The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-26

Evsnsviile Courier.
What Chairman Jewett, OF the Stat
Democratic Central COMMITTEES, advise
lin his published circular addressed {
Democratic Assessors was, not that IN
/, assessments should not Be raised to cove
full cash value 90 the law requires, bu
that the tax levy should be reduced 90 .
10 raise no more revenue than 10 de
manded by the needs Of the counties.
! There is nothing 10 ths suggestion .
all violative Of any line or syllable ofth'
law. Indeed. 80 slpable was Il 70 every
body that with increased valuations th'
levy should be correspond ngly reduced
that the only surprising thing abou
Chairman Jewetts manifesto 10 that hs
should have thought Il necessary TO issue
IL 1t al.
The Republican papers are opposed tc
the new tax law solely because II In.
lcresses the burdens Of thetr masters the
Corporations and the Rich.
Their hope has been that the Demo-
cratic ccounty miasion ners Of the
State would be ounces enough to fix the
tax levy At the same rate as formerly and
thus, with the increased assessments,
largely increase the taxes OF al, and 90
diagust every body with the measure.
They have been especially opposed to
the reduction Of the tax levy because IL
is plain TO everybody that such reduc-
tion would result In Q decrease OF taxa
ti0n to the great mass Of tax xpsyers other
than corporations and Tax Dodgers.
As anyone can see BY examining the
work Of Township Assessor Weber
and his corps Of able assistants, about 90
per cent. OF the increase OF The aggregate
Of the duplicate fslls upon corporations
and chronic Tax bod gers. that shameless
cIass Of rich people who have been per-
mittlng the poorer class 10 pay 3 large
part OF their taxes for them.
The duplicate hss been increased sixty
per cent. over that Of last year 90 thst >
decrease Of sixty per cent in the tax
levy for county purposes would produce
the same revenues ~ were secured last
year. The levy for State purposes has
been increased six cents In the ol00.
and the school tax remaina at
Is cents in the 500. 90 that the sixty per
cent. reduction in the tax levy for coun-
ty purposes. added 10 the revenues for
State and school purposes, would show
. considerable increase for all taxpayers
But the increased revenues for school
purposes on the increased duplicate,
would be sixty per cent and, therefore. /.
We can reduce the special levy for
s'sch0o tuition" from IS cents 10 Is cents
end still have q larga 8 school fUad "a
heretofore. This red duelion would b 10
cents On the tlC0. or 4 cents o. The olOO
more than the incsease Of the 6tate levy !.
To put Il IN anolhe- way. The Tuition
school levy(26 cents on the 8l00) and The
State levy az cents on the t1O0) last year
aggregated ~ cents on The 800. The
Tuition school levy (so - 10 raise the
same revenues 20 last year reduced to|
Is cents aud the State levy increased to
Is cents, make = total for theae two pur-
poses Of 80 ccnts on the olO0 or cents
on the 500 less than last year.
II the levy IL made 10 this township
and county with view 10 produce The
Same total revenues for oil purposes AL
were produced last year, small taxpayers
are more likely 10 find their taxes rel
duced than increased while the corpora
tions and the Tax Dodgers will have to|
hear their just propo ortion Of the burdens
~ soCtcty IOI sue uIoS iuo 0suCc Suuieuo
has been State.
Nobody knows these facts better than
the corporations and the Tax Dodgerr
and as they and their organs have fought
the law from the hour II was passed
only to develop the very satisiactory cir
cumstance that Il invites their hostility
because II forces them to do their duty,
90, now, a. last desperate stand against
paying their full share into The People's|
Treasures, they and their organs are|
fighting sgsinst Q reduction Of the tax
levy.
They are willing to stand the increase
two years II they can disgust Tho Masses
with the law and 90 secure Its repeal.
But they will fail. The tax levies will
be reduced In proportion TO the increase
Of the assessments, and one years test Of
lhe law will make everybody but dis
reputable Tax Dodgers and Greedy Cor
porslions. its sworn friend. That mesne
|ts perpciustion on the statute books
with only such amendments O. will tend
10 etill further force the Tax Dodgers to
perform their full duty 10 sOciety.
The Rich % we'll o. the Poor will
have to pay their taxes in full.
The law will stand despIte the opposi-
ion Of the Corporations, tho Tax Dodg-
re and their organs.