The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-10-01

circulating, GA the eve Of election, in
.r.,, numbers, with the hope that no
refut.tiou Will feach you. Let these de-
.ec,ed misrepresentation aud falsehoods
be sufficient to put you on your guard to
the remainder. 1t is a maxim IN the
Courts that if a witness is detected IN
one act of perjury, the jury may d'sbe-
l;eve every statement made by him on
the stand. When you find these polite
a, witnesses classifying the Auditors Re-
morris. aud well known facts in our State
history, you will judge whether in any
dsgree or in any station, they are enti-
tied to your credence OF support.
During their years of power the dem
ocrats levied a total tax of l6a mills,
which divided by 8, the number of years
makes their average annual levy = LILO
mills. During the five years of Rcpub-
lean control the total levy is "a mills.
This is upwards Of 25 per ceat. less rate
which, divided by 5, tie number of years,
Gives the average annual rate | 1-2 mills.
than that of the democratic admlnlstra-
,iops. And yet, with this diminished
rate of tax, they have accomplished the.
works before mentioned, md reduced
the taxes in 1853 about 1000, and
in 1859 about $40, 900 more, as recently
certified by the State Auditor.
For the purpose of giving you the
means of comparing Iowa with other
western States in respect to taxes and ex--
pendnures, We have complied the follow
ing table giving the rate of levy wherever
TIC Auditors Reports from those States
give it, In some cases they omit tho
rate, giving only the amount, and in 9TH
ers do not give the total assessment:
Year. State. Rate " cent. Amt lev. Con. FIX.
! 1858 OHIO, :ll2o mills, s297s,i2l
/ 1857 Illinois. g mills, s,75o'sas
1853 Calf rna,G mills. H'''"
'3s 30 Miehign, aver ) mills. ~.
is.T Indiana $4,000
| 1859 Iowa, 1t mhs' s|'"'ooo
From the foregoing table, embracing;
both Democratic and Republican States,
you will find relative proof of the eeono-
M; and prudence Of our Admins tra''ons
as contrastsd with other new states, two
Of them having less population than Iowa.
Now let us ask few questions about
the Democratic party, and its present po>
siton..
TO what single item of retrcnchment
or reform, are they pledged! Not one.
Thsir platform does not contain one sim
gle proposed act Of economical reform.
| What is there in the history of its
candidates to induce them to expect pub
lie confidence
The gentleman at the head of their
ticket, Geu Dodge, has been for several
years receiving $4,000 dollars salary per
aunum. (more than all our Executive
State officers together receive) and for
many years before receiving larger sal
airy than any State officer in Iowa. Is
he the man to Gu: them down, even If
they ought to be reduced below their
present limits?
The next gentleman on their ticket,
Mr.. Rabbit, has been also receiving from
the United States larger salary than
any State officer in Iowa, a, has added
70 that liberal salary many thousand dol
lars which the u. 5. has now sued him
to recover. Is lie fl, man for their pre-
tended reform
Two of their candidates for Judges fall
III the same category of office holders un.
der the United States and all are sup
porters of the National Administration
Surely if they are reformers there is
'ample scope and verge enough at
Washington to give their beuevolcnce
full play.
We have heretofore repeatedly pub
lshea tie fact, with proof from the jour
mails of House and Senate, that every ap-
preparation bill Of the last General As
sen'4y was supported by the rotes OF the
majority Of ali tie Democrats uottay in
the t,eo Houses. This binds the whole
party to responsibility for those meas
nres, and, as against their charges, proves
the appropriations to be just and pru-
dent. We have also alluded to the fact
that the last public money of the State
they did have under their control, being
the 5psr cent. Fund in 1856, was sadly
s9uandered or emb ezzled by their officer
in charge Of it, who is NOW an editor of
one of their party organs, and of course
loud In his cries about Republican ex-
penditures.
Again, take that party where its power
has been absolute, aud used with tyran
meal force; take the National Democrat
ic party at Washington, always 50 full
ot promises of economy aud reform, and
mark the point to which they have re,
formed us!
Year President Expenditures. Population. Per lead