The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-09-05

Z 1t is the custom s0f Oriental monarchs
on their accession to thea sovereignty to
distribute laslshegif,s among their peo-
pie. ! IL sgIh. .ais ."t
This yearsthe Republican officials es'
timated that the amount OF money nee
ded to carry on the Government for the
next wear would be S203, ,099 025 4S.
The Democratic House was inclined
to allow for this purpose slSS, ,752,S43
40 ~,
The Republican Senate demanded
sl5S 260,59S 63 9a ~ 6a
Believing that the serely burdened
tax payer would prefer half Loaf to mo
bread, the Demociatic House yielded 50
far as to let the appropriations he Sl47.-
l7l9,074 So 20 80 I2i =
| For the year 1876 they had been
lSI77, ,663,327 IL. ''fFts1ls'.i ~
/ This array OF figures has little sienii-
canoe to or interest for the average rea.
der: therefore we will present them in
another shepe. isleft g-ss
| Taking the population of the United
States to be 100000 souls, We find
that slTaalte ia9aR9s6gs ,is fs
| In 1875 each person in the coun-
try had TO pay to- support the ssa3
Government, not including in-a ssI
terest or redemption of the debt, "a %
If Belknap, Chandler and Robe s5oal
son had had theirfway, each per- y u
!, son would have been taxed toa 5ea7
carry on the Government in '76,i 4183l
II the Democrats had had their 9
, way, the cost per heal would
have been. reduced to ri )v,s,a 3 81
Belknap and Robeson's pals in aFg.3a
!, the Senate thereupon remarked: aoc,a
! That's letting off the people too s,oxea
light; let's make each one pay 3 II
] And the House, was compelled, q.
unless it desired 10 be accused .di
:, of blocking the sheels of legis-
. lation, finally to agree to levy a as
tax per capita of saa Ga . 5li
Now, il we take the average laborer
:, who has family Of FIVE, comprising
himself, his wife and three children, it i
!, apparent that if the Republican Admin
:, istration had bad its way he would hav
: :, had to pay into the national Treasur.
y $24 III, which, assuming his wages t
be 81 SO q day, represents about Six
teen days of hard labor. ,'e = o'75 l
H.. Had the Democratic House been abl
10 to command, as it will next year. th
!. co operation of President Tilden and
- Democratic Senate, his share OF the ns
le tional taxation would have been 81
Rs 63a. or eleven and half days labor.
il Even with all the drawbacks we hay
:. enumerated, the burden on the laborer
= family has been actually reduced th
es year from S21 Is to SIT 574, or % 81;
re This amount may seem small, but
be represents the labor of twenty-for
Mt working hours To million famili'
: 1.-THE apparently trifiing sum of % 30
cash means how much medicine for IL
~ sick, what shoes and clothing for Il
no children, how much meat and potatot
as for aH?1fFs2sss bisa ss''fS 1858
ed Let the laborer who, meanly clad an
of poorly fed, digs in the sewers, or delv
: in the coal mines, or works upon II
railroad tracks the clerk who tolls f
sixteen hours day at salary of 81
Il week; the artisan who finds no emplo
= ment for eight months in the year; Il
farmer who puts his life into the stu
I've born.soil and does not bring therefro
q living--let the people ponder this.
"a. A Democratic Administration mea
10 more money in the pocket; warm
his clothes for back; better food for t
IN belly; shoes for the babv;a new DIRE
m. for the wife; less work for the husbaI
OFT Had the Republicans had their wa
en-, the taxation per head in 1877 Won
SO have been increased over that for 18
- by the sum, Of 60t cents, or l43 r
&C. cent.
by Therefore, elect Hayes and this
ate what the head of the family Of five "
pes have to pay for each year Of his adm
acy istration: a.s n'ti - q
Of The Republican expenditure for 1S
ent was $21 Is. Us
ay. For 1877 it was placed cat S24 III
ed. With Hayes and Republican Ce
Are tgress it will, therefore, be-: sg,i7s
ner For 1878, f $27 .
en- For 1879, st rsse Ssrw4 1sJ s3l;6
hat For 1880, Rsa4 lsi saIsz So 2
ot, For 1881, 7-.} a#s =. Al 5
bli q ,sesssal4 1N9ass.sg9g sH
lie, Total, eia ss3 al "a etis-e.9 $l37 2
tie On the other hand, take the Democr
eirlic estimate for four years, even ii il
8 a not further reduced, and it foots up Z
lile 65ahissaJ s1i - aq.ia7isnea s.sls1
ing r Let,us hear them thes conclusion
bat 1.-The whole matter. Despite All laws q
os- enactments against bribery efyoters,
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