The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-17

Congress. Of the twenty-fOur millions
reduction of taxes, very little will inure
to the benefit of the masses of the people,
excepting that of the tax on friction
matches. The remission of taxes on
cosmetics and other costly toilet prepa-
rations may benefit the wealthy con-
sumers of those articles, but not the
masses of the people. SO of patent medi-
cines, relieved to the amount of S2,OOO,-
900. Besides, this tax was check upon
the liquor traffic. Its remission amounts
to a license for free rum" under the
guise of medicinal bitters," which are
shown to contain twenty-five per cent.
of alcohol. All that is necessary to evade
the law against the sale of intoxicating
liquors is the adoption of some patent
medicine name, so the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue states in his annual
report.
Then the reduction of some 100000
to SS, 100000 of taxes on bank capital,
deposits and checks will not reach the
pockets of the people. Discounts will
not be more easily obtained, nor will
interest be lower. The sole benefit Will
accrue to these mOneyed institutions in
relieving them of an inconvenience
rather than burden, for these reserved
and undivided profits now amount to
| about one hundred and fifty millions.
| If the Government did not need reVe-
| nue. for current expenses the tax might
| have been retained and applied to the
reduction of the national debt. Since
the Forty-fourth Congress the banks
have been beseiging Congress to relieve
them of all taxation to the amount of
$8OOOOOO. They failed with the Forty
fourth, FOrty-fifth and FOrty-sixth DEM
ocTatic Congresses.
In this State the united opposition to
the Republican party are opposed to all
,Fs hot nc
al, and in favor of Government curren-
cy, "the profit of which shall be that of the
nation" A safe and sound currency for
the people and by the people. Bank
| paper" said jefferson, must be sup
pressed and the circulating medium
must be returned to the nation to whom
1t is not easy to estimate the
obstacle which in the beginning we
from their possession of the circulation.
My original disapprObatiOn of banks
circulating paper is not unknown, nor
have l since observed any effects either
on the morals OF the fortunes of our cit
liens, which are any cOunterbalanced for
the public evils produced.
"The right of issuing paper money as
| currency" said Albert Gallatin, like
| that of gold and silver coin belongs eX-
clusively to the nation, and cannot be
claimed by any individuals or corpora
tiOns."
Mr.. Calhoun said in the Senate: "No
one can doubt that Government order
is better than that of any bank-mOTe
stable, more safe. Why, then, should we
mix it up with the less perfect credit of
these institutions? The question Is not
between credit and no credit, as some
| would have us believe, but in what form
credit can best perform the functions of
a sound currency"
1.-The grand object sought by the Op-
| position to the Republican party is to
bring back the administration of the
Government to the just and equal prin-
| ciples represented by Jefferson, Jackson
and LincOln-equal rights and equal
protection; special privileges to none.
We demand that the Government shall
cOntine legislation to equal protection
and equal benefits, and, as heaven does
| its rains, shower its faYOrs alike upon
all, high and low, the rich and the poor.
| Then it will be indeed an unmiXed
blessing resting alike in the interest of
all and in the love of all.
| Our Government was founded on the
principle of equality, sentiment Of
| equality embodied in the Declaration of
| Independence. The declaration was the
aspiration of the human heart. 1t car, e
from the hearts of plain people, ? Iih,
erty-Ioving and God-fearing peor ,,e and and
not from the shTewd calcul9+ ton of tbI
rich and mighty, or of sou less V% cornoTa r. "a
tiOns whose God is Mar mon. II was ar n
instrument that so. aided in humanity
as well as qnalit,;y for as Abraham Lin
coin SAID: III gave promise, that in due
tIme' I'm snd tne Weights should be lifted from
tne SIN ldlders of all men, and that every
mT III should have an equal chance"
4 Can our Government be preserved upon
that basis without surrendering that
principle? 1t can only be done by the
patient, determined and invincible spirit
of the plain people. They Will rally
doubt it not, in the true spirit OF !natrl
Otism, as expressed by Abraham LincOin
standing in Independence Hall, when
he said: "If this Government cannot be
preserved without giving up that prin-
ciple, would rather be assassinated on
this spot than to surrender it."
Reciprocating the sentiment of high
personal regard, have the honor to be,
gentlemen, with great respect, your
most Obedient servant,
HARRIS NJ. PLAISTED.