The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-10-01

population under Democatic rule, from 184f
to 1852, you had Of organized counties onll
from 80 to 4(
Now you have OF
Then you had judicial Districts from 4 to
Now YOU have II
Then you had members Of Lsgis're 81 to s.
Now ven have 1o9
Then you paid Agricul. Societies, 8 200
Now you cheerfully pay 5000
Then you paid (ls52j for D. & Dumb, l,95(
Now YOU pay 7,0Ol
Then you paid for Blind l,350
Now you pay 7,222
Even these politicians dare not attack
snch expenditures o. these. You know u
State increases in population and wealth
its expenditures must increase. 1t 10 the
case with every State 10 the Union. And
one thing is worthy of note in this connec.
ton. The average ordinary expenditure
during The first sir gears Of the State under
democratic stray, Nth hardly any improve
ments going on, cost the people at the rate
of 4S cents per head while the last five
years, under Republican administrations,
cost only Is cents per head, with all these
important improvements. -.
During their eight years Of power the
democrats levied total tax of 16a mills,
which divided by s, the number of years,
makes their average annual levy 2 Lie
mills. During the Eve years of Republican
control the total levy is "a mills, which, d.
vided by five the number Of years, gives the
annual rate II mills. This is upwards Of
25 per cent. less rate than that Of tho demo-
cratic administrations. And yet, with this
~. od oe huu
pished the works before mentioned, and re-
duced the taxes in 1858 about 800, 900, and
in 1859 about $40, 900 more, as recently GER
tilted by the State Auditor.
For the purpose of giving you the means
of comparing Iowa with other Western
States in respect to taxes and expenditures,
we have compiled the following table giving
the rate Of levy wherever the Auditors Re-
ports from those States give it. 10 some
cases they omit the rate, giving only the
amo unit, and in others do not give the total
assessment:
Year State Rate p cent. Amt. levied Gen. Exp
1893 OHIO 1880 mills s2s7s,las
1857 Illinois SIS mills 2, 750 346
1853 Calm mills 743, 723
49, so Michig'n aver. 3 L"
1857 Indiana 949. 699
1889 Iowa Y mills 296 900
From the foregoing table, embracing both
Democratic and Republican States, you will
find relative proof of the economy and pru-
dence Of our Administration, as contrasted
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 position.
To what single item Of retrenchment or
reform, are they pledged? Not one. Their
platform does not contain one single pro-
posed act of economical reform.
What is there in the history of its candl-
dates to induce them to expect public con-
fdencs?
The gentleman at the head of their ticket,
Gen. Dodge, has been for several years,
receiving $4,000 salary per annum, IL ore
than all our Executive State officers together
receve) and for many years before, receiy-
ing larger salary than any State officer in
Iowa. Is he the man to cut them down,
even if they ought to be reduced below their
present limits:
The next gentleman on their ticket, Mr..
Babbitt, has been also receiving from the
United States larger salary than any State
officer in Iowa, and has added to that lib
eral salary many thousand dollars, which
the United States has now sued him to re-
cover. Is he fit man for their pretended
reform?
Two of their candidates for Judges fall
in the same category of Office holders under
the United States; and all are supporters of
the National Administration. Surely, if
they are reformers, there is " nmple scope
and verge enough" at Washington to give
their benevolence full play.
We have heretofore repeatedly published
the fact, with proof from the journals Of
the House and Senate, that erery appro-
priation Bill Of the last General Assembly
rns supported by the eotes of the majority
Of all the Democrats rotinq in the ttcu
Houses. This binds the whole party to
responsibility for those measures, and, As
against their charges, proves the appropri-
atoms to be just and prudent. We have
also alluded to the fact that the last public
money of the State they did have under
their control, being the Ave per cent Fund in
1856, was sadly squandered or embezzleJ
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 Republi-
can expenditures.
Now We ask you further to take the dec-
1ed Democratic counties in this State, where
that party has control Of all the county af-
fairs-and has had for years-and compare
the State tag, and its increasc-if it has
increased with the tax for county purposes,
and its increase for the last few years. Take
such counties as Dubuque, Lee, Des MONIES,
Pottawattamie, &C., which are thoroughly
Democratic. Compare the State and County
tax, and see which indicates economy, and
which extravaganza, during the last FIVE
years.
Again, take that party where its power
has been absolute, and used with tyranical
force; take the National Democratic party
at Washington, always so full of promises
Of economy and reform, and mark the point
to which they have reformed US: