The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-21
Democratic Economy as. Abolition
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Perhaps there is no better time than the
present to bring before the citizens OF Day
ton the startling fact that in less than five
years this city, under an Abolition control
of its financial affairs, has been placed i'm a
most unenviable situation-a situation to
be sadly lamented by all who have its in
terests and prosperity ut heart-a situation
that will cause many an honest property
holder, and particularly the mechanic and
laboring man, to sweat and groan beneath
the burdens of taxation that will be heaped
upon him.
Dayton, when under Democratic control,
was comparatively free from debt, her liza
bilities all told not exceeding, if we. are
correctly informed, $4,000, while her as
sets in real estate, stocks, etc, aside from
her income in the shape of taxation, were
of such proportion as to render her com
paratively wealthy. She had n healthy
financial existence. Her people were not
was always enough and to spare to carry
on the municipal government.
In an evil hour-we can apply no other
term so well to express our t~houghts-in an
euH hour the tempter came and there fol-
lowed a change in the administration of the
affairs of the city. Abolitionism, with its
reckless p%rofligacy assumed the sway and
to-day we might, with propriety say, Day
ton is financially in n bad condition. Her
real estate-her railroad stocks, etc, have
passed to other hands-her taxes mp to the
first of next July, have already been con-
sumed-she is in debt not less than $780,
600, and is about to place herself in the
market for 100000 or $l5O,OOO more.
These may be unpleasant statements to
make, but as we have no doubt of their
truthfulness, we feel it to be our duty as
public journalists to place them before the
people. Its but right and proper that they
should know them-know them pop and
by timely action endeavor to check further
recklessness and profigacy on the part OF
those whom they have selected in the Coun-
cil7-the majority--to manage the affairs OF
the city.
A more thorough investigation may, and
we dare say will, reveal n more startling
state of affairs, for take it in whatever de-
partment you may, from the administra-
ton of affairs at Washington down to the
school district in your township, the same
reckless profligacy presents itself as q
legacy TO be left by the leaders of that
party which prated so much of economy in
the days of Mr.. B%uchanan's administra-
ton. The fact is they have no more idea
Of rNraafigo1 aaonAun- than CO MANY raaga
that gobble up everything as they go. As
evidence of this we might cite the fact, re-
lated to us, that a few days ago there wal
seen upon our streets, hawked about fol
''Old brass and copper" the remnants of
very fair fire engine that might hav,
brought the city several hundred dollars
but which had been torn to pieces to b.
sold in this way. 1t gives us pain to max.
these statements, but old and reliable citi
zens nave called our attention TO them, an,
we feel in duty bound, as we have said, +
lay them before the public, and warn tn
people of their danger in time to tax
some action toward securing a change il
the administration of the affairs of tn
city. win the people heed the warnin
Lnu5 JlInely BlfchF
AN IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-Some tim
since Mrs. Rawson purchased throug
tickets, at Massilon, TO New York, owe
different lines, for which she paid regula
fare, one of said tickets having printed o
its back:
This ticket entities the holder to NJ
over eighty hounds baggage free, and M
at a rate exceeding in value 500, unlel
notice is given, aud an extra amount pal
at double tirst-class freight rates. No roa
represented by either of these tickets is II
sponsible for the passenger or baggag
while upon any other road"
An accident having occurred on tn
route, the baggage car was consumed b
fire and the lady's trunks with it. Sh
was refused naturalization by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, and therefor
hrnuOh snit iu the SuDrpmp Court nf NaX