, 1875-09-20
DOES H. r, STEWART PAY TAXES

DOES 4. T. STEWART PAY TAXES |
4 C0mnlunisttc DemnEoEuu An.
aWsreds
Cfneinnats COMMERCIAL
Sam Cary's harAugucH during this campaign
have been characterized by degrae of reckless
meas In assertion unusual eyen for him. He
Hooms resolved to do Ills utmost u iolame the
poor against the rich, to excite labor against
capital, thus destroying profitable industries.
and then he will bo ready to Charge tho con-
fusion and impoveriAhmont that hia own
victims and noisy activity haA inten-
eifled "to tho rich :" and ''tho hondhold-
oss" and all who have lived within tl,oir Income,
and saved money for investment, Az A.. L.
Stewart, OF New York. IL she rlchest merchant
ia America. and man OF whom everybody has
heard, Gen. Cary takes ths libosty Of singliuK
him ont and declaring that rich as he is-and be
ia In tho hshit Of saying s'lat hlr. Stewart iB
Cary's nothod Ia 70 call for poor man With five
| children to atand up, and lo proceeds 70 tell
him that ho plrs more taxes than HE merchant
worth $500, 0,6o0,00o. Our correspondent N.
'. H." describes one Of thoso seonos At zaleeki,
| O.. Is follows:
liz paused In hs speech and ntkcl If there any
present who had vo chiidrrn. heyorai rcspona-
easso y n e ;a n ro
5000. Tho poorer tho tho more children he has.
., 'x 7: t. ss %ne Z
vor,b t2o0 ooo Ooo.n
This 10 rep..ted twice. ana the wictcduess of io
| that tho crowd seemed to beliuye him.
| Hero Is another account:
You, over thore pointing q one part Of Tue house
with his horny augcr whlc he rus1led tue nnCet4 Of
poos % msn. ~ God IL given you i've Or .ix children.
Ynu may l worth three y fur thousand. but 5ou arc
. AZ: 's st h:s
from twelve nstssn you mnat internal poor; yet
Fl a. s1: T & s pso!
exert xo.h h5s n1'lons .s hs h.a y, no shid.ss
| Gelds IN beauty, md eauaes them to produce abup
danlly. God u mechanic. aud all His machinery y
per1eetions sek. 0od Z !. natliat4rer and al Ils
productions wine and bsuehcapt. He does hot give
children to The rch 70 10 1esrea u luxusy idleness
.e liz yss s S s s po9a h. s.tyy !hsy MY ~
nv friends L til. providence q uod thu. tue Far
have thu children To rsar; but It II tbs aeaon Of Tie
st.Sss viii IT, aiuons doos not psy ons angls dol.
lar Of Government tax.
And this das.ardly and hhame!eBs fasinchtlon
goss on throughout tho State. We have thought
It worth while 10 put III eud to this folly about
Mr. HtswArt. and with that visW lave been Ut
pains 10 obtain tho authentic dsares Of bin tax
bills. LII tho first place, tho firm of 4. 7. Stewart
i Co. paw into the Treasury Of The Un1toa Staten
customs duties to the amount Of from 5000, o0l
to al0, coz, 600 year. gold. We presume they
get that back from shols custon10ra, aud ne t!o
not proposa to asaert that this vast sum - :
tax upot, Dir. Stewart and tho members Of bis
irm, but the intelligent enterprise Of Dir.
Stewart aud tho influence Of hts integrity Upon
tue Importing interest arc A1lown to contribute
. very largely to tho reyenue Of the Government.
. Tue 1pcomo-tax WAs loyicd during eight yearb,
ond should LAyo bccn continued The following
memorandum will show how Mr. Stewart fafed
under this tax:
Income taxa raid BY Alexander T. slewart:
lsa. so 1o o. lsha e6e 9S
-. ~ ~ ~ 1s.ys 5ss;s7e
isU7 ......... s3lN.y5 ls7l ........... 7t,67J-2:
Leaylug cut Of consideration tic customs du
tins paid and the Income tax. and other taxes &c
tho amount OF over $50, 600 a year paid by TIT
firm, MIR. stesArtfs personal tax bulls during tue
yca1s 1879, 1875, aud 1874. we're ~ follows:
~ a17u o.
atn,n naai ~ ~
sir. Stewart has for several yeazs been buyius
tho choicest works Of art to be found on satc IL
, Europe, and taa duttsa hs pays, aud thoy aft
worry largo Bums-aud Of course not included il
1 ths Treasury of the Uuited atates and the maj
IL N idiot who aaaerts shat Mr. Stewart Ia not {
! larger consumer Of goods on which custom oi,,
afe Levied t.s ny poo, n.ini2 %sS r.I s4
! lsa' hss made nd ~ tbst Mr. Stewart doe
u not pay dollar Of Government tax ia vu.ga
= fslssaeatloo, made up IN tue oonIss Of dol!por
y y ant. and tnGAmo chs passions Of tle houGhsles
ana tho vicious, II may not be 'uapt % ssy ]
thia connection that ths foundation OF AlF. hteW
att'a colossal fortune " the systam aIwa.s Ad
hsrod to In his establishment Of telling custom
ers the e1Got truth about the quality Of good
ID so that, 10 matter bow humble Or lll-!nfo' MED
,. purchaser may be, tha1e IL no deception;
- store with tho oersainty thtt eho will not
,. cheated. There Afe no dUubt other merchant
q equally honorable but 1t IL fal1 70 say that th
md that lie Ia investing very largely in entS'
uftses. most carefully considered, With tue vie