The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-13


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Even moro impressive, because more
specific and particular, is the language Of
Cn,nptr.lirr or corr.
IHc 1'hi "' t'' S'a'' 'mcteN nominal, ana taN"uoh
Tor S'aN InrI"''N 700 UiNlal 10 nc c"h''r'u IN con"
V"'s'" WIN inc enormous ''" "'u's anu "' "IP''S'
NiNc ""'"'h OF i"'l "N"''N rue ''uH'"'" '''' '"'"
were "N'' D" lv' H''' '"Nl' county anu so""'
I"V"''F up" TO-" G" ''''''' "''' "" ''N SUI" NV VIZ
rect anu ih'ii'' ''N'' paul l" t'' l'' S'"'' ""'''
n''. ny our ''u"'"'' WIN" "' '''''"''' ~, "
s""V,''"' anu we nav" ihr iuihoUs sum o f'''"''"
"hh"'iH "N'n 'l'n V'' I"."''s "' "'' l'''' "s"i"'
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sssoonoo ri,tr.ro.t, ron. to hone that community
staggering under such an o,crwhclmir- burden can be
prosperous
state Treasurer MAcKiN adds his testi-
mony and warning, as follows:
while the amountot state tax. with the exception Of
one year has been decreasing from ycar to year since
ls'- ','s IVA, '',' ' ,.'m III ''S
%,, rr- In ,s7t ,be o,sun, i s,n,c ,sS nosis..
thu uifl OF tldt ui lNf- nevertheless tle amount
OF town aud county taxes was about the same in those
years ""le 'u.' mas nc,n an almost increase
s,.,e ,s, h'. ,e.n r"inr,S r,o,, D,,,', AMI
oneciehh ntu. In is7l. to one and eleven.
twenty fourth, mill. In 1873 that the amount real
Ted should h'"a proper proportion to the reduced eN
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town and count, taxes In is75 the rate wa. the .nn,
asin 1873 and there was un, inns DECREASE in 1879
In 1872 the amount OF taxes raised for state purposes
was h'U, WlIv WA" ou'"''' '''' iA'''u 'or i"'H
purposes III 10 was "oo"' ou''e'en'" ava III rs
twas a"""t "hctis"W inc amount q" local "NNuoh'
TINS dpropoiuon requires ehereeuc measures Tor the
promotion OF the p'nhc "od"re' Inc worn OF I'uoncN
mont 10 Ue St''' administration "hlcn mas h'eh sue
'o's'uY pr''''u'u "''"ln 'nc lHs' '""r Years sup
p'cm'n'' "N ,4oay rigorous "''nous J" REGARD 10 'o,a
euepco am u, burden. 10 which The Individual ta.nsrcr
has been subjected"
Ycs. the merry dance of extrnvnrnnce Is
over. and we are now face 10 face with the
UNPLEASANT dutv NJ having tho minor. Re-
mutation 4, not T., be Thought OF. The only
lining To be done is to stop making fresh
debts. To cut down cxpcnses 70 the lowest
point. TO close nm the leaks. and To SEQ that
tho nublic money Is peitbcr stolen nor
souandered by is official custodians. This
the people must do for Themselves; no out
side authority will or can do it for them. At
their door lies the responsibility for the ex-
travagant projects. tho Ring jubbcrv. the
thicying and waste that have hoapcd IN
this monstrous burden Of debt They can
not too seriously law TO heart the rehu,c
administered h.. Cbicf Justino Br,sr.t.v of
New Jersey. the other day. to the victims OF
the little Tammauv of Warren County:
~tb,nk thu, the c,en. of I'M. count, like the eff,
Gems OF mos, of our coun,e. have been r,m,. in their
duties They have forgotten that Is their business as
citizens to SUPERVISE ana "a'eh all iuohe aHnrH 4
Nv mem. ',r'o , t.,s ,.,ra. ,,, ,,,,,
not do for them to permit one set OF hna,e. to nominate
oace another set OF Knavc. ami then tor respectable
men to affirm AMI sanction such a" act by their votes