Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-28

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For the amount of the State taxes
the Republican party may be said to
be responsible. Look at your tax
receipts, fair-minded reader, and see
how much State tax you Fay, and
how trifliDg it is.
But the State of Iowa is now
pretty big institution. 1t has pop
ulation of over 10000 Its fig
ures for expenditure necessarily look
large to us who are accustomed only
to the figures of our own individual
| business. The Democrat tries to take
advantage of this fact, as demagogues
always do. 1t produces table
grouping these figures together, to
make them look large as possible.
We have examined this array Of
| items, one by one-and wish every
one of our readers would do so, tax
ing the claws Of lS70' as referred
| to. Let us look at Il few:-The first
is for the payment Of mileage and
per diem of Members and Officers OF
the General Assembly-their fixed
and lawful pay, no more, no less.
Could it be honestly otherwise? And
the second is the same, including
| postage necessary for the Assembly,
for which Democrats voted as well
as Republicans. The third item is
for the payment Of an Indebtedness
for the State Reform School--an hon
est debt, for a most necessary lnsti-
| tuition. The fourth Is for the sup
port and maintenance Of the same
School. The fifth is for the compile
ton of a needed portion OF the build
ings of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
at Council Bluffs. Would the Dem
oc,ut have the poor inmates suffer
for the want Of this? The sixth
item is for the support Of the State
University-of which Institution
John +. Irish, the chairman of the
State Democratic Committee, is Il
most active friend. Would the Dem
oc,'dt go back on this? The seventh
is for some repairs needed to make
ihe present Capitol building safe for
use until q new one can be built.
Aud so on throug;, the list. We
haven't space to refer here to each
,,s-sc.a separately.o Let any honest
reader take the Lawsof lS70and hunt
up these items for himself, and
say wherein there is wrong, II he can
find any. The truth Of the matter is
that the finances Of Iowa are better
and more prudently managed than
nose of any other State in the Union
admitted so to be--and the Demo-
crat itself would probably omit it,
If il were not just before election.
But the Democrat urges that the
valuation OF real estate in our urCOunty
has been increased 10 per cent. So
it has. And in some Counties il has
been increased ID per cent, and in
some as high as 30 per cent, and
even 80 per cent, for the sake oI
making taxation equal throughout
the State. The Democrat is willing
enough to growl at this; but how
was it Il few years ago, when Gov.
stone was on the Census Board, and
he valuation of this County was
reeiuced 30 per cent? We must take
our share with other Counties. The
assessment of real estate In iowa
always has been, and Is now, nOtO.
riousiy low. Take your own case,
kind reader. Your land is really
worth say $40 per acre today. Is IL
as-essed atanywhere near that VA ne?
Can you name any piece OF land in
Marion County that IL assessed al
anywhere near its real value in mar
ket today? Think Of this a minute.
and you will see how utterly fatileI
and demagogical are the Democrats
insiDuations. Snc!, statements and
sophis,ries as it gives can deceive
none but those who are too willing
to be deceived.