Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-07-30
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The Farmer and the Tariff.

P0r.-Then must the jew be mercifu.
ShY.-On what cOmpulsion must |? tell me that.
--UTcjtda Of Ieaice.
RIVERSIDE July 30th, 1856.
Editors Of Tie Times:
The noblest of all callngs is that of the farmer.
He Is the foundation OF all society," the prop OF all
government, the source of all strength. He is
the great producer us well rs the great consumer,
and yet there Is no class in thiS glorious Republic
whose interests are less protected than his In a
government like ours there should be no favored
class all should bear the burthans alike. But
that is not the case, the man with ten Thousand
do lars worth of property should pay ten times as
much taxes As the man with one Thousand, and
yet he does not, and i'll many instances he pays
none at all lie invests his money in montana
bic bonds, and throws the whole burthen of
maintaining the government apoE his poorer
neighbor, aud never contributes IL penny To pay
the salary of the policeman who patrols before
MS door 10 guard INN at night, Taxation should
be based upon wealth and not upon consumption
1t should be Tor the maintenance of the GOV ern-
lnenl exclusively, and not III order that one in
tere>t may be enriched to the detriment oI
another. This il the only government cart h
that derives Its revenues 10y taxation OF the neces
>arltS of !fe, the articles OF daily consumption
which ought to be cheap 50 f,s To take its little
nom the wages OF the laburrr as possible. Thus
We see the small property owner, and the labor
Ing masses have to bear the hurtheu of govern
mcnt. whilst the money hawk with his millions
goes free, and threatens dire havoc if his income.
is lnt"riercd with 10y tax. fhis condition of
affairs would not last season il The people right
lN understood the intricate system oI robbery
The hcndhOldrrs pleads his patriotism in iOitniu2
his money 10 the government in the hour OF lis
need, aS u set OH Tor the liberal manner he has
been dealt with. But has he not been paid ten
old;-the pr, nlium upon his original invest
ment, the Interest FOR "a quarter 81 century the
numerous times The purchasing power of money
has been doubled since he nT>t displayed his
patriotism, he could readily cancel his trond foI
he has been paid an hundred fold, and should
now take his hand from the pockets ul the >tIug
ling tarmcrs Of the country. but no. like Shy lock
he wants The pound OF flesh. havs an antipa.
Il, * NSf. md inv.
ton for rubbing the poor man, and appropriating
his labor in an indirect way, so complicated, II
intricate In Its general absorption OF his means
that lie i not aware Oi the robbery until he finds
1t moie and mole difficult each succeeding yeaI
10 maintain MIS- family. should he be a small
property owner. IA farmer for instance. his tax
bli! VIII remind him Oi the mortgage upon hIs
farm. given without his knowledge or consent
and the interest collected yearly under the guise
ot taxes, and paid over Ia u syuicate of rOUb. r
under the guiNe OF law. The general govern.
n"ut has set the example uf dcbauchiug IT.
poorer class ut CtliZouS and nov We have uuI
state government, our municipal government o
Baltimore CItN and our Charles county govern.
mcnt following III lt> walk. In regard To the lat
ter | shall have something Ia say hereafter
Every city and every little Incorporated town
throughout the country. from the Northern
Lakes to In" huH ot Mexico has IL corporation
debt and ltN bonds upon the market. I must ex
ctpt Port Tobacco simply because. her bonds
were not negotiable, aud how unfortunate too
III" should DE let alone 10 mourn over her sad
fate, and wear her present drtsaTY aspect whilst
her more fortunate >isitr tpW succeeded " It'll
their bonds and prn> >I-rrd Well. No doubt the
fat ulcC~ pleased ut her inability to negotiate
because they viii have uuw less Ia pay.
JCSIUs.