The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-01

when pursued. cinits a substance
which conceals Its whereabouts from
Its pursuer AMI enables II To escape.
The Republican hus adopted It's
tactics, but without avail. 1t stated
thut Mr.. Weller h,d written Il letter
IN favor Of repeating nll internal rev.
rnue taxes In the interest OF the
manufacturers of whisky. We de-
denied this und accused the editor
Ct the Republican OF downright ~
ing. There Is no such letter from
Mr.. Weller. and the editor Of the
Republican cannot produce one that
contains even the animation OF any
such purpose. It infsls from lun
guagc, which II imputes to him, that
purpose: ITO reduce the taxes and
expenditures to the people by sub.
shutting a system Of just and equit.
able taxa,ion;' etc. "and Just rcdnc-
ton Of official salaries" Weller saii.
Now let US interpret this language
adding to 1t the concluding words Of
the sentence as written by Mr.. Vel.
Ter, at the same time asking the
sanctimonious scoundr.l OF the Re-
publican why 1t omitted six words.
A just and equitable system VI
taxation would be graduated In
come tax; one which would impose
no burden on the nun who had no
income, us = tari1-tax does on the
necessities Of life, or on the home
stead that did not yield n support to
the helpless family which might be
quartered upon 1t. Every family
should be allowed II reasonable aud
fixed per capita income free Of taxa.
ton for its support; beyond that, its
income should be taxed. The man
who has an income OF a million dol
lars per year might without injustice
pay an income tux Of half 4 million
dollars annually.
Then instead OF Il swarm OF federal
Officers to collect the revenue OF the
government from this or any other
source, give 1t to. and make it the
duty Of the persons who collect the
other taxes in the states, towns and
counties. That would reduce the
expenditures and consequently the
taxes. Expenditures might also be
reduced by reducing the list OF star
route and other thieves Of that
party.
But Pioneer Press reporter re-
ports Weller as the false and hyro.
critical editor VI the Republican de-
s:res, and the report was never con.
tradictei Bailey says. In this he
knows be lies; this paper contra.
dicted is a! the time and in Bailey's
article the false hearted knavr al.
mits II, IN telling how the PLAIN
DEALER procee ded to cx,ricate Vel
Ter from his dilemma. Weller was
IN no dilemma. The Republican
made q statement OF his position
We accused 1t Of lying. We now re.
peat 1t and have proven 1t from his
own article. It is its own dilemma
that causes 1t to squirm. But II It.
statements aud that OF other "God
and morality journals" are true these
greenbackers must be "awful" smar,
chaps. It says 1.-THE editor Of the
PLAIN DEALER Is sharper than Vel.
Ter" another OF the same class oil
politics said weller Is sharper than
UpdegrafI." Now il these state.
ments arc true. Weller and Mead
are .cute cusses." aud no mistake.
| But Let us look u little further Il,
the career Of the editor Of the Re.
publican a. a liar and Il dcmagoguc
In 1880 the New York Truth pub,
listed the Morey letter in which
Garfield rnrport,i to favor the i'm
poltation OF pauper labor to con.
serve the interests Of manufac,ur,
Ing capital. He'll in all its fury, O,
the republican camp. (which is
synonamous) was turned loose upon
the alleged slanderer. the Eeputi.
can joining in the cry to "crncif,
him. Philip, the editor Of the Truth
was arrested aud incarcerated 10,
criminal libel: Garfield was elected
and the policy OF the republican al
ministration has been in strict keep.
ing with the Morey letter.
The national banks, a class OF Ii
censed robbers and tan. evaicrs Will
which the republican Is in sympa
thy. have invested $7l..oo.0o0 il
s3,OOO.OOO gallons Of whisky held il
bond for three years, having mad.
whisk-y 30 per cent of the bass u
security for their solvcncy, ask tn,
government to continue this hell
inspired basis for three years more
The measure Is sprung in the scnat.
by that eminent thief and "christial
statesman John Sherman. another
patron saint after the heart OF th,
, Republican, and in that republican
senate the bill passes with ,h- ar
. ,rrcval Of the sanity editor Of tn.
! DEBORAH Republican,, without y iii.
5 scn'ing vote from its party. It,
party seeking to stop nearly SIS, 900.
900 internal revenue from whiske,
;. reaching the treasury and the H..
: fanny that runs tho Eepntli.an shed
! ding crockolilr tears IN a vain en-
!, dcavor to misconstruc the lanyua.
: Of an opponent, are pretty Iic,ur,