Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-04-08

0OO. What the lazy Solons can discover
70 Keep them In session any longerfs Is
something that nobody can find out,
bill. q
The Financial Situation Of the state
The Expenditures Far In Ex-
cess Of the Income.
COLUMBUS, o., April 4.-The burden
or taxation is becoming so great In the
State OF Ohio that the poorer class Of
taxpayers have commenced to make q
cry that aggregated capital does not
make true returns for taxation. This
being the case II Is expected, or al least
IL Is a fact, that Governor Foraker has
made the subject Of taxation quite D
study since his Inauguration, and will
the coming week send q message to the
legislature in reference to a more stiu-
gent enforcement of the laws relatinx
to returns made by assessors of the real
and personal property of the State.
Your correspondent called upon the
Governor to-day, and had the following
conversation with him:
"The financial condition of the State
Is such,n - said the Governor, tias TO de-
mand immediate attention. The bal
ance now in the treasury to the general
revenue fund Is about 500, 900. The
revenues to be derived from the taxes
collected In June for the benefit of the
general fund Of the State will not ex-
coed more than ST. 200 ,000, while the ex-
penditures of the State from the Ist of
July to next January will be In the
neighb0rhood of 81 500, 900; or, in other
words, $4O0, 900 more than we will real
ize In. July, making what Is technically
called o casual deficiency Of q million
dollars. To meet such deficiency the
State is authorized to borrow money,
but the constitution does not permit
the State to borrow more than $3.50, 900;
consequently we have to borrow $3.50 900
as Is proposed by the bill introduced iii
the House few days ago by Mr.. Ter
;rell, while we will still be compelled in
order to reach the 1st OF January to an
ticipate In December next the revenue
of next year to the extent of S250. 600.
This indicates that IL is necessary to do
something. Either the rate of taxation
must be Increased or the basis, th6t
the total valuation Of the property az
the State must be swelled. / now saw.
as said at the Columbus board of trade
banquet o short time since, that our
remedy Is In this latter direction. Our
total tax duplicate now is upward Of ST. y
600, 600. Everyone familiar with the,
subject knows that 1t ought to be not less
than $500, ,000, 900, or really at the full
value not less than $4OO, 100000 There
are good reasons to believe from the in
vestigations that have been made of the
subject that while lands in many of the
counties are appraised at their full valu-
alton, or approximately SO there are
many counties in which the land is ap-
praised far below its value, in some.
counties as low as % per cent?
How about city and town PROPERTY,
Governor?
II am just coming to that part Of the,
subject. Much of the city and town.
property of the State is less than so Der
cent. To remedy this lack of uniforms
ty and to make the burden Of taxation
equal upon oil classes there ought to be-
Q revaluation of the real estate Of the
State. The personal property very
largely escapes taxation altogether.
The aggregate Of personal property in
the State il in round numbers about
$500, ,000, 900. There must be a more
efficient enforcement Of the law in re-
gard to enlisting property for taxation!
People seem to have fallen into the
idea that it is all right to cheat the
State, although In doing so they not on
~ make o false return, but perjure
themselves. / hope to see legislation
which will remedy this. It this matter
is not remedied we are In q bad rredica-
ment, occasioned by the continual In
crease ofthe demands made, because OF
the growth of the State, upon the
treasury and the standing still of re-
1t is well known tb the people OF Ohio
that the unfnc0rpOrated banks do not
make any return to the auditor OF the |
State, 80 that there Is no chance Of as
certaining the amount they list for tax
alton only at the offices Of the different
county auditors. This being the case
the Governor has employed, with the
approval of the auditor Of State. ex-.
Attorney General Lawrence OF Cleve-
land TO look after the States interest in
that part Of the State where there are b
Of unincorporated banks. Ex-
States Attorney ID. A.. Holiinsworth
will look after the southern portion Of
the State, and Clarence Brown the
part Of the State. He has
made no selection for Hamilton county
and the southern counties as yet, but
expects to receivea a response to q tele-
gram sent by Auditor Kiesewetter to
The auditors Of Hamilton and Washing
ton counties returns that indicate the
that may be expected in the |
counties Of that section Of the State.
Now that Edison Ii married, the ma
0rity Of the young folks have post
poned their nuptials and are anxi0usly |
waiting for him TO invent d method
Whereby bady's cramps can be utilized |
% rock the cradle and the midnight |
,hrieks carried or on g wire to scare |
,he cats or the back yard fence.
Mrs. Fanny Kelsy, living il South
Prince Htreet, Lancaster, Pa, was cured |
II q running leg OF eleven years stand
ng. She commenced using MIshlerssI
Herb BittHrs, and continued its nse FOR
bout two months, ut the end 0f which, |
lime she was perfectly cured. She had |
;ried several physicians and numerous |
'emedies without avail.