The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-03-07

Saturday. March l6th. 1872.
81 one O'Clock p. m, TO- the purpose Of select
Ing ten delegates to the Republican state
C0nventi0n. TO be held AZ DesMoines. March |
9Th, lS72 |
Chm Republican County Central Com. |
Taxes and Taxation.
Just now we are hearing, rea'ling,
and perhaps some of us thinking, =
good deal about this subject. Almost
every one coming to the County Seat
TO pay his proportion Of the amount
deemed necessary to Intricate the
wheels o. CIV sramsns d. CeS.. <sss.-
", II he dies not fnd 1t larger than
he expected, fiids 1t, ut all events In
his estimation, too large. II is . fact
that tax payers are complaining quite
generally, IL not universally. They
Say their taxes have grown gradually
higher and higher until they have be.
come real burden without any cor.
responding benefit to themselves or
the county at large that Is perceptible.
They call tax paying paying their
rent" buying their farms over
again," DC.
This 10 the complaint, which W
have stated fully ~ strong and made
appear fully as general Is 1t really Is.
Admitting any cause for it. aud there
must be some cause, the question
comes 1t once, what IL wrong and how
femedied?
In the first place we need to make
allowance, in the estimate Of the
wrong, for the feeling watch " Jus.
tice" 10 correctly sets forth in his com
muuicAtion on the subject. that taxes
are so much dead loss-inoney out of
pocket and no visible return. This
feeling, unrsasoning though 1t be.
exists to greater or less extent and
has more or less influence In all com.
plants against taxes. But we have
admitted that our taxes are high. per
haps not ex cessiveiy so by any COM
parison we could make with other com
munities, but they are high! Now
why, and where?
Our State tax of two mills is Ger.
tainly low, aud may be passed. as such.
Our county has 10 politierous or bur
densome debt. though s.. 0aO paid upon
indebtedness within two years Is per
haps worth mentioning. The county
has also expended considerable
amount Of the tax Of 1871 for perma
nent improvements, such Is bridges
aud buildings. the former, at least.
0sllR demanded by tho ci,izans in
their respective vicinities. The sala-
ries Of county officers Is of course an
important item in county expend-
itu,es, and QUE which many blame for
more than 1t deserves. There II no
question but that toe officers Ut this
county are we'll paid higher than
10 other countiesuf the same wealth
aud population, but yet salaries are
high. We cannot say they are too
high, for we do not really know.
In private business, il just ~ good
aud responsible men - occupied GER
tain positions of trust would be glad
70 hll them for less wages than those
paid, the latter would probably be
deemed too highly the EN-.
ployer at least. That PROPOSE.
ton is safe. Let any one apply it -
he sees IT. There are no doubt other
Titles. many Of which make q
mickle." that may have been expend
% BY our Board in way that every
citizen IN the county would not pro.
nounce wise and economical; but
every citizen In the county can not. by
any means yet contrived. participate
directly In the mana xement Of county
finances. Their participation consists
ouly In choosing men whom they can
trust to act for them this done they
will at present be obliged to trust the
men Of their chOice-a fact that Is
often more thought Of after than be.
fore nomination aud election. But
alter Ill IL gone over, the great item in
our taxes seems to be the various levies
Tor school purposes. In this matter,
Investigation will convince any one
that the tax payers are In no small de.
gree responsible for the increase ia the
cost Of school privileges without .
corresponding Increase Ia their effi-
cheney. The constant tendency la.
eeen 70 sub divid. districts, making
more and more schvols, ~ this aud
that neighbol hood determined to b We
one more convenient to themselves.
A glance shows that 1t costs little IL
any more to carry on . school with 50
Is. New sub districts have been made
until there are very many more OF the
latter kind than Of the former, thus
evidently greatly increasing the cost
Of schooling the same number Of chill
drsn every term, to say nothing Of the
original expense OF the school houses.
Their may ba more causes. probably
are, but we have enough to close with
but word rs to the remedy. As the
correspondent once before referred to
In this article says, 1.-The lave, gener
ally, are we'll enough the ADM .istra.
Hoa OF them lie In fault" Let US then.
inatead Of blindly vowing, ~ We lately
heard one man do, to " vote the Dem
ocrst'c ticket sure" brighten up and
uss the tools we find In our hands. II
is"ot to democrats that we can look to
remedy such things. Experience and
observation whenever and wherever
they have had power will enforce that.
Republicans themselves must do IL for
Themselves. When every man takes
the same ac.ive interest in dominating
and rl+cting officials and In informing
himself Of their acts Is such tina. he
feels In the amount of ,axe. he n
called upon to pay, then the people
VIII be sovereign not only IN name.
ANA their will an acknowledged and
obeyed, and not forgotten aud ob.o-
Jets law.
The financial showing Of our gov.
sfhae0t continues To b very encour.
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