The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-09
Total-l.os5 reams

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Another Radical. followed Holloway.
and lie drew also on raised vouchers US
follows for paper;
February Is. l>ss Us r~sms so %
March l6 1seG 10 ..sD %
April -. 1856 go r-sas 6so 10
July l.. 1HeE. G. CO 90 |
Nov. l6 l>66. :i,si. 3.xl5 ~
February I. lss, $40 $3.50 10
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Totsl-sO6s,. reams .e.csJ 10
A. II. CONNER.
Another proprietor of the indianapolis
journal. was State Printer from the 3lst
of October TO January 23d. ISL, and
charged and received pay also OH raised
vouchers, for 1857 rcanis OF paper, $685.
236 IS.
r. J. BRIGHT.
Present State Printer. since January 90.
1871, charged and received pay for IL
SIS reams of paper. $i7.s92. Of which
$8.OOI worth was turned over by him to
the Secretary of State. But admitting
in his two years term as State Printer,
how stands the case:
X. j. Bright. in two yesrs Issse o.
W. T. HOLLOWAY. in six uon'hs ls-s<5 10
Sam. ~ Douglass. in III. months 2oe>5 Gi
A. H. Conner. in three months. - Ks CT
1t is proper to add here that the pres
cnt Democratic Attorney General. Hon.
Il. W. HANNA. BY suit brought against
him, compelled Mr.. CONNER To disgorge
$l8,696 50 Of the above amount. and
suits are now pending against Hollo-l
way and Douglass.
REDUCTION or TAXATION.
We come now to the great measure Of
relief afforded the people Of Indiana by
the action Of the last Democratic Legis.
lature, in the reduction Of the Stale tax
from Is cents on the tlOO to ) cents. and
the total adjustment Of the State Debt
Sinking Fund tax of 10 cents on the
500. The official figures show the great
reduction:
Total state grand dupliear. for 1870 lys. cs
State Debt Sinking Fund tax for ls.e sss.eo 81
Total l.7s52,a u
Total state tax for ISL. grand dupii-
cate. and no stA;s Debt Sinkingfuni tax Asia -
Reduction Of Taxation I3ec so q
In one year, under Democratic rule.
the taxes in Indiana have been reduced
$l,32s, go SO.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
Another measure of relief inaugural
ed BY the last Democratic Legislature.
was the distribution Of the School or
Sinking Fund among the several cOun-
ties. Under this law $569, l39 81 have
been sent to the different counties to be
loaned to the people ut eight per cent.
interest.
The Brilliant Record.
How stands the case! We present to
the people of Indiana from the official
records, the following FACTS:
- hos -, 1~o-
omical Democratic administration of
the State Government, in every branch.
End. A most wasteful, extravagant and
corrupt use of the public money by the
Radical leaders Of the State.
ID A saving under the first year of
the return Of the democracy to power
in Indiana Of over S117,OOO OU in the
reduction Of ordinary State expenses.
4th. A reduction Of taxation of ST.
3zs.97O SO in one year.
9Th. The distribution Of S569.139 "a
among the different counties Of the
State to be loaned to the people.
9Th. Nearly million of dollars, Ito
be exact, e877, 1881, 1857 in the State Trea-
sury ON this day, July cath, 1872, to car
ry on the Government. and the full as
surance that despite the heavy rcduc.
ton Of taxation. the economy installed
by the democratic State officials will en-:
able them to carry on the State Govern
ment without borrowing q cent.
People Of Indiana! look upon the rec
ord. DO you want an honest, economi-
cal administration Of your State Gov.
crnent, the record shows YOU what par
ty will give il to you. DO you prefer q
wastcful, cxtravagant and corrupt
squandcring Of the public money, the
record shows you what party will give