The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-06-21
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In our issue Of yesterday We endeaV-
0red to show how the administration OF
our government was carried onbelweei
corrupt Legislators and capitalists, ana
how they had built up great monopo-
lies, which were draining the country
of iis substance through the unrlght-
cous medium of the national bonds
Illustrative OF our position In this mat
ter, we will simply cite the fact that
with the United States bonds to attract
the investment Of capital, where II
enjoys m undlstnrbed freedom from
taxation, the rich man becomes the
constant beneficiary Of thepOOr mans
labor, and under circumstances that
are by no means just orequltablc. The
poor mechanic who laboT for twelve
months, and by hard lcks and close
economy, saves from his earnings MS
much thousand or fifteen hundred
dollars, IL glad to Invest this Income in
II house and lot for his family, which
~ taxable MS soon rs he gets it, His
employer whose income Is fifty thou
sand dollars, converts this money into
nOn-taxablc bonds, and draws his in
tcrest in gold every six months. In
this instance il will be seen how the
poor Nun, on his little property, pur-
chased by the sweat Of bis brow,
earned In honest labor paysa greater
tax on his savings than therich man,
who realizes ten times rs much from
the fruits of his capital, 'iA
This il It not fair, 1t Is not just,
because q part Of the taxes paid by the
laborer, and the greater part too is
absorbed by the government for the
purpose ofpaciying the claims of those
who hold liz bonds. The dress worn
by his wife, the scanty clothing of his
innocent children, theleatler apron he
wears while bending over bis forges,
the food that he eats, and the tools that
he uses IN his trade nre all subject to
taxation by the government, and the
money thus realized II divides between
its officers and It's bondholders, who are
required to pay nothing Into the COM
mon treasury Tor the protcetion itaflords
them. This method Of legislation and
of administration practically and SIM
ply means, that the rich own the poor,
and that the government Is run in
their interest and against the in.
ierest of the poor man, thus max
Ing "the rich richer and the poor
poorer" Now, how can oranges affect
any desirable changes In reme,yiny
these evils? We, beg to suggest that
by combination, and hearty co.opera-
ton among our farmers n most desir.
able and advantageous change IN the
routine of trade enthusiastically the gov |
ernment can be effected, and they are
the very class who should commence
the movement IN this State, because
they constitute hot only the bone and
muscle Of Texas, but It's wealth as well
Let the societies leave politics out of
heir hdeliberntions, and trust their
political protection to the Democratic |
party which has always been the poor
mans friends as well as that of the |
'ich. Where they organize let thom
ievise some plan whereby the mighty
men OF the East may find themselves
Without buyers for their fabrics, and |
'ithout contributors to the enlarge. |
lent of their money power and infp- |
nee. Let our farmers come torether
nd ion the altar of a common caosa
wear a iealiy to their rights, and then
Indicate them.
IN Texas we have hides, wheat. corn
'uon, wool, coal, lead, conner iro,