Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-28
The Coupon movement.
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The Coupon Movement.
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The tax. paycrs OF Virginia should think
before they attempt 20 pay their taxes IN
cntlpors. The United Sts;cs courts in Nir-
CHINA have ruled that the tender j. suiii-
cisnt. whether the taXTollectOrs receive
them as thew will motor refuse them.
Ncry good. But yOU know well that that
does DO; pau The taxes; doe not put anv
money IN the treasury OF your state TO paw
foI your Government, your charitable insii-
buttons. and. in the eyes and under the
iaws ui the state 10 whom you owe these
taxes. does lot relieve you ui the debt.
A. cOnmon-scnse men YOU must kBo"
that. The money that you pay these specu-
lator> Tor coupons goes up ~ balloon, a.
lar n YOU are concerned. The stare
doesn't get Il. anG Won don't get your
rcreiuted tex-ticket. No collector will give
Won . recelpied taX.ticket Tor the coupons
Won tender. You have paid your money
inr cheap coupons. That has gone out OF
vnui reach and YOU win reycr sec It again.
The collector has yOur taX.tcket siil'.
That you will see again. lou VIII see II
hanging over your property until II + maze
out oi thai property ~ money. and 4 You
think not, then Won aTc reckoning without
knowledge. NoU are only putting Oh q
debt y hich Won VIII have 10 pay m the iu-
fure with compound interest The thing
ought a. De clear 10 Won II YOU would i0Ok
20 If q, Won loOk at your own business AZ
fairs. Y0u and all the res OF tbe
citizens Of this Commonwealth have
combined sto have = state govern
mcni. for which we agree % pay 80
much money year. In consideration OF
that money We get courts, police 10 enforce
our laws. schools to educate our children.
charitable institutions il which % put our
insane, We are undeTI legal and mora
obligation a. stand by each other NJ cou-
triDuiinr that money. We ignore both obj
ration. when we refuse g. pay the money
and thereby break down every one Of them.
Having bound ourselves 10 pay certain
amount 81 money 10 our state, we attcmp
10 settle that obligation hy paying Jess
amount of money % coupon spectators
and h0ndbolders The money We have
-ulcmn'y engaged 10 pay o. the state W
deprive her OF. snd give IL into tlIc hands
of men 10 send 10 New York and N Eng
lauC. We leave or own treasury bare (;
where, then. are We 10 get any govern
ntut. shy protection. any charities IRON
Il j. u.clee, for U. tO try ana cover up
ne u-e % coupons by any meretflclOu>
names. Men USE coupons simply because
thty tLnG they can save little money.
Tht men who offer the coupon, arr not
thinking o. the rights or wrong OF the
CREDITOR. They are thinking 81 tncmseivc~
and how they can avoid paving tbt money
thcy Justly OVc the state. The right anu
wrongs Of the CREDITOR OF the state nav.
long since passed ont of the question. The
c0uVon, offered are. witt possibly lew
exceptions. TIE property OF 'pecu4lOr'.
who have bought the bond, al mex
to nothing. g. many o Virginia boou-
holder can cell YOU. But You don't
iur4momcni believe that they represent the
claim Of men WHO loaned the state money.
Tbs wide reaching combination thu eai-
plOvuent of attorneys this drumming ~ ne
tlz-uIycr> Oh Courj-usys bv agents-c1u-
nou.iolder. of straw seeking - sci. COLI
p0n. who YOU know never owned bond
0r coupon in their lIye--Fou know an
these thug- mean that q Is syndicate 90
TIE make. These men g.b YOU 10 dlsObey
the laws o. your STATE IN order that they
nay make handsome Adyauca on the nnm-
nal sun they have paid f0r then and that
vou may postpone debt Thai YOU arc. WIKI
al the rest of us, morally bound io pay your
state.
There rs not . shadow OF excuse Tor the
tender Of coupons 20 >t4yc of taxes. The
state la, laid tax OF forty cent on the
500. There J., DO new increase 90 strain
tho tax-p4vcrs. IL taEe- forty cents Oh tho
SlOo paid iu money 70 pay tor the expenses
o. the State and the interest on the debt n
a,c.rtaIned under the Riddiebergcr bill
II The TAXPAYER pays 10y coupon tender
then be- must p2y again some time Will
m5ney-tha. j. 90 say. b. must pay o ccr-
tsiu amount OF moucY into the state Treas
INV beside. hi, coupons or the take. must
10 Increased g. cover he coupons. II the
stat, had laid q tx of ga cents on the Slpt
and arranged f0f % large surplus m her
Treasury. then man might nave ~ eye o.
the suruIu, a, an excuse Cor paving iu c0u-
uous: nu when IN, STATE has made O. rio,r
AND economical lew o. 40 cents, there is 80
surplus and every mar must pay IN money
81 ~, government i- "a go ou.
Prom 8 1olitica point o. yicw W. can't
set nov Y ir-Juau who T. g member OF
t1e Democratic party can c)un,enauce tuc
tender OF coupons. lie must buaW, u he
~ lI' '.~s A4IaA % arHt1tl|.- TO. ia
cans h. getting possession ~ the sale
he must recognize. II ne
locks around him, wha' poh lca. element
t ls that l. encouraging thi, coupon
tender. what political prcss 70 !, patt1-
or the back those WHO Il B, desirable Co
persuade into the Use 81 coupons. Tht
Democratic party has faithfully and hon
esiy cndeay0red 10 carry ouj the eddie
berger bin. The Governor il la, place.
at tht head OF tht government q Rich
mond D. earnestly striving Co. do h- duty
ia ihai direction, aud wth TWO notable
exception the 0epuiy-ircasurers III
Richmond and Nori0lk-tht treasurer
% the stat, are yielding obedience u tnf
stale laws Thai O Republican nigh. bt
desrous % embarrassing the state gov
eminent and have weI-dehned purpose
ir .o doing. We ran well understand. but
t,af ; Democrat who takes time o. retoc.
caa Join them ~ the effort. IT. order 60
save z few dollars now H. be- paid With
compound interest al some future day. ls
something we cannot understand. We
trust That old Augusta, az least. VII. no,
have hey name on TIE list Of those counties
" DO ior q temporary saving u shilllnc>
deserted their STATE IL time OF need aud
gave their couUtenance 20 those who are
irving e bankrupt her financially and poo
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