Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-15

First DlStrlct.-- - OIN ELL.
Second do ISAAC REED.
Appraisement and Apprais-
ers.- -Cost. Inequality, &c.
We demonstrated last week, under the
head of "FAcrs. FOR THE PEOPLE," which,
we hope, has been carefully read and con-
ssilered. rs the facts therein stated are higo
ly interesting to every tax payer
lst. That the cost of Appraising the Re-
al Estate of this county, under Democratic
management and by Democratic Apprais-
ers. was at least S400 too much. taking St.
Joseph and La porte counties. both under
Republican rule, as criterions, for certainly
is'connty can be appraised by Industrious
and competent men for $50 less than ST.
Joseph, or for $3.50 less than La Porte
Cd. That the Improvements upon the
lands in this county, outside of Plymouth
and other towns. were appraised too high
by at least 81 60, 900, in proportion
to st. Joseph. thereby making the Farm
ers of Marshall pay this year over $500
more than their just and equal proportion
of State taxi
Sd. That while the improvements upon
the farms of the county were appraised at
more than IS per cent over last year, the
improvements upon lots in Plymouth were
appraised at only 5 per cent? more than
last year, thereby making the Farmers pay
more than their just and equal proportion
of county taxes; for no one will undertake
TO say that a fair appraiscment would
show SO great discrepancy. The growth
of Plymouth has certainly kept pace with
the county.
Why are these things so? This is an
important query, and one that every labor
ing man and tax payer should ask him.
self. Is it not apparent to all that the
Appraisers. with one exception. perhaps.
fMr. Hiram Rank, of whom we have heard
no complaint. were all incompetent
Had they not been the cost would not have
been so much greater in proportion than
other counties, the appraisement would
have been more equal as compared with
other counties and this place. as well as in
other respects.-incquality in the value of
similar property possessing equal advanta-
ges. Nor would there have been so much
just cause of complaint as now exists
They are good men enough in their way.
but the bungling manner in which they
discharged their duty. with the exception
mentioned, demonstrates beyond contro-
versy that they were not the men that
should have been selected. Why were
they selected? All. why? To appease
the voracious nav of the Central Junto!
As limited as our acquaintance is among
the Democracy of Marshall. we could
name round dozen belonging to the party
in the county, either two of whom with :
clerk. would have appraised the lands in
O satisfactory manner, al a cost net exceed
ing $500. Here are the names of dozer
Democrats, either one Of whom with Mr.
Rank would have performed rho duty In ,
more satisfactory manner. and at = saving
of At least $500 to the county: Caspe
CRUDE. Jacob B. Kreighbaum, James Ha
zlefon. Daniel Seltonwright, VIM. Wade
John A. Shirley. Stephen Meredith. 10
scph Evans, Frederick Stair, III. Williams
E. Jacoby and Daniel Jacoby. In tn
Republican ranks there are a score or NOR
possessing equal qualifications with tn
above named. We will name few tina
now occur to our mind: d. S. Conger
David Seltonwnght, Hyram Lyons. Ste
.phen White. YIN. Sluyter. r. Barber
-Abram earns. Ransom Norris. Hugh Nc
Coy, VIM. j. Hand. Stephen Masters
Richard Corbaley. James Corse, G. c
Pomeroy, S. D. Tabor. l. B. Halsey. Wn
Bennett, franklin Martin. James Turnel
George H. Thayer. Elisha Erwin. D. Rir
gle and Benoni Jordan.
VIII the people longer submit to |
feeced. IN the manner they have been. b
the Tax Eating Democratic Junto aboI
Plymouth? Now or never is the time
route the spoilsmen! Let the Republican
have the helm and if they do not manas
affairs more economically we shall not as
sr,~-,xLa;x eocfson.nce In powcr III
change cannot fail to prove adyantaseou
80 *Aast week we stated the increase VI
~ per et bat that was mistake. :
ilNe owe our esteemed friend. Gen. w
BAf1x1. many thanks for the bag of choi
apples be left at our Office on Saturday.