The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-08-27
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FaOts and Figures,

be. as yet, but little excitement in and
around the capitol city Of political char
acter. Here it is that platforms are man
ufaclurod, and crude political ideas as
sumo shape and form There is less bun.
combe and more calm logical reasoning.
do not announce this, as the public
view but the result Of glances behind the
political "drop.curtain," and from this
standpoint l propose brief converse
ton with the readers Of the Tribune. .--
What shall state will be without regard
to the views Of the Ohio Statesman, the
Ohio State Journal, or any partzan paper
or platform. The rule, "honor to whom
honor is dlo," should be applied, by The
people in public way, to the same extent
that they would apply the rule in their
private relations. With this view Of the
case, it matters but little, what parties
promise; the question Of paramount inn
porlance is, what do they doP In order
to arrive at the fact, il will be proper to
examine the official record Of the two Do
litcal parties, that have, from time to
time, held the executive aud Legislative
departments of our State Government, aad
who are now before US, with their candi-
dates, demanding our suffrage The Re
publican party was ushered into power, in
the Executive aud Legislative departments
of our State Government the fall of '55
For a succession Of terms, prior to that
time. the Locoioco party, under the leaf
Of MediA, Morgan. Trevtt. Dreslin & Co,
held the reins Of power in our State
Did they discharge the trust generously
conferred upon them, by the people with
fidelity? Let us look at the "facts. -
We have before us tho financial record
or official reports Take for instance the
taxes, bo,h State aad tounly--a subject
that interests nearly every one Of us-and
let us zee how they viii compare, one year
undor Democratic rule and one year un-
der Republican rule. "In 1856 the taxes
were levied by Democratic Legislature
I'm lB56 thay-ssero-lvvivti by n ft6puDH
can Legislature. In the former year the
total taxes general and local were $8,954,-
1911. In the latter year there were S.,
IOO0,5l3. or S944 908 less under the first
year of Republican legislation, than the
last year Of Democratic legislation. (For
the facts, see Governors message, Ex
Documents, par. / page AL Mark the
dlference-niae hundred foriy-four thou
sand nine hundred anil aiaety-eigM dol.
lars Now mark another fact La the
I....- TAwE fl,nva .1,tn
which were paid IN 856 and included in
the taxes levied for the last mentioned
year, amounting tc S5l7,372 (See Elk
Document 1858, page 4l5) Now all
this properly belongs to the expenses of
1855, the last year of Democratic rule,
and should be deducted from the expen
ses of 1856, the first year Of Republican
rule.
! Perform this operation and we have,
{ Tax Of 1855 S8,954,5lI
Debt added 5l7, 352
Total 0,41l 1868
Tax Of 1856 Ss.OO0.5l3
Debt deducted 5l7372
: Total S7492, I41
Q Deduct the latter aggregate from q
former, and we have a difference in favor
Of Republican legislation of the enormous
7 sum Of 5I,979, 722, One million aipt
hundred sepenty-Riae thousand. sevep ham
dred and tDeaty-tiCo dollars. What i.
said above relates Jo taxes and includes
the county, as well rs State taxes Now
y let US compare the State taxes of the same
years, BY reference TO page 446 Of the
document cited, IL will be seen that the to-
+ tai State
Tax for 855 was S2,754,8O7
! For 1855 2,626 l32
Difference 128,675
IS One hundred twenty-eight thousaad
g six hundred and seventy five dollars
- But to show the real amount of State tax
y os, which should have been levied in lS
So, il is necessary to add the debt incurr,
ed in that year aud left unpaid. to wit:
s5l131e. This done gives this re-
suit;
Tax 1855 S5,754. 807
n Debt 5l7372
/, 3.212.l79
And TO show what amount Of State taS
is justly ohargeable to the year 856, tbi,
debt should be deducted. This gives Chi,
n result;
o Tax 1856 S2,696 l3e
3 Debt 6i1,3i2
2.lOS, 700
Ora difference in State tax property
It ohargeable to the last year Of Democratic.
n legislation, and the first year Of Repubi
2 can legislation, Of the immense sum Of
> 81, l63,4l9. One million one hundred
sixty three thousand, four hundred and
nineteen dollars And yet, in the last
year Of Democratic rule, there was no ex
: pense incurred by session Of the Legis
ature, and the FIRST year of the Repubh
u can thora was a eaeafon