The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-09-12
NO REDUCTION OF TAXES.
Extract from Senator Pendleton's Speech
Mt Gilead Ohio Anuust 22th

Mt. Gilead. Ohio, August 18th
As The mon h ci JlI, was wearing
along, the House of Represen atives sent
to the Senate a resolution of adjosrn-
meut IN The 10th of that month; and
Iour days before that date, thus fixed for
the expiration of Congress. it sent also
hill purl oriing to he for the reduction
Of taxes. The Republican leaders had
hecone alarmed. They saw the very
large revenues-the enormous iXlend
lures, and suddenly aud late awakened
to the necessity of appearing to do some
thing to reduce the burdens on The peo-
PIE. We We're t"d there would hp
surplus in the Treasury of Sl40 100000
The cundi,ion was indeed tying. The
harvasts we're abundant the proiuct Of
hreadstntf. almost he,ond precedent
The prospect OF v-rv large demand hy
reason o! both fai ure OF crops and war
abroad was good-the conditions Of
prosperity were prpsent-and yet tie
labor OF the country was deIanged. The
laborers could rot meet the Increased
cost Of living on the wages they had
been receiving. To be .ure. We had
been to d that i General Hancock should
happen to be eleced--it had sven been
posted In mines anil railroad depots and
! factories all the lahorers employed in
the protected indu-trics would be forced
to work on starvation wages or he en-
,irely thrown out of emrlovment: hut
that II the r 'puhlicans should succeed,
wages woul he high and work would
ha continu ,us and abundant Well, the
Republicans did succeed, and there has
nt YER been time in this century when
,ahnr has been more deraneed, and, sim
gular enough. the most deranged in the
industr es which are protected. Men do
not strike for fun, "r from caprice, but
ALWAYS because they are suffering, and
heitvs, or are driven tn believe, in this
as a means of relief The truth is, the
very haart Of the industries OF our
country is eaten up by the epormous
taxation which they are msHe 10 bear.
The Republican party in Congress be-
gan to feel 'ts responsibility in this re.
gard, and, that they might appear to he
doing something; they got up this bill
and sent it to the Senate four days be-
fore the day suggested for adjournment
/ 1t was mere pretense--a bare. ha!d
-hame. Industries we're suffering, and
the people called fer relief, and this i
| the relief suggested. The hllF. as i
came from the HOUSE, repealed the tax
on
l Bank capilsl and deposits
2. On bank checks.
8. On proprietary or patent medi.
cines
4 On luci'er matches.
5 Aid reduced the license on dealer:
in manu- ractured tobacco.
The Senate Commi tee reported tht
bill tn the Senate substantially as it came
from the House, but the scorn and ridi
cule with which it was met hy the country
as a means of relief for The overhurden
ell industries were so great that th,
Committee a few days afterward recon-
mended o repeal Of the act of 1875, i'm
posing an additional duty of % per cent
um on sugar and molasses, and reduc
lion Of SS per ION on steel rails; but
took care to provide also thst the reduc
ton OF tax on sugar should be modified
bv the introduction of the polariscop
test, and that the tax on cotton ties nse'
BY the cotton-growers Of the South t
hale their cotton should be enoTmousl
increased
To this hill the Republicans adhere
with the utmost Il ielity. They woul
MT permit its amendment They said
agree 10 this, or you shall have moth
, ing" The Democrats offered effecti'
and benz fcient amendments. All wer
: rejected. They pointed out that th
House hill relieved tue barks, the pre-
prietors Of patent medicines and a fe
petty dealers in manufactured tohacc'
, hut ths, it did not relieve single indu'
tly or reduced to the people the prio
} of TN article except, perhaps, maiche
They pointed out that the Committa
, amendments imposed hardships create
than the relief offered. II was all
e win. The Republicans sail: TAX
y this nr take nothing" TO re sure. it 10
stone when you ask bread-tu be sur'
1t is a bonus TO our pets when you as
relief to the people-to be sure, it pre-
fessescs to reduce internal taxes, while
is so arranged that not single man
/, the mighty horde belonging to the IL
h ,ernal Rev, nue. Department is dispense
. with; nevertheless, take this or tai
i. nothing. Take this, and we will GO HI
!. fore the people with the boast that R
j.. prhican C ,ngress has reduced taxatio
n S25. 100000. Reject this, and we vi
: 90 before the people with the charge tn
!. tie D moc-ats wouid do nothing in II
I way Of tax reduction. When finally, I
e the DETECTION Of their Readjus'er al
e from Virginia, the reduction Of the is
a on the production Of tobacco was ca
;. ried, the Republicans were so disguise
that thew left the House without a on
n rum, and ,he Senate adjourned witho
v action on the bill
n And 80 this first session of Cnngree
: under the regenerated ard improved Il
J, publican party almost The longest
our bistory-dreary. incompetent, US
e less, wastetul, tx.ravsgant, doing VII
j. it augh, not TO have done. leaving u
d done what it ought to have done, can
n to an end
III EE When the Republicans prate
,ho nonoorot;n unhstrnnijOn" that Dr