Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1888-02-17

is every reason to believe that the next
state levy will not be over 2 or q
mills, as fortunately for the taxpayers
the legislature meets but once in two
years, unless it Is necessasy to call an
extra session to elect a republican
senator.
The administration of Gov. Penney
er is thoroughly honest, able and ef-
fcient and such is the universal verdict
of the people, regardless Of party affilli-
atioas. For thirty years in Oregon his
name has beena synonymof honor and
true manly worth. and the democracy
and the people can congratulate them
selves upon having him in charge OF the
affairs of the state.
Concerning the county tax levy, the
Plaindealer editorially says in an arti-
Gle relating to jackson and Douglas
counties:
Douglas county's financial affairs
have been for the last six years-the
Judge and one Commissioner forming
a majority democratic control
it is now paying interest upon $4,000
with tax levy as high as was ever
laid by any Court under republican
control. So here we have an example
of two democratic counties in financial
trouble with irate taxpayers bowling
on their track.
The above is full of misrepresenta.
tions and was written without any
regard to the records, which are open
to public inspection In the first place
the county has only been under demo-
cratic administration since 1884, and
the record of the tax levy for the past
ten years is as follows:
For 1873, with Gaddis, Rep. Judge
and Applegate, Rep. and Cook, Dem.
Commissioners the levy was 22 mills.
For 1879, with same board as 1878,
the levy was 21 mills. For 1880,
with Gaddis, Judge, Riddle. Rep. and
billiard, Dem. CON-, the levy was "a
mills. For 1881, with the same board
as 1880, the levy was 20 mills. For
1882, with Fitzhngh, Dem. Judge, and
Henderer and Riddle, Reps. the levy
was 20 mills. For 1883, with same
board as 1882, the levy was go mills
For 1884, Fitzhugh, Judge, Hall, Dem
and McGee, Rep. Com. the levy wal
FL mills. For 1885, same board al
1884, the levy was IS mills. Fol
1886, same board, levy Is mills Fol
1887, same board, levy go mills. Il
will thus be seen at glance that the
Plaindealsr does not go by the record
and misrepresents plain matter d
fact, utterly regardless of truth. That
the county is now temporarily IN deb
$780, is nothing more than usual
for this time Of the year, but the Plain
dealer will not inform its readers thai
there, is $28, 900 of taxes due ths
county, which is more thah an offse'
and that practically the county is oul
( of debt.
1 The improvements which have been
carried forward duriug the past few
years since Judge Fitzhugh'sa administra
ton amounting in the aggregate t.
| $780, 900, besides the usual necessary
expenses of the county have been mel
by the taxes as above. A large pro
portion of these Improvement
notably $4,000 for the poo
farm and $4,000 for bridges hav'
been provided for by the democratic
administration of affairs during th,
past four years, and one of the mos
j expensive murder trials in the annal
Of the state-the Eddings trial-cost
ing in the nelgEborhood Of $4,000 hae
to be borne by the county since judge
Fitzhugh came into Office. Then th'
remarkable era of the Purdom admins
tration Of the sheriff1s office from 1888:
to 1884, when despite the protest o
the county judge, the sheriff was allowet
mileage at ten cents for the round tril
for serving papers by telegraph, ant
the destruction of the tax receipt
stubs by Mr.. Purdom will show wha
q has become of the peoples taxes. Blu
then republican sheriffs like senator
come high, and are luxury that tn
people can afford to dispense with.
AS far as "irate taxpayers being o.
, their track" is concerned, we know o
but one self-styled Taxpayer" who i
crying himself hoarse in a vain attemp
to SOW discord among the people, witt
the hope of bene6ting his own persona
ends thereby. Isit not a lovely specta
Gle the Plaimdsalsr advertising an ex
tensive real estate business, and the
seeking to keep away immigration b
false charges of Indebtedness and e,
trlvagance.