The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-09-20
Daneotk gsfftrsonian.
Communicated.
HANCOCK COUNTY TAKES
Voters. Taxpayers, Farmers.
Attention.

l"two- horse act' letter, full of glitter
ing generalities, made up for sceni
effect.
He says, among other things, tia
'the local and general taxes of thi
State have been doubled under Re
publican rule" Is this assertion
true +? 1t is true that Hancock coun
ty is one of the most sadly, terrlbl,
taxed counties in the State, but WHIT
is responsible p?
On pages 60 and 81, part I'd, Ex
ecutive Documents for 1855, we hav,
part of the official report of VIM. d
Morgan, Democratic Aaditor of State
made to VIM. Medill, Democratic
Governor. We there ascertain tha
the total State Taxes paid by
Hancock county for the year 1856
was nearly Eighteen Thousand Dol
lars, while On page % of the sam,
report we find that only Five Hun
dred Thousand Dollars OF our State
debt was paid of. This was in time
of profound peace and under Demo,
cratic rule.
By reference to pages Sc and 81 o
the last report of the Auditor o
State for the year 1866, we find thai
the total State tax paid by Hancock
county was Twenty-six Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars for that year
while on pages 16 and IL of same
report it is shown that during that
year and up to January 1st 1867,
over One and one-half Millions OF
our debt was paid of, or more thar
three hines as much as in 1855. All
this was under Republican rule, and
tins, too, when we were just emerg
ing from terribly expensive and
exhausting war, with large war deb
to pay. .r-r~+e
But when we examine that sum OF
s26, 600 on pages Sc and 81, it ap
pears that nearly $40, 900 of that sun
was for the School Fund. Then by
reference to page % of that report
we find that in the redistribution o.
that Fund we received from the Stat.
over $4,000, making over $4,000
that We received from the State more
than We paid her. Then by again
referring to pages Sc and 81 we find
that over $4,000 of the above men
toned $4,000 is for the Sinking
Fund, thus making only $1,000 pait
by this county for the support of thu
State Government. From this de
duct the 1000 surplus School Funt
and we find that Hancock county
paid in 1866 but $4,000 for the ex
pensas of the State, and for thii
amount only is the Republican party
responsible.
But further. Refer now to pages
GA and 65 of Auditor Morgan's re
port for 1855, and we see that the to
tai amount of taxes paid by Hancocl
county that year for local and. ..coun
ty purposes was over $4,000. Nov
look at pages go and 81 of the repor
of State Auditor for 1866 and we find
the taxes of this county for that veal
for county and local purposes, wa:
ouer One Hundred and Eight Thou
sand Dollars, or nearly four times a
much as in 1855 for this the Demo
cratic party is responsible. In truth
as here shown, the Republican part.
is responsible for something owe
Three thousand Dollars of the taxa
ton, while the Democratic party
Democratic authorities, and Demo
cratic officers of our county have lev
led and are responsible for over On
Hundred thousand Dollars Of or
TazeS
Now examine further on page 90
and we find that in 1866 the tax pay
ers of this county paid for count.
expenses alone $4,000, or five time
as much as for State expenses, a
shown above. Examine that entir,
column on page 60, and we find tina
There are but twelve or thirteel
counties in the entire State tnat ar
taxed SO terribly and heavily TO
county expenses alone. Lucas coun
ty, with the large and wealthy cit.
of Toledo, pays lessthan Hancock
Fairfield pays less; Seneca pays bu
little over half as much, while Wood
! Marion, Hardin, and others pay ia
less than half as much as we.
Tax payers of Hancock county
these are stubborn facts. Get tn
authorities we have quoted and ex
anime for yourselves don't take GU
word alone.
What now is the remedyf w
have shown you how economlcoilS
successfully, and with what faithful
ness and ability the Union party hs
> administered the affairs of our Stat'
The Democratic party has goYerne
: and ruled our county for the pas
D thirty years, or ever since it becam
county. You see the result. L
ten years they have increased you
? County taxes four fold. They tax 20
more heavily than other counties G
I the State are taxed OF far create
wealth and population than we ar
. possessed of.
The only remedy is to displaee tn
Democratic party which has SO Ion
and faithlessly governed your couu