The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-27
MAKE LIQUOR SALOONS PAY STATE
EXPENSES.
A Fayette County Republican
Legisiator's SuggcstiOns.
Some Braxeo Juggling with
Figures.

The Indianapolis Journsl OF last week
contains The following letter. upon which
the Journal fsvosably comments and en-
dorses, from Hon. J. II. Clavpool. Re-
J publican member OF the last Legislssnrel
from fayette county. Its appeal 10 Re-
} publicans 10 put in their State platform
: . resolution favoring liquor license Cf
, $500 will hardly be needed this Presi-
dental ysar--though that platform - iIll
: probably denounce tho present sax law,
} without suggesting anything better.
Mr.. ClAypool is certainly IN adept 81
} Juggling With figures. He says the s2-
, propristions Of the last Legislature sg-
T gregsted 4274l e98 and leaves bis
readers to judge that that 10 to BE- paid
: from this years State revenue I'M
( fact he includes in this amount $3.50 COO
, for the support Of the two State pr'sons.
which only technically draw their sup
, port from the State treasury they in
/ fact paving into the treasury more than
the amount Of their appropriations. He
! also includes an appropriation of o340. 4
, OO0 for payment OF money borrowed in
1887 by the State. and not chargeable TO
this year's revenue or expenses, but
, made necessary by the revolutionary
. actions Of the Repu bIicsn House Of Rep
|, resentssives that year He also included
varioua ju 1gments which had been re-
covered IL the courts agsinst the State,
sggregasing sl7.605. and which ere not
| chargesbie 10 the revenues OF this year,
having been paid from those Of last
! year. There are probably Other items
not chavgeable 10 this year which be has
included 70 make his aggregate, but the
above isems largely exceed bis and the
+ Journals claimed deficiency.
Again. he is certainly In error 10
) placing the amount OF revenue st only
, 81 249,654 Tbs total tsxabies Of the
! state aggregate, including railroads. tel
egrsphs and bsnke. 81 249 568 pa. The
! levy OF IL cents for Sislc tax ami cents
tor benevolent institutions will yield :
revenue OF 81. 800 356 the State poll tax,
/, 80 cents each on 367 $50 polls. yieids
!. 6l63 9l0 more, making e3.l84 Su5 from
these sources, 70 which 10 ~ be added
! the tax ou foreign insurance companies,
|, express. telephone. telegraph sud sieep-
ling car compxnic@. natural gas cemps-
!, nirs, &c, all of which will con. .idersbIy
Increase the aggregate, snd 10 which Il
. vet TO be sddei the lees paid BY Ill new
Interpretations when filing their articles
!. with the Secretary ot State, snd from
several other minor sources. Such ell
forte - that or Mr. Cisypooi and the ln-
dianspolis Journal 10 mislead in regard
10 every political matter are certainly
not crcditAbie 10 their e~timste o. the
iniei!igeDce Of the people, who will grD-
lcraliy examine TOR themselves. Tnis
ltxamination will lead them invariably
Ito vote the Democratic State ticket.
whether they agree with its national
policy or not. and will show them thst
The Republican proposed license oi $500
lior liquor saIoons is not necessity Tor
State revenue. and that any additional
revenue derived from this source had
better he left - 1t present. for the beOe.
|fii OF, aud optional with, the towns and
c,ties IN which they may be located.
| REVENUE AND THE STATE TAX LEVY.
| EplroR IxUrAxAPolIs JoURNAL:-It Il
Ichsrgsd 10 the Democratic State plat
torn. frequently stated in the Indian
lseoiis Sentinel. and re-echoed BY the
democratic press throughout ibe Stare.
lin deiense of The present Democratic tax
Law. that Governor Hovcy recommend
ID Ia his message 10 the General A.
lsembly that the Stste levy be fixed 81 Is
Icents. while the Law % bitterly com
InlSined OF onlv makes il 10 cents. Now.
Ishe tact is. Governor Hovey never I'D.
lvised anything Of the kind what he
said was that. usless the eyssem o. rsis'
ling revenue for State purposes iron
corporations and licenses" was adopted.
1.-The Legislature would "be compeiled'
TO raise The State levy 70 Is cents on the
hundred doilars or borrow money 10
carry on the State government. What
THAT Governor told the Legislature 10 %
true ss gospel, as . reference TO the
Ifgures will disclose. The sppropria-
Itions made By The last General Assembly
aggregate S2.741 s98. while the State
revenue under me new tax Law amounts
Ito only e3,2S9 6s4. leaving : deficit Of
1892 pa % meet the expenses Of the
iStxte. And Z further increase In the
state levy Of 6 cents will have 70 b.
made by the legislature unless we do -
Ohio. Missouri. Penney lvsnis and nu.
lmerous other States have done-iu'
crease the saloon Iicsnss. Make . retail
|liouov dealers license $500 and turn sl
Iof the amount ever 10 the general fund
~ the State, except The olO0 which nov
Roes 10 The school fund 10 such csses,
and she lew Tor state purposes could b
{ r'reducsd 70 9 cents.
some such policy . The one stated wiI
! have 10 be adopted. or slse our Stst'
levy will inevitably have 70 80 higher
The Repuhlican party should not over
' look this important question In msktnl
Iiae platform at Fort Wayne. To simply
|dsnounce the Dsmocrstic tx law With
out pointing cut 20 the people just nov
lthe Republican party proposes % reliev'
:, them from burdens0mo taxation, VII
=. not meet the sItuation that conffonts o.
I. PARTY. IL his message Gov. Hove!
n favored raising State revenue from cor