow your brains out over
Liberty bills. you can weep and howl
about Now England Aid Societies, yon
can tell about Republican infringement on
the rights of the South, but yet, the truth
will remain. that you, Democracy. are
the authors OF the war, and hence of these
bonds of which you complain. Don't nc.
cuse the Republicans of what you are
guilty of yourselves. Don't talk Of bond.
holders eating out the life of the people,
when you are the authors OF them. We
deplore the necessity Of bonds and so did
we of fighting to preserve the nation. but
when thirty five years OF constant labor
is given by tho Democratic party to pre-.
pare for war, we accept the situation and
do not complain Of the bonds. But let
Democrats be good law.abiding citizens
and we will promise them lasting reign
of peace, free from oppression by bonds.
But hear the Register once more. ''rhe
radical administration has exempted the
rich man from taxation. and increased
the burden upon the shoulders Of those
who earn their bread by the sweat o! their
brow" This looks well OH paper. II Is
perfectly easy TO accuse the radicals OF
increasing the burdens Of the people by
raising the taxes. but it is quite another
thing to tell who caused the necessity of
taxation. There is no need of repeating
that the Democratic party, by their treas.
enable acts. brought upon US the war and
also the burdens of which they are COM
planning Hence the necessity OF the
taxes. But we deny that the rich man
is exempted from taxation rs the Regis.
ter claims; neither are the working PEG.
pie in q worse condition now than before
the war. IL is true that Government
bonds are exempt from taxation. but it is
not true that those bonds are altogether
in the hands OF the rich. Widows, Ia
borers, orphans, and thousands of people
of but small means, have invested their
little pile in Government bonds, rs being
the best security and paying the largest
interest of any investment they could
make. The time was when these bonds
were in the hands of the now wealthy
portion, but business and the constant
changes going on in tho commercial
world, have taken them out of their hands
and distributed them among the poorer
classes. People are not now afraid to
invest their money in bonds rs they were.
and especially Democrats. when the dark
cloud OF war hung over the land, hence
they have gone from tho capitalist who
first bought them. to the laboring classes
and to those of limited means. Instead
of absolutely exempting the rich man
from taxation. these bonds have been
the means of saving 10 The poor man the
little he has laid up by honest labor.
But we do not pretend TO say that tax
alton falls equally upon the rich and poor
alike, 70: such is IN utter impossibillty.
No government ever yet imposed tax
and had 1t rest upon all alike. Tho poor
man must consume the same rs the rich.
The cloth. tea and sugar which the poor
man consumes, costs the same rs that OF
the rich But how are we to better 1t
We owe the debt and it must be paid
Democratic knavery and treason has
brought the burden upon Us and We must
bow down and carry it, But no.wlth'
standing it is u griovon5 burden upon
every man in the Republic, we hear no
one complain, not even the poor man.
excepting The copperhead editors, Ihey
have sung the song. Taxation, burdens
of the poor man." million times. until
at last il has become their only stock III
trade. But after MI their cXertions. after
expcnding tons of ink ard paper to Keep
up the howl, they can induce none to
howl with them. And why not? Sim.
ply for the reason that the laboring class
es feel that they can earn their living now
with rs little labor as they could before
the war, and hence do moi feel the awful
burdens Of which copperhead editors are
prating. They are aware that they pay
taxes on much that they buy, but they
know equally well tina. their toll brings
them enough more TO mako the sheet
balance. Hence we say. the burdens OF
the poor man are no greater now thah
before the war, and in fact we believe
they are less. For in no day OF this Re
public, have the laboring classes lived so
well, travelled ~ much, enjoyed so many
luxuries. been SO absolutely happy and
contented, and all with SO little toll, as
in these progressive days OF Republican
rule and triumph. REPUBLICAN.
The following paragraph from the
New York Standard shows that Gen.
Grant is in no great danger OF not being
renominated simply because Horace