The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-30

MIR. Tom Iol<oA mtuc hsirH 'fir W
Jasrer lsst Friday. Gusss mis- tooth was
troubling him seain.
Born % y. w Mickler and vito hoy !:
10 DR.. rnhic and wife girl. and 20
Charlie Elis and vile boy, since our
last report.
llanrsh llsvl iGon. aged about 50
wears. died On The l7'h hs',
The foGlowln. IRA ~ principal I'M
pfovrnanis OF onr sown IN the last 2
wears: fweIl'nxs. isNm ~ 70 2 stcfie-
iigh. containing from 80 : rooms esch.
1 large dry goods store. 'wo.htNr, fur
nisnrs s,vr.. dfng building. i large
building whore fefir implements Arr
kept f..r sals, shoe shop, and good
frrA s'sblr, aud two other
dwellings now building
II any other town III nc county having
no railroad can beat this let'- hear nom
you.
We hop. IN have railroad soon, and
thcn Dubois VIII be quite point.
A man named Jacobs, Of ilillham, was
lin town list F'iiav anil got too much
sninefv yssds" whiskey: went 70 Mr..
Shiller's liyiag near this place. drew his
revolver % the Old gentleman. took
possession Of the house and went % bed.
The family sent for help, and Jacobs was
sent on his way without much time 10
think what be had better do. Such con-
duct ought not 10 be endured in a civil
lied community.
Please give Ms 10 your valnable paper
is statement as to where tho tax goes "a
that il collected annually from the peo-
lp'c. simply for whist purposes, Sc.. and
al-o how i rho money raised 70 pay Oh
pensions? want tokoow i'thc people
pay ii. or from what source il Il derived
and otlige friend.
VorpiEss.
| There are two kinds OF taxes collect.
ed ~ the United States, one direct tax
bv the variuus county frsasursra. paid ii
! ~ taxpayers upon the ya.uc a property
liisfci BY the local assessors. This j. al,
vided into stste, state school, University
Icounty, township, special school, road tn
|ition, and corporation. snd dog tax, will
some times q railroad tax added, whore a
majority Of the people vote for il Thes'
,are each nypoftinned for the several pnr-
poses which their namss indicate, snf
lie money thus raised pays the expenses
Incurred, except thai the Stale school "a,
lie used 10 pay interest on money Dor
lroEed from the rchoo. fund BY the State
and is then distributed to the yarinn
lcounties and townships. 10 pay teacher
ionly: the University tax is rsed W ~
endowment tund for the State Uuiver
sity At Bloomington, aud only the inter
- - n.
that institution. When this endoy
ment fnnd geis large enough the tn
will cease, and the State will not b.
called npon for animal appropriation
lsny more These taxes amount in TIL
Iaggyegate in Dubois county to IN aver
age OF 81 53b on each 600 in value tha
1.-The average taxpayer Il unable to corcea
from The township aaHsssor. besides
lpOll tax on each male citizen between 2
and 80 years Of age.
The other kind OF tax, the ''indirec
lax 80 called because those who pay
40 not pay II 20 government collectors
lncr upon the amount Of their liste'
lDr0perty. but pay j, 10 whom soc rer tho
;hny anything cf vhen they buy H. an'
I,hc amount paid depends upon hos
lmucb they consume, Instead ri whr
they hsve slvcd. is mnch the largcs
TAX to the macs OF the psorie, and zoe
ieAclnsivsl} about one-thifd or Tint
the United States government treasury
land t00-thifds cf Il into the pockets Z
.weh;thy manufacturers o. ELL kinds IN
wealthy corporations. The one-third I
this tax which goes into the governmes
Treasury, Secretary OF the Treasury Wiz
dom says " III amount this ycAr 10 fou
hundred aud ssventv-one millions Z
Idollsrs. II is this Tax which IL used |
lray pensions. salaries Of government o
IEcers. expenses OF the 81 my and nav
CONSTRUCTION and care u governmeI
lbuildings, and al other expenses Of u
general government. BY The recent Gel
lsns The population Of the United Stat,
liz shown 10 b. shout So 0Oo. 0c0, OF Z
ages, colors and classes. This show
that II The indirect tax was averaged
Iesch person 1t would amount 10 abcl
ts7 50 90 individual, or 70 m avetsi
family OF six persons which IL abo
1.-The average Of families in Dubois count
--e45. This is about six simee the ave
|age amount per family paid for 81 Stat
lcouDty, school and township purpose
land as this government only recciv
about cne-third OF the taxes thns levi'
10y law or Congress. the total amount
tax paid BY az average family II abo
three times that smount--of e135. "
body objects to being taxed enough
meol the actual expenses o! the Cover
n,cni. economically administered. y
!, the Democratic party objec,4 ~ beiI
taxed To build up iaoro lniIioualrcs.
, liz tais tax which has created 80 ma
(. VERY wealthy men, and ms coiapeli
many more 10 be tramp- and beggsrs.
barely earn enough 10 exc cut IN ex
ltcuce- as The general farming class col
. plain that they are barely able g do.
This tax haa been lesied ever sin
1850, under tho pretext BY successl
lRepob!icsn Congresses that II was nec'
! ssry TO pay pensions, build up navy a
J. land two-thirds q; 1t has always hc
diverted into pockets OF wealthy fsvr
? ites who have been willing 10 coutrib,
= Literally % Republican campaign nm,