The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-05-31
VAN 70 Know. roU nSow.
We find this in the Rsaisser Of Sur


We find this IN the Register of Sum
day morning;
a great many Democrats want 70 know why It IS
that, under Democratic rule taxes in Linn have sead
ly gone up and kept up. All over the county Bemo
Gratis anxiousy inquiring why il Is that taxes are
now several mills higher than they were few years
ago under Republican administration. few years
age whom Republicans Allied al the county otaces and
when the property valuation was nearly one-hi less
than At present. the tax levy was several mills less
than at the present time.
Now, Van, you have put your footi
it You could not have given US bet
ter opportunity than this to take your
s.sculp.n You say that the taxes Of
Linn county under Democratic rule
.'have steadily gone up and kept up"
That our readers may know the exact
truth in reference to this important
uiatter we herewith present, from the
official record on file in the County
Clerks office, the tax levy IN Linn
county, for county purposes. from 1862
up to the present time The Republi-
cans went into power in Linn county in
1862 and were superseded by the DEM
ocrats in 1866, since which time the
Democracy have had undisputed con-
troll Of county affairs.
But here is the tax levy of each year;
LEVY UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE.
In 1862, 6 mills; in 1868, I mills
in 1864, mills; in 1865, no record
in 1866. 6 mills.
LEVY UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE
In 1867, mills in 1868, 81 mills
in 1869, 6 mills in 1870, u mills; in
1871, 81 mills; in 1872, 81 mills; in
1879, 7a mills; in 1874, mills; in
1875, 81 mills in 1876, 81 mills IN
1877, a mills.
Now let any one strike balance be
tween these two administrations and he
will find that instead Of being greater
as the Register charges, the averag,
levy of our county taxes has been muei
less under Democratic management.
| And then let it be remembered tha
during the four brief years that Repub
licans had charge of affairs they raj
the county largely in debt, leaving
balance against the county, when the,
delivered the offices over to tbs Dem
ecracv in 1866, of oreT t,oe;.ty thousa,,,
dollars, which sum the Democratic off
eials, without increasing the levy, hav
long since paid off, The Democratic
administration have also, with even
less average tax levy than the Republi
leans, built jail costing $4,000, con
structed large and costly bridges owe
many of our largest streams, vastly i'm
proved our roads and highways, an,
otherwise kept qp with the demand
which a thrifty and rapidly improvin;
county like Linn naturally demands
And although the county script eoul,
scarcely be sold at any figure at th,
time the Republicans went ont 0
power, under Democratic administration
our county warrants have been fo
years past kept at par, and our ia,
levy is at the present time one and Z
half mills less t6a7s It ecsr qeas uadc4
Republican administration, and By ia,
TIE loaoest .st any county IN the State.
Thus our readers Will see that the
Register is ''hoist by its own petard.
The facts and the record speak fol
themselves, and echo in thunder tones
a refutation of the groun5less charges
of the INSCRIPTIONS gang who are at
tempting to gain control of our county
affairs by wholesale lying.
The people of Linn county don't want
a change in county management. They
are willing to forever trust the Democ
raey so long as they keep to the admi
rabIe record which they have made IL
the past, and no amount of bombastic
lies can prevent gallant Old Linn from
giving at least 25o majority for III,
,o6ole ticket.
Say, Van, do the people of Linn
want to know any more about Demo
cratic management If they do, spit
it out