The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-03-09

| IN The ilscal year ending June cssi
i--2. every man. woman. and child /,
he Jailed STATES. white. black. or mix
4, wa~ taxed upon 40 avtfs-c owe
even dollars. under the operation 81 iIs.
ttrfhf iniqNifpn- fnriiI ani the ini,rna
revenne slonina'ion. me State. conn
~. and ri,y taxes Tor iLc ssme Year IN
'rlnw ili- average. but taking tic ~,
elements fogcfIer. ti.e taxation iii rom
|numhers nl.y ~ called fourteen dollar
Ii head. m seventy dollars for an orii
mary family Of five persons This sun
Itspfe-eni~ about one-iiiih orr nyefa..
YEARLY wages u labor in most VI wi
lias tories.
| 1hi- lcavv burden falls especially NJ
lon the workers for wages With iarui
iianilie~ and small compensation. tIt,
have 70 psy this enormous iaxaiinn. di-.
Iitjbu'sd over almost every article con.
!~umsi BY themselves, by their ives. 81
lby their children.
Fer nearly eighteen years tle people
have been Oppressed b. taxes thar cciis
|nniy ~ justified W. ihe demands oil 4
great civil war. Now the Treasury b.
overflow ing ith an immense surplus
NJ hich ia- served - constant incentive
'o cup;diiy. corruption. ahd pro1i1alilt
Under tie stimulus u this surplus. tlss
pubic expenditures have increased
enormously vicious legislation has beca
encouraged: river and barber sieals have
passed; and mnitiiudes OF Offices hav.
been created a. siilerure- for impccuni.
ous and exacfing politicians.
Ihi. load ~ taxation haS not only I'M
poyeri-hei lie ioiiers. Lns X ha< ranser
. gsest lsnblic evil W. dsmoralixing tls
whole civil -ervire. and by converting sl
unirei ilru-and ot'icc-hoidfrs inro N
standing army of political partisans.
For yeafS la-f cry iur relief has CONS
ont Off cabin, and coiia1f~ 0f millions
~ wofkingmen. II has altncicd rn
notice from lie p1rty which had TIL
power 10 grant remedy. Tie moi~tl.
oli.ts have controlled legislation on i'i-
subject. and they are deaf 10 every pro-
po-sl 81 concession by which their profit
might be dimni-hSd-
Now. On the eve ~ an expiring Con-
xre-s. Ibis qre-fi0n j. a1ain debated. an.
: i'h b. prospect ~ beticr succe>- lllai
heretofore. At tile last session MI
Kelley. protesting 70 speak III hehslf on
he Committee oi Ways and Mean, NV 4
lntarily promised 10 bring III hi4l
'k hicI would reduce tie internal row
rue seveniy-i;ve millions of doIIar~
That announcement was followed w NJ
:suru- w here Nr. Kelley wa III. irIirea
InA tlen hi- pledge ua~ fcsieemrs! NJ MA
it'ie biII ~ reduction f0r SIXTEEN mil
ions On r0-netic>. matches. b4Ak clserk-
md rz'rut medieines. And tile Till
4 ~ leientri.
lA u dete4t. however. II fr ished :fc
,a-is tor Tie tariff agitation ID the >ena
Ini !or The measure lately reported ~
1r. Morrill, from the Finance Commit.
&c. The House l1S aI>O been di<rn---
ng nt the same time another bil. from
l.e W.s@ snd Means. Neither "a these
rAcme- a.rec~. uiils thar proposed l,S
lie Iaritf Commission. sf.i none ~ ;lAe
ilrrc eiye~ -n',~,antia. relief 10 the sui
ersr- io mo-t need III
Hence tie -isuiiinn irsy be summed
IN briefly AMI conrH~igtly: The bill
'etore Congress rt,,ure sonir III he rrr~-
"a duiie-, but in every important iu-
fance they increase taAAtiOn. II t.tlsri
4 item should pas iinallr. or II cnH-
erence bill should be framed hv Mr<
iorriil aid Mr.. keiler and be adopted. X
~ existing burdens w0u!i contlunA lul
esfiy All the forces or their opprr~ ion.
these attempts should fail. the munot /.
Its will rejoice O. they fall back sn N
'ar tsriii. which some OF them ~ Dor-
% give sufficient protection IN time ii y
race.
The doors Of real relief src closed foi 4
~ Congress. TO mnstrr which ~ tilA =
igge<ted alternatives si0rId rurye tUf'
80. The Republican statesmen Layc.,
lut their ears against lirllt. The prD 4.
N will know low % tinL scdres. * tlIp N
,xt election.