The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-09-21
whv Taxes are High.

All feel the burden ofheavi!y increased taxation,
but few fully understand the cause. The truth is
that with great numbers politics have become a
trade. The bunker democratic maxim is s'to the
vctors belong the spoils." The cormorants in Of
fee must line their pockets though the people be
feeeed to accomplish it. To cover up their tracks,
and to divert attention from themselves. they raise
a deceptive cry about banks, banks, banks. What
ever may have been the exclusive privileges On
ioyed by corporations, the day has gone by when
such privileges can be longer enjoyed and corpor-
otors, like all other classes willing and indeed
ask to be taxed equally. but are not willing to be
taxed unequaly, in order to crafty the rapacious
cravings of hungry office holders.
While these office holders and ofiee-seekers are
shouting Bank Bank, so Justify and SO senselessly
let US look carefully at their own doings, and we
may get satisfactorily at the of high taxation
and these will be found to lie at the door
| of :hese old bunker democrats, themselves.
For example take the legislative expenses for
four years from 1s44-5 to 1853, while these
Bank-mad democrats were out of power. In these
four years we find the entire pay of MEMBERS
clerks, sergeants alarms, and messenger boys
amounted to $114.476, yearly average of $29 6l9
| The first half year under the new Constitution
when the old line Democrats bore rule, the expense
| account footed up as follows:
Per diem 40 clerks, sergeants-a arms and their
assistants, 100 days at 81 per day, $4,000
Twelve Messenger bcys 100 days $4 per day LAO
Per diem members, 100 days 81 per day s62. 400
Paid for printing $50 900
| Total sl13, 900
| The last half of the year amounted TO $4,000.
Total for the whole years legislature $225,G0o, or
double much for years legislature as in four
previous years. This will account for part ofthe
increased taxation at any rate-and the insane cry
of Bank, can't cover up the figures.
But to come nearer home we find in this Coun-
ty that fees have increased and taxes proportiona
bly,. We are nevertheless disposed to treat our
bunker democratic friends very tenderly this
point for they had been ont of office many years,
consequently were very hungry and corresponding
ly greedy, and when splitthrew them into office,
that they should make desperate grab, and thrust
their hands up to thsir elbows in the treasury, lis
but obeying the instinct of-of-no, no, we won't
say "locofocoism," for that is slang TERM
Though brother Strawder and others enjoy double
the amount received by their predecessors, yet we
are dispused TO be silent though we do have to
sweat to help pay the increased tax.
We find an article in the last Home Companion
on home consumption" which carefully
compiled as to its figures, and we deem it of SC
much importance to the taxpayers ofthis County
as disclosing the way things work, that we make
D the following extracts The Home COmpanio,
t says:
Q 1--WE give below statement of the amount o
e taxes actually collected in Portage County from
e l647 to 1852 inclusive, each year, merely saying
that in ls47 and 1e4s the suhigs tcere in power
and not since
It Amount collected on Duplicate of 1a47, s3O.6O5 H.: