The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-08
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ANSWER
To n Recent WorIkinSnlan,s Com.
munIcatiOn in the InteIIigcn.

session Of or control the legislative bodies
Of the State and the United States, we will
pas series Of revenue laws which will
compel all to be taxed alike and in pro.
portion to their ability to pay. We will
repeal all laws that do Otherwise. In
other words, We will so shape our laws
that no one will own 100000 in either
money or property to-day and to.mor.
row, when the assessor calls at his door,
evade the facts by making pitiful re.
turn Of 4 few hundred dollars for taxation,
and then, on the next day again, il his
friend asks him how much he is worth in
money or property, answer him by say
ing one hundred thousand dollars. Al
though he may know he deceived the
Assessor, you, OF course can say this
Is . dodge praciced by all under the
present laws. You bought government
bonds by telegraphing your broker in
New York to do so for you. It was only
for day or two and no money changed
hands, but it was transaction under the
present lava that enabled you to get out
Of paying your share Of the taxes due
your State. Tsay, therefore, we will en-.
set laws to put stop to thia kind OF
work il we can.
Answer TO No. 2.-It matters not wheth.
er We would or not, We will make a
stand for the right and protest against
the ConsummatiOn Of the yillainy which
even their own party refuses to approve,
Il. B. Hayes and his subordinate, John
Sherman, have their Shylock grip upon
the throttle Of the people to-day, three
million ofWhom. are idle and crying for
bread. They are seeking both work and
bread, but neither are 10 be found. We,
the people, therefore warn them OF the
danger 10 themselves and their party,
and say now, hands of. II they refuse 10
heed our cries OF distress let the conse.
quences be upon them. II we fail to get
the power it will be but for ashort time.
The masses are determined and change
will and must come soon. We must and
will have new policy.
Answer to No. 3.-No, answer, and !
say you know II we'll. The proof is be.
fore you and against you, aud has been
every day Tor four years back. Every
time you appreciated greenbacks Eve
cents On the dollar your Labor, my labor,
eTerybody's laborl.as been Deprecated at
least ten cents on the dollar. This is the
legitimate effect Of your contraction pol.
icy, the sure foreruuner OF the resump.
ton which Is TO follow. Et --l
Answer to No. Al answer yes, and
we'll you ought to know it. How ,was
the great rebellion put down but with
paper called money, for which the sol.
diers went to the front and risked their
lives, that the country might live. It was
Tor such money they fought, and others
worked; II was good enough for them 10
Eight and die for and others to work for;
Why not good enough to pay bonds with,
both principal and interest.
Answer TO No, 5.-Suppose they are
evidence oil our Indebtedness. Asibonda
on gold bssis we have to help pay them
10 any shape. see no reason Why We
should nave two kinds Of money. The
money you and | get for our work should
be "a good 10 pay bonds with as its 10 pay
Us with. Don't you think so? Why
IL not the dollar that We work for inst a.
good a. The dollar The ~bloated bond,
holder gep for hi5 bonds.S aHlfl
Answer 10 No. G.-Ies, exactly; no
more, no less That ia what we dem and
You and your friends will have none
it. II you or owe a deb! our credi,
tors are wiling and glad to accept, fol
both interest and principal, the good and
lawful money Of the country. This i.
right. But you gentlemen say nay. MOI
'or orr pets our lbopdholdGis. They
must have gold and nothing else. va
therefore insist. OBJ taF-shame, s'aNay
sth all such. ]
No Mot BY my means. Il would
lake much legislation to epsb!e village
or city TO bsde money Legally. -
Answer to No. S.--FOr myself only
sIIhoat in any way compromising The
GrcenbIck or WorkiRgman's party BY
anything may say, I say | advocate free
~! 20. . 9.&Swsg ak "a, ID .1tb lesi,l..
non; nor does anybody else in this coun.
Try -lh4t-Ne knox Of except your party
and your pets, the bloated bondholders
The special aud elasS Regulation made in
their behalf by your party has enabled
them to do exact what you Ray cannot
be lone, They have acquired wealth with
out either earning or saving it through
Tue iegtAlation Of your party, and in OPP
position to the will of the people.
No l0.-Hundreds ofthem. The Law
compel' me to pay as much tribute
to tue nation on my pound Of common
cheap tobacco as General Grant pays OIL
hts pound Of fine cut, one pound 0
ThIch Ia worth I've OF mine Before ih
tar goes on.
Again, I complain OF the reckless de
'lFNcIiOn Of the nations wealth and treas
aFe ever since y our party came into pow
e' fon have given away a domain Q
Iublic lands to railroad operators, swim
dleTs and thieves, that has made then
rich, while the Government was bein
impoverished. Twenty-Five years ago "
heard Of no man in this country bein
worth their millions. A man worth
hundred thousand WAs \ wealthy mar
Not so now. Through the corfuptio
aud j0bbing Of Congress and legislator
wehIVe hIndredS OF men who afe Wort
millions and who think nothing Of AZ
qairtug a seat in Congress or III
Senate, At an expense Of on
hundred thousand dollars. The put
lie lands thus squAndered, il "
had them to-day, would go far toward
paying our national debt. Under ID
rule Of such men NJ Polk, Pierce an
Fillmore, these lands were one Of GU
chief sources Of revenue. Look owe
your statistics to-day and see what Ia b,
Ing derived from them. Nothing. 70
,Sonld scarcely know the Government ha
lands for sale. II fact, il is all bosh
!4'E about answering this question. W
nave no laws enacted BY the party
power to-day but unjust ones 10 libol
More than one.hali Of the invested cap
nI Today under cover Law Is 90 mAnlT
eIAted at the proper moment as 10 eyad
MIAion; Tor proof Of which examine re
Surha Of Assessors everywhere; Of bank
. insurance companies, and capitalists gel
"A'ly ca ..'.