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

!; 1'hrS' figures are matter Of record-they are
.ntficIa and there Is no going behind the returns
Yin la, contest This comparison of State taxes
9kT fvc-Nrais under Democrats and five years un-
s'el Republicans shows that the Democrats have
sAssss-rA 1913 4140l less than did the Republicans
nr ikc period.
, the yearly average assessment under the Re-
spul&i,nns was $17. 1903. under Democrats. 60
:416 23, and the annual average saving in State
,tsxes alone 10 The people of Madison county I'M
oder the De mocrats is &, 7O2 co.
+ From 1872 1876, five years. inclusive, the
lRfIuhlrans assessed county taxes in Madison 10
rac ann an, of $lO7e8s 90 commencing with
kls19 and ending with 1888, five years, the
scoua!iy LAKES assessed under the Democrats was
I4,n'y $s3,S1492, or $23 S5407 ks than was
lsltNi.d lh corresponding period under Republi-
tcan.
b A.r"capiiuAt"n of the above will show that
lslarrlg HE lasi five years OF RADICAL rule they
>,'.i Ihc people OF Madison county, for State
Ian comfy taxes, $l93, 41414 while for the last
five years of Democratic administration, they
Awert assessed for like purposes only $131 046 O6,
str $S2 0S less than under Republican rule
pr IN equal number Of years
y Putting the Stale aud county taxes together,
t,e yrarly saving to the taxpayers of Madison
county under Democratic rule, has been 912.
'{73 81, and the Democrats have built and paid
i'r new court house, costing nearly nine thous-
laaad dollars
Il If additional evidence 10 necessary TO demon
Hstsate the fact that the Democrats haze reduced
l. iaxes. refer the reader to Mr.. Popes tax &C
t.snalt with the State, in another article in this
Aosper
The . New Fra On Statistics.
j. Editors Fioridian: Sometime ago Popes pa
liPor, the New Era, published q table comparing
Ifhe expenditures made during the Democratic
md Republican administrations In this State
which is worthy 0i notice, 40 showing the IN
~scrupnlous methods they are willing To resort TO
~ the purpose 81 aiding the Republican cause
EE.so which they now allied. That table gives
tsniy the expenditures for salaries and the expen-
So Of the Legislature the salaries are the same in
tit,lh Gases of course, because they are hxed by
s4as preseu, Radical Constitution. But he places
9as expenses oi the Legislature At Gil $40 less
k9Eier The Radicals than under the Democrats.
And This is done by putting the pay of members
I, both instances at &6 per day. Had he de-
fsed To make an honest exhibit of the workings
f beth parties and I" stale the facts % they Ell
~, he would have shown that the last Repubi-
F:sa Legislature 1873 cost the State of Florida
x79 1851. and the first Democratic Legislature
jH1877), with The same number of members, cost
A. making a saving by the Democrats Of
iii, l51 ID. aud that the Democratic Legislature
:o.: 1879, with AN Increase Of 30 members, cost
{Ys9l4SO. a saving Of q. 48Oe2 rs against their
At Legislature with 30 members less II his
iirs,os" had been 10 enlighien instead of to de-
teISc lhe public he would have gone further still
l.tnd shown tina, The last four Republican Legis-
atdres Qrom 1870 to 1879 cost the State ee76.
1901, while the Gur Democratic Legislatures,
absglun'ns with 1877 and ending with 1859 cost
SD' lOSl7 making saving by the Democrats
III S35, S3l "a, Notwithstanding the increase in
s.ts number of members
sThns ii appears tlas The Democrats ru,f the
tgisla'se Department. eight years with ss5.
'a$A,Si less than the Radicals spent 10 six y..,s
iAAI yet the Era" wants the Republicans re.
iraed TO power.
T WHAT wonderful faculty that psper has de-
Ssssortc'l Tor suppressing truth and pervertius
Hahs@ He made ND comparison Of expenses In
i,taer departments of the government, but we
lHIpo'c to do it Cor him 10 another communica-
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