Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-26
MORE TAKAT TEA AND
COFFEE.

MORE TAXATION TEA AND
! COFFEE.
! Now that the Radical party, bx its
! Ignorance and corruption, and extrev-
! aeance, by its unlawful interference in
the business affairs Of the country, By
, its Incompetence to administer the
! affairs cf the government, has brought
ruin and debt and disaster upon the
| country, the Secretary OF the United
States greveiy proposes to increase the
taxation! After thirteen years of un-
limited power, after thirteen years of
absolute Radical rule and dominion,
both under Radical Conrts, ;nder
Radical Congress, and under Radical
armies. the country finds itself groen-
ing under an enormous debt, a debt SO
great indeed that it's verr enumeration
is hewilder;re, and IL the nidst ri q
ter-ibla panic.
Not even the vast revenues OF this
vast country that produce annually
three hundred million dollars Eortis Of
one article alone, was sufficient to sat
isfy tho greedy NAV Of the Radical
party. Extravaganza and corruption
have disgrace>i every department Of
the government. For thirteen years
has the country been degraded by
this hunailiating state Of affairs; for
thirteen years have these people
gloried an their shame.
But retrihu:ion has at last o*crtaken
them. It is said that Mr.. Richardson,
the Secretary OF the Treasury, can sec
the bottom Of the money chests Of the
Government, and that the sight is not
| Ia pleasing one to him He is now beg
glng Cofls'"Hss to pass new tax bills TO
I'll III, MY ,n,rty Golfers. The bust
ners o! the .-ountrs' has been SO bro
ke;, ,iowD fy the Radical party, that
the receipts from the revenue eojlec-
ti02s are ~hollr insufficient 70 meet
th. wants =! :. govcYanlent admins
tered l1troi Radical IDEAS OF economy.
AND what does Ir. Richardson the
Radical Chief Of the Federal Treasury
! propose to tax il order to raise the
. money necessary for Radical extrava-
! ganco He proposes to tax tea and
! coffee And these articles are selected
he saya, because ":axes upon them are
! easily collected and are not burden
some TO the consumer" It may be
! that the tax Will be easily collected.
! and it may be that it Will not be bur
, d. nsome to the consumer because o
heavy tax on tea and coffee will place
these articles beyond the reach Of all
but rich people.
! But the money must be raised and
! it matters little 70 the Radss,sl Treas-
urer how or from what sources 1t may
money even if the people do sniier.
| What do the sufferings OF the people
count for when they are necessary to
| insure the case aud comfort and lux II, ;
| of Radical officials , Nothing at all.
+! More taxation! What IL confession
Of Incompetence ? The business OF
F! the country has 80 fallen after thirteen
; years of Radical rule that the Radical
government in the very midst of the
most burdensone monetary pressure
that has ever afflicted the country is
obliged to raise It's RATES of taxation.
Il does not 1eeIn TO have occurred tc
the Radical Chief Of the Fedora
Treasury that rs the revenue receipts
diminished so ought the government
! expenditures 10 diminish. The only
thing that occurs TO him IS that hs
must have certain enoun. Of money
and o: course, this being SO, just al
the amount OF business IN the countr,
, dirninjshes must the rate o: taxation
increase. Congress - squlruing n
; the prospect, but it is too lete. !
bankrupt government OK an increas
: OF taxation, oc us2 borrowing Q
money IN some ehay1 oc other, o
rctrcuchneut sn1 rctoru, are the onl,
, .ltsrnasives. Oil AID water viii sai
a.s so,a as Radicalisr3 and retrecci.
! ment will so hand in hand. 1aoutac
turing Nev England and sl,e none,
sharks generally would see everything
brought to the sheriEe hanrier befor
= they would consent 10 any further II
8 crease IN the currency. Nor will
. bankrupt government be pleasant {
Radical oficial. Lookout for taxa
, ton then. All ye vino love tea All
coffee, but unfortunately have but lii
. tie money vherewithal to spend for il
. look out for the coming taxation.