The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-08-03
Ten Years Of Republican Rule In
Ohio. asls3s

Wnat say the facts ana hgureS on thus
subject, as they are to be found in the
office of the State Auditor? $500
In 1865, the last year of the admin
istration of a Democratic Governor, the
Taxes in the State, for State Sinking
Fund, for General Revenue Fund, for
State Common School Fund, for County
expenses, for Poer purposes, for Bridge
purposes, for Building purposes, FOR
Road purposes, for Railroad purposes
and delt,, for Township, School, Special,
City and Town purposes, for everything
within the State, the Taxes levied were
$S. %. For the year
1867, the year before the late Demo
cratic General Assembly came in control
of the law-making Department, the taxes
for the same purposes were see. .S54.
6I5 Is.
In the short space of twelve years.un-
der Republican rule in the State-under
the administration of Republican Gov
ernors and with the law making depart,
ment in the hands of the Republican,
party, THE TAXES FOR ALL PUR.
POSES WITHIN THE STATE, exclu-
sive of Federal taxes, ERE INCREAS-
ED THE ENORMOUS SUM OF EIEy-
EN- MILLIONS, TWO HUNDRED
AND NINETY-NINE THOUSAND
AND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS,
AND TWENTY-THREE CENTS
AND SEVEN MILLS. They were
greatly more than doubled
The aggregate vote polled in the State
for Governor in 1855, was S02, ,065. The
average taxes to the voter, then, in 1855,
the last year under Democratic admins.
traticn, was TWENTY-NINE DOL
LARS AND SIXTY-FOUR CENTS.
The aggregate vote in the State for
Governor in 1867, when the, late Demo:
cratic Legislature was elected, was 5S4,-
227, and inasmuch. as the taxes levied
that year, at the instance Of Republi,
can State authority. amounted to $780,
253,6t5 Is, it made THE AVERAGE
TAX TO THE VOTER FORTY-ONE
DOLLARS AND FORTY CENTS!
The aggregate vote polled for Secre-
tary of State last year-we take the vote
because it is smaller than the Pnsiden-
tial vote, and, therefore, more favorable
to the Republicans in this calculation
was 516,767 The taxes levied that year
the first year the Democrat party had
the control of the Legislative depart
ment of the Government for at least ten
years, having to make provision for the
prosecution of the construction of sun
dry buildings of benevolent character
the construction of which were author
lied by Republican legislation--amount-
ed to S20,489,14S 04, and averaged to
the voter THIRTY NINE DOLLARS AND Six
rY-FrvE cENss-being aREDucrIoS, ON AN
AVERAGE, OF TWO DOLLARS AND SEVEN
TEEN CENTS TO THE VOTER. 7svT ~
Thus, the facts and the figures, which
are of official record, show that the taxes
for all purposes within the State, from
1856 to 1858, during which time the Re
publican PARTY had undisputed sway, were
more than doubled, and INCREASED
TWELVE DOLLARS iAsD EIeHTEEN CENTS, on
an average, TO THE VOTER, while In the
first year that the Democratic party has
had the control of the Legislature, THEY
HAVE BEEN DECREASED AT fHE RATE OF
TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTEEN CENTS TO
THE VOTER. ..s.T.s
There are yet six months to run Of the
second year with the making depart,
ment in the hands of the Democrats, and
we have no doubt that at the end of the
second years yet further decrease of at
least two dollars, on an average, to the
voter will. be shown to have taken place.
1t is plain question: matter of dol.
lars and cents-shall we again, put the
Republican party in undispnted power.
that in the next ten years it may more
than double the taxes in the aggregate
and increase them at the average annual
rate of over dollar to the voter, when,
with only partial control Of the Govern
tment, the Democratic party.a the first
year of It's incumbencv, reduced the taxes
at the rate of over two dollars to the
voter ,.ss e.a.