The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-06-19
The State Taxes -mlsrepre5onta
tion of The Opposltion.

The State Taxes-misrepre5enta-
tiOn Of The Opposition.
The Statesman Of Tuesday copied an
article from the Zanesville aurora. wri.-
ten TO show that the Republican party
since il came into power, had largely in
c eassd the State expenditures. aud has
increased the taxes for State purposes.
From it we make the following extract:
"In 1865, under Democratic rule, the
ratio Of taxation for all State purposes was
six tenths OF one MILL or sixty cents on
each thousand dollars on the tax duplicate.
In 1866, under Republican or fusion
management, the rate of taxation see
Ohio Laws Of last winter, page 2i4. is
one mill, or one dollar on each one thou
sand dollars on the tax duplicate.
OF course tho man who paid sixty
cents taxes in 1855 for all State purpo-
ses, did, in 1868, on tho same amount Of
property pay one dollar. That is to say,
his taxes for State purposes, were increas-
ed forty per cent.
BY reference 10 the report Of the Au
ditor Of State to the Legislature Of winter
before last, it will be seen that the amount
Of taxable property on tho standard du-
plicato Of the State was little over $500
100000.
The levy for 1855 being six tenLhs Of
a mill, the amount paid into the treasury
for revenue purposes that year, that is to
carry on State government, was a little
over S5l6,000.
The ,syy in 1856 being one mill, the
amount collected from the people Of Ohio
last fall, taking the amount Of value Of
the property in the sta as we have Civ
en- II above was over SS60,000, being
an increase Of TaREE HUNDRED AND FORTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS in one year"
The man who wrote the above. inten.
ded to impose a fiction upon the people
What it says is important. but " hat il
omits to say is still more important. It
is true that, ia 1855. under Democratic
rule, the ratio Of taxation for all State
purposes. was six tenths Of one mill. or
sixty cents on each thousand dollars. /"
IL is also true that the tax was raised in
in 1886, by the Republicans. TO ten mills
on a dollar. This is all true; and If the
aurora, or its indorser, the Salesman,
had only given the reasons for this in
crease, no explanation from us would have
been necessary. Those papers would have
their readers believe that the increased
expenditures were caused by the ex
trayaganoe of the Republican party, when
the fact is. and these editors know it, that
The increase was made necessary in order
10 pay off the debts which the Medill dy-
nasty had transmitted as a legacy to their
Republican successors, as we shall show
The debts Left unpaid by the Medill ad.
ministration. and Tor which no tax had
been levied to pay, but for which the Re-
publican Legislature had TO provide
amounted in gross to OVER HALF MILL
ION or DOLLARS. Here are the items:
New State House -sI49, 76e.71
Newburg Lunatio Asylum 5O, ,914.O8
Dayton /" ''- 1885 SO
Columbus &" a. 23.778.9O
Asylum for Blind g, 10000
Asylum for Deaf aud Dumb 5. 3.4o8.OO
Public Works (CALals) 3s.08Ols
Total s5t5.9l5.75
suoh was the legacy lef, to the Repub.
lican party by the Medll administration,
which had to be paid and Which hos Teen
paid by the Republicans. although they
nevar contracted one dollar Of the debt.
Yes, no less than FIVE HUNDRED AND FIF-
TEgN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND FiP.
TREN DOLLARS AND SEVENTY FIVE GENTS Of
Lqooioco debts have been paid BY the
Republicans since they came into power,
ell Of which were contracted By the Me-
diu administration, and yet, THE same,
party turns about and blaokguards the
men who have paid off their debts, saved
the public credit. and arrested State bank.
rupsoy. Anythiag more to say2-- o. s.
J0HrNal.
RU- An anxious iAQnirer wants 10 know
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