The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-10-20
HIS MISREPRESENTATION EX-
.s,.E. PLODED.

dated Sept. 81, calls attention to the tax
ation of Monroe and Noble Counties as
follows: ..a. s.s
ave call attention to the relative bur-
dens of taxation in Monroe and Noble
-the latter county Republican. By the
Commissioners aanual report, published
in the Spirit flor which the editor was
well paid of October 20, 1867, it appears
that all our expenses for the year ending
Sept. 4, 1867, for county and township
& purposes alone, were over S122, 600. By
the Spirit of Sept. Is, 1868, as given in
the Treasurer's report,it will be seen that
nearly as large sum has been handled
by that officer for the current year. But
lest this be considered unfair, let US take
the levy of 1867. In our county the
levy for county and township purposes
alone were SS3 900, for State $4,000, of
which Sit, 900 was refunded to us, max
ing our total for county and township
$4,000. The total for county and town
ship purposes in Noble was $4,000
We paid for each inhabitant SO IS tax,
they but 80 IS. At last falls election
Noble County poiled 1852 votes, Mon
roe 4,509. Their tax per voter was
.Sl5 90; ours S21 35, or Sc Is per voter
more than theirs. Again our levy for
county purposes alone for 1868 is SSt
cents per hundred dollars theirs 80 cents,
or q little more than one third of ours.
These facts are well known to tax payers
on the border, and have caused no little
grumbling. Is it possible that our edi-.
tors wish to protect the county from
Radical robbery has kept down his list of
items on this subjeet2 The more we
think of his devotion to the interests of
the county, the more we feel inclined to
wonder at his mastery silence on this
question. Here is field where his ge-
MUS for calculation need find no limit, as
he revels in facts and fancies suggested
by Monroe County taxes"
The first charge which sets forth that
the expenses Of Monroe for the year en-
ding Sept. 4, 1867, were $4,000, we
shall prove to be false.
The tax levied by the County Commits
sioners, for all county purposes, for 1857,
was, County expenses, ss,62s; bridge
$3.50; poor s4,O26; road s17,25e. To-
tai, s35, ,662. @
The tax levied, for township purposes,
in 1867, by the township authorities, was,
township tax, 1886, school tax, s27,-
522. Total s5o,S5s. Every cent of
rhich tcas paid to the to,oaship author
ities. .
This same Radical forgot to tell the
people that the claw authorizing the Com
Inissioners tolevy three mills for road
purposes, tcas passed bg Radical Leg
ssldture in 1866. The law will expire in
1869. a, -
In addition, there was in the above
county levy yS6,545 of delinquencies,un-
paid taxes of former years.
Now the result of the above is this
Senexs figures. 900
Actual expenses for all purposes
in lS67................... 35,662
Total amount of falsehood. 1898
s We will now give the tax levy of Mon
roe County for 1s6S,which the impartial
SSenex" leaves entirely out of his 'scom
parison," because it exhibits large de-
crease since 1867.
The total county tax, levied by the
Commissioners, for 1868, including debt,
expenses, Infrmary, bridge and road
amounts to only y......... ...........$29, ,553
Deduct that from the county tax
OF 1867 ......................... 81, 1862
And we find "a reduction 100
in one year of the county levy of SIX
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND
NINE DOLLARS!
Further, the school tax levied by the
TIP. authorities in 1867, was S27,522
and Tp. tax So, 1886; total. ..S50,858 90
In 1868 the levy for school
tax is S24,602 Sc, and the
TIP. tax S11, ,538 05; total. ...36, lao 81
90. S14,717 SO
There is a reduction in the township
evy in one year of FOURTEEN THOU
SAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEW
ENTEEN DOLLARS AND THIRTY
NINE CENTS!
Total reduction of county and town
ship taxes IN one year..........S20,826 SO
He says, Monroe paid for each inhab-
itant 80 IS tax, Noble but 81 IS.
Let Us see. The population of Mon
roe by the census of 1860. was 25,741.
Noble 20, ,751. But it did not suit 'Senex's'
purpose to honestly state these facts, but
he based his calculations on the vote of
1867. We find that the population Of