The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-04-06

lOf the financial condition aud vXpen-
ditures Of the State Government pro-
per. and We say with confidence that
40 State practices more. economy than
does lDdiana under is Republican
administration.
30 says the Indianapolis Journal.
And then it adds ia reply 10 some
structures Of the New Albany Ledger
IN regard to the EXPENSES ii carrying
On the State Government under Re
publican rnlv that 4 expenses of car
rying on Ehe State Government under
lisepuhlican rule, are not i've times.
nor tYnr times. or three times, nor
two times greater than under Demv.
cratic ruiv." The Ledger charged
-that Inc expenses under Republican
rule Were five times greater than nm
der Democratic rule. The figures iu
the report of the Auditor Of State Tor
1866. if We take the lowest amount Of
total taxes levied under Democratic
administration OF the Slate Govern
nent, during the past eleven years. in
contrast with the highest under Re
publican administration covering the
sa:ne period, will Justify the assertion
OF tie Ledger. We find by that O.
port that the total taxes levied for
1851 were 81 .459, ,335, 50. This xas
under Democratic administration
The total taxes lev cd for 1865 were
ISl3. l6T, 1892. This was under a
Republican administration of the
State government. Multiply -, ,45g,.
335 80 BY five and the result is $l2,
I296.677 80. nearly a million dollars
less ihan five times tile amount oil
taxes levied under Democratic al.
|minisiretIon oi the State government.
The Auditor OF State, in his last
annual report, IN giving statement
Vi the pnOlic debt. says the total
amount " stocks outstanding is ST.
032.5OG SO. the total taxes levie1
lin 1859. during democratic admin
listration 81 tho State Gnvetn and
the last were S4.93J..32 20.
The 'otal taxes levied in 1865 I'M
der a. Republican administration oil
the State Government were $I3.I6T.-
3D. -. Ihs differences between
these two ievies il $S.a3s. .GO3 G2
more than enough % pay uii' the en-
lire State Indebtedness. Yet in IN.
face u these figures the Journal iauds
The +as1city and economy of the Re
publican management 81 onr State
affairs. And il must be remembered
tl.at these statistics come from the
report N Republican Auditor ofI
State, and there is not ninch romance
n figures. A few day ago the jour |
nal, IL discussing the question oil
State taxation, remarked !.
Z" Tor this and subseqncn. years
The rate Of per cent. viii be less, lie
oiste levy proper Icing reduced one
iith. and most of the counties having
discharged all or a greater part 81
heir bounty and other war debls."
Let US analize the management oi
State affairs under Republican rule
lpon that basis. The total taxes lev
Cd il 1866 were 80, ,167. .S34 30. 4
Defnct from this amount one-tifth.
hc Journals estimate for The levy otI
his and subsequent years under Re N
publican management. anI the result II
: -, ,l3i. .26I ~. The difference De.
wcen this amount and tie total tax II
eyied in s63 is -. .2O3.5i5 32. more
han one-llalfof the t0'al indebted |
less Il the State. These fiyuresl Ia
how that IL the public affairs OF the y
State were managed with the samelo
wisdom and economy that they wcrel'
q 1863 when under tire control oil
Democratic General Assembly. The n
resent rate ~ taxation. according ii \
be Journals estimate. ii the expeud 1
lures were tha same IA they were III If
hat year, would create surplus snf g
cieDt TO pay oil the entire public =
ebt of the State Outstanding ia two =
ears. -
The people can see from the figures =
g have given the great difference il -
le State expenses under Republican
nd Democratic administrations, and
forces the irresistible conclusion y
'at We had better - back to tho old lee
ays--tc again place the manage 70
ent of State affairs under the con -
u " the party that administered %