The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-10-07

Can anything be made palmer than
the fact that these fgurfs. demonstrate
tina, the taxes Of these gentlemen have
been greatly redace3 since the Demo
Gratis came into power IN Florida. Take
Mr.. Hannah's account. In 1883 his prop
ertv was valued a, i 50 more than il 1875,
and Vet his State taxes &or 1883 were
tll.6> less than i'll 1876. If 4 is claimed,
the Democrats have cot reduced taxes,
according to the kepu blieah tate of 1875,
his State taxes would be, srf the valuation
for 1888, s23.lS, ins.saaicl $7.42 what
the reduced Democratic: Iafe for 1884
makes them. .:
Under Republican rule fti. McKinnon
paid 5000 on a. valuatial of *l,6as,
while IN 1883, ueder DEL escratic rule,
he paid only $3.50 on 500 worth of
OF property. If, as he is told, the Demo
Gratis have not reduced taxes, his State
taxes on $1,000 worth of ptoperty will
this yeal be *2OOG, instead Of S6.4O, the
amount the Democratic rate ilevies on
valuation of 81, 500. Whea The goes to
pay bis State tax we opine he, will gladly
settle with the Collector according to the
Democratic rate, and be Convinced that
the Democrats hdce ret$4c4k taxes.
In 1883 Mr. Moanticn returned prop
erty valued at 1896 mores than was his
property in 1876, and YET in 1888 his
State tax exceeded that OF 1879 only rs
cents. If Mr.. Moan,isu il satisfied that
the Democrats have not tesltced- taxes,
when the Collector calls pu him for his
State taxes for 1884, ard Els property is
still returned at 1880, he cab just hand
the Collector $ls2S, the aount the Rad
ical rate of $50 would uni osei on his ST.
400 worth of property. instead of 1854,
what the Democratic rate lesies.
In 1876 the total valu atio:l df property
in Washington county was !$l68, 1855, on
which the Republicans assessed State
taxes To the amoAnt of &c ,JA962. In
1883 the valuation .t,ad increased to $4l2,-
4>4, and yet the = ate tax va only $2,-
31l.36, in other w4.2ds, while the assessed
valuation had bee;, nore than doubled
under Democratic :eale the tax was only
increased *2l74.
In lss2 the assessed valuation of
property in this c,.xnty was isis9, 223, in
1883 it was Increased as foaows: In
creased value of TAX -payers' ;property,
30,s67 value of Pensacola: and Allan
tic Railroad property put on:tp a tax books
for the first time, *ls7, ols; kAue of Sir
Z. J. Reeds lands put on tap ibooks for
FIRST time, s45 1881, making ;@tal assessed
valuation in county tor isSsss4l2,4e4,
and the total State tax t2sstl.s6. Of
this amount Mr.. Reed and she p. & A.
Railroad paid sse2.os, leavipa the tax
payers of the county to pay opS 81 ,4os.-
IS, or $94O.34 less thsA in s76 under
Republican administration.
And here is where the wixtiem of the
'Diss,on sale manifests itself
This sale put upon the ,xk books Of
Washington county alone. hsa single
year, taxable property to tkfivalue of
1892, 1874, from which the Statk seceived
revenue of 1862 OS, and WHICH Shcreased
the county's revenue mere tkah &wo thou
sand dollars. This property was lying
idle and unavailable for good ~ any one,
could not be taxed one cents tot either
State or county purposes, aud bi6 for the
Disston sale would not now ,&dD the tax
books and bringing . large aahtal rev.
enue TO the State, and 'also addsdg to the
revenue Of every coun pity in EplcA these
lands lie and into which this stSs Gas sent
the iron horse speeding on rail sGS Steel
1.-THE Democrats had not redttxsd taxes
the Republican rate for 1874, sstslied TO
the last valuation, would reqaiSsstAs peo-
pie Of Washington ooanty 10 sas State |
'axss to the amouA. II t2,7sI1a Bat