The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-02-16
SEVEN YEARS OF Locoroco R1ls
Total $685. ,6Gs lsa sI9l, ,o65
Y'rly ay I3l e96IGi s6J.355

Thesc figures from the State Records,
show that for the last seven years Of Dem
ocratic' rule, the yearly tax on the dollar
OF rrluation, averaged enc and half
mills; while the average under the three
years of Republican rule, has been bnt
40-lo0--or n fraction less than ! mill -
These facts and figures no sopbislry can
gainsay. The taxes under cur predeces-
sors-"illustrious" fer their economy--for
the last seven years Of tleir fnancitling,
were over three times as great in proper
ton 10 the amount Of property taxed, a.
they have been, since tie people hurled
them from power. On an average yearly
valuation Of $55,s52,sle, their average
yearly tax was $se,9s4. Under RerutIi1
can management, with an average yearly
valuation Of $lSl s96.l54, the average
yearly tax has been S6S,S55. With an
! az erago valuation Of &f6,0se,346 ltss, they
raised an average tnx of 25,e29 more -
What brazen impudence--what presu,ning
upon the ignorance Of their readers, they
must have, when they ccoly assure them
that they are ovelIaxcd by Republican
Lceislaturel Only onc-th'rd as heavy as
the taxes they imposedl hia
But they poin. TO tie last two ycms
Of their reign, and show that for those
years, the tax was small. Let us sec.-
In 1852 they raised $4,000, but tie
next year. 1853, they raised but $4,000.
Why were they able to do this9 Not be =
cause they were making the State exp u
ses any less, but becausc the State lands
had for some time been selling rapidly,
and from that source a large fund bad ac
cumuated; and there was no need Of their
raising even the $4,000. But abtutthat
time, tho sale Of cur lands principally
ceased, and the uext year, 1854, they
raised $4,000. ''l.s' T.
Thus for fome years they had q largo
fund aceumulatng, and they expended nj.
most nothing for State improvements, og
State 1nsitu ons. If they left the Re.
publ;chus 100000, (whicl. is ao.e4a;sgttrs,.
ton Of nearly 25 per cent? what exeuso
had they for taxing Va $4,000 the last
year Of thcir power3 When they talk a.
bout ''necdlcss taxation" we would like to
have them answer this question &c their
insulted constituency! ''A
When the Republicans camo into pow
or, the sale of lands had almost entirely
ceased; snd tho large income from tllst
source, Of course 70 lorgcr fed the ucas-
ury. But they at oncc began TO do somc-
thing for tho State; and those noble lu- Z,
manc Institutions which will for all com.
ing time be the pride Of our State, have
been put in operation. We wish our op
ponents joy Of all the capital they can
make in their attacks upon these Institu
tions! In the mean time, VIC have paid
the honest interest (Which they did not do)
on the debt they created, to the amount
of some Sl5e,ooo per anIanl, be,idcs
paying the principal as it became due. IL
ii strange under all these circumstances, 20
that the amount in the treasury has been 4.
diminished? And yet, be il remembered,
that with all the expense Of our bcnefccnt
public lnstitutons-of carrying on tliS
Government-and of sustaining the credit
Of the State in reference to the debt they
left us-wiih the sourc S of revenue iLey
Lad been receiving closed, the people haro
been taxed not quite ono. third va heavy
according 10 th}ir means as thoy taxed
hem! ~-i g