The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-01-25

We know the subject of Revenue
and taxation is one of difficulty and
hard to be understood, and equitably
adjusted so as to bear upon all indus
tries and classes alike.
And we also know it is the most
sen sitive subject with which our law
makers have to do, and is calculated
to give more general dissatisfaction
after they have exhausted all their
energies in attempting to do justice
to every body.
Therefore it is not strange, when
we comprehend the real state of the
case, with all its bearnings, that such
a wonderful political revolution as
we had in the last election should
have turned the county, so to speak,
up side down.
The wonder is that the people
should have submitted to their mas
ter's yoke so long with all its bur
dens and hardships. The ruling pow
er since the war has been the money
power combined with the dema-
gogues and unprincipled men from
both of the great sections OF the
country.
And their great object has been to
keep themselves in power and fleece
the people. This they have most
successfully done by crying rebel
lion, secession and treason. Eut
every good citizen must feel thank
full that these Republican shiboleths
have lost their power over the public
mind and heart, and that the cry of
rebel excites in the minds of honest
men feeling of indignation rather
than anger.
Thus we see the Hoars, the Haw.
leys, the Kelleys and the Hales, feel
ing around in the dark for some new
humbug with which to stifc an hon.
est public sentiment and arouse a
feeling of hatred against the Democ-
racy and blind the eyes of che people
to their real purposes and their un-
vanished characters. Thus we see
Kelly and his band Of protectionists
exerting all their energies putting
into play all their stra tegical strength
to blot out the internal revenue.
Does any sane man believe that these
men are moved to this step because
of their great love for the people, or
because of any virtuous emotions
emanating from any true principles
of a great soul ? Surely not. No
man is SO stupid. Is their yoke OF
oppression any more burdensome
now than before the November cleo
ton ? Is there any more necessity
for it's removal now than then Ger.
tainly not. Now we are not ignorant
of the fact that large body Of the
Democrats of the country are in
favor Of blotting out entirely the in
ternal revenue tax. But never before
since the organization of the Repub
ican party has it been suggest ted
much less advocated by a leading
Republican. But now they are near
ly all new converts to this old Dem
oeratic doctrine. And in principle
this doctrine is right.
But because it is right is not tn,
reason Of this Republican summer
sault. The true reason of their con
version to Democratic doctrine is t,
blot out at one stroke $15O,OOO,OO
of internal revenue, so that the pre-
tective Tariff system with all it
iniquity and abomination can b
forced upon the country one genera
ton longer under the pretext Of ne
cessity. We hope that Democrat
will not allow themselves to b
caught in this Republican trap, Sc
to catch Democratic fools and idiot.
Although we are Democratic fror
head to foot, we can't possibly sc
the justice, equity and fair dealing i
exempting whiskey and tobacco fro,
taxation and in keeping prohibition
Tariff on steel rails, trace chains, a
kinds of woollen goods for the expires
purposes of compelling the consur
ers Of these articles to pay the ma
ufacturers double prices. For th
is the purpose, meaning, and resu
of the protective system. Now, '
are in favor of reducing the tax
just half it's present amount on viii
key and tobacco, and abolishiug 8
other internal revenues. We are al
in favor of completely doing ava
with the present system of collectll
the internal revenue. Let the Sta
of4icarS who collect the State fave