The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-14
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
To tn. voters Of Alexander County

FELLOW JIIIZENs-l am n candidate
for the office OF treasurer and Assessor
and one Of the considerations that move
the 10 tins Candidacy. Will, dare say,
meet the cordial appreciation OF quite
every IaX-Payer in Alexander County.
Our TAXES are enormous. The increase
has gone on. year after year, until now
they form a burden that is seriously felt
by the most prosperous citizen; that
is crushing to ,Ie unfortunate; that has
a paralyzIug effect upon Otir industries,
aud operates ;ls Il telling drawback to
the entire County. We must iind re-
llei IN this regard We must Tighten this
heavy burden, before we can again hope
10 enter upon that career of prosperity
for which our location, resources and
surroundings form an ample ground
work.
This relief cannot be found while our
taxable property, aud especially our real
estate. /, assessed, a. now, mt Il figure at
| least fifty per cent. above the average
| furnished by the assessment OF the State !:
and fully one hundred per cent. above the
average of our northern counties. where
the bulk OF the taxable property is to be
found.
1t is not my purpose TO impugn the
motives OF the men who have fixed the
value OF our taxable properly. ! am
| ready 10 give them credit for q cunscirii-
tiOus discharge of their duty; but the
fact remains, nevertheless, that much of
| our property maintains the figures that
were given to IL during the fevcrisll tlnles
of the war; and, taken ~ a whole, IL Is
valued at :; figure higher than that for
which il would actually sell, through amy
OF the ordinary resorts Tor selling prop
erty. Year alter year our State Board vi
EQUALIZATION has reduced these high AS
sesslnents bur. with singular pcfliiiacity'
the succeeding Assessor pun II up agaii-
ul.cinu il ut from ten 10 MY per cent.
above The value gwen to II by the Board,
and certainly not less than iull hundred
per cent. above the average
value OF the property in all those
wealthy aud thrifty counties usually de.
Nominated "Northerm Illinois," When,
upon such an assessment, our authorize,
levy from four to six dollars On the
hundrcd-tron forty 10 sixty dollars on
the thOusand--is II any wonder that our
people complain Ol high taxes y that
| many Of us -nltcr >,v,rr dcprivations to
provide Tor them thii others, unable to
meet the hraN! cAaciIuii, are driven to
the extremity OF seeing their property
| sold 10 an cXacliiS n',sniior, or cunn--
Gated by the oidir! in.rr IL 40 cause
Tor wonder IN ths, 80 - tiicro IN The
| iacl that our piu-in n H. it,Aru u, and
| that with ala uug - >uci IiVditagcs-
| our many ~, rua l. ana Magnificent riv.
trs-bii, llttlc "a 'Sat' Is changing
hands IN either tr,.' .lniN The
stranger with In'a- - Jay. VINO sees
| Us taxed 10 the cXtG.L OF live or siX Der
cent. on an as,cssncn equal to and
| often exceeding The actual value Of our
4 nm, A..
hands upon his money, and seeks "A local
ity where the rral-estate is not. as here,
undergoing the process OF inevitable con.
iiScaiiun.
People of Alexander County. this ia q
matter of serious moment--a matter in
which every man Is concerned, who is i'm
| amy manner interested for the prosperity
| aud wcll-being Of the County. Since the
burden we are carrying brings no equiv
alent since IL tails To give even "A partial
| recompensc In sufficient aud reliable
roads and bridges since IL adds nothing
| to, but dctracts from the value OF our
! farms and town lots since il is a Stun
| bling-block to Immigration. and Am OBJ
slaclc In the way ut our prosperity, Ir
MUST BE LES>ENED. The way to a
most grateful rclict Is open to YOU, and
that Is through such an assessment of
your property n will cumport
with the average OF the State
thai Will place you where. in Justice and
equity, you belong-on an equal footing
with the average Taxpayer. II is with
you, ieiinW,cnlIehs, TO say whether or
not ! shall be the instrument through
when TINS much desired end Is to be
reached. Shonld 1t he your pleasure to
invest me with the office seek, pledge
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