The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-10-06

Making1 3 mills the entire levy in five years. II
we divide this ~ by five, which is the number Of
years, ind the average levy for State purposes
Is into 71O-is ~, or II mills on the dollar.
Now put the two results together, average rate of
taxation for State purposes
Under Democratic rule lie mills on the dollar.
Under Republican rule IL mills on the dollar.
Which shows extravaganza?
But this is not all on this point. During the eight
years of Democratic rule they contented themselves
with simply filing the uafcrs anu tukinE the pay
without undertaking establish institutions for the
future benefit of the State But the Republicans have
built an 'Asyum for TIE Insane" at cost of $3.50 600
1.-TWO hundred aud fifty thousand dollars. They have
Improved the PeR0eRti0Fy and put good wall
around 1t, and built hospital and chape for the
vcts, at cost of 81, 900 They have borne the
pense of convention to amend the Constitution, at
cost of 81 900 besides forming institutions for the
Blind, Deaf aud Dumb Ag iculture and Learning and
removing the Capital All these things needed to be
done, because they neglected by the democrat
ic party, aud the Republicans obliged to incur
extraordinary expenses, or leave them undone the
democrats had done before them. But with all these
Improvements, and others, progressing they have
only taxed You at the rate of IL mills the dollar,
while the democrats taxed you2 Lie for doing moth
ing; and they engaged in the very consistent
Ert,'dcdgaRce {, :"
2. the appropriations charged as Republican
ertaoagaMce 0oted for in the Legislature By a
mnj0yffy Of tie DeDaocrdts that they are much
responsible for them as the Republicans This is
proven by the journals of the Senate and House of
Representatives We give below list of the appro-
rriations about which much is sad together with
the Democratic votes for and against them, and the
pages of the journals where these recorded
l. Vote on appropriation for the Insane AsyLnD,
of 100000. Senate Journal, page POI, Ayes 3, Nays
! 5. House Journal. page 365, Ayes II, Nays g.
/ We give only the Democratic vote on all these ap
preparations, as it is aimitted that majority of the
Republicans voted for them.
| 2 Vote appropriation for Asy,u1, for the Blind
ofsl5,OJ0. Senate Journal page $50, Ayes 6, Nays
House Journal page 565, ayes IA, nays IL.
! 8. Deaf anil Dunab Asytum appropriation, 80, 900
Senate Journal, page 4Ol. ayes II, nays o. House
Journal, page $40, ayes 5, nays0.
| 4. 1gricmkt~rH ColIege appropriation of $4,000
Senate Journal, page 525, ayes 8, nays House Jour
nal, page 655, ayes l6, nays2
s. Bill increasing pay Of Members of General As
sembIy to 81 day. Senate Journal, page 407, aye.
II, nays 0. House Journal page Al, ayes 2e nays
6. Bill Raising sata,y Of State officers Senate
Journal, page 421, ayes s, nays 3. House Journal,
page I54, ayes rs, nays0.
I. General appropriation Bin for general ex
perzgs. Senate Journal, page ola, 10, nays q.
House Journal, page 799, ayes II, nays
| S. Appropriation 10 Improve CapitH Square, sl4.
eco Seaate Journal, page $780, ayes nays 2. Hous
Journal, page III, ayes %, nays9 ...N
g. Sate LOdH of 500 900 Senate Journal, pag
H. ayes 7, nays q. House Journal, page 221, ayes Is
nays -. . g."
10. Appropriation for State University OF $4,000
Senate Journal, page 3d. ayes o. nays 2 House Jour
nal, puge 81, ayes 81, nays ].
IL. Appropriation Jor Peniteatiary, $42 800. Sen
ate Journal, page III ayes :, nays House Journa
ayes 20, nays 3.
Here we have the facts from the public records o
the state, that a loajoray Qthe DcH,ocratic part
roted IN the Legisk,ttHre for epery appropriation
aoAich they charge as "LeDabiicdA e,et.'dragaRce.
The Republicans have this excuse for their conduc
that they thought the appropriations right and proper
But the democrats have no excuse whatever. The!
claim that they knew it. They 'knew their duty, bu
they did it not aud therefore belong to that class
servants who to be beaten with many stripes.
1t surely requires erontery than belongs to an,
but the veriest demagogues to charge upon Others
a crime that which they themselves helped to do.
! WHERE TIE HONEY GOES.
3d. TIE money raised by tasdtion goes m'aink.
into ne county Treasury, and but q snail portion
for State purposes.
1t is charged by the democrats that the Republican
party of this State have increased the taxes Of th'
people w, have shown that this is not true, an'
that .se, they are liable to the same charges
and TO a greater extent. We nos propose to show
.where the peoples money goes"that il COOS to keel
up County expenses The law requires that the Coun
by Judge shall keep "Minute Book in which he shall
enter all orders made by him, and that he shall eaci
year order the amount of the levy soon as the
! sessment is made, An examination of the Minute