The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-05-10
tHrom the Csacinn nasi 6asetse
State A fairs.
THE CANVASS FOR GOVERNOR
Mr. Hendricks Declarations about
state Matters Exam % ed u il ON i~-
sion TO Notice the Increase OF Tax
SHppIfed.-s aUSes Of lilat ln.
cfeaSe--The Democratic Record.

StOu 10 NOttCc tUe increase ~
e> Supplied.-s aUses of that In
cfeaSe--rhe Democratic Record.
In my former Communication l gave a
table Of the increase Of the valuation OF tax
able property in our State since 1916. and
remarked that the Demon cy, knowing tha
the people would not toe ate greater tax
for State purposes than twenty cents on the
one hundred dollars of valuations, for the
purpose OF concealins from The people the
actual and great increase in their taxes
Still. every tax payer has felt the oppressive
burden and comparison with the amount
of taxes paid by citizens of other States,
will show that, according to actual wealth.
Indiana is the most heavily taxed ssate in
the Union
The enormous increase In the State tax
from 1916 to 1S50--for as We had no State
tax in 1857 and 1885, | cannot she w its in
crease up to this time-can be seen from the
following amounts collected in those years:
Amount Of State tax collected in IS IS s2ss sol o.
do do do lo56.... 654 iSl 35
Increase in ten years. s3ao.57o 3i
In 1916, the amount paid out in redemp
ton Of Treasury notes. part OF the Inter
nal improvement debt, and on account of
the Asylums, was S23S 663 90; aud in 1886,
On account of interest on our State debt. and
for the Asylums. there was paid 1854, So
73 Let us deduct these from the amount
collected, in each of those years, and we
shall thus find the increased expenditures in
ordinary matters
1916, Amount collected s293,>sl 90
. Paid out as above. 2js,6jo %
Leaving for ordinary purposes s55,ls3 90
1856. Amount collected. ...-... 654 4si 33
- Paid out above,
count OF State Debt and
Asyiuns ..-oei IOZ 80
Leaving for oriin4ry purposes 2.5.s7S 90
Or abou, FIVE times much as in lS4s.
There is the Democratic policy of ten
years: An increase of the common expen-
dilures five times great when they re-
ceived the ate Government from the hands
of Governor Bigger and the Wing party.
Ii any one is curious TO see how this large
amount has been paid ont, he can have his
curiosity satisfied by examining the reports
of the Committees Public Expenditures.
and of Ways and Means. published in the
House Journal of our last General Assembly
They show that during the last six years.
the officers of State have received from the
public treasury Sl54 345 At. when their
regular salaries were only about S47, 400
OF the balance. large amounts Were received
! without the authority OF law; and other
amounts under laws, as the allowances made
In the specific appropriation bills, which
We're so deceptive that the General Assembly
could not know the amount it was voting
away.
/ There again is the Democratic record
How do you like it, Mr. Hendricks?
F! But this is small part of it | have al
lowed. SO far. the expenditures made for the
Asy ums to pass without comment. But
how have these been managed? Take for
example the Blind Asylum. Mr. Church
mao Whig. was Superintendent from its
commencement until 1854, when he dis
missed on account of his political opinions,
and from 1854 to 1888 Mr.. Ames and Mr.
Larrabee. Democrats, were his successors. -
Under Mr. Churchman, the work department
OF the YUM yielded a net gain of S2,925
50. In the next tour years the loss was So
3S9 55 being a difference against the Asy-
luni, under the Democratic management, OF
ST 3l5 10. o her expenditures show like
results. The current expenses were increas-
ei annually tor the sane number OF papIls,
So 500 72, the increased charge for pupils
clothing was 81, ,3o3 83, and for fuel and
lights S56l Sc. Thai is the rec ord-the re
suit to the tax payer tor proscribn. one .
the best officers the State ever had, and ap-
pointing parts IN Office seekers in his stead.
Every department of public expenditure
shows like results. The State was tleeced iii
the public printing when Democrats were
the printers, and even the Supreme Couri
expenses were increased five fold. il was
from these causes that taxes have been so
greatly increased since 1916. Bat | viii
rot now consume time by pointing out the
many hvndreds of dollars wropsfully taken
from the Treasury; let us look al those acts
only that took Mousands from il.
Scarcely was the State Debt arrangement
made than the Democratic leaders commen
ced agi,ating the question of calling Con
ven,ion to amend the Constitution. Against
the wishes and the votes OF the Whig party,
the Convention was called. 1t cost the Safe
directly. exceeding Si0O, 900. add iHlirectiJ Z,
a much larger sum. for new Revised Sat
ute had TO be made, SO that the laws con orm
10 the Constitution, and this occasioned the
winter aud summer sessions OF the General
Assembly in 1852 Then followed the
merous decisions of the Supreme Court,
overturning most OF the laws, and every thing
had 10 be done over. And all this expendi
ture was incurred TO get rid of an excellent
Constitution and TO substitute in its plac a
very bad one. Look al the effect Of us pro-
visions on banking Under the old Consti-
tuition we had an admir- bic Bank; without
being oppressive upon the people it earned a
noble common school fund of three millions
OF dollars for them. But the Constitution
makers were resolved upon its destruction.
Peuit urged every misrepresentation against
it that his hard tongue could utter Gov.
Wright denounced it. Read aud Owen
hurled distractions against 1t. In vain did
such men as William Mckee Dunn defend
it, and show the wise policy of leaving un-
touched the banking power of the old Con
sstu,ion. There were too many Democrats
ready for a speculation. Thus the State lost
Bank that, had it been re chartered. with
its necessary increase of capital. would By
1876 have increased the school fund 10 eight
or ten millions OF dollars--a sum that would
have rendered a school tax entirely unne.
Q ary- AMI instead of such Bank. We
no~ have one passed by fraud and corrup