The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-31
S TATE TAXATION.
Begole's and Luce's Admins
trations Compared
A Fair Statement From Off
cial Records ,

cial Records Z
II is known by every taxpayer In tho
state Of Michigan that the first assessment
made after the meeting OF the Legislature
includes q much larger state taxation
than the year following. For example,
the taxes for 1888 were g, AZ, GU. %,
while the next year under the same
administration only SS9l, 1880 were col
lected.
Since that time the growth Of the state
and its interests and the over-crowded
condition OF state institutions has made
necessary the building, equipment and
maintenance Of five great Institutions.
These have added to the expenses OF the
state in later years. To compare the year
last past with the corresponding year OF
Bsgole's administration We find, by refer
ring TO the auditor generals report for
the year 1887, that the facts are a fol-
lows:
Taxes In 1883 under
Begole 01,474,627 30
Add expenses in 1887 for institutions
not included in 1888, as follows:
Northern Michigan Asylum.
Current ex-
psn.e. ssO.soe 20
Special appro-
priations $500 IT ss.sIs a
Asylum for Insane Criminals.
Current ex-
penses o30,Os3 05
Special appro-
priations 1910 90 S<,393 %
Michigan Soldiers Home.
Current sx-
penses sI1s,o 90
Special appro-
priations ss,4eo 90 I67.54s II
Michigan Mining school.
Current ex-
penses o1x,9<0 81
Special appro-
priations 10000 90 $3.50 81
Northern Prison.
Current ex-
pensos 03s,oso II
Special appro-
priations gi2o,7I2 90 15s.so2 80
Total for 1897 not In
cludesd In 1883 8495,6Ol "a
Add these to 1883 taxes and we
Find total Of 0I,970,l74 30
This is the amount that we should ex-
pect to find the taxation OF 1887, provided
that there had been no increase in popu-
lation and In taxable values, and also
assuming the amount of taxation under
Begole to have been as low as under Re-
publican administrations. But instead we
find
Taxes In 1887 under Luce 81 900. 0s5 10
Deducting this amount from total above
we find q
Difference In favor OF Luce s2o,oS9 81
We have spoken only Of new institu-
lions organized since 1888. But another
expense was made chargeable to the state
by an act passed in 1SS5-the support OF
the insane. This does not add dollar to
the general taxation, but is merely a
transfer from county to q state charge.
Add to this for
And We have as result further differ
| ence; or
Total In favor OF Luce oao4, 99a "a
| SPECIAL TAXES.
Among Democratic misstatements ia one
made especially by Ford, that there are
no special taxes paid by corporations. AS
evidence Of the falsity of this, note the
following, paid to this state in 1887:
Taxes paid by railroads e722,271 "a
Taxes paid by insurance
| Companies 13o,105 90
Total cs5a,4s7 II
In other words about 49 per cent of the
taxes Of this state is paid by these corpor.
atoms.
| YuRTHER coMPAR IsoN.
Taking the odd and even years Of the
two administrations we have the following
figures:
Under Begole's administration In 1883
state taxes were
sI,47A,e7a.ao.
Under Governor Luce In 1883 they
viii be
| 01,45s,466.0
Under Bcgole, In 1888, state taxes were
| o1.8S on every 81 900 valuation.
1 Under Governor Luce, In 1888, they will
| be but 01.5A on every 200
| valuation.
| IN 1883 We had no Soldiers Homo
and our disabled veterans were In the
poor houses of the State, and supported
by the counties; we had no Mining School
or State Prison in the northern Peninsula;
our insane were being largely supported
by tar upon the counties.
IN 1858 we have the above institu-
tions paid for, an honor and pride to
Michigan; State out of debt; the insane
being cared for and supported by the State
instead Of the counties, ALL with less State
taxes, and q much lower rate of taxation
than 1888.
Owing to the excellent cond ition OF our
Educational, Charitable and Penal insti-
tutions, the estimates that are now being
made up, as required by law for their
support during the next two years, are
much less than for several years before.
No Governor ever watched the interests
of the State with greater fidelity, OF
guarded the taxpayers against extravs
gance with more courage than has Gov
ernor Luce.
Not Fit to He Trusted Alone.