The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-22
WHAT TILDII has DONE
In Breaking Rings f!
the TRUE HISTORY OF the
DOWNFALL OF the TWEED
AND CANAL RINGS!

AND CANAL RINGS!
(Concluded.G
IN REDUCING TAX
ALTON.
In 1874. the year in which
Mr.. Tilden was elected
Governor Of New York, the
State tax amounted to $l5, 727, 4S2
In 1876, the State tax amounts
Observation-Disclosures. S,26S, 1876
Reduction, .,.............. s., 459, $50
This remarkable reduction of taxes is
very larely direct result of Gov, Tilden's
work in administrative reform in New
York. He had been in Office less than
three months when he made his exposure
Of the Canal Ring, which compelled, by
the storm of public indignation it aroused,
q marked reduction in the appropriations
for the canals, especially for new work,
Gov Tilden was not bowever. satisfied
with this reduction, and vetoed many
items in the canal transportation bill, and
vetoed the whole bill making appropriations
for new work. The result was
that no tar was levied in 1875
for canal purposes. sucb appropria-
atoms Ms were mad beinp maid ont of
accumulated funds. These are the items
nm which n reductIon of taxes were effect.
ed. ..
REDUCTION IN 1875.
~.., 1874 1875, REDUCTION.
canals, .;......s 1,s9s,lA none $1,ses, IA
RsiormStory ....... s1s,4ao 1850 sss,sOO
'sner"' purpO'eS'''4'io''4'o S'o'o'il' 4gs,oos
Total. ..........................,$a,72l,i9s
Gov' Illden, In vetolng the bill for new
motA VI 'ne oanAis' cApresSeu tue opin,on
'a"' " INC %iA.ooO'oCo eApenaeu u"uoi
'n4, noau uuiink INC ia'e nve years
pioOa0!y "o' noi' 'h%u o",'o"''" "au 10
Su''ed III any prac''cai goou To Tue 0'ase
ne ''u"'''o" 4" '"o appropriations ioi
asyiumS was naue WIN Wv
inuen conourrence WITH vie"
Apo"u"s ouiy mum DC
~ou,u pun JUG 0o"p'c'eu por'ionS Vi 'neSe
0o''S ,u'''u''o"' III oonui',on iol ao'ua'
use ino Iouu'''on Vi "ail ini'ilon IL
.no appiopi'%''ou ioi genera, PURPOSES
was uuo worry largely W 'o'' inueu > leo
onno,u",'On' H"u 'o'oes Ine nsu,,
a"' "'o,o ivp'e:' "u1' "oa'O
n4'e OVoH INC ieuu0'ion IL INC 0'a'e rs,
''o'ol9 10. nv 'n ~, 'uo "ou"' "
'"H'' ''''i''N' 'osu'' no"e'V'' was
" '0"'' uip,u' " oiu III quo 70, 'euu'''oi
VI ''Ne0 inc 'ono"Ins ye1'' "e ao'u'
r N't,Ou "a' ~A - 4"N '"e sui piu'
80 ~ uo'o'ou " 'ne ,euuoo,on Vi 'aAeS 'h'
io''O"'"s Se"' was Si'0'''0''
REDUCTION IN 1876.
III uov' lllden last annual message
he laid before the Legislature a state
ment OF the way IN which, In hts Judge
ment' the taxes tor 1910 might De reduc
cd 10 o"e-""g me t0tot % 1874 Withou
detriment 10 the pubic interests Ii
showed that while S4,45o 1888 had bee
necessary LOT payments on the stat
debts-the bounty debt-havlng bee
largely reduced, and that, therefore.
reduction under this head was to be ha
OF S2,lO5,53l. The reduction which coul
be made in canal expenditures he est
mated at S2,2OO,OOO, cutting down the AZ
preparation Tor new work, as before, iron
Sl,e9S,l44 IN 1874, to nothing, and IN
amount necessary to pay canal apprais
ers awards-a favorite channel Of frau
with the RiDg-irom S474,536, in 1874
to Sl72,6SO in 1875. The reduction b
means OF the surplus taxes OF 1873 woul
be 81, 033,S75. The same economy in aT
preparations Tor asylums us was pursue
last year would, he showed, with one o
two other items, bring the total OF tn
reduction IN taxes ior 1910 10 so'oo9'4St
IN oruer 10 enect d uluinu'ion vi one
man, there renamed 70 De enected out
the other appropriations "h'cn 'usuai'
amounted 10 about So,ooo'ooo' redu'
uon oi sl ,oo4' ga OF a little less thau one
quarter Oh the amount ms saving wa
anec'cu' SUBSTANTIALLY, py inherent econ
onl,es reccomnenueu ny oov' iluen'
"ov, liuen message estimated Ia "a
LOT 1910 Oh $500 I4i' the TAX actual'
LEVIED was So'2oo, l'o.