The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21

burden.
In tones of pride he tells US that
" Our revenues yielded last year OVER
four hundred million dollars" How
much over that amount he fails to say,
but as the amount of taxes daily re-
ceived at the treasury is quoted at one
and half millions, the amount col
lected for the current year will be
about four hundred and seventy mill
lions.
But what does that sum mean? How
shall we measure its value? Were |
to tell you that it is more than the val
ue of all the real estate IN your splen-
did city of Cleveland, you could scarce
ly realize the fact. What then will
YOU think when / tell you that this
trifie of "more than lour hundred
Millions concerning which the SEN
ator speaks SO lightly, is far greater
than the value of all the real estate
embraced within the city limits of the
grand cities of Cincinnati and Cleve-
land together. Greater, did I say.
Why, fellow-citizens, that "more than
four hundred millions" wrung from
the toll and substance of the people,
in a single year, by those who hold
and by false pretenses seek to retain
control of the treasury, and of its mu-
tilated records, is, according to the
grand duplicate of Ohio for 1880, great
er than the total value of all the real
estate in all the cities, towns and viii
lagos in our grand and glorious Com
mOnwealth of Ohio; greater than the
value Of all the chattel property In the
State, and nearly equal in that year to
tWo-thirds the value of all the landed
property in Ohio. And yet Mr.. Sher-
man regards the squandering of this
enormous amount of taxes as good
Joke. Is the Senator aware that ac-
cording to the grand duplicate of Ohio,
for the year already named, that if
Mansfield, the beautiful city of his
residence, and all the towns and vii
lagos within the good county of Rich
land, were to be sold at their assessed
value, the proceeds of the sale would
only amount to about Que hundredth
part of the fabulous sum of taxes which
he so generously helped to expend i'll
single year? And what has become
of this stupenduous sum Of money
taken from the comforts Of ten mil
lion homes? Withdrawn from the
active business of the country and
consumed.
Senator Sherman will answer for
himself Our taxes, says he, yield such
vast sums, "that the chief controversy
is, how shall we spend the money
Our debates in Congress-" he says,
are as to what expenditures we shall
make" Poor fellows! How worthy
of sympathy, in their embarrassment
as how to squander and fool away the
money of other people. Geod sense
and common honesty would dictate
that much less money be squandered
in shameless schemes of plunder, and
more in payment of the public debt
These Republican statesmen have nc
controversies about
THE CONSTITUTION;
| for that old time instrument limits anC
defines the powers of Congress; anC
it is much easier to walk into the treas
ury aud make divide" than discus:
the embarrassing question of theil
right to do so. Right! Who among
them all stop 10 think about right
when millions are to divide, and pa
trints are ready to receive them.
Senator Sherman seems to regar(
this canvass as
A ROARING FARCE,
and to be ambitious of appearing a
the leading actor. He jocOsely says
1--WE are living in the piping times o
peace. We are SEARCHING for an is
sue" According to Senator, th'
temperance question is so vague ant
insignificant, that it has to be hunted
down, in order to find it, or its sup
porters. And having relieved himsel
OF this caustic piece of wit, he wade
into his Grafton, " tipping a wink" t.
the liquor dealers from his gleeful face
and with an air of lofty dignity on tn
other, which he turns towards tn
champions of temperance.
1t is difficult to tell what Sherman
is, or what he means, for
SHERMAN is WINKER.
He boasts that the Republicans hay
had control of Ohio for a quarter of
century. Now, if that be true, an
during that long period of time tn
laws have been unequal, oppressiv
and unwise, the Republicans alone ar
responsible.
Casting glance of grave intelligenc
from his abstemious face towards tn
temperance men, he says, "The liquo
traffic is proper source of taxation
It could (he don't say it willy be mad
to yield in Ohio more than one millio
dollars" (The temperance men dc
, lightedly applaud.) Then lest tn
liquor traffic should take alarm, b
turns towards them his jocose face
and with a wink, whispers, " Boy!
: Pond tried that, and gave birth to a
= abortion" (The liquor dealers no.
, laugh and cheer) And then he turr
toward the temperance men, and i
. freezing tones, says, The liquor dea
ers' capital in trade may be a den, or
cellar, and barrel of whisky, and th
= profit of the dealer averages one hui
dred per cent" (And the temperanC
men cry out, down with the whisk
: deaIers.) But while they are applaud
. ing, the grave and candid Senate
turns his front of Bacchus toward tn
vendors of free whisky and says. Z"
is not advisable for those engaged i
. this business to force this issue. .
= TOLERANT PUBLIC OPINION MAY WIN
AT THE VIOLATION OF LIQUOR LAW
, AND SUNDAY LAWS, so LONG AS TIL
VIOLATION is NOT DEMANDED AS
? RIGHT" And in saying this, he il
! tends them to understand that if the
vote against the Republican party
then and in that case, as question
high morals, they must look out fl
l squalls.
e Then in solemn tones he says: -"
r is for these reasons l am in favor of
Sunday law applying to all trades, o.
cupations: or business of life" Gan
so is every one else) But just the
l the Senator notices group of his TO
q mer staunch henchmen, with disgu!
, in their countenances, and he eXclaim
i. II shall not object if on that day (Sur
t day. they drink their mug of beer {
1 their glass of wine, or some of tn,
r which steals wisdom from the
brains" Provided, always, he wishe
to he understood, they vote the Reput
. lican ticket.
3 A SUNDAY LAW
has, as Senator Sherman says, been o
the statute books for oHe-half a cent?
, ry, and during all that time no on
l proposed it's repeal. We have SUI
: day law, now, on our statute book, all
: no one proposes it's repeal.
The Legislature makes laws, bU
their enforcement depends not onl
on the police force and the courts, bu
ot;II moro on nIIblio opipion Th