The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30
Tuesday Evening, Sept. as, 1852
FAcTs FOR THE PEOPLE-Tar LG,O-Sala-

Tuesday Evening, Sept. 2s, 1852
FAcTs FOR THE PEoPLE-Tar LGO-Sdla-
rieS-ls46 and lS52.-Under this head the
Canton Repository says that "in 1886 the
Wings obtained power, They found the
State finances in horrible condition, and
reputation inevitable. They saw the force
aud Truth of Auditor John Brough's appeals
to his Democratic brethren in the Legisla-
ture, to raise more taxes, or the State must
repudiate her debt aud be disgrnced. But
his reiterated appeals were unhecded. The
Locofoco party thought more of the interest
of its party in securing votes, than to save
the State from the heavy loss and disgrace
to which it was rapidly fastening. They
had for years been borrowing money to pay
interest on the State debt. Thus still in
creosing that debt--which they had raised
up from $5 100000 to over 20,O00,O00! The
Wings seeing the dilemma the State was
} placed in; and regarding it Of more impor-
tance to save the state than their party
took tax bill drawn up by Auditor John
Brough, mainly, and passed it. They pas
a sed bill raising trfe the low salaries of
the State officers. No sooner was this done,
than the Locofoco press, from Sam Medary,
. with his Statesman and Tax Killer, down to
4 the Stark County Democrat, began 10 de-
e nounce these laws vehemently. They were
: both wroDg--to tax pigs 6 months old; to
= exempt wearing apparel, &C., &C., and to
# raise salaries, was all very wrong and tyran-
i nical, and exhibited the cloven foot of whg-
It gerry. The doleful cries continued until af-
i ter the ensuing clection--but failing to de-
l. ceive the people and get the pluderers into
power--it ceased. The salary law increas-
l. ed salaries as follows: Governor $4,000;
; Auditor $470; Treasurer 5000; Superintend-
~ ent of the Lunatic Asylum and assistants
o. $500; Librarian 300; Supreme aud Prcsi'
G. dent Judges $500, &c.
N From the moment this Tax Law was pas
-, scd confidence that no reputation woult
ie take place was restored--irom that day tt
n this, the interest on the public debt wa:
I'd promptly paid without borrowing--and no
y, y, only so, but nearly $4,000, 900 of that deb
.. has been canct lled--and it was raised il
nd par. Thanks thousand thanks to Viii!
"i financiering
ld Well, after the Wings had done all this
- in 1872 the Locos got into power. The!
st promised to give us cheap model Constitu
v tion and Locofoco model Tax Law--witI
OF none of your Wing monstrosites. The.
r. gave us a Constitution, with some good pro
or visions, and some Loco monstrosities--at al
I'd expense of 100000 more than the GOO
at old Wing one cost. That Constitution pro
vides for biennial sessions of tho Legislature
mr. or once in two years--but the first Loc,
ds Legislature under it provided for TOO session
IN ofthe Legislature in one gear! They have Civ
en- us their model Tax Law, which taxes no
y only what Loco editors charged was wrong
or but "evcry thing subject to ownership, AMI
to mate or inanimate"--even including suck
nj ing pigs, trees, Tom cats, bees, pewte
% spoons, chickens, geese, bibles, &C., an
he Bankers three to four times as much as in
he dividuas. 1t is true it exempts 5000, whic
ID lets of the rich mans Piano, the dandy
uJ gold watch and rings, and many who hav
20, not $500 worth of propcrty--but the farme
; especially and all who own real estate, ar
OF taxed on all they own or owe upon it. S
ny unequal and unjust is it, that we have sec
y no farmer or land holder who does not con
DIV dcmn it, either Wing or Loco. But tn
gh Statesman, Stark County Democrat, &c
n are silent on the subcct--nonc of them de
'' nouncc any part of it now.
of They have also passed model salary bill
es This raises the salaries about FIFTY PEI
n CENT: The Governor 81 800; Lieut.. Gov
.. S5 u day during session of the Legislature
m m Supreme Judges Sl7OO; Common Pleas an
s. Criminal Courts $500; Secretary of Stat
a $l4OO; Treasurer $780, Auditor $1,000
s. Librarian 5000; Attorney General $lOOv
= and per cent. collections, but not to ex
~ cccd $l4OO; Board Of Public Works $3.50
C. each; Judges Of three Special courts of Gin
OF cinnati and Cleveland, $500 each; Judge
~ aud Clerks of election from 75 cents to tw,
of dollars per day; Members ofthc Legislature
IL clerks and door keepers four dollars per day
is This is the way Locos have raised sOla
eS res, and yet not word of complaint fror
"0 these loco editors, who were so horror strick
ms en- at the Wings raising salaries some 25 pc
to cent? But Locofocos preach economy bu
nt' practice the reverse. To prove this, look q
.r a' the Legislative and printing cxpenses--onl
four years ofwhich, from ls45 to lS4S, wer
under Whig rule.
MS Legislative Expenses. Printing Expenses
TO- 1886 $4,000 $l2,832
raj 1887 49,888 l6,l87
'se 1888 44,545 l8,040
on 1899 44,679 2O,987
IN 1910 4S,83S 2O,34O
'ut 1871 47,007 1906
los lS49 46,565 lS,O37
M M.u- l843 44,2l4 l8,44l
itn 1874 45,97 l6,S35
~ lS45 1858 l6,l46
1916 25,406 Wing majoritiesl2,03
,,v lS47 26,632 these years 1864
~ lS4S 33,975 l2,547