The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-04-28
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levy Of 81 mills while the Democratic
administration had but four mills. The
fact is no State officers saddled ore dol
lar of Indebtedness on tho State and
the 0regonjaa knows it. The facts are
when the extraordinary appropriations
were made to build the Penitentiary,
&C., for three and four years no extra
levy was ordered by the legislature to
meet them. Hence the ordinary OK
pense fund was exhausted upon various
demands ordinary and extraordinary
leaving the balance of warrants drawn
en- extraordinary appropriations unpaid
which created debt, though tho legis-
lature was notified of this fact at every
session. 1t was not half a million, nor
was il half that sum. After Mr.. A. II.
Brown, State Treasurer, came into
office every warrant drawn was raid
during his term of Office. The indsbt-
edness was fer unpaid warrants issued
prior to his term. In 1878, to meet
this indebtedness Democratic legisla.
tive passed law giving a three mill
tax to pay OF these outstanding war;
( rants. When ths present administra-
1 - flaa .l.Ak
nearly all paid oG, leaving nothing but
the Coating debt of stock bonds, modoc
war bonds and swamp land warrants.
But in 1878 nothing was done with
this three mill tax law, and sur.
plus of funds after paying or old war
( rants accumulated in the Treasury. In
1880, law was passed to build an In
sane Asylum, and to do this this sur
plas money snow in the treasury" with
the act, or which may hereafter arise
from this three mill tax law, shall be
used for that purpose and shall be
known as the "Insane Asylum Fund. "
To further carry out the act an addi-
tienal levy was ordered to be made in
every county in the State of sne mill
on the dollar, to be set apart and known
as the "Insane Asylum Fund for the
purpose stated. This insane asylum
was to cost 100000, and no more,
exclusive of convict labor. The bill
would not have passed ii the building
would have cost more. The facts are
the three mill tax was levied by a
Democratic administration, and this
debt nearly paid off before it went out
of Office. The fact is further patent that
the insane asylum was built by the
surplus of these funds and the one
mill extra levy. Now If the Demo
erats ran the State on the 4 mill tax,
what is done with the 81 mills. It did
not pay farthing Of that State debt.
Did it build the asyluml Il may in the
lump contain the one mill extra levy
for the asylum fund, and it can contain
no more by Law, this leaving four and
half mills TO run the State. Why
that extra half mill. Let us sse how
false the statement of the 0regoHian is.
OF this 5 mills the Law allows but one
Eill the asylum, and not farthing for
past Indebtedness. How then could
the 81 mills pay OF debt of half a
million and pay 100000 on the
asylum, making 100000. That one
mill tax would raise about $4,000 per
apnum which for three years would be
$4,000. Now we are tod " b
leading journal" that the present
State officers paid an old Democratic
debt of 100000 with $4,000. This
is as near the truth as the Oreyouion
can get possibly. Now a word about
the asylum. Its entire sast and outfit
was to have been 1000 and no
more. It has cast over that now and
we are credibly informed it needs 800.
900 more to complete it. II is the
wbitest elephant politicians ever drove
through a legislative body. 1t will
cost more to keep the insans in this
institution than the State now pays for
its insane by one third. This fact can
not be successfully disputed. Ii the
Orego1eian wants it Republican meas
ure, it is welcome to it, but to be con-
siste1t in it's false statements it should,
and perhaps will in year or two de-
nounce the State officers as thieves be-
cause an extra tax was levied to pay
for this white elephant, when in fact
those officers had no more to do with
the debt than the editor of the Oregon
ian. The legislature is responsible, and
not the agents who execute and are con-
demued for doing it. This 10 poor
time for the Oregonian to stir up that
white elephant
We understand that Rev. T. J. Viii
son. Republican candidate for the State