The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-28


the ones interested in good government and
in economical, prudent administration. In
view of the pending contest for the control
OF the city government between the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties, we have con-
densed a few figures which "talk'-talk
loudly and talk convincingly-to citizens and
taxpayers of all grades but to none with
such force and interest as to the smaller
property-owners, to whom the payment of
taxes means something as the annual pay
day comes round. Look at these figures, and
study them. Cut them out. ard study them
leisurely:
THE CITY DEBT AND ASSESSMENT.
May, 1874, when the Demo
cratic party took control of
the city government, the in
debtedness of the city was.--. $1,294, 10000
Cash balance in the treasury 1853 $1,000
Net debt Observation-Disclosures. 81 ,O34, $50. 81
May, 1876, when the Repubh-
cans resumed control, the
Democrats left the city in
debt. vi ,6O6, 90
Cash in the treasury S4O,431.57
Net debt Observation-Disclosures. 1851, 734O3
Net increase of the debt of the
city under Democratic admin
istration of two years. $500. $53O,9O4 81
The Republican assessment of
city properly in 1874 was.-.. SOL ,344,311.O
Rate of assessment, S1.10 on
the 800.
The Democrats raised the
sessment to...-.-.-...--..--.$6 9, 251 ,749.OO
And the rate OF assessment TO
$3.50 on the 500.
The Republicans, when they re-
sumed control. reduced the
sessment to.$55, s67, s45 90
And the levy to $1.1 on the
800.
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC EXPENSES
Democratic expenses for the
two years they controlled The
city government WERE. 81, 5S3, 90
Republican expenses for the fol-
lowing twenty-three months
were. 81 ,O3O, 703. 90
Difference in favor of Repub-
licans at the date of the first
election after having resumed
control of affairs, was.---..- 1852, 90
STATE OF THE TREASURY.
When the Democrats took the
Treasury, in 1874, there was
cash balance of..... $259, $4,000
AT the end of their first year
the cash balance was only. $11 ,6S1,5S
And the debt had increased $3.50, 9O46 81
At the end of the Democrats
second year the treasury was
in debt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S60, 4a791
The Republicans took control of
The treasury in 1876. and at
the end of the first year there
was surplus Of.----.-... $278,248.3O
AT the end of the fourth year
there was a surplus Off,. $500, $1,000
Al the end of The fifth year the
surplus was-----.----... $40S, 70O.SS
At the end of the sixth year the
surplus was $2SS, VA. SO
At the end of the seventh year
the surplus was---.-.--------- $29O,339 81
This gives bird's-eye view of the admin
istraton of the Republican and Democratic
parties, as exemplified by the facts and
figures There may be dissatisfaction. at this
point or that with the conduct of certain
individual members of the city government
but this record of the parties cannot be
impeached or gainsayed. 1t shows
which party tends to give the
city economical administration, and
that is what tax payers are interested in No
man of sense or discretion can be blinded to
the spirit which put in nomination the pres
ent Democratic city ticket the infu-
ences that are urging its election, and the
influences that will control it if it should be
elected. No one of sense but knows this
ticket, with its influences does not mean good
government or economy. A party which
made the last legislature UNANIMOUSLY posi-
ble and has made the benevolent institu-
tions of the State the victims of its parti-
san lust, cannot give the city of Indianapolis
wholesome and economical government.