New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-31
THE STATE TAX, ITS HISTORY AND
NECESSITY.
ALL PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.


The s. ate tax is to be made the lever with which
tie Democracy hope to lift themselves into power in
November. If fairly presented, il: i, legitimate sub
iect for discussion The Republicans not afraid TO
meet it, because they prepared to show: |. That
it was recommended by American" Sta5e officers.
g That it was voted for by Democrats, Americans
and Republicans alike. 3. That it is in harmony with
tire Democratic doctrine of "psy az you 60" and
4. That il was rendered indispensable by the pro-
visions Of the Constitution, and in no other way could
the public works be prosecuted to completion.
/. The tar ,eas recommended by the "American'
State officers. It is true that the Auditor aud C.n-
troller deemed three feurths Of mill tax sufcien.
for Canal purposes But after careful furvey Of the
whole field mill tax was settled upon, and all the
"Ameiicars' in the Legislature voted for the bill 10
that shape. The Controller also deemed mill tax
efficient for the General Fund. Bat be omitted an
item when he made that estimate, and subsequently,,
we believe, corcurred in fixing the tax at one mill and
u qu6rter.
III. Tie Tar recsired the approval Of all p1rf'es.
TIE General Tar mill and quarter bill, Chap IS',
ITO provide the means to support the Government,
had ont trro negatives IN tie Hou@-Messrs James j.
Reilly and McFarlsp. Every one el'e, including the
Hon. d. r. Floyd Jones voted for it, The Canal
cra.s voted against it but NOT BECAUSE THE BILL
AUTHORIZED AJAX That vas conceded to be right.
Mr.. Jones, the conceded lesder of the Democracy,
when the bill was pending, said, as reported in The
Aryss of April 9: While in faror Of The bill, so far
"0s il CONT INFLATED tar-roRTHAr WAS IN HARNosr
"wtrH THE DIBrPAYISG AsTI-BoRRowISc POLICY OF
"rHE DEMOCRATIC PARTY-he could not vote for the
"bi 90 long as it contained this unconstitutional pro
"yisiop," viz, section 4, which authorized $780, 900
10 be borrowed in certain contingency. But for this
clause Mr. Jones would of course have voted for the
bill Several Of his political fiends, and one Republ-
can. concurred with him. But in spite Of this such
ursweiyirk Democrats as Allen, Chsrlock Clinton j.
d. Dixon, Roe and f. Townsend voted for the bill.
As oil the Americans did the same thing all parties
are alike responsible for rhoterer Of praise or eeasare
sh0pA attach 10 a.
III. The Tar bills in harmony With tho Dem
oc-otic doctrine Of pay you co." This is srffi-
cienty shown by the remarks made by Mr. Jones, a.
ready quoted ard this idea was very fully and salts
fctoriy elaborated in Mr.. Woosters admirable speech
when the Canal was pending As aDemocras of
the Hoffman school, he triumphsntly justified his vote
for the measure on thi. ground. As no one really op
posed the General Tsx bill, il requires DO other remark
than this II s rather Inconsistent for those vino recon-
mel ded ana whose pOlcd fienos Noleo iuf lueso "A
bills to now cite them as evidence Of the exusvasan:
prodigaity of the Republicans.
". Both Tar bills reye rendered Indispensable By
he provisions of the Constellation. That instrument
forbade the borrowing Of more money than had already
been borrowed, for any purpose. The sltercssivss,
therefore, presented either: l. To abandon the
Public works; 9. To reopen the Constitution: OF,
g. To levy tax. Tue first hadn't an advocate in or
cot OF the Legislature. TIE second was deemed un-
wi.e aud looked oowarely. The third wa, the ony
cpep, manly ccurse And it adopted. 1t is for
The people TO Jay whether their representatives did
rot co right
TIE Argus says the Republicans viii lose tens Of
thousands Of votes" by the practical logic to be
DISPENSED by the " ta1.gathereT." We fen no such
rtsul, TIE People are too intelligent TO tarp upon
ore party for doing what all parties equally par.
ticieated in-paniculaly when, as in thi. case the
tbirg done vas right The Republicans are ready to
90 to The People on this issue bec,use when the sub
!, /. fairly and distinctly presented to them, they
will appreciate the necessity Of what has been done
and tho hypocrisy Of those VITO GOV cOnisIa .as