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Editorial
August 23, 1871
Democratic Enquirer
Mcarthur, Vinton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Editorial rails against high protective tariffs enacted by Radical Congress, listing excessive duties on consumer goods like boots, cloth, and stoves as robbery by monopolists, urging farmers and taxpayers to vote Democratic to remove these burdens.
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Thieves! Thieves!
HOW THE PEOPLE ARE
ROBBED.
Sneak Taxes, as they are
Exacted from the People
by a Protected Tariff.
Taxes! Taxes! Nothing
but taxes. We'll soon have
our noses ground as sharp as
our axes.
Our boots are taxed, by the
tariff, 60 per cent.
Of course. But farmers you
will be held in bondage dur-
ing your lives, by the Radical
Monopolists, -if you fail to as-
sert your rights.
The tariff enacted by a Rad-
ical Congress taxes the people.
45 per cent. on tin plates.
35 per cent. on knives and
forks.
108 per cent. on salt, and
120 per cent. on pepper.
Are the people satisfied with
this wholesale robbery?
The cloth in our overcoats is
taxed by the tariff 60 per cent.
Buttons 40 per cent. Braid 60
per cent. Lining 60 per cent.
Padding 150 per cent.
My stove is taxed 55 per
cent; stove-pipe 150 per cent.,
and my sauce pan 40 per cent.
by the Monopolists' tariff enac-
ted by a Radical Congress.
Tax-payer, vote the Demo-
cratic ticket and aid in having
these burdens removed from
the backs of the people.
HOW THE PEOPLE ARE
ROBBED.
Sneak Taxes, as they are
Exacted from the People
by a Protected Tariff.
Taxes! Taxes! Nothing
but taxes. We'll soon have
our noses ground as sharp as
our axes.
Our boots are taxed, by the
tariff, 60 per cent.
Of course. But farmers you
will be held in bondage dur-
ing your lives, by the Radical
Monopolists, -if you fail to as-
sert your rights.
The tariff enacted by a Rad-
ical Congress taxes the people.
45 per cent. on tin plates.
35 per cent. on knives and
forks.
108 per cent. on salt, and
120 per cent. on pepper.
Are the people satisfied with
this wholesale robbery?
The cloth in our overcoats is
taxed by the tariff 60 per cent.
Buttons 40 per cent. Braid 60
per cent. Lining 60 per cent.
Padding 150 per cent.
My stove is taxed 55 per
cent; stove-pipe 150 per cent.,
and my sauce pan 40 per cent.
by the Monopolists' tariff enac-
ted by a Radical Congress.
Tax-payer, vote the Demo-
cratic ticket and aid in having
these burdens removed from
the backs of the people.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
Taxation
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Protective Tariffs
Radical Congress
Monopolists
Tariff Taxes
Democratic Vote
Consumer Goods Duties
What entities or persons were involved?
Radical Congress
Radical Monopolists
Democratic Ticket
Farmers
Tax Payer
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Opposition To Protective Tariffs By Radical Congress
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Tariff And Pro Democratic
Key Figures
Radical Congress
Radical Monopolists
Democratic Ticket
Farmers
Tax Payer
Key Arguments
Tariffs Impose High Duties On Everyday Items Like Boots (60%), Tin Plates (45%), Knives And Forks (35%), Salt (108%), Pepper (120%)
Overcoats Components Taxed: Cloth (60%), Buttons (40%), Braid (60%), Lining (60%), Padding (150%)
Stove (55%), Stove Pipe (150%), Sauce Pan (40%) Taxed By Monopolists' Tariff
These Tariffs Are Wholesale Robbery Holding Farmers In Bondage
Vote Democratic To Remove These Burdens From The People