The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-17

Leaving for State expenses and
redemption of public debt...--.sl SAT ,92S 81
Now where is the balance of the
nine millions and upwards of the levy?
Let us see. .siie -sf,.--.,-. s....-..-.,s
We paid for zero
County 81 86l ,5et IS
Raad -. ....... 6326I3 IL
T;f1sU snip ia x 269O23 10
Special school 17O,043 AZ
Dog dS0,aaS " "
Bounties oOo,SoS9 q
DELINQUENT county taxes never ~.
collected but which Mr.. Hen
bricks included in his aggre-
...'---.' 100, loo w
Total 49,. :. ......S6, 1913 O4I SO
This amount is to be accounted for,
expended and explained by the coun-
ties themselves. This is for the year
1867. -sa- ~ -
Now. my fellow citizens, let me ask
YOU. is it BETTING the character of
/ the people of Indiana TO elect to high
| official position man who will stand
mn before an assembly of his fellow
citizens and tell them that the officers
/ of the State have squandered thirty
millions of the peoples money when
he has no better grounds for the
i charge than that2
I see in the Sentinel of this morn
ing. an article referring to the taxes
of 1860 and 1865, comparing the two,
| and asking what has created the dit
ference. Here, again. L am happy. to
have the figures at hand to settle that
matter satisfactorily. Here IS what
g Baker. Kimball and the Jacobins
generally, are engaged in the vain at
tempt. we had better say the. lmpu-
dent attempt, to show thatthe Radical
party has administered the Govern
ment economically. We have before
us the annual rep0-t of Thomas b.
/ McCarty. Auditor Of State, for 1860,
published by Samuel nj. Douglass,
State Printer. By referring to page
Is of that document, the following
will be found, showing the aggregate
amount oftaxes levied upon the grand
duplicates for 1860 and 1865. Here 1t
is: ssaso la- 50 .zis..e
Total taxes Ieyfed for 1860 ........s 876s 426 81
Total taxes levied for lS65-....-.. lS,l675SS0 q
This is official It has the endorse
ment of the Republican Auditor of
State. Tt is statement that cannot
be contradicted. What does it show
The last year of a Democratic admin
istration was In 1860. In 1865 the
Radicals had full swing. What is the
result2" .-....rss.s.
/ will show you what the result is.
/" Like master like man, says the
proverbs, and here we have an illus
tration of the truth. The Sentinel,
like Senator Hendricks, is attempting
to persuade the people that the whole
amount of taxes levied are paid into
the State Treasury 1t charges in this
article that the Republican party 10
IL 1866 levied taxes amounting to 3d.
; 16I. 1856 %, whilst in 1860 the Demo-
cratic administration levied only
So, 768, 426 81. Now, in order to show
8 the sophistry of this article of the
Sentinel, and also that of Mr.. Hen
D drickss declaration, let us see what
0 comprised the amount of the taxes
: collected in the year 1865;
For Soldiers Families Relief /. ~.
Townsiiip' tax for library pur, - -, !,
poses u lsz 9.
Dog TAX. x3,otl Y
' other county tax.-......-............ I9f,687 4
I, County tax proper.........--.....~ 4,343,E35 v
Road 4losIlo q
2 | Township tax for township
purposes 5lV,zOz .
: Special school tax.....-........., 7SS.7l7 Y
for is65..,............. ......, Sc, s54,S 8
purpose, redemption of the
g public debt and all other ex- ~
pendiIuFes growing out of ..-.
o the war during the year 1863 s3,l27 ,9S2 u
3 Instead of thirteen million of dol
I lars and upwards being levied and go
q ing into the State Treasury, there
were but a little over three millions
i collected for State purposes, while the
great bulk of the aggregate amour
r collected was disposed of by the coun
ties. II have shown you how it hap
i pened that the amount levied fol
county purposes In that year was 81
= large. We know very we'll why thest
Copperheads complain about thesl
!. taxes. You know very well that the.
J. hate the Government because it Levied
an army; they not only hated tn,
p Government itself, but they hated tn,
soldier; they hated every man anG
everything that had anything to d.
with suppressing the rebellion; anC
when this tax was levied TOR the sup
port of the families of Union soldiers
]. and for bOunties, they came forwarC
O and complained. Soldiers, remembe
[ this thing, and when they ask you 70
; your votes tell them No; you de
/. nounced the taxes that were levieC
n for the support of our families Will,
[ we were in the field, fighting for th,
al support of the Government, and W,
{ will heneeforth denounce you. jig
o Is the SentiBeJ answered? Do yol
It not know what became of these taxes
: When we came into power we fOunC
/. ourselves embarrassed by- nearll
a twelve millions of debt, frauduleD
and honest. The Democrats had paiC
S no interest on the debt they Lad &C
d cumulated. We paid the interest oil
# the debt. The Republican party
n since 1t came into power, has no
# squandered4 one dollar belonging Il
d the State. In 1866 we owed nearly
d seven millions of dollars. On th
0 first day of July, 1868, we owe les
If than three millions. and by the tim
) our next term Is ended, we will no
n owe dollar In the world. i y
d | can say to you, then, my fellow
Y citizens, and i ask you to remember
It chat although the clang of arms ha
n ceased yet the war continues to-day il
e ideas and principles. The rebels hav
IL been forced to lay down their arm
i and submit to the authority of tn
o Government. And that is why tn
+ Democrats hate Republicans so bad
0 In the Democratic State platform
is adopted last January they say n,
k language Is adequate to express thel