Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-09-17

ing out of the question the court house
tax of Marshall county
This proposition is about as am
biguous and loos cd as it could he
written. fsmeans anything, nothing
can be construed in various ways.
The reports Of May. 1868 (3) DO not
show what the receipts were in either
county ..for 1857" The reports ,ui
county Auditors are made at the
June session Of the Board Of Com
missioners, and should show receipts
and expenditures of the twelve
months preceding and these twelve
months are called "the year." The
reader will bear in mind that during
this year ending May, 1868, st. 10.
county incurred the extraordinary
expense Of building her expensive
but necessary vaults. Marshall coun-
tvs So called court honse tax was
levied and collected during the year
ending May, '6S partly for the very
purpose Of building fire and burglar
proof vaults. Why then be SO unfair
as to propose to leave out of the
question the court house tax Of Mar
shall county? Echo answers why?
No. 8 falls to pieces by its own
weight.
That The average taxllcyicd for county
purposes In the Republican counties OF
the State of Indiana for the year 1867 viii
exceed the average tax levied for like pur-
poses In the Democratic counties in the
State by over 5000, as shown by State
Auditors report for 1867. The vote OF
1864 for President being the basis to de-
termine which are Republican and whrch
are Democratic counties.
The gentlemen have access to the
reports and figures and can tell
whether they win or lose on this
proposition. 1t is Leads I win and
ia lis you lose" The offer is equiv
alent to saying that they will bet
$1,000 that the average tax levied in
Laporte, St.Jo. and Kosciusko, re-
publican Counties, for county purpo-
ses, for 1867, exceeded the average
tav levied for, like purposes in Stark,
Pulaski, and Whitley, Democratic
counties by over 5000. as shown y
State Auditors report for 81.
What idiots the gentlemen would
deem us il We should propose to bet
that for same purposes, during same
time, the average county taxes of
Democratic Allen, Vanderburgh and
Floyd were greater By $4,000 than in
Republican counties of Benton, Jas
per and Newton for same year! 1t
10 we'll known fact that q great ma
jority Of the wealthy counties OF the
State were Republican in GA as well
as now. Marian, Wayne, yigo. -Fa-
yette, Tippecsnoe, Laporte, st. Jo.,
Elkhart, Kosciusko, Miami, &C.. DC,
were and are Republican. How
about the rate Of taxation in Repub.
lican counties? Do you want 10 bet
On rates? Bottom is out Of No. 4.
Thai the expenses Of The State govern
mens u Indiana during any one Of the
former years Of 1864, 1865. 1855, 1867 were
greater than any single year OF a Demo
cratic administrations In the State prior to
said time. se7"
During these years, the gentlemen
may not forget that Indiana was more
populous and vastly more wealthy
than at any time when she had a
Governor. They may
remember also that a little "onpleas-
antncss," known as a war, was RAJ
ging during a part of this time, and
that the expenses of the State were
immensely increased thereby. The
war was waged against the United
States by men who were Democrats
before the war began, and WHO are
Democrats now and are supporting
Seymour and Blair. We might AZ
swer this proposition by. offering 10
bet that the expenses, of MARSHALL
county during "she four years OF 1864
1855, 1866, 1867, we're greater than
any single year Of Republican"
administration in he county, <'prior
to said time;'' snd that. too. with
much more propriety, for the Demo
cratic administration of Marshall
county incurred no expense in fur
n sling, equipping, and forwarding
men to the 'front.' 1--WE don't include
their, expenses incurred in sending
men tOthe rcar-Canada. m
Now we may fairly claim that the
whole five propositions have no bot
tom; that they are unfair, unmanly,
were not made in sincerity, were
made for political buster, and un-
worthynthe gentlemen who made
them .santf ahwsrthy any further no.
tice. 's'''1r'F r
A Republican to whom We showed
the propositions says that he will