The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-09-16


A the campaign b well On in both Congress
sioual districts, and candidates for the Senate
and Assembly are rapidly coming 10 the front
in the several counties throughout the State,
glance 1t The past, and . comparison Of facts
and figures - they relate 70 Republican and
Democratic rule in Florida, viii prove instruc-
rive to oil who are interested in the further and
rapid development Of our resources and increase
in wealth and population, and the continuance
Of good government for our great and prosper
Gus commonwealth.
Az Orange couuty's growth In population,
wealth and general development has been AZ
great and as solid as that OF any county In Flor
ida we will begin with that county.
In 1870 the population Of Orange county was
2,195; in 1880, 6,61S; in 1885, 10, 4S5-a very
gratifying showing as 70 population.
For the last three years Of Republican rule
the valuation of property, as assessed for State
taxes, was For 1874, STA 500; for 1875, $780,
4s7; for 1875, $i.Os7,o7s.
Under Democratic rule, for the. past three
wears, the valuation for State taxes was: For
1888, g. 43S ,OS9 for 1884. $42S5 1852; for 1885.
$5,O4O,483 much more gratifying exhibit OF
than under Republican ms-rule.
Pursue this subject further and it becomes
more interesting In 1876 the valuation was
81 ,O27,O78, and the rate for State taxes was IL
mills, and the same rate for State taxes prevailed
under Republican rule for 1874 and 1875 Under
the valuation for 1875, and the Republican rate
of taxation, the people of Orange county were
assessed 81, SIT "a for State taxes If VIC apply
the present rate of taxation for State purposes,
mills under Democratic rule, TO the assessed val
uation for 1876, we find that the people oil Orange
county would have had to pay only a, 1881,
leaving a net saving of $8,7O963 10 the tax
payers.
To make this subject of stilr greater interest
to tax payers, we will take the assessed valua-
ton for 1885 and apply the rate for State taxes for
the last year of Republican rule and Democratic
rule respectively. The assessed valuation Of
property in Orange county for State taxes in
1885 was IS 04O, 483. The Republican rate in
1875 was 12 mills, and if that rate had prevailed
in 1885 land it certainly would have been no
less if that party had continued in powerD the
people of Orange county would have been
assessed 800, 4S5. 70, whereas, under Democratic
rule, with the rate at 4 mills, only $18,951.5 "a
was collected from the people of Orange county
for the State taxes of 1885, leaving balance, for
one year only of al 3425 in favor OF Democratic
government as compared with Republican mis-
managementand extravaganza and a saving of
a fraction less than $27O for every man,
woman and child-whte and back--enumer-
ated in the census of Orange county for 1885.
AS it is in Orange county, so it is proportion
ately in every county in Florida, and the people
not alone of Orange county, but throughout
the entire State, now grown 80 prosperous and
steadily advancing in every material interest un-
der honest and economical Democratic Admin
istration of affairs-can gather satisfaction and
pride from careful consideration and proper
application of the facts and figures above set
forth.