The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-13

Manipulated 80
COa nty.


The Repuhlicsn party are msk'us =" vi
s.ue Of the ~so-cNlied new -. an
Nearly every Republican 'o sie
rocked and primed, s"u ne ksos 80
INSTRUMENTATION innuieeu 80 m
~ the Republicans o. d,uno'1 sn bs
speak from the general isepuos.I. ,ss;r .,
ory. but when they come 70 srp.s &C
~" .sno On account Of having aIowe 4,
,nsms slyes 20 be uped. The ins' ,nu,- Il
"'sas, ~, came 20 grief BY attacking 4
~ ~ tax law l. Mr.. Livings'om 4
Son,hard coal mine operator - uu" :
n.hurg. While attending Couts 80 I,
.s,Isa Il the Auditors ONCE, ana "s I
minded By what right and power ~"
i..,uation or taxable property va ~
s,sssea ~ the Board Of EquAlizs'ion,
M susw 81 wss that the Board o. re-
view raised the valuation 2 ! ioss
iiuns;nsburg 10 per cent and the ys'ns.
,;ea =, ;mprovssne uts Is per CENT ~
l,;r,ue Of the great power OF me 'sw
VIZ s"r,;ed: what? law! u there
80 ss;rness and Justice 10 that ieW sos
49, lori inc mani Why did you nov
~. Herman Rotheft IN bic property
ls;a III an the corner Of Gsiger street
worsh Ter times e much % my grounu,
NJ being IN The heart Of the CITY, -"
r.. .nsvsr vss that Rothert w:s
r.;ssd eoual With oil the property no'o'
Iers OF Huntingburg.. ...h =,
T~n.n followed s dramatic speech oy
,he GREAT Livingston. repeating charges
~ 4 M niruess OF the laws o. our coun.
,rv thereby . mar can be made hso'e
~s.oretv on 4 note when the victim ace.
lnos understand the hooks and ROCKS ~
In law. b., notices mus b gwen -
writing. and further repeating ID. =
lhsd 70 pay taxes for more vsius''o.
every wear than what ne wss ssses's'
Inv The Township Assessor: !,
The records were then introuuceu y
him. and the objecior ssked y o. wou''
acknowledge and rccogn,ze ~ =
~ rn blank. He answered - 'uc -
native. His blank for 1871 unuer y
new Law. Of personal properly y
$50. which be said was ~ r'en' w !.
duplicates also showed SOY O. pe. y
property. The appraisemeus ss..s. 4
veaied that Livingston p. ooutns.u
.hra.c.sr,s acre OF land was apprais(
s, $40 raised by the Board OF kevie
.rr.lto sllO ~ i'm improvements appraised
s and raised 10 1885 BY the ssu
road making total valuation 500.
LEY. The Assessors record also discios
z. INA fact that Roberts lot on the corn
- f Geiger street previously referred
nv Livingston O. being worth len w
80 much q his land. WAS appraised
time IT, Assessor at 81. $50; and raised
home ~ Board Of Review to $3.50. go'
been i, living sson sass better, making u ~
ex- han Ten timesa Is much. Ten times
The i tllOO. The ignres SPEAK TOT tne
II the -elyes a. TO fhe proper adjustment
IueDt- valuation, taking his own estimate.
num- The following comparison Of appra'
a had u.ens ~ n. Roberts lot on the cor
This ~ Geiger and 4th street, ADO y
courts Sonthard's tract near coal mine, - %
lected from the records:
eldom Advertisement Of Rothert's lot
e me under old spprsisement,
re re- S~outhard's old sppraisement,.
RotLert's lot now, ss appraised ".
selling BY Board o. Review.
Hinder The old appraisement Roths
80 valued Il ~ rs times - muc1
Co. : Sou,hard's: under the new apprs
Tor man, n Il increased 10 nearly AZ
n trial times a much for taxation and y
other South ards taxes are reduced on acct
BY de- ~ 70 er lew, Rothert's are . little
and 60 erased bv the larger increase o. biz
ons. nation. Does this look like opp
Ry. sion or The laboring man n
rich against the poor man n - ne
tate o been taught by the Republicans 70
ST. L l;eve and sav. or does II not demons
Il 500 svsc,iv he oppo.ite? The same &C
}. (: con- ,iors snplv 10 every laborer, or mi
moderate means in Dubois county,
lanley . wonld III over the State IL juetice
done by Republican officers.
). 81 al The records further disclosed the
ommi-- 10, living ton B. Southard's taxe'
nfrmed laer ~. new tx law are 81 IS less
Vim. Il. ~ wear previous, under the old
lie con- ,hst ,he ci,y lew IN Huntingburg
rents higher than the year PREY
tensgei, considering the increased valuation
III. b. Southard's taxes. 1891,
>; con new Law ; total,
III. B. S~outhsrd's taxes, l6SO.
% con old law ; total.
| Ths increased valuation made
county levy low eoough 20 make Y
,. = sible 10 reduce the taxes on every
so'' nary property owner, or poor q
- = the county. The came can not D.
- Of the corporations, railroads
wm wealthy persons.
-" ~. I. b. Southland wilted and
.rhoe =, ~very much obliged Tor the 'rouc
''0o had /: having very fine weather.
n.;rs ~ During Court week several otn
!. Fsrgu- puoa,'a - ;wsg;nsrv ~rongs innic
=. CO the new tax law But upon
- Ueo Their taxes lover they departed
80 broad grin Of satisfaction, one
n ~goin 20 far ss to state that Their
eiz; con. have been s q. smn"n, being Is
John G 4 every coS0 hon y s1e Com@i..iou
Caroline Duoo's .o""s $1,000 ~ ~
ed. propo.'o" -om,d ~ Ace
le A. Big. cafes. ~. ~ svsrv medium sn