Year: 1865

have no advantage over the poor mans
child.


One Of the two men to whom / have
referred, has invested his entire 60 or 70
thousand collars in United States Bonds,
while the other has his money in real cs.
tate and is farming. The latter pays this
year Sli0 towards supporting the common
schools Of his township, while bis neigh
Dor who began life with him, sends his
children to the same schools and does not
pay a single cent towards maintaining
them. Is he not privileged over the other
The man who retained his property in
lands pays $3.50 to maintaln the roads and
bridges of the township in which these
two men live. The gentleman who has
money in seven and three-tonths bonds,
drives his carriage over those roads by
the same right that the other does, and
yet he docs not pay fippeny-bit towards
their repair. Then there is a sum raised
in the township for the poor under n bu--
name provision of law that was intended
to give out of common fund relief 10
man who had through Misfortune become
unable 10 support himself and his family
aud this loyal seven and three ten tbs gem
tleman is relieved from paying one far
thing towards that. Nay more, the far
mer Of whom | speak, pays Sll0 county
tax to support system OF courts i'll his
county, III which Justice is administered,
where every man stands even, and where
he must go to know his rights and have
them secured to him. The seven and
three tcnths per cent gentleman goes into
that court and has the same rights there
with the other man who pays Sll0 to.
wards maintaining them throughout the
year, and yet he does not contribute a
single farthing of tax to their support.


So it is in regard to the money collected
to pay the interest on the State debt and
to maintain system Of Judiciary through
out the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The money of this country invested in
Government securities pays nothing to-
wards any OF these purposes, while the
holders Of those bonds, drawing such u
high rate Of interest, are entitled to all the
rights that we enjoy. Fellow Democrats,
when these men talk to you about the
equality of the negro, ask them if it would
not be we'll 10 talk about equality amongst
ourselves. (Applause) Certainly this is
a very great privilege favor to rpi'al.--
Our taxes this year for these purposes,
State, county, township, poor, and school,
amount to - per cent on the assessed
valuation at least, that is the ate in my
vicinity. Then add q per cent to seven
and thrce-tenths and you see how much
money these gentlemen are getting


The worst feature Of this system is that
it is destructive Of the equality which was
meant 10 be maintained amongst the citi-
who pockets this advantage. 1 would not
walk around among my. fellow. citizens
and keep company with gentlemen, reflect
ing that had taken advantage OF bad
law, aud meanly attempted to live in the
State without contributing to its support,
and educated my children at schools kept
up at the expense Of my neighbors. 1t is
our business to look after these things and
we cannot be said to be njuring the credit
of tho Government when we talk about
them. There are many ways in which we
can pay our creditors honestly and main
tain equality amongst ourselves But it
is meant to oppress the Iaboring masses Of
this country, it is meant to grind them
down in tho same ruthless manner that q
similar system Of measures has operated
in other quarters Of the world to oppres'


our fellow men of our race, for | desire i


to be understood that when talk Of men |
mean white men. (Applause) In tie liter
ature of the world, when man is spoken Of
our race is meant. When any other race
is meant, the name is given. When you
speak about the negro, you mean him


and so you talk OF a Malay, Chinese, OF
Tartar. So need not be mistaken when
| speak of men | mean white men.


have said that there are many ways
IN which a reform, advantageous to oG


Government, G could be brought about.
will state one OF them. The first is, tt
turn out Of power, everywhere, tho ras


Gals who have doue these things. There
is no trusting them They are pledged t.


this policy and will continue it. | all


sorry to say, that many men who professeC


TO be Democrats all their lives have be
come the willing agents of that class 0
men who have always been endeavorint
in some way or other to bring about th
state of things, Turn them out Of oilict
and put in honest men and charge these
new agents to go forward in good iaiIi
and make provision for the certain pay
meut OF every dollar that has been borrow
ed upon the faith Of your government
Then, tell them to take steps 10 oousoli
date peace over the land-to take step
to make that portion of the country whic
it has been found necessary TO desolato il
order to put down armed resistance, yial,
: a revenue commensurate with its iormc
prosperity as soon as possible. Then g
8 into the markets of tho world with you
l. bonds bearing three per cent interest ant
) borrow money at that rate to pay oil the
debt. That process alone would virtual.
a pay one.half Of it for | feel convinced
that we can borrow the money az tire
= per cent, the moment we show the worl
Y that we have consolidated perfect peaO
e and that the people Of our country ar
n again in unison aud are going to produc
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