Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-09-14

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nss in which thsy hare bssn eondassad,
saa therefore propose on this ocsa-
sion, to h1als my remarks 10 aStasa
Policy exelusivsly.
For the last few years the blighsing
cuTss Of excessive saxAaion hAs rested
upan tAs aitsxsns of this Sasss, until ita
INCREASED and increasing bardsns have
become almost intolarahk. The truth Of
tAis Fsm&rk IL attssted BY the word as
well rs the sxpsrisnee ol the sax payer.
In the nature Of things, be effect Of this
enormous taxation ia fa8 more severely
By those least able 10 endure it. Upon
the laboring man, upon him whose only
pasrimony Ia the littIs f@A, from which
hs IN struggling to ssenfS Ka honest sup
port for hinsef and family, has It's in
haenee fallen with the lsayisgt weight.
While We eoncsds that ascsssarr taxa
sion, by It's support Of hs government,
becomes benefit &nd blessing 70 the
citizen, on the Other hnd, We assert
that unnecessary aad sE'sssips laxatioa
becomes 10 him a ealan8ty-A Curse
Those considerations slow that every
eitiMan has al iaksrask ID the Affairs Of
State, aud pEsss upon hia lhe inquiry,
whether or not the tax&tbn under which
the people Of this State have groaned,
has Been demanded By apzopeT and ju.
dicioas administration oi cur State gov
ernment.
IL shall be my purpose 10 present you
on this occasion with the facts and fg
aFes which believe establish the charge,
that this taxation has bsaa Unnecessary
and ezesssips-uneallsd foV by the IN
teTssta of the people and that the pub
lie revenue has been squsndeTsd, reck-
lessly and ooYruptly. IshAll noa ask
yoa to take nay naked statement for the
truth Of What | assert. / shall establish
tho charges which / make, by record eY-
idenee, and that TO great extent dsriv-
ed from Republican sourets. You will
thus be furnished with authority for the
statements which make, and Of their
truth / challenge q successful denial or
Eafutation.
Il will be boFns in mtAd that not
dollar of the public FsEsuus Gnds its way
70 the Treasury Of your State, except
through the pockets Of the psopls by
way of direct taxation, The tax payers,
aad they alens, faraish the means ID
s~-ss ksA* -ssase 80
defray les expenditures, and, TO draw
from the tax payers, BY taxation, more
than is actually necessary, for prudent
and indisious sdminiatEAsion Of State
affairs, is unjust TO the citizen, and be-
tEays Sn utter disregard Of economy
Why should our State officials, under the
power conferred to assess and collect
revenue, abstract money from the pook-
sts of the people, 70 be locked up IN the
vaults of the Treasury, or expended in
appropriations of splendid and unnse-
essary ersctions?
Asking you 10 bear in mind that the
moneys expended by those who admins
ter the affairs Of The State, are your
moneys, the moneys Of the people, pro-
eeed to call your sttention TO the fnan-
cial history and condition Of the Stats.
Our State was organised and became
. member OF the oonfedsFasy in l846s--
From the time Of its admission into the
Union up TO November, 1854, the Dem
ocraiie party had the control and man
agsmsnt Of is affairs, and sinee that
time they hare bean administered by eur
Republican friends. AS / do not pro-
pose 70 examine in detail, the history Of
the revenues and expenditures for the
years l84T--48-z9 ana so, pAss khsm
By With the general remark, THAI during
these four years, the entire average ex-
psnditures Of the State were less than
S40, 900 per year. ... ..... ...- .
/ propose, however, 10 examine in de-
tail, eur financial condition and the his
tory Of cur exysndisnss from November,
1880, down to ths present time You
are all aware that from November, 1850,
to November, 1854, the State Govern
meuE wac under the control and direc-
sion Of the Democratic party, and that
since that time she Republicans have
been In the Rsesndeney, and have man
aged its affairs and controlled its dssGi-
nIea.
The duties Of ths Auditor are defined
By chapter Of the code, Sections 20 to
50 inclusive
subdivisiou EouS Of ssssion 80 makes
il the duty Of the Auditor stto settle all
ciAims againss the Treasury, and when
che lRw recognises claim, bat no ap-
preparation has bean made therefor, 70
sstEle sha elaim &nd give the claimant .
csEtiasste thereof, and report tha same
10 shs GsneTal Asssmby.
And subdivision eleven Of the aans
section provides thai the Auditor shall
ssRspors Co chs GsRegal Asssmbly nc iss
regular session, AEssA Vi each oaher times
nc ID nay rauaigs eompIake ssasemsnt
of shs EsEanue, SRnds, inocme, taxAbls
property, and other resources Of the
ssasS, snd of chs property of the State
known to his ones, and ef tie pubIsc
Tspsnases assd expenditures of ne Nats
siaes his last report 40 10 EAs 6gai Mosa-
dag Of Novsua61 pgsesdiaa AacA regular
sessioas tsilh a desaiisd sasigals Of tbs
eepeadssarm to BE- defrsyed Jraaa she
Treasury for EAs smswaag swo ysarx,
specifying each obisst Of sxpaadisgxs,
and Distinguishing bsswean such IS Ars
provided Tor by appropriations, and
Ench ~ Fegutrs 70 be provided for.s
Nov Ahsss pgovisaoaa q The code i'm.