Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-21

| P''''U 'l thc pfcc'ui'T 9VSSiol, ""iiiE
! away Win lhc upliDle taxation Oh mort /
| ra-cd real estate. The attempt was uu- !
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| lazy ana ol Its practical benencencc. FOR
| this. much credit is due John G.. Ropes, !
Esy.. tbp eminent Boston LAWYER. who
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the careful pcrusal of those ui uur road
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to-day paying taxes BASED upon Il Grand
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peth augunlthteu ny tht aal""h1 oI lhe
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e; hGse tnlnES are coiccUe"' mere
II not lhe sIi9ilcsl qucSti ION "po"' 'lt'il
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e taxation thcre was an a'llltIohal uou3l'
g. tax IMPOSED On property VIuHi I" ~
ahuu II ol lhe ihoIiSaLH' an" tlH' ',u'l VI
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rover aithouEH lne borrower was IL? rlc!l
l. er Than he was before the dept was incur
rcd.
n That tax WAS hurdenSomr, very burden
". some You have heard our witnesses tel
" you h ~ that = per cent "I double taNa
II tion cloWIed the mortgagors during the
c hard times, and frequently forced then
r, into Insolvency. That Sl.51o ON the 500,
+, Op1. tnat Sl.5O on the "l0OO0 was alWaN
st an oppressive, always an unjust, ana IRE
y lu"utiy an iutolcruule burden.
THAT state of things existed for years
And You all know that the greater part o.
the people who OWL real estate IN thl
Commonwealth cannot aliord 10 own B
uurucmnbcrcd. The great majority O
H. young men, who, when they are Slariin!
out in life. buy houses for themselves au'
T., their families, cannot afford To- pay TN
i'm full price OF those houses, they cannot AZ
IL ford to wait until thcy have money euoug,
to buy house and pay the whole price
I'm They come to people who have capita! @