Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-29
WONDERFUL DREAM.

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eminent and who pays it? Do
you know that you pay II cents
per pound on tobacco and every
pound Of snuff that is used by the
consumer as Internal Revenue
tax" Do you know that you pay
a heavy tax on every pocket knife
that IS bought, on every suit OF
wooden clothes. on every wooden
lat, on nearly everything that
you buy. Now this tax you pay
in addition 70 the merchants
profit. Tais indirect tax collect
ed on the above articles goes 20
pay the current expenses Of this
republic.
Now We have to pay the taxes
OF the State government, which
il 6 mills on ali of our property.
then comes the taxes of our
county that is very heavy, about
. mills for county and school pur
poses. then for the poor unforsu-
aate fellow who lives in town
comes the corporation tax. Then
there comes that Good Road tax.
then comes the bond tax. As
said in previous dream that one
halt dozen eggs would pay my
/ part of the bond issue for one
year, suppose this il so, now it
will take one-half dozen to pay
my part of the expenses Of the
whole nation. Then one-half doz
en- to pay my part Of the expen-
ses Of my State. then one-half
dozen to pay my part OF the
cOunty's expenses, then one hall
dozen 20 pay my part Of the cor
: poratlon ; expense then one-halt
u pay my part Of the interest on
that bonded debt. then oae-half
dozen to pay my privilege tax
Ny eggs are going to give out
before dinner, the way every
thing seems to be going, | honest
ly believe will have to 70 out
and buy soCe eggs to pay all my
taxes. | see clearly am not 60
ing "a &c. any eggs to eat. Now
n all seriousness. had YOU ever
thought about this bonded debt?
say | own house and lot here
in town valued at SO, 600, now I'M
der the law 10 per cent of the
value OF my home can be issued
N bonds, making i debt of $500
against my home. then issue 10
per cent more bonds on my home
for Good Roads in Beat I, this
makes 500 more against my
home, making 4 total Of $500 iron
clad mortga % against my home.
. Now | pay > - per cent on this
5000 mortgage making S33 per an
mum interest on the bonds. 7 paw
part of eacn bond taken I'D every
year, making about $50 per year
! on my home a. interest and my
/, part of the principle Of the bonds
Now If this was all the tax had
10 pay, | could stand it, but here
comes L per cent on my home for
STATE. county and corporation tai
on $1,000 at 3 per cent tax makes
$50 tax for State. county and col
porauon. now then, add your SIT
and $50 together and you have
S1f0 tax on my home or about ST.
: per month, very good rent. this
. Is nearly . per cent on she value
ct M home. Now you can Dor.
row all the money you want If
New York at D Per cent interes
on good security. So YOU see
. these Wall street fellows really
own my home. au Just paying
them Interest on their property
? and doing them the favor of keer
! ing II up IN the way OF repairs
. and paying the insurance on il t.
: protect them against any loss in
Case of fire. How is this fer taxes
10 you know that every nation
he's laws based upon the inteIi.
E gence OF it, citizens, as the citi-
zea Is. so Is the government. This
republic with IL heavy burden OF
taxation, with its graft. with its
{ chickering's OF contending factions.
with its cruel and gigauic money
trusts, with its strikes, with its
tendencies 70 catholicism. rotten
pouties, cannot stand 1T must crum
bic and fall. They were and thew
! are not, IS written of republics
from the days OF Greeian glory
down to the latest experiments.
And already the pen OF the histo-
Ran trembles in his hand as he
prepares 10 write "IIium fuit''
) upon the monument Of the last OF
. the republics. Now | do not ex-
peet to gain the fame and renown
OF Patrick Henry by my sound
ing the approaching dissolution
and dIsIntegration Of this repub-
ne, but nevertheless 1t is true.
There Is another thing desire to
call your special attention, and
. that IS at the rate We are going
and the few people that are tick
ling moth er earth tor her fruits.
there Is going to be one of the
greatest famines in this country
IN the next few years that has
ever hefallen people. There is
now only one person in every
four that is producing anything
to eat. tell you what think is
the trouble with the whole push.
There is too much talk and too lit
tie work, If We all would do more
work and less talk and agitation
this country would be in much
better condition than it Is.
IL takes work to make good