Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-03-09
Food for II Little Reflection.

great deal Of complaint has been made
in some quarters of the State about Demo,
cratic extravaganza, aud it may be of some
interest to compare this extravaganza with
what may be termed Republican economy,
present tax levy by tho Democratic party
for the State, County and School fund 10
Anderson County is nine and one fourth
mills. The tax levied for these purposes
by the Mackcy House at the time whom it
was on its bcs. behavior was fifteen mills.
Now take off the county tax, three mills,
and the Constitutional Schuol tax, 2 mills,
and we have for State purposes ten
mills under the Republicans for State pur
poses Then take the County tax, two aud
half mills, and the constitutional tax two
mills, from the Democratic levy and you
have four and three fourth mills for all
State purposes. Then it will be seen that
tho Republicans required tax of ten mills
to run the departments of the State Gov
crnmcnt which the Democrats only levy
four and three fourth mills TO run Now
this is less than half the amount taken by
the Republicans, and the government is
better administered and more protection
and encouragement given to the people of
the State than was given by tho Republi.
cans. We have had DO Cou baheo or
Cainhoy or Ellonton riots, aud the dives
aud property of our people have been given
greater protection aud security. This is
grand record for any political party to
achieve in six years Of administration, but
under the foregoing comparison all of the
advantages Of Democracy over Republican
ism do not fully appear
we have shown that the Republican
State tax WAS ten mills, whilo the Demo-
cratic State tax is only four and three toutth
mills. Now it will be rcmem bercd thar it
takes Il tax OF three and one half mills to
pay the interest on the State debt il was
lnrgely the creation Of Republican frauds,
and therefore the responsibility for its exis.
tencc rests on the Republicans Il is charge
upon the State, and must be paid by any
party which may control the State There
fore 1t shonld be taken off of both the Re-
publican and the Democratic levics. This
leaves six and q half mills levied by the
Republicans to run all of the departments
OF the State Government except tho inter
est on the public debt, and only one and
one fourth mills levied by the Democrats to
run all Of the departments Of tho State
Government except interest on tho public
debt Then comes the incontcstible fact
that the Republicans levied aud collected
six and a half mills to run the very depart
merits OF the State Government which the
Democrats arc now running on one and one
fourth mills. Bring this to money basis
and we will get better idea Of The amount
involved. Under the Republican admins
tration the assessment was higher than il il
now, aud Que mill then raised about Sl45,.
0OO, while it only raises $4,000 now.
Therefore, tho Republican levy of six and
half mills raised S942,00O, while the
Democratic levy Of one and fourth mills
only raises Sl50,O00 Think of it. then
tho Republicans required S792, 500 year
more in taxes from the people to run the
State government outside Of tho interest on
the public debt than tho Democrats did.
We arc now saving by Democratic Govern.
ment over three quarters OF q million DOL
lars every year by Democratic Government.
Ii this is extravaganza, VIC think the poo.
pie will approve cxtravagancc. OF course,
there arc grumbIcrs who will try to put
themselves 10 power by criticising Demo
oracy, but let every ono bear it in miud that
tho defeat of the Democrats means return
of the Repubioan party to power. Those
who wish to indulge tho luxury of paying
such taxcs as tho Republicans collected,