The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-03-06

assumption. The first Is that Democratic policy
was constantly diminishing the rate and amount
Of taxation from 1915 to 1854.
| The second answer is, that the assessment Ia"
| Of 1852 went into operation in 1853, and Tais-
ed the assessed value Of the State in one year
from s3O,O0O,00O to sl20,000,0oo; and conse-
ouently the rate for the same amount Of State
tax would be much less. No one but con-
fidence" man would presume to argue thai
man paying $40, in 1852, on his farm assessed
at $50, 900, and $40 in 1858, OH the same farm
assessed at 1920, 900, was paying less tax, al
though the rate was less, caused by the opera
ton Of a law requiring the assessment 10 be
made at its cash value"
| Let us see whether these ANSWERS are true
or false. In lS49 the crate OF taxation was
three mills and fifty three hundredths OF a
mil upon the dollar. In 1850 the "ra;c" of
taxation was three mills and eighty seven hun
dredths Of mill upon the dollar. Here, then,
is an increase in the " rate" Of 1850, over lsi",
of thirty four hundreihs Of a mill, while the On
tire rate of taxation in Is55-the first year of
Republican rule-ras but thirty three hun
dredtls of a mill upon the dollar
| While about one half of the State Tax Of those
wears vas raised ostensiby TO pay the interest
upon the State Debt, yet it remained to a large
extent unpaid, and was suffered TO accumulate
upon the principal
While, as we have shown, the State Tax for
five wear. commencing With ISIS, exceeded that
Al G.. L.. Nv mn
public improvements We're made during that
time, worthy the name, and the asylums and
other public institutions were left TO anguish
uncared for. In proud contrast 10 this stands
the policy of the Republican party. They have
taken hold with an earnest purpose to build up
our State institutions, TO pay the interest upon
the State debt, and the principal as far as the
the means Of the State would allow, and not a
dollar has been raised that has not been APP
Piled to necessary and legitimate purposes.
| The crate" of taxation in 1851 was three
mills and forty three huEdfcdths OF a mill upon
the dollar, while ia 1882 it was three mills and
| fifty five hundredths of a m-which last " rate
exceeded tho 'rato" az 1919. and that too,
upon an increased valuation Of the State The
increase in the "amount Of tax in 1850 over
the tax of 1919 was :lI BOP The increase in
the tax of 1852 over the tax OF 1851 vas 81 900,
and the increase of 1852 over 1919 was & ,59i
When, therefore, the JourHai man said, that
Democratic policy was constantly diminishing the
rate and amount OF taxation from 1913 to 1851, .
he told a deliberate lie
Now let Us look az the "secoui answer
To prove its falsty it is only necessary to quote
the law of 1858, (which is probably the law
referred to by the JoUraa') and the law as i,
existed previous to that time. We quote, first,
from the Revised Statutes of 1916, Chapter 20,
Sec. u, "When the assessors shall have review
ed and completed the assessment roll, they shall
attach a certificate thereto. signed by them
in the following form: We DO hereby certify
that we have Set down in the above assessment
roll, all the real estate in the township of -,
liable to be t,vn1 according host infor
nation, and that We have estimated the same at
what we believe to be the true cash uaIuc there
/ Of; that the said assessment roll contains a true
statement of the aggregate valuation of the tax.
able personal estate of each and every person
named in said roll, and that except in those ca
ses where the ralne Of such personal estate has
been sworR 10 by he o,cner, his agent or attor.
ney, We have estimated the same at its truc
cash raluc, according to our best information
and belief"
| This was the law until 1853 At that time
the law was changed somewhat, but no change
was made in the basis Of yal,c, as the following
quotation will show. Laws of 1853, No. Sc,
Sec. -, "When the Supervisor has reviewed
and completed the assessment roll he shall at.
tach a certificate thereto, signed by him in tie
following form: | DO hereby certify that have
set down in the above assessment roll all tire
real estate in the township of -, liable to be
taxed, according to my best information. and
that | estimated the same at wha. | believe to
be the trHe cash rai1c thereof: that the said
assessment roll contains true statement of the
aggregate valuation of the taxable personal es-
tate of each and every person named in said
| roll, and that have estimated the same at its
true cash rdlue according to nv best informa-
| ton and belief"
Thus the "second" answer Of the Journal
| swims to the bottom. Would il like another
g bone 10 pick"
| The DEMOCRATS I<sIsr CroS HAVING SLA.
| VERY IN KANsAs.-Thc Detroit Tribune, saws of
| Gov. Medary's veto Message of the bill prohib-
iting slavery in Kansas, ave have had another
exemplifcstion on the determination of the
Democratic party, so far rs within its power, 10
| introduce slavery into the territories. For the
| second time, Gov. Medary, of Kansas las defea-
ted the action of the people Of that territory in
their efforts TO prohibit slavery within their
midst. VIII the American people note this +.
Here Is community that does uot want slavery,
and have gone regularly about abolishing it
through their territorial legislature. There is
no danger that this is mere spasmodic opinion
for they have incorporated the same idea into
| Constitution which has been passed upon "a.
vorably by fye-sixths of the legal voters Of
the territory. And yet the democratic marty
refuses to permit them TO abolish slavery in
their own midst, although it was to this very
people they made the pledge that they should
be left perfectly free to form and regulate their
own domestic institutions in their own wav'
Slavery is substantially forced upon them now
by the Democratic party. Slarery IS declared
by a Democratic Goyernor to be ADORE ii.
reach Of the people,
TAXING IT BACK-A case is on in the Detroit,