The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-05-12
Democratic ECONOMY.

! The Madison Courier has an article
Illustrative of the happy effects of s.Dem-
ocratic' manipulation of county finances.
It presents some striking contrasts be-
tween Republican and democratic"
management and although we have here
tofore presented most its facts, we con-
dense the following from the Courier s
collation. for the benefit of any who may
be impressed witha sense Of ''Demo-
cratic" economy:
j. In Fountain County for the year 1865
the taxes reached the respectable figure
Of $3.50 on each 800 of taxable prop
erty. In '66 the Democrats had q work
] ing majority in that county. = "
In Blackford, another reliable Demo
cratic county, man who has $1,000 Of
taxable property pays, if he has no real
estate, S26,15. =
! In Floyd the county tax is 60c on
] the hundred dollars, or twice as much
1 as is levied in the steady Republican
county Of Jefferson.
| The. Democratic county of Dearborn
/ is about the same size of Jefferson, and
the county tax is one dollar on the hun
dred Of valuation, or more than three
times as much as the levy in Jefferson
county.
The counties of ST. Joseph and Cass
are nearly equal in population, the
first is Republican-the county levy is
twenty five cents, and in Cass-Demo-
cratic-one dollar on the 500 valuation,
or four times as much as in st. Joseph
| Kosciusko is decidedly Republican
county. The county levy is 26 cents on
| the one hundred dollars of valuation.
and in Democrat Blackford the county
| levy is SO cents on the hundred dollars
| Of valuation.
/ The comparison of taxes assessed in
r epubliean counties, with the tax levied
in Democratic counties will show almost
invariably, like margin in favor of Re-
publican management Of county affairs.
| Oppressive taxation and lavish expendi-
lures to fatten party favorites, with too
frequent cases of defalcation, mark the
| Democratic rule everywhere. Every
boast of gains made by the Democratic
party has the ring of increased taxation
HORSE FIEsH is not likely to become
| popular in England, because the wo-
men compare it to cats meat, and the
| men say it tastes as q saddle SMELLS.
Still, being fashionable in France, there
are hopes.
A freedman who left Charleston, South
Carolina, for Liberia, q few months ago,
writes back the most glowing accounts
Of matters and things there. He says
he "nev er felt free until he reached the
| colored mans own republic and is
| quite rapturous in describing the luxu-
RANT fertility of the country. He ad-
new Gland of promise
| A theological student being urged by
some young ladies to join in a quadrille,
declined; and turning to lady near by,
asked, with rather an imposing air:
'Do you think, Mrs. L., that q
man ought to dance who expects to fill
the pulpit ?" The lady replied 81
don't see why he should not, provided
he have grace for both"
/ The latest rumor in regard to ANDREW
| JOHNSON is that in the event of his re-
moval from Office he will offer himself
as candidate for Governor of Ten
nessee and stump the State in his own
| vindication. az.,, anna za rs.5s
Even Massachusetts, repudiates woman
suffrage In the House, on Tuesday, the
Judiciary Committee reported unani-
mously against putting an androgynal
amendment into the Constitution. Both
/ Houses agreed to the report, and
| for the third time the Legislature re-
fuses the right of suffrage to the better
half of creation. ifa 8spa s
A general conference of the NJ. E.
Church is in session at Chicago. Bish-
| OF, Simpson read the Episcopal Address
/ It contains much valuable information.
| The total number Of churches at present
10 11,421; value e35 SS6 43o: total
commandments, 1000, 900; amount col.
leetep es,307 ,6of is. sli $50.
A Prussian school ship 10 NOW In
New York harbof. a2tAs- 2f
Jerome, tue Nsw Haven clock man,
10 dead.