Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-11-26

came off Of the accumulated profits oI
the person paying II and not ont OF the
poor, nor of Of the men Of means, who
used their means for The advancement Of
the material interests Of the country2
Certainly not the poor men.
DOca anybody know anything that will
show at nny time in tho history Of the
world, from the time that Abraham
left Ur OF the Chaldees, down TO to-day,
when hundreds oi men In this free coun-
try are the victims OF Tho greed vi the
anrdid millionaire masters and Thousands
nre driven from the shelter,of their straw
ihatchei novels in Irel aud because they
can not pay the txorhtant rent demanded
10y the non resident landlords, with no III
tie 10 the premises whatever, except that OF
robbers pure and simple-can anybody
ask show single instance in all OF that
time when the titled or moneyeyed master
class, have Voluntarily lei go OF their priv
ilcgs or in any wav lighlened the burdens
OF the lespiscd "working classes1"
Nnt an instance OF the kind can be found
IN I'LL past history, nor will anything OF the
kind even happen except under the pressure
OF demands not to be denied, bee ause be-
hind them will stand the power TO enforce
them.
Who now supports the main burden of
the expense OF the Fed eral Government?
The richp
BY no means. haven't the tariff tables
before me, but ii | had and hhd time to ex-
plain them, could easily show that mucl,
the larger portion of the revenue that keeps
The wheels Of the Government IN motion is
derived from the indirect taxes levied on
the very necessaries that enter into the
living OF every poor man, while the lux
uries OF the rich escape with very light
levy, indeed.
II has ever been the policy OF the privi-
legged rich o.put this sort OF taxation upon
articles Of prime necessity, such ae salt,
coarse wooen and cotton goods, iron, &c,
for he simple reason that these can not es-
cape the eye OF the revenue officers, while
articles of luxury can and do-elther by
smuggling or the direct bribery of officials.
Besides this, it has been found by poIiti-
cal economists (those learned people whose
business it har always been TO find out
just how much the beast of burden could
bear without kicking) that tax on neces-
saries is a sure means OF producing rev.
enue, while that on luxuries is uncertain
and not 10 be depended upon.
The poor man must, at whatever cost,
clOthe his family in coarse wooden or cot
ton goods and find the common medicines
for them when sick, while the rich can dis.
pense with his silks, diamonds, and fine
liquors at will. So, of course, the able
maker of revenue laws go for the sure thing
and the rich rascal escape either by honest.
ly denying themselves the use of the lux
uries or Slyly slipping through the meshes
of the law.
A diamond can be much more easily
concealed than a bale OF coarse WOODEN
goods, and . case OF wine than ton of mig
iron.
But am wandering as usual. When
ever l tacle this subject my recollection
OF the wrongs inflicted upon the mass OF
mankind from time immemoral, and the
thought of the stupid meekness with which
they have been borne, rush upon me in
such overwhelming and tumuituous way
that am apt to become incoherent.
This is what want TO get at though:
The workingmen have il in their power
to control and regulate the Government of
this country.
Never mind differences OF race religion,
opinion or anything eise.
Just go in, nominate your candidates as
workingmen, pnre and simple: elect them
"a you can, and then settle your differences
afterward.
Get possession of the farm that belongs
to you, and then look after the question of
the crops TO be planted aud the stock to be
reared.
Cease TO receive instructions, platforms.
and candidates from the robbers who arro-
gate to themselves the right to rule by vir-
tue OF the property they own and the Ia xes
they pay tthe liar") and strike out for
yourselves on the broad platform of the
poor many against the rich few and YOU
will win,
Haven't yon sense enough? The poor
men OF country, hewers OF wood and draw
era OF water for the rich, TO take Il lesson
from the Republicans of New York. who
held their vote, until after they saw that
there was danger OF the election of Henry
George and the triumph OF the non pa artisan
poor mans ticket, and then threw il solid
ly for Hewitt, who had chance for elect.
ion rather than for Roosefelt, the repre-
sentative OF their so-called principles"
In other words, they voted tor man be-
cause he WAS rich and represented the
rights OF property" notwithstanding the
TACT That he was diametri rically opposed to
all that their candidate represented, rather
than tosee man elected who held human
lille and hnman happiness above the sacred
rights OF property.
These rich fellows knew the wisdom of
the policy OF capturing the carVass and
carving it, as best hey may, for their own
advantage aiterward.
And this is the lesson that the election
offers you.
viii you have sense enough 10 heed it
and profit by il?
l hope 20. ITuuRIEL.