The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-09-17
Facts and Figures

'Pe'iai NuittslnhdehVa oi tlo lfthuhe
Columbus o., Sep, SO.
We promised your readers 10 further exhibit
the financial record Of the Democratic party
What we shall state below interests the TAX ray
ERs. Let them rced aud examine the figures care
fully, and act accordingly. We have shown In
a former letter that the State aud local taxes were
iucrcascd under Dcmoomtic rule 81 ,9S9, ,142,O 90.
We proceed with the iaCts. Tho years 1924
Il 3, the most exorbitant taxes were levied con.
stantly increasing up till 1855 when Democrat
io rule was abolished, aud Republican rule in
auguratod. IL was claimed by the Democratic
rulcrs, as an for the levy Of the exorbiant
taxes for the four years mentioned, that ncccs
sity existed in order to pay oil a portion Of our
stntc debt, which fell due during those years;
very laudoblc object ne a matter Of course but
let us get the facts from official reports We fluid
upon examination Of auditor Morgans, official re-
ports that, in addition 10 this exorbitant levy Of
taxes upon the people, $3.50 075l 90 Of PRINCIPAL,
on which the State was receiving interest. was
converted into money and Brought into the Treas.
ury Of the State. This 1853 ISL 90, be Il obscrv-
ed, was outside Of the legitimate tax rcccips, be-
ing the property Of the State, ON which she was
receiving interest, which was sold and the mon.
cy brought into tho Treasury This property
consisted Of School lands &c, belonging to the
State, which had been previously sold, and upon
which the State was receiving interest. The
amount Of our State debt which was puid during
the fom years of Democratic rule, which proceed
cd the present Republican management, amount
ed 10 1927, ,976 %. (Sce Legislative Documents,
1928 d A. They realized on the property Of
the State as / have before stated, $3.50 1Sl 90,
being an amount LARGER by S3l, ,s0i 9S, ruAs
TINE ENTIRE AMOUNT oF PUBLIC pEnr WHICH rurY
PAID. II is plain to be seen then that there was
necessity Of an increase in rates Of taxaton in
our State. On the contrary there should have
been decrease. Is such party worthy Of our
suffrageH Is it anything short Of downright
swindling, that during time Of great financial
difficulties, for Us ALL as were the years 1883 L.
millions Of dollars arc drawn from our pockets
for specific purpose and not ONE DIME 10 used
or even needed for that purposc2 1t is this same
Democratic party, who are asking our suffrage
Shall we give il them2 Lot us answer this qucs-
ton at the ballot box in October by laundering
negative.
1t may be asked by some, what was done with
all this tax money! We will give an instance or
two, taken fror the official records The Gtncr-
al assembly Of 1884 appropriated for prosecu.
ton Of work ON the State House, SIS 600 90, all
Of whial -,.~- 10y ii,- .-'iateis'riat uoots
contracted, amounting to the immense sum Of
S3Os, 1875 35.
The account would therefore stand thus: ap.
preparation .'............. 1884 SIS 600 90
Debts .....,.,,............. 3OS,l25 30
Total ''..'....'.......,. .S3e3 ,l25 80
"a Mark this-TmEE nUNpRrD AND naurr.
THREE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
and 95lOO DOLLARS. a. expense on State House
for one year. This was under Democratic rule
Tho year following Is55) was the Inauguration
Of Republican rule. There was appropriated for
this year. the sum Of 100000 for the same pur-
pose as above, and at the close Of the fiscal year
there was left uncxponded the sum of SAG, ,575 Os,
making the actual expenditures under Mr.. Patt,
the Republican commissioner, $40 ,l2l 90 for one
year. Deduct tic expenses Of 1855, under Re-
publican management, from tie expenses of 1854
under Democratic management and We have a
difference in favor Of Republican rule Of the onor
nous sum of S239, 700 43, on tho State House
alone, for one year. Cam we longer wonder the ne
cossity Of the immense tax leyics2
Again, the Democratic acting commissioner for
the State House had in store several nice little
jobs for partizan avoritcs-any one Of which
would have made the lucky recipientrc for life
and all of which would have been duly distrbu-
ted, but for the unlucky advent of Republican ru-
lers. In 1854, be reported the cost of building a
fence around the State House yard at S77 ,OOo.-
In 1857 the same style Of fence, as that reported
by the Democratic acting commissioner 10 cost
S77O9O, was erected one half at a cost Of Sl7 800
or $4,000, for the entire fence, being saving
under Republican management Of $4,000. The
Same Democratic acting commissioner reported
the cost Of grading the State House yard at ST.
3OO-over one half the ground has already been
graded under Republican management At a cost
Of $4,000 The saving under Republican man
agoment can not be less than $4,000 90. These
figures are astounding and yet they arc all taken
from the sworn statements Of public officers and
cannot lie. Comment is unnecessary
We will continue the facts" in another letter.
WEBSTER.
A Letter from the West,
Correspondence of the Tribune.