The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-22
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ated tax.
8. But another proposition was pend
ing perfectly legal and proper. Tn
sinking fund has been very largely over
raid. Mr.. Goode moved to suspend
further payments for the period of fiv,
years. The vote stood; yeas l22, nay
| l12, yeas principally Democrats, nay
nearly all Republicans. The Ohio Dem
oCrats all voted yea all the Ohio Repub
Leans present voting nay.
Thus, upon the proposition to relieve
the productions and industries of thu
West and the luxuries and necessities o
the poor, and to impose an income tax
upon the oyergrown incomes of the great
corporations and milionaires Of the land
our Republican friends. true to their in
stinCts, have made a most unfortunate
record. No tax is fairer than an income
tax. The countries of England, Prussia
and Italy imposed it upon their rich sub
ects. Why should not WEI Yet in this
land of the people, at the dictation of the
rich, it was allowed to expire under Re-
publican rule, and it's reimposition is
fiercely resisted.
10. We steadily voted for a reduction
of the army, our Republican friends vot'
ing unanimously against it. The saving
we proposed to make amounted to many
millions. But we were compelled to
yield. This is reform which was much
needed.
But can not go too much irto details
A few brief illusions and l will be done.
We passed a constitutional amend.
ment prohibiting the payment of claims
to disloyal persons. No patent monopo-
lies were extended. No subsidies were
granted. No lands were given to rail-
roads, nor was the time extended in the
case Of forfeited grants A bill was pass
ed to compel the observance of the eight
hour law. Under the leadership OLSEN
ator Thurman, we compelled the Pacific
Railroad companies to make provision
for the payment of their enormous debt
to the government the security for
which had become almost worthless un.
der Republican tenderness for these cor.
porations.
But the House was unusually liberal in
the passage of bills for the relief of the
soldier. A multitude of private bills
were passed. Conspicuous among these
was the increasing the pension of Cen
eral Shields to a hundred dollars per
month. This was a worthy tribute nov
only to the hero himself, but to the ma
tion 80 proud of him, which had fur.
nished so many gallant soldiers to the
cause and 80 many good citizens to the
country. We pensioned all the soldiers
of the war of 1912. We struggled hard
to do the same for the Mexican veteran.
But solid Republican resistance pre-.
vented the final consideration and pass
age of the bill. 1t is still pending and
may become law when our friends be.
come weary of waving the bloody shirt.
We will push it at the next session. We |
passed bill for the repeal of the act of
limitations against pensions and to pay
all pensions from the date of the death |
or discharge of the soldier. Some bill |
of this sort will be agreed upon at the |
next session. The House passed a mum.
ber Of general bills, to which l need not
now refer, for the benefit of disabled |
soldiers, some of which became laws.
observe that our Republican friends
at the Hamilton Congressional conven-
ton pretended to be anxious for the
passage of a bill for the equalization of
1oanties. This is late zeal, gentlemen,
or this just meazure. You had control
If the whole government for ten years,
Why did you not make it a law? 1t
lever passed both houses until your
,ower was dying away and by manage.
nent the bill failed to receive the sigma.
ure Of your pet, General Grant. This
distinguished gentleman has already
,een nominated for the next presidency
~ the Clamorous advocates of a strong
'overmnent, and the thieves and rob-
'ers who rioted and fattened under his
administration. Many good men join in
he cry, Is this your love for the sol.
ier2 The bounty bill would long ago
ave been a law if General Grant had
ot been the tool of the money power.
hey resist all expenditure not in thier
lterest, They are very economical
hen they don't profit. And it is not
kelly that my CON mpetitor will ever be {
BILE to accomplish in his party what was !
70 difficult for the abilities and influence {
General Schenck and Mr. Gunckel.
he Republican party cheerfully voted
yer five hundred million dollars into
le pockets of the bondholder by !
le infamous act of 1869, but in ten :
ng years it gagged at the passage of a !,
W to equalize the bounties of the, SOL
er at an estimated cost of only thirty '
illions. In 1875 it almost ruined the Il
hole country in the interest of the C
editor class by the passage of the Re-
mption law. But it adjourned, and
ent out of power in the lower House r
ithOut making a law for the arrearages "
pensions or the equalization of boun- v
ss. 1t is rather late now to promise o
nends, The soldier is not a fool that
} can be caught by cheap clap trap. He
Is had his surfeit of that. | have al
ays supported that just measure, and
ways will. But my judgment is that
is claim must be made an issue, not A
lily now, but in the next Presidential
mpaign as well. The House has al.
iys been willing, but we must convert
e Senate and have friend in the Pres. \