The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-03


duty to tho Democratic msssoS Of that
county.
The gem of Democratic counties is
Allen. 1t gives over 1000 Demo
cratic majority. 1t boasts that no
Black Republican, Abolitionist, or
Radical has ever found place in its
Board of County Commissioners. Its
county: road, township, school, and
other local taxes are fixed, levied,
andrexpended by genuine, unadulter-
ated Democrats. The total of taxes
levied IN Allen in the year 1867 was
1914, 739 AZ, whereof the States share
was $50. 135 s. the residue, $249,.
600 A, being for local expenses ex-
clusiVely. Here is nearly a round
quarter of million of the gross sum
that excited the curiosity of Mr.. Hen
bricks, traced to the pockets of his
supporters in Allen County. The
total tax levied for the support of the
State Government, the payment of
the public debt. and the salaries of
teachers In all the common schools of
the State, is fiity-six cents on each
hundred dollars of taxable property;
but for local objects the Democratic
officials of Allen County collect one
dollar and sixty cents on each hum
dred. r-r s
As the Democratic candidate for
| Governor may be interested Ia know
ing how this can be, We copy the fol-
! lowing remarks from the Fort Wayne
Gazette, which can be relied upon as
correct:
I'VE stated on Saturday evening
| that the Democrat had not fairly stated
the amount of taxes assessed BY the
Commissioners of Allen County for
| 1867, In its article of the day before,
| and called attention to one item of
/ Sill 500 Is of county assessment
| omitted The DentOcedt now admits
4 the fact, but attempts to evade Its
Misrepresentation by saying the tax
was unlawfully levied, and quotes q
law of the Legislature legaliziDg the
levy. Whether the levy was illegally
i made or not does not affect the fact
if the people have the tax to pay; il
is part aud parcel of the. taxation OF
the county. 1t charges that the levy
was made under threats of violence
4 from a mob of the citizens of Fort
Wayne-a defense we presume the
4 Commissioners, If they have any self.
respect, will not thank the Democra
for making for them. 80
The truth is, as we before stated
the Commissioners, under the inhu-
ence of the leading Democrats, re,
fused to pay any bounty when volun-
teers could have been had for $25, the
price other counties we e paying, anc
our quotas remained un illed, and &C
cumulated from time 10 time, unit
I | 4 o61 81 =
100 men-the Democrats constantly
discouraging enlistments and assuring
their followers the draft would no
be enforced. But when the Govern
ment became 10 earnest and deter
were being drafted, then the people
exasperated at the unpatriotlc con
E duet of the Commissioners, and thu
; false promises of the Democrats, de
termined to save themselves as tn
E citizens of other counties were saved
/, demanded the offering of bounty
But then the days of small bountie
were over, and volunteers that coult
. have been had for $50 per man, cos
: the county $500 each. That is wha
. swelled that item 1t was the cost @
/ the unpatriotic course pursued by tn
Democracy Of Allen County, and tina
Q party is directly responsible for it.
= So far from the law, referred t
! by the Democrat, compelling this lew
: it simply legalized the act after IL tco
done, the act being passed after all tn
r bounties were paid, or the order
= issued for them. This the DensOcro
: very well knows"
These are specimen bricks from til
4 Democratic edifce of economy an
: retrenehment. We have a pile {
= them before us, but have not til
! heart to throw any more of them 9
: the head of our knowledge seekin
. Senator to-day.-IndianapoHs JoH,
3 nal.