The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-30

usly charged the Republican admin
STATIONS with. $3.50, 926 ", as dis
Dursed for ordinary expenses, when
that sum was really paid as interest
on the Domestic Debt due to the
School Fund, l read the following
certificate of the Treasurer OF State;
STATE OF INDIANA,
OFFICE OF TREASURER OF STATE, Z
INDIANAPOLIS, August ~, IeIO.
certify that In the item Of Slo3 80 o,
stated In the IL. HsP IsF9 Under the head Of
Disbursements, Ordinary ExpenoLIuLess
% nave P Regn included $50 SIS rs inter
est paid on the Domestic Debt Of the state
for said year 1867; that similar item OF
S233, 977 Is, stated In SAID Au1lIoEoss , ga
Under the same head as disbursement
on account OF " General Fund" included
S2O2O24 81 interest paid on the domesuc
debt of the State for said year 1858; that q
similar item OF $Z3l slO9 81, stated In SAID
Auditors report for the year endlng &c
tcber 81. 1859, under same head as Va dis
bursement on account of General Fund,
included s2l3 078 81 interest paid on the do
ing together the sum OF S565,930 62, so palo
isigned1. NATHAN KIMBALL.
Treasurer OF State.
So much for the expenditures for
ordinary purposes under Democratic
as compared with Republican rule.
COMPARATIVE TAXATION.
Now look at the subject of taxa
ton as Represented in the Sentinel 10
its issue before mentioned.
1t first gives table of the aggre-
gate amount of taxation for each OF
the years 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854,
1855, 1856, 1857, 1853 and 1859, which
it calls years of Democratic admins
tration; and, footing up these aggre-
gates, produces for the ten years
named, $25, or, 826 10, as the sum to-
tai of the taxation for that period.
It then gives us table of the aggre-
gate amount for. each of the years
1860, 1861, 1862, 1868. 1864, 1868,
1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869, which it
calls years of Republican administra-
ton; and footing up the last men
toned aggregates produces for the ten
years from 1850 to 1869 inclusive,
$87, 511 $50 "a as the grand total of
the taxation for the last named period;
and deducting the former grand total
from the latter, it states as the in
crease of taxation under Republican
rule the sum of $62, 434, 107 II. After
stating these as the result of the COM
parison, the Sentinel uses this Ian
guage, viz:
Admitting the State debt to have
been as claimed by Governor Nor
ton, $40, LIS, 267, when the Republi-
cans came into power In 1861, the in
crease in taxation alone, under Re
publican rule, would have paid the
debt more than six times over, and
yet the Republican leaders set up the
claim Of retrenchment, economy and
honesty In the administration of the
State government"
OF course this is intended to con-
vey the idea-Without In terms saying
so-that the increased taxes levied for
aud applicable to State purposes since
1861, over and above the levy for the
same purposes for the ten preceding
years of Democratic rule, has been |
more than sufficient to pay the State
debt six times over.
The Republicans are charged
with an increase as Already
With the SenlinePs permission,
we will claim q credit for the
amount charged for the year
1850, that year belonging to
the fossiliferOus Democratic
period, The amount is.:....s. 4,47l,l 81
This Will reduce the Sen inePS
charges 57.962977 n
We beg the Democracy to al
low US another small credit
for the amount of taxes as
SeSSed daring the remaining
nine years by the counties
Tor county purposes and with
which the State administra-
ton had no more to do than
e had In liking or discussing
the taxes in any county in
KENTUCKY. These county
taxes ....... q 4i4 26S 81
This deduction leaves the bal
snce ss,5ls,7Os 80
10 claim on the ipart of the
Republican state admtnis-
tratlOn q credit for the
amount of road tax assess
ed in the different townships
and road districts of the State
during said nine years for
local road purposes. This
road tax amounts to............. 3747. 564 on
Take this from she balance be-
fore stated and we have the
balance reduced to s277l,I52 O8
ed as q credit the Township
taxes assessed for the same
nine years for Township pull
1,s7O.5s3 96
This leaves the balance 50, 7gI, 558 81
From this we thlnk 1t quite
reasonable to claim on be-
half OF the State administra-
lion deduction of the spe-
clal school tax, as we do not
exactly see how the state OF.
dcials can be blamed for not
applying the taxes raised by
the school Districts of the
several counties of the State
10 build school houses to the
payment of the State debt.
This special school tax
amounts to..................... ....s 6,O76575 81
Balance 1852 o.
IS applied by the local au-
thorities of the several coun.
ties Tor paying for sheep that
may be Killed by dogs, NAV
also be deducted. 1t amounts
for the nine years to the sum
647.99O Oh
Balance O66.s93 II
1 hope that the Democracy WILL
NOS insist that the gravel
road tax ought to have been
applied TO the payment of
the State debt, and, therefore,
humbly beg thatit may be
deducted, amounting to.....-..s 80, 579 90
Balance .ls5 288 Os
From this deduct railroad tax.
es assessed by counties and
townships to aid in the con-
structton of railroads run
ming through their borders. 500 7e5 Ia
galanSe:e;....,.........,..,.:s22ss2 S.. 487 q
other local taxes................... 20sl, 2lO Is
BALANCE lane .sOl. g57 70
taxes not collected but car
T1e0 .IOEWaEO on the dupli-
cate from year TO year, and
footing up for the nine years. IL OIL 400 II
BalanC .....g 8 S36 81 Sc
From this deduct bounty taxes ~
assessed by different counties
TO pay local bounties during
the 3,9l4, 1872 %
24s5 80
From this deduct soldiers re-
lief fund tax, assessed for re-
lief OF soldiers families, ano
which remained in county
treasures and was disbursed
by county authortt1es............8l l, SS0, 4l5 l6
Balance -.......... ................s s,O42OS0 %
From this deduct library tax
20 replenish township libra
ries ......... 956 S8 A
Balance ;;......;...... ...........s 2,946,S9s 7e