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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

They were his tax receipts. He hunted
up an old stump of a pencil and called
his daughter Mary, who had been going
to the district school. and said to her:
Il want to call off these figures, and
you set 'em down and add 'em up. l
want to see what they all come to-"
He had his tax receipts for two years,
and when Mary had added them up and
proved" the sum, as she had been
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

tened with q taxed lock, into Gods air,
not taxed yet. He then got some wire
nails taxed l50 per cent, and taking
hammer taxed so per cent. and saw
and ak taxed 55 per cent. he repaired
a pigpen with lumber taxed 20 per
cent.
''After he had finished that job he went
into the stable and put Il bride and har-
ness onto his horses, taxed 35 per cent,
led them out from the taxed stable to a
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

IF I were asked to name the most
fcrceful character in American life, the
man who best represents the energy. the
answering determination and the cCur-
age of the true A American; the man who
knows duty, and it alone, when public
service demands it; the man who wars in
war and is for peace in peace, l would
name General w. T. Sherman
"But if 1 am to name the typical Amer
ican, the man who loves and believes in
his country be, ond everything else; the
man who, determined once in what d.
rection his duty leads, cannot be swerved
from the path-the man who is doggedly
persistent in what he believes to be
right--the man who thinks not of self.
but of his country and its needs, l would
name Grover Cleveland.
what he has accomplished is the very
highest tribute to the possibilities OF
American citizenship. A country law
yer in the city of Buffalo. he shed Iustre
upon the high profession which he had
chosen. As the mayor of his native
city. he presented as his record clean
and economical administration. Coming
into the highest Office in the land without
previous experience, and with scarcely a
precedent t0sguide him in the conditions
which surrounded him. he won the affec-
tion of his party and the admiration of
his opponents. 1 find myself in one of
the proudest positions of my life in being
land as a typical American American. -
This said Chauncey NJ. Depew.
And note this: L. was Depew who
nominated Harrison at Minneapolis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

Where are the receipts for the gen
eral government taxes" she asked.
Il never had to pay any government
taxes" he said. But a moment after
ward he dropped the receipts and sat
down in a chair and thought for awhile.
At last he said:
Il don't ever remember having paid
any government taxes. must have for
gotten it, but | can't for the life of ne
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

taxed "a per cent. AT first she thought
she would make herself a dress of some
printed cotton, valued at over fifteen
cents per yard, taxed 40 per cent, but
she at last concluded to make her hus-
band some clothes of common wooden
goods taxed III per cent. After sewing
some hours on the taxed material with
a taxed needle and thread, sitting in a
taxed chair on a taxed carpet which
covered taxed floor, she went out to
work in the garden, and she took a hoe
and shovel taxed 45 per cent. with
which to dig up the weeds. After the
long, weary day is over the farmer
comes home. He feeds the chickens,
pigs, horses and cattle and swine, and
comes through taxed door and sits at
his taxed table once more, which is
lighted with glass lamp taxed $50 per
cent.
after supper the farmer takes down
his Bible. taxed % per cent, reads 4
chapter from the holy book, thanks God
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

cured with salt
taxed A per
cent. mo rebate)
on n stove taxed
As per cent. The
old farmer came
to the house, and
taking a pail
taxed 20 per
cent. went to
fetch a pail of
water mot taxed
yeti, which he
got from a pump
taxed 30 per
cent. He closed
the door taxed 90
per cent. which
was hung on
hinges taxed 80
per cent anu
was held fast b.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20
Farmers are Robbed.

EvansV11Ie COURIER.
One result of the Mckinley high tariff
is the fact that manufacturers charge
American consumers more for articles
they sell than they are worth. and more
than they sell them for in foreign coun-
tries. after paying cost of importation. In
q speech at Carroll. Iowa. few days
ago, Gov. Boies, of that state, quoted
the folio wing figures on farm machinery
showing that the Ann Arbor Agricultural
Implement company sold articles in spain
at from 30 to 100 per cent less than they
did to American farmers. Here 10 the
1iaf.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

farmer sat and thought again At last
he said:
Il understand it now. can account
for it all. They got my beef, corn,
wheat and pork. have been robbed.
They have been stealing the proceeds of
my labor all my life. OF all l have
raised they have only left me barely
enough to feed my wife and children
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

salt. After break
fast the farmer
put ON d hat taxed
30 p 7 Z g II t.,
walked over Il
TIA X q d carpe t
which covered a
taxed floor, out
of u taxed door
hung on taxed
hi igeS and faS-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

which he paid
twice what it
could have been
sold for at a fair
profit, h avin e
been buttoned up
with buttons tax
ed $50 per cent,
he proceeds to
put on a pair of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

pair of coarse cowhide shoes, which
have been taxed % per cent, after which
he puts on Il coat taxed % per cent. He
wakes mp his wife ana goes out into the
kitchen and starts fire with coal taxed
seventy-tive cents on Il ton, and the
smoke goes up brick chimney taxed
- per cent.
Then he goes to give hay to the cattle
with 4 fork taxed 45 per cent. in IL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

never let's up on the taxing afterward
while there is cent in his pocket. Most
shirts for large part of the year.
''At 5 o'clock he gets out of bed and
puts on a flannel shirt that is taxed 100
per cent. This costly garment, for
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

rack taxed 40 per
cent, and feeds
them salt taxed
A per cent. out
of n barrel taxed
40 per cent.
After giving
slop to his pigs
out of a barrel
bound with iron
hoops taxed IS
per cent. , he goes
into the stable,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

these taxes do
not all go TO the
government. OF
every dollar of
taxes RAISED in
this way one dol
lar is paid over
to the govern
nnent and four
dollars to the
millionaire man
ufacturers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

toll with renewed energy. They tried
the eight hour system-that is, eight
hours in the forenoon and eight hours
in the afternoon But it was no good.
The profits grew still less and less.
Finally one old gray haired fellow sat
down and went to thinking, and this is
what he thought:
Il have worked hard all my life. l
have raised thousands of bushels of
wheat and corn, of oats and rye, of po-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

Germany is high protective tariff coun-
try and wages are much lower there than
In free trade England. The same is true
of France, Austria. Italy, Russia and Spain
all high tariff and low wage paying coun-
tries compared with England. Speaking
generally, wages are from 20 to 40 per cent
higher in free trade England than i'm the
high tariff countries of continental Europe.
And English wages only began to grow
higher tariff taxation was reduced under
free trade.-Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20
every article the farmer buys, and
when he buys the article part of the

lie q part OF tne
price he pays is
the tax the gov
eminent has lev
led upon it. As
soon as the farm
er is born the
government be-
gins to tax him.
If the baby has
the collie and his
mother gives him
a dose of pare
goric the govern
ment taxes it 40
per cent, and it
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

h o Gs chickens
and turkeys, and
everything else
/ have raised or
I his farm. , l
would like to
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

gathering up his
receipts w h e n
mother a 5 Ike i
him what kind of
taxes those re-
ceipts had been
given for.
) t a tie and
county taxes" he
said.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

count for it. 1t don't account for it."
Don't account for WHAT" asked
mother. What in the world are you
talking about
Why, all the wheat and corn, beef
and pork, horses and cattle, sheep and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

remember any
thing about it. L
suppose L must,
mother. Did you
ever see any gov
eminent tax re-
ceipts about the
house?"
What do they
look like
Il don't know,
but / must have
paid some gov
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

7anu Things like
that $2S1.50. 1t
isn't much more
than ten dollars
a year. Do You
think it is too
much?"
"No, no, moth
err" he replied; 1T
is little enough,
the Lord knows.
But it don't ac-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

taxed 40 per cent, to feed his horses out
of troughs taxed 40 per cent.
Meanwhile his good wife has arisen
and cooked his bacon, which he had
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

pork, or wore out in clothes tenth of
the wool. Where did it all go to? Who
got it,
Then he thought and thought, and at
last he said:
Il know where part of it went. |
paid some of it out for taxes. l wonder
how much?"
Then he went to the cupboard and
from drawer he took out Il bundle of
papers, some OF them yellow with age.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

The storekeeper got some," meekly
remarked the wife.
Il wish | knew how much" said the
old man.
The good wife furnished him the fig
ures. They We're 1850.
Still the old man was not satisfied. 1t
did not account for it, he said. He was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

, IN many lonely
hours preparing
the ground for
another crop.
The wife swept
the floor with a
broom taxed 35
per cent, went
into the best
room, the taxed
floor covered
with an ingram
carpet taxed go
per cent. She got
a needle, taxed
20 per cent, and
threaded it with
cotton thread
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20
DR.. D. @. truth.

DR.. D. O. truth,
Late Surgeon in the Provident Medical Disper-
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who fas Great, such IA sensation in and around
Chicago by curing diseases that almost baffled thu
medical fraternity of the country.
DIR. Fru'h l. President of The truth Medic
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OF Expert Spe SOCK I rs vii yisi!
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

eminent taxes, and if l did l would take
a receipt. But 1 can't remember any
thing about it"
A knock was heard at the door, and a
neighbor came in.
II am awful glad you came" said the
old man Il want to ask you about the
government taxes. / can't remember
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

Farmers, what do you thirk OF this
steal3 Is it not time for you to rise up
and repudiate this rascally fraudf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

ratoes. apples and beans, and hundreds
of head of horses, cattle. sheep, hogs,
chickens, ducks and geese, and my fam
lily has consumed but very small part
of them. What became of the remain
der? l have given away little to the
church and charity, but 1t was very
little; l wish it had been more. But
what has become of the rest? l know
we never ate n hundredth part of the
wheat, corn and oats, or of the beef and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

u b ut paying
them, but L must
have done SO, l
know. When do
we pay them?'
Every day and
every hour from
the cradle to the
grave, and they
levy them on us
after we are dead,
ny money behind
a for U.S."
d man asked.
oI1tS a tariff ON
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20
IN PICTURES.
ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWING WHO PAYS
THE UBIQUITOUS TAX.

An Easy Lesson on the One Sided Opera
ton of the Republicans Pet II obby-The
Conclusions of a Sensible Old Farmer
Who Did His Own Thinking.
For many years the farmers of
America have been dimly conscious that
there was something wrong in our eco
nomic system. They knew that their
profits were growing less every year,
but they could not tell what was the
matter. They bent themselves to their
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-20

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S53S Lake Ave Chicago.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
rExAs las a PREsInENr-.IAKER.

If Texas will, she may exercise q
strong, possibly a controlling influence
in the next Democratic national con-
vention.
It is now predetermined fact that
large majority of the votes of the
Northern Democratic states will be for
David Bennett Hill. Ordinarily this
would end the matter, but the Cleve-
land, anti-silver influences of the East
are counting upon the South to decline
to accept Hill. as punishment of New
York for her failure to indorse Cleve-
land.
In such situation, the united vote of
one large state may be decisive. Should
Texas throw herself enthusiastically
into the fight for ELL, it is more than
likely, that to her would fall the honor
of bringing about his nomination.
1t is worth the effort of any state to
name the president, especially such
thorough-going Democratic president
as David Bennett Hill would make.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
The HypocrIsy of aIurrav nm.

Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot. Cleveland Paper
The course of tine state Democratic com
mistee of New York in calling the New
York state convention for February ~ is
exciting considerable adverse comment in
that state among the Republicans and
others, but it is difficult 70 make the friends
of Mr.. Cleveland in Pennsylvania under
stand the objection. We have an early con
7atiOn here, earlier far than usual BY
Iths, and month earlier than in 1888,
esidential year, when Mr.. Cleveland's
.ads were particularly anxious to have
TINS state dead OH for him Our early
convention this year was arranged month
sooner than necessary in order to help Mr..
Cleveland's cause, and to this early conven-
ton we have been trying TO elect Cleveland
delegates, at intervals, since January last,
beginning then in Philadelphia and ending
as late as Saturday in Blair county. This
journal has been Grover Cleveland's sincere
supporter. But what rational objection,
we may well ask, can be made to q conven-
ton called for February %, in Mr.. Cleve-
lands and Mr.. Hills state, where the can
didacy of both has been discussed and con-
sidered for four years pastl
Is there any Cleveland supporter in New
York who will be debarred Of his right TO
vote by a February conventiOns Does not
the entire state and the whole country
know the date of the conventionl Ger
tainly none has ever before been so well ad-
vertised Even yet it is two weeks before
the convention. Cannot Cleveland's sup
porters get together and carry the election
if they have majority of the votesl And
if they have not majority, what right
have they to complaint
1t is argued by Mr.. Cleveland's friends
that Hill desires thus early to exhibit to
the country Cleveland's weakness and
Hills strength. II Senator Hill is the
choice of New York the Democracy of the
nation cannot know it too carly If Mr.
Cleveland is preferred, so, too, let it be
widely known. Should not either get all
and early the proper benefit accrning to any
popularity he has earned among the Demo
Gratis of New York? zzzsSs
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
GOLD vs. SILVER.

The statement of Senator Pugh Of
Alabama in letter published else
where that the contest in New York
between She friends of Hill and CIeve-
land is, in fact, a struggle between
gold and silver, viii add to the intense
interest in that important event which
is already felt throughout the coun try.
Mr.. Pugh, whose word is likely to go
further with the people of the South
than the rantings of South haters and
mugwu1np organs strips the issue in
New York of the superauous matter
added by the delectable saints OF mug
wumrery for the purpose of confusing
the public mind.
Mr.. Hill, with a boldness that has
startled every Eastern politician. has
espoused the cause OF silver, and Wall
street is using all its agencies to crush
him and 10 wreck the silver cause. II
New York can be carried by its advo-
cate, the end Is forsseen to be q speedy
restoration OF silver to the dignity
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25

THE GAZETTE has fairly earned a
right to speak for Texas and its people
in its own way, since this paper has
done as much as any senatorial aspirant
in Texas to bring people and capital to
the state. 1t is true THE GAZETTE
never made speeches in other states
where there is a violent prejudice
against the importation of strangers
to tell the people of such states how to
vote; but this paper has devoted its
time and ability to peopling the Pan
handle and Northwest Texas, and to
building towns and villages on vacant
prairies. The people of Texas sre
more entitled to THE GAzETTE's con-
sideration than is any one man in the
the state. THE GAZETTE prefers to
rebuke individuals, who set themselves
above popular demands, to rebuking
parties for failure to exalt individuals.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
TnE PoWER on RIGHT.

In the annals OF reform there is
hardly to be found more speedy and
complete victory than the one recently
achieved in Louisiana by the anti
lottery advocates. 'tHe is thrice armed
who has his quarrel just" by this
achievement has received further con-
frmation.
The faint hearted must have said,
"What are we against SO many? Here
are state government, wealthy cor
poration and a business appealing to
the strongest passion of men, numbers,
power and fortified position arrayed
against us. What are we?"
It was a just quarrel, and, as in all
reformation, fanatics headed the move
ment. The pulpit and press came to
their aid, and at last the conviction
fastened upon the majority that the
honor of the state was involved, and
no matter what corrupt legislation had
winked at the time had come to vindi-
cate that honor. Then the strong arm
of righteous Judgment was invoked,
and so complete was the defeat that not
even truce was asked, but the field
was abandoned without a parley.
Herein is lesson for two classes of
men. First, those who are ready at all
times to say the world is growing
worse and public opinion lowering its
standard, and such as are afraid of rad
icalism and would have things continue
as they are, fearful of worse conditions.
The world owes much to the true
and brave hearted men who in politi-
cal crises have not been afraid to
battle for the right; men who armed
in the panoply of righteous determine
ton did not count cost nor consider ex-
pediency; men of faith, believing,
however strongly entrenched, wrong
viii be ultimately routed by a persist
ence- that knows not the language OF
the vanquished
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
WHEN Col. Mills declined Congress-

WHEN Col. Mills declined Congress
man Kilgore's request to join the rest
of the Texas delegation in signing a
petition to have the silver bill reported
for action, what were his reasons !?
Either he had made up his mind that
he could not be elected to the senate,
or that he could make Texas an anti
free coinage state. He surely must
know that four-ffths of the Texas
Democracy favor free coinage. OPP
posed as he is to free coinage, he might
as courtesy to his people and the rest
of their representatives, have signed
the petition.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
WHEN de national pemocratic COM

WHEN the national Democratic con-
vention meets it may be more anxious
to give Senator Hill the nomination
than he is to accept it. Murray Hill
and Wall street could only get three
country delegates out of one hundred
and twenty-six. The city will be even
more unanimous for Hill. Other states
will be found equally unanimous, for
the Democratic masses are finding out
the truth about Hill from the New
York masses, including the farmers.
The indications are that Hill will carry
every Southern state.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25

Texas speaks for Hill spontaneously,
enthusiastically, in measure as she
spoke for Tilden in 1884. 1t is proba-
BILE that no other state was more de-
voted to that great leader than Texas;
if the present trend of sentiment may
be taken as an Indication, no other
state, except the Empire state, will
speak with greater emphasis than
Texas at the next national convention
in behalf of the pupil and successor
of Tilden.
The utterances Of the Texas press,
which are republished elsewhere, voice
the reasons for this rapid concentra-
ton of public sentiment upon Hill.
First and foremost, he is the only
man mentioned for the presidency
whose position is satisfactory on both
the tariff and the silver issues. He is
the one Eastern man who has the cour-
age to speak out boldly for free silver,
while nearly all the Western candi-
dates for the nomination are fastening
to assure Eastern constituencies that
they are in line with the financial de-
mands of the money barons of the
East.
Next, he is Democrat, a partisan,
if you please. There is not grain of
humbuggery about him. To win with
him is to win a substantial victory. 1t
means a Democratic administration
through and through. Such man
would give inspiration to the Demo-
cratic forces in the fight that would
make them irresistible.
Ifanything at all can be certain in
the domain of politics, it is certain
that David B. Hill. opposed to Benja-
min Harrison, would win such sweep
ing Democratic victory as would leave
the Republican party with hardly
enough spirit to reorganize.