Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-28


Republicans have met together TO re-
form the world and install the millen-
mum by d series Of resolutions, you
will invariably find them Illuminating
Free Trade as one of their principal
party shibboleths.
The COURIER does not deny that ex-
perience is teaching us from time
TO time that abuses are connected with
our tariff system. l, asserts, however,
that they are being corrected as fast
as developed. by the Republican party.
Its object Just now. IL 10 call. the atten-
ton Of the people to few stubborn
facts.
In round numbers we are collecting
about three hundred millions Of dol
lars per annum: say two hundred mil
lions on imports and one hundred mil
lions from internal revenue, although
from The latter source one hundred
and fifteen millions were collected for
the fiscal year ending June 30th last.
Imports are collected almost cxclu-
sively from articles Of luxury includ-
ing silks, wines, jewclry, Sc. while
almost all the internal revenue taxes
are collected frciu whiskey, beer. to-
hacco and cigars. Coffee and tea are
on the free list az well as nearly
everything else which enters into the
list Of necessities used by the grea
.-.ss-r OF the peopIe. SAVING n...1 oYce,.4
ing sugar, upon which tariff remains
under the hope that it will revive the
sugar Interests of the south. ruined by
the war.
Our lands, cattle, sheep, horses, and
in fact everything which makes the
wealth of the com,nonality Of the peo-
pie, entirely escape the heavy taxa
ton rendered necessary by the war.
The expenditures of the foregoing
annual collections may he summarized
as follows.
10 pay interest Oh debt created
by the Democratic revolt
agains. the Nations lie. .$l50, 900 900
To pay pensions created by
same. ......... 10000. 600
War, Navy aud other annual
running expenses oil the
Government. :. 10000, 600
Total. $500, O0O. 900
Now any one of these blatherskitcs
who is shouting the catch penny phrase
of Free Trade must be either in favor
Of rcpudiating the debt and the pay
nlent of the interest created in putting
down the Democratic rebellion. or
else be must be in favor of making
wbiskes, beer, wine, cigars, silks. to-
bacco, and the endless list which now
does pay it. free. If ali these things
not necessary for the welfare of the
people are put on the free list, and
equal and direct taxation be rcsorted
to which is the memorable logic of
Froe Trade, there will then be alvey
time among agriculturists Of the west
when they come to pay their share of
the aforesaid three hundred millions
We should advise ali the Reformers
engaged 10 this part of the millennium
business. to make themselves very
scarce about the time they get their
claptrap theories into the hands of
the tax collectors.
Capt Jim Knox, of Indianoia, lie one
of the Republican candidates for the
Legislature il Warren county. He
will no elected by a substantially unani-
nous vote, as Warren county is q poor
place for Democrats. When Jim was
editor of the Indianolia Journal. his
sharp sticks were current all over
Iowa. by and by he was promoted to
a position which required luore ability,
and we are told that the hash of his
hotel has no superior in'Iowa. He
was Captain during the late .'con-
vulsion," as Mr.. Greeley called ii, and
subsequently was local editor Of the
Haaohsye. From the latter place he
gravitated into responsible position
in Washington, which he soon threw
up in disgust. We are glad to chroni.
Gle his nomination. The I4th General
Assembly will have in it few as genial
and square-toed members az Capt. Jim
Knox.
The Modoc captivcs, Captain Jack,
Schonchin, Black Jim, Boston Charley,
Barncho alias One Eyed Jim, and Slo-
luck alias Cox, who were tried by 4
military commission Tor the murder of
Gen. Candy, and Commissioner Thorn
as, and for assanlt with intent to kill
the other Peace Commissioners, have
been found guilty Of the specification MS
and charges, and sentenced to be hang
ed. The proceedings have been APPROX
ed by the President and the Sec'y of
War. and an order issued that they be
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