Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-27
False Pretenses.

ernor OF new 10rK, save the people
of that State eight millions of dollars
per annum, as he has already done
since 1874, it speaks well for him as a
reformer.-Bulletin.
We have to thank our neighbor for
several valuable suggestions in re-
gard to the record of Tilden as re-
former. This in regard to the sav-
ing of taxes to the people Of New
York is one of them. When inyes-
tigated, it turns out to be stupend-
Gus hoax, false pretense of the most
bare faced character.
The Bulletin adds $4,000 to the
amount claimed to have been saved.
The correct amount is $6,01S,107.
There was reduction in the State
taxes from 1875 to 1876 of this lat
ter amount. But how was it done?
The N. Y. Albany Evening Journal
furnishes the answer. 1t says:
The Democrats carried the elec-
ton Of 1867, and assumed full con-
troll of the financial administration
on the 1st of January, 1868, and re-
tanned it until the 1st of January,
1872. At the beginning of that pc
riod of four years the bounty debt
was $25, ,SO7, Social our figures are
taken from the official reports-at
the close it was $40, ,260,755 81.
Thus the reduction Of debt for the
four years was S., ,546,744 09.
Through the Republican success of
1871, by which the Tammany Demo
cratic Ring was overthrown, the Re-
publicans took control of the finan-
cial administration of the State
January l, 1872, and retained it till
January l, 1864 period of four
years, the precise length of the pre-
ceding Democratic rule. At the be-
ginning of that period, the debt was
as the Democrats had left it, $40, ,260,
755 91-at the close the means had
been provided to pay the entire
amount except $705,9S2 35. The re-
duction was therefore $19,554,773,-
Sc.
The bounty debt having thus been
practically extinguished, the peo
pie were relieved of the burden
of raising the amount annually ex
acted by law to meet its require
ments, and the reduction of taxation
this year is due entirely to that fact,
and not at all to any economies or
savings on the part of Gov. Tilden.
The Journal makes this statement
plain by showing that the tax levies
of 1876, for all purposes except debt
requirements, are the same as in
1875.
The Republicans paid the debt, and
made unnecessary further levles for
that purpose, and Gov. Tilden's
friends eXclaim: "Behold what Gov.
Tilden has done; he has saved the
State six millions year; look upon
the great reformer." The Journal
closes as follows:
Now, Gov. Tilden did not pay off
the debt or have anything to do with
it. Not even his patrons have the
hardihood to pretend that he did.
The debt was paid and provided
for, as shown above, under Republi-
can administration of the finances.
1t thus appears beyond the possi-
bility of cavil, that the whole reduc
tion of taxation this year comes from
the extinguishment of the debt; that
the extinguishment of the debt was
brought about by Republican admin
istration, and that the claim that
Gov. Tilden is entitled to the credit
of the reduction is false pretense of
the most bare faced character.
The Bulletin should, perhaps, be
excused for these mistakes in regard
to Tilden's record. It's political
reading for the past year or two has
been confined to Bill Allen, and
other soft money apostles, and it has
had no time, and probably no desire,
to read up the lives of the "bond-
holders and coupon-clippers." Then,
eating crow has tendency to de-
stroy the energy of the brain, and he
is not able to see as clearly as he
would if he had only fish diet. We
should pity the sorrows of the crow
eaters.
Oh, the crow, the beautiful crow,
How the quills stick as they downward
go!
Dreariest diet of all, that we've got
To swallow, whether we like it or not;
Choking,
Joking,
Worrying down.
Forcing smile that looks more like a
frown;
The Implying Hards that go snickering
by
Ask if it is nice, with the wink of the
eye.
Of all the tough things we have eaten,
they know
There is nothing so tough as the Tilden-
ite crow!
Only Gold,
The following is true copy of a
aw passed by the democratic legis-
ature of N. Y, and which bears the
signature of approval of SAMUEL j.
rILDEN: