The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-30

the matter to such feeling of bitterness that for
weeks he sulked like a whipped school
boy, and sought relief through petty malice in
causing discomfort TO the assessors deputies by
deferring approval for an indefinite time, OF
the payroll of that official. Sahm went SO far
as to pocket official communication from As
SCISSOR Quill TO the County Board os Equaliza-
ton, advising this very matter of reduction.
The board saw nothing of that letter, and knew
nothing OF it until the fact of its existence was
called to the equalizers attention by second let
ter On the same subject Sahm, as self-appointed
secretary of the board, guilty blushed when
the second letter was read to the
body TO which it was addressed. After
this Sahm fought against a reduction of
real estate values and only voted for the resolu-
ton to that effect when he saw it was no use to
longer hold out He did it as political dodge,
as is further shown in his Endorsement of the So
favors not only unlimited levy of taxation
but high duplicate.
Accompanying this remarkable document--re-
markable for its false claims--is another equally
false In the manner in which figures of county
expenses under Republican Commissioners are
distorted. There is not particle of credence to
be given it, for the whole purpose is to mlslead
and dumfound the voter by a startling
array or comparative statements. 1t re-
peats figures and deductions therefrom which
were proven false in the Journal of the 18th
inst Sahm first had portion of this circular
published in the Sentinel, the editor of which
believes "a lie is better than the truth in poll
tics" The recklessness of his assumptions as an
economizer was exposed, and not line did he
put out in reply, until he tried it by the secret
circular under discussion. His comparisons did
not keep together, for an analysis of his own
figures, now used in circular form, showed that
the actual running expenses of the county since
he has been Commissioner were $33, 1873. 80 more
than like expenses of the preceding year, S24,-
1872 Al more than the expense account of 1888
and 1884. and $50, 033 more than the expenses of
1882 and 1888
This circular does not show that
when jackson Landers, Democratic county
treasurer, went out of Office in 1877,
he left the treasury in such condition that
1t could not meet the time warrants then ont
Under Republican administration all these
We're paid and none were issued in 1873 1879
1850 or 1881, notwithstanding the claim of this
Democratic circular that this is the first year
the county has been free from this class of in
debtedness. In 1878 the Republican County
Commissioners in their zeal TO meet the wishes
OF the people for low taxes. placed the levy ruin
ously low. at 10 cents for county purposes. A.
deficit of course occurred. Had it been 80 cents
the revenue would nave been sufficient. This
caused the issuance Of some time warrants in
1882, amounting to 100000, and it is
this Sahm and his fellows seek
to charge against a Republican admins
tration, when it was Republican management
alone that it made it possible for the present
Board of County Commissioners to pay off these
debts. The Democrats Commissioners have
never raised cent of money. All that is in the
treasury and which enables them to- pay the
county debts was secured under Repu biican
administration. This Democratic circular does
not mention that Republicans not only paid off
$1,000 900 of the bonds, but refunded 5000, 900
of the countys Indebtedness from high to a low
rate of interest, Al per cent.
In this comparative statement by Sahm, Gov
and Spencer of Republican expenses for six
months, and Democratic for the same length of
time it is shown that the present Commissioners
have paid ont nearly $4,000 more on the poor
account, but in the aggregates they favor their
side with saving of $45, 962 80. This is done
by charging to the building account of the work
house under Republicans $65, 85167 1t was an
expense provided for by special taxation. TAX
ing this out the actual running expenses of the
county favor the Republican administration by
SIG, 694. n The whole Democratic showing is
replete with such falsifcations, which any intel
ligent mind can readily detect