The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-10-06
HIS MISREPRESENTATION EX-
FLOODED.

The Woodsfeld Radical lawyer in a
communication to the Athens Messenger,
dated Sept. u, calls attention to the tax
alton of Monroe and Noble Counties as
follows:
1--WE call attention to the relative bur-
dens of taxation in Monroe and Noble
the latter county Republican. BY the
Commissioners annual report, published
in the Spirit (for which the editor was
well paid of October 80, 1867, it appears
that all our expenses for the year ending
Sept. A, 1867, for county and township
purposes alone, were over $4,000. By
the Spirit of Sept. 10, 1868, as given in
the Treasufer's report,i it will be seen that
nearly as large a 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 600, for State S20,0 900, of
which $4,000 was refunded to us, max
ing our total for county and township
S9S,000. The total for county and town.
ship purposes in Noble was S59, ,0O0.-
We paid for each inhabitant SO 50 tax,
they but 50 50. At last falls election
Noble County polled 1882 votes, Mon
roe 1900. Their tax per voter was
S15 90; ours S21 50, Sc 10 per voter
more than theirs. Again our levy for
county purposes alone for 1868 is SSl
cents per hundred dollars theirs 80 cents,
or 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 subject? The more we
| think of his devotion to the interests of
! the county, the more we feel inclined to
wonder st his mastery silence on this
question Here is a 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 S122,0O0, We
shall prove to be false.
The tax levied by the County Commits
sioners, for all county purposes, for 1867,
was, County expenses, SS,62S; bridge
s5,752; poor s4,O26; road S17,256. To-
tai S35,662.
The tax levied, for township purposes,
in 1867, by the township authorities, was,
township tax, S23,336, school tax, $27,-
522. Total s5O,S5S. Erery cent Of
which was paid to the tosrnship author
Tics.
This same Radical forgot to tell the
people that the law authorizing the Com
missioners to levy three mills for road
purposes, vas passed 6g a Radical Leg
islature in 1865. The law will expire in
1869.
In addition, there was in the above
county levy, s6,545 of delinquencies,un-
paid taxes of former years.
Now the result of the above is this
SeneX's figurcs................. 600
Actual expenses for all purposes
in 1867 Observation-Disclosures. 35,662
Total amount Of falschood.. .S62, 1888
We will now give the tax levy of Mon
roc County for 1865, which the impartial
"Senex" leaves entirely out of his ''com
parison," because it exhibits Il large de-
crease since 1867.
The total county tax, levied by the
Commissioners, for 1868, including debt,
expenses, Inlirmary, bridge and road
amounts to only ........ ...........$29, ,553
Deduct that from the county tax
And we find reduction. Sc, lO9
in one year of the county levy of SIX
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND
NINE DOLLARS.
Further, the school tax levied by the
Tp. authorities in 1867, was S27, ,522,
and Tp. tax $685. 1886; total. .s5O,S5S 90
In 1868 the levy for school
tax is S2i,602 Sc, and the
TIP. tax $lI, ,53S 05 total. 80, 40 81
Sl4,717 80
There is reduction in the township
levy 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 ycar....."...S2o,S2o 81
He says, Monroe pal,' for each nhab-
liant SO 81 tax, Noble but 81 50.
Let us see. The population of Mon
roe by the census of 1850, was 25,I4l.
Noble 20,751. But it did not suit .Senex's'
purpose to honestly state these ia cts, but
he based his calculations on the vote of
1867. We find that the population Of
Monroe over Noble is 1890. Now the
tax in Monroe is So 99I,,while that of
Noble is SO 81 Compare these figures
with those al the commencement of this
paragraph and you will discover that
Senex falsiied again, and for no other
purpose than to benefit MOORE, his pay
master, by deceiving the people.
"For State $4,000, of which $4,000