The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-27

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Old citizens have doubtless fresh
in their memory the indigna-
ton Of the people in 1859,
at the reckless squandering of
the peoples money by Mr.. WALKER
and the Democratic Commissioners in
that wretchedly managed affairs. We
will take occasion in another article
to refer to Mr.. WALKERS bridge
building capacity, and show the citi-
zens of Evansville what they may ex-
pect if the improvement Of our streets
and wharf, our sewers, school houses,
railroads. &C., are placed under his
management. It is within the bounds
of strict truth to say that Of the sixty
FIVE thousand dollars, at least one
half was thrown into the bottom of
Pigeon Greek as utterly useless to the
people-squandeIed by inexcusable
mismanagemen and reckless axtrava-
gance.
The figures show, what every old
citizen knows, that the greater part
of the expenditures for the erection
of the Court House were made before
1856. For the six years of Demo-
cratic rule, the Public Building ac-
count shows only one-ffth as much
work done as by the Republican ad-
ministration, which latter consisted
of extensive repairs and Improvements
on the Court House, Jail. Poor and
Pest Houses, &c.
In the work Of repairing and build
ing highways for the use and conven-
fence of the people of the County, the
Democratic expenditures present
most begearly contrast with the last
six years of Republican management.
But Mr.. WALKER asks, How have
the Republican levies been spent?
We answer in part by a citation of the
above fgu es. But especially do we
call attention to the comparison in
the following expenditures:
1856 to 1851. 1862 TO 1867.
Expense OF Paupers. So, ls2 u sl4,I94 q
Soldiers, Rellef...;... 100 % 58g58 % %
So, I82 II el62, 6S7 48
"Including relief to Southern refugees.
Mr.. WALKER, after having collat-
ed the total amount of taxes collected
in the Democratic and Republican six
years, and footed up the result, in a
perfect ecstacy of triumph shouts:
at will be seen that the taxes levied
upon the people of the County OF Wander
burgh were ONE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUN
DRIED AND FORTY EIGHT DOLLARS
AND SIX CENTS more under the six
years of Repu lican rule than under the
six preceding years of Democratic rule
And yet the JOURNAL has the audacity to
talk of Democratic extravaganza aud Re-
publican economy in vanderburgh."
Why! my dear fellow, the differ
ence between the amount expended
by you in the three items above cited
covers, and more than covers, what
you allege as the excess of Republican
taxation. If it had not been for the
Democratic rebellion carried on by
your political friends, our Republican
officials would have been able to carry
on the County administration, with /
twice the population, and with an in
fated currency and high prices, at a
less expenditure of dollars and cents
than your honest and economical Dem
ocratic administration. How can you,
in the face of these incontrovertible I
facts, have the audacity to stand up
before the people as you did at the
Ninth Ward meeting, and pirate about
the present condition Of our taxes? +
How can you expect the people of
Evansville to place you at the head of
its important municipal affairs with
these facts so plainly understood, and
with the charges against your official /
conduct unanswered2
Mayor Baker ShFiRks from an In
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