The daily gazette., 1876-04-04
How Delaware is Taxed by The Cen.
ersl Government S2O,OO0,OO0
in Fifteen Years.

The Pentnsutdr Ne1rS, having called in |
question the accuracy of the speech of
Senator Salisbury that Delaware had in
fifteen years been made to contribute
$lo,000,000 to the General Government.
the Detdrdreda takes up the question
and very clearly proves that Senator
Saulsbury's ten millions was not equal
the full amount that Delaware has
cen made to pay to keep the treasury
at Washington from being emptied by
the thieves and robbers that have infes
ted the Federal city since the Democra-
tic party has been in the minority, from
1861 to 1876. The Dela,cmean says:
Let us see, and We will state the case
fairly 40,OUO,OO0 of people pay annually
IN custo:a taxes 100000 900, and it is de-
sired to know what the l25000 people of
Delaware pay OF that amount. Take your
Old rule OF three and you will find that
people OF this State pay annually, as
their share Of the custom tax, S625 600
Multiply that amount by fifteen and you
Will have the amount paid by the people
of this State, under the custom laws,
more than nine millions of dollars. Az
gregate all the taxes paid and the amount
Is fearful. Here 1t is:
Internal revenue tax, say SloC00,00o
Eostolii tax, 100000
Drect ahd TAX, 74,000
Add succession tax, stamp tax, income
tax; to say nothing about the amount
pald Tor exemption for military service,
and they will figure up to about $40 600 :
600 within the last fifteen years The
AeuS and Adrertiser ought to have known
al about tins whole subject, but was un-
Wllilng to tell ITS readers the whole truth.
indeed, there Is deliberate purpose
manifested to deceive and mislead its
readers, and make them believe they are
paying very insignificant fraction" of
taxes to the general government. Its
process OF reasoning is that government
taxes came from distilled spirits, tobac-
CO. banks and railroads" and that the
people pay very little. Don't the people
OF this State use distilled spirits and to.
1oceo! Don they own the banks within
the state. and don't they pay back 10
railroads., IN fares and freights all the tax.
cs PAID ny these roads? Suppose they
don't use Garrett & Son's 5 snuff. don'I
they use somebody else's snuff and to.
oacco, and pay the increased price by
reason OF the tax imposed upon the man
ufactureT This attempted deception is
IN common parlance, too thin" The
PSOf&S 81 Acp AoCloJ &uT- HSWS anu Ad1,pT
ttser, and if you desire to be respectable
you had as well tell the truth, the whol,
Truth, and nothing but the truth.
The statement that the farmers pa,
but little tax to the government is no
true. Directly or indirectly they pa,
very heavy government taxes. Let u
see: When the farmer rises out of hi
PED IN the morning, to begin his dali,
Ieii, ne looks on the bed tick upon whicl
ne slept, and on that he paid tax. h
PAID tax on the sheet and blanket iha
covered him IN the night; he paid ia,
on the shirt he puts on, and the pants
coat and vest he wears; on his boots an,
on his hat; on the obacco in his noclSat
and the knife with which he cuts 1t, H
goes to his breakfast, and on the clotl
that covers his table he paid n tay. -,
the plate from which he eats and ~
cup into which he poured mis- coffee -
tea. Every knife and every fork. his 81,
gar dish and the sugar it contains. !
TACT, almost every dish upon the tabl,
and many of the articles of furniture i
the house, has been enhanced in price b
reason OF the taxes imposed by govern
ment. lie goes to his farm work; tn
axe with which he cuts his wood is taxes
the birdie and collar that he puts on hi
horse to plough, the iron in the plougl
the rope which makes the gear, and a
most every implement Of husbandry h
uses IN his daily avocution, is taxed, an