The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-07

Mn. EDiroK: Why don't you pitch
into .Rake." Is il because he il so IL
norant that his political whimperings
are not considered worthy 81 notice !
WHY. God bless you. some OF our Re-
publican friends, who never read any
thing but Republican paper. gulph
down all he writes. and think he - a.
most 4 political Solomon! Now ns you
have heretofore failed 70 notice his Va
! porings, / want little room 20 notice
\ his last weeks communication IN the
Argue.
Heis troubled about the taxes under
the new law, and assails Democrats IN
regard to II. which led me TO examine
his tax schedule Last year he was as
sessed on $40 and l poll, this year he
gave 10 the A ssessor, under oath, as the
true cash value Of al his property, the
enormous sum Of eco. No one knew
that he had grown any richer, but II
seems so from his sworn statement.
Last year his total taxes amo. nted TO
o. 81; this year they will DO ! ohably
4 - 60. We wonder II some OF his friends
won't take up . collection TO raise the
three cents increase. Honest tax pay ing
farmers will not be worried by the de-
clarations OF such q msn as Rake, who
don't know much about taxes. talked
20 Trustee Payne about 1t. and he
laughed and said Rake didn't know. That
last year the total tax levied BY the
Trustee was SIS cents on the 500 and II
produced 81 .679, that 10 cents Of hat levy
was tuition tax. which would not likely
| be necessary this year. and that the in
crease ia the township OF over $ls5,Out
would enable the other taxes TO be re-
duced in pr0portionate ratio. so that in
stead Of IS cents on each 500, about x
cents on the 500 will raise the same
amount, after deductiug the tuition tax
Now ii the county tax Is reduced from
50 cents to 40 cents on the 500, and thu
township from 55 10 IS, the local taxel
/. will be 66 cents on each 500; add thu
Increased State tax of 80 cents on eact
. 500, and the taxpayers Of Madison viii
, ne called upon to pay 81 .Ol on The $IO(
, install Of 81 431 This year, reduction y
the ratio OF 421 cents GU each hundred
! At this rate . man with 800 pays thi
year one dollar and forty three aud
, half cents; next year with an increase o
, his asse sssnent to $40 he will pay jus
one dollar and forty-one cents. Doe
. Rake catch on?
n lie says the County Assessor Of DE-
viess told him he would spend as man
days a. he wanted TO 10 eqnalizing az
D easements. Assessor Kendall observe
1 the law. and quits in Is days. Possibl
! the Republican Assessor Of Davies feel
more at liberty to make illegal fees tina
/ . Democrat does.
II And then Rake assays in his wise wa
TO fix up matters, aud what muddle b
I gets into! He says the State debt WIS
created by the Democratic party, whe
1 every intelligent reader knows that %
4 500 600 OF the eight million debt wa
i created by Republican Encouragement
| when that party controlled the Stat
land that II left nothing permanent
\ show for the large expenditure, viii
z for what was expended by Democrat
= 1.-The State has the new State House, thre
= Insane Hospitals, . Soldiers Home, an
!, Ia Soldiers Orphans' Institute, aud
! Home for the Feeble Minded, and
! magnificent Soldiers State Monumei
4 lin indianapolis. These sre issti1
~ monuments, each one, Of Democrat
n honest government, "by the people, 4
the people. and Of the people" with :
a. chance Tor Republican stes!agc! "
= ask Rake where are the monuments
4 iive and half million debt created
!, the Republicans?
ii The new tax law will be met with Il
Al same favor by the poor men Of Dubo
" county, without regard 10 party. as
\. the new school book law, when II b
&c been tested, for 1t lowers the poor men
4. taxes BY compelling the rich TO give
n their property, which has heretofore 6
A. capped taxation, and capitalists
q "Rake'sr calibre, will fnd they are be
Gifted. aud il i'll becomes them to wri
+. against those who benefit them
r. AS in State affairs, 80 in Nation
g. Cleveland's term closed with Sl00,OU'
\. 900 surplus. Hsrrison's will close wi
NJ that much of deficit. and increas
- taxes on the poor. Turn the RascI
4. Ioutv aud put Gray in for
=. Pro Bono PUBLIco