The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-11-28
Democratic Taxation

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It will be funny enough nexr year.
no doubt, to hear your Mortons, your
Colfaxes, your Bakers, your Cumbacks,
your Journals, ard your Couriers, .di
lating by the hour and the column about
the extrayagant taxation in some little
Democratic county while they will have
nothing to say about the shameless
swindles and bare faced robbcrics lby
which a debt OF over three thousand
millions of dollars was fastened upon
the people in the brief space of four
years" zhs&s odi 1o4f e3A1 400 zisaJ
sffEre copy the above from tic. New
Ai6any Ledfer, q Democratic paper.
This organ of the persv feels sad OVER
the comparisons made by the Repubii-
can press, between the taxation in Re-
publican and Democratic counties It
Is safe to say that the taxation in Demo
cratic counties is nearly double, whot it
is in Republican counties. The pub
lished rates of Auditors, and Treasurcrs
| of the various counties cannot lie; for
instance, take the counties of WAYNE
and Allen for a comparison the popu-
lation is nearly the same, therefore the
expenses should be nearly the same.
Yet the county tax in Wayne is thirty
five cents on each 800; while in Allen,
Democratic county. it is 81 &c, making
| difference of 81 25, an the s1o0 taxa
| BILE property. And such outrageous taz
alton can be found to exist in nearly ev
cry Democratic county in the State
But we wish to make another point
against the Ledger, and that is in refer
ence to the latter clause OF the Ledocr's
article which we quote. It denounces
| the debt contracted by the Government
OF the United States for the suppression
of the Rebellion as ssshameless swindles
| and bare faced robberies," during the
four yesrs Of the war. Tkas Democrat
ic paper denounces the Government for
paying the soadiers the pftiful sum OF
thirteen dollars a m cfth as a shameless
swindie and q robbery Of tue people.
and yet this editor does not mention the
rcbberies and thefts of millions of dol
lars from the Government by Flovd &
| Co, in the shape Of arsenals, navy yards,
mints, DC, and not least among the
crimes that this rebellion, which cost the
Government this three thousand dmii.ions.
was the child of the Democratic party.
1t will not do Tor Democratic editors to
charge the indebtedness Of the Govern
ment upon the Republican party. when
that party brought on the causes and the
| necessities for this heavy Indebtedness
| upon the country. The Ledger cannot
by such fiimsy presexts hide their own
| swindles of the people, in the various
counties in 1ndianea These robbcries
will be ventilated by more men and pa
pers than you have named.-[ End. Jour.
kosciusko County Republican voting
population 5,O46; county taxation on
each 800, twenty Eve cents. s~
Dearborn County, Democratic; voting
population 5,497; county taxation on
the 800, one dollar. ye8 d3gs ss
St. Joseph County, Republican, vo-
ting population 4,937; county taxation
on the 500, twenty-five cents.
Cass County, Democratic; voting popu-
| lation 4, ,a35; county taxation on the 600,
one dollar. 1@@ 80 - s e.
These figures and comparisons show,
where there is enconomy and honesty.
In Randolph County. the county taxa
ton, with voting population of $500
is only thirty GEMS On the 8l0e, aud q
certain per cent. Of this is, for building
Court house, aud for building bridges.
This ought to-stop the mouthsof Dem
ocrats; if not they should enigrate to
Democratic counties:-LWin. Journal.