The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-10-05

Ion OF the financial question, control
Of corporations, civil service reform
and other measures OF similar char
acter are oil very we'll but they don't
como home to the citizen with the
Importance Of Just and equitable
taxation. This strikes at the founda-
ton Of progress and society. A
Homestead secure from All claims
whatsoever (taxes includedD limited
to . certain given sum soy $1,000.
which should cover all school houses,
colleges, churc hes, and In short, all
property, would command::more gen.
eral interest and secure a more pow
erful support from the average voter.
Yet instead Of advocating q meas
ure Of this character, we lind all our
political economists aiming to beau
tify the cornice, coping and corners,
never thinking tho building rests on
9 rotten foundation. The very foun-
dalton stone on which all civil gov.
ernments rests is TAXATION. And
there 10 no Nation on earth where
the taxation is greater and more i'm
justly laid, than right here, and de-
~ contradiction when I state that
the Farmers Of the United States are
the heaviest and most uniustly taxed
class, Of any civilized nation on
earth. Where taxation commences
IL easy enough to ascertain, but
where 1t ends is altogether another
question. It Is 50 insidious and en-
ters into all the intricasies OF trade
and commerce that really the sum
paid Tor Whist Ii generally termed
taxes, II tr1ning In comparison to the
thousand and one channels that the
average citizen has to I'LL up. You
may preach until you are gray
about the financial question and re-
form In civil service reform, and
control Of monopolies, but these are
all distant evils that don't come
right home with the same force as
the question Of taxation. This can't
be dogded and the Farmer, Mechan-
ic anc Workingman cares little OF
what material the circulating medi-
UNI is composed OF, provided he can
obtain enough to meet his necessi-
ties, amongst the most pressing Of
which IL his taxes; touch him on
this point and you arouse his feel
ings at once. The prostitution Of
the power OF taxation to purposes
foreign to the legitimate interest Of
the founders OF our government il
the most barefaced and unscrupu-
lous measure OF legalized robbery,
that ever was devised In any age.
The Barons and Lords OF olden time
used to levy tribute on their vas sails
and serfs, but they did not have the
cheek and effrOntery to call it q
voluntary action on the part of the
victims themselves. just take for
instance the r0tisag Of tGzes (what q
prostitution OF the world to build
railroads.&c. create apower to plum
der you-tO pay interest on bogus
bonds issued for that purpose and
sold to innocent 3rd parties, mostly
foreigners) and selling the Home
steads OF the citizens out, for such!a
villainous scheme Of robbery. It is
all very well to advocate the cause
OF Improvement and vaunt all that
the railroads have done for the West,
but 1t must be borne In mind that
those roads were built for public ac-
comodation and generally by the
people that expected to be benefited
by their introduction, but they were
no more benefit than the grist mills,
ferries, turnpike roads &C., that
were established by private parties,
but whose tolls were regulated by
law. The time has come when Re-
FORM or REVOLUTION Is the al
tentative. Which shall it be2 The
toilers Of the nation are more inter-
estcd in this question than any 9TH
ers; by their ballots they can secure
all the reform desirable-have they
the manhood and independence to
act at this crisis. The eyes OF all the
civilized world are watching the act.
Ion OF the citizens OF this great Re-
public ut the present time. Revolu.
ton lchG1sgel is brooding over every
j civilized nation on earth, shall we
set them an example that they may
follow with benefit to themselves
and credit to Us, or will VIC quietly
subside into selfdom aud vassalaga
like the citizens Of Greece and Rome
Eo-a thousand times. No. Those
Republics shining as they do, like
light houses on the shores Of tn,
e past, yet they never had The glori
Gus example that the citizens Of thi
great model republic has in the no
BILE men that founded it and the am
e cunt OF intelligence and enterpris
: that characterize our citizens. One
). get the Farmers and Working me-
thoroughly aroused, and our Repub
lie and its institutions are safe for
thousand years TO come. Obi tina
J our Farmers and Working me
. would carefully study this question
and determine for the future tina
:. they shall be represented aud nc
p take the railroad Attorneys and Ma
l. tional Bank agents that are selec,
. ed by the party caucus for the yer
!. pnrp ose OF perpetuating the powe
, Of these monopolies. Let us hav
: Reform through the ballot boz, q
: cure an honest representation iron
; our own class aud then ask wit
:. confidence that God will hear u
= and for his blessing on our land an
! Nation.
VI Yours for Reform,
Ial SAMUEL SIENETT.
y THE TARIFF QUESTION.
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