The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-04
I:rasnelspacher's Speech.

Gramelspacher's Speech.
when Coons charged in his speech
that Dubois county bad lowered the
comfy levy too low 10 meet county ex-
nsnscs. for political effect, he did NOT
lpov he was tresding on dangerous
Ground. Our county officers knew what
,hey were doing, and made the levy so
that the county treasury will hsve some
thing over after paying sll expenses.
Mr.. Grmelspacher demonstrated this
nv figures TO the fuil satisfaction Of all
his hearers.
III told them be did not propose to
tell them how to vote. ss voting as they
pleased was each one's privilege, but he
would show the false position OF Mr..
Coous and fhe Republican party In re-
gard to the new tax law, ana wouid 90
so by incontrovertible facts, and would
show the action OF Dubois county om-
cia,s was taken TO tighten the burden OF
taxation on the people, by making the
levies in proportion to the Increased
valuation.
He showed the inconsistency Of the
Republican party in opposing the tax
law. when every Republican Senator iu-
Guiding their candidate for Lieut.. Gov,
Sbockney, and Mr.. Mounts, who spoke
here. voted for it. and il wac approved
by Repu blican Governor. he thought.
however, they were sincere In their
actions ss Senators under oath, when
tbey supported the new law, and were
clad tie Democrats had devised q way
10 meet increased expenses, instead OF
borrowing the money, or increasing the
State levy.
Bus after voting for it. their masters,
the wealthy X. r. corporations, National
Bankers, tax dodgers, &c, bad called
them down, and they were compelled TO
obey the commands of wealth, and so
denounced the law in their State plat
form. He thought II Gov. Hovey had
lived 10 see the abuse OF the common
people by these rich corporations, he
would hive compelled change in the
State platform, and forced the corpora
tions 10 submit, as ne did the school
book combine against education OF the
masses.
He sho ed on the black board, from
the official State abstract OF tax dupli.
Gates, that the increase in appraisenents
had heen on
Lands and improvements. A. per cont
Railroad property, l43 per cent
Personal property, 20 per cent
These figures showed what property
had been dodging its just proportion oi
taxes.
The State Board OF Tsx Commission.
ers made increases ss follows:
Lands and improvements, 5 379 25s
Banks aud other corporations, l143.s6l
Telegrsphs and telephones, 1850 OU
Railroad property, 3fvoS ~
In Dubois county, under Democrat,
management and sppraisment the fol
lowing per cent. Of increase was made
Lands and improvements. sc per cent
Lots and improvements, 80 per cent
Average A per cent being exactly
the same as the State average Of in
crease-iu which whippersnappeI
Westhers claimed Dubois county hat
been favored.
The increase OF personal property Il
Dubois county was 81 per cent, and 0
railroad property 132 per cent.
In Dubois county the increase OF Stat
taxes collected under the new law 10
all purposes was vo,1-'
Ofisetting which is
Increase II. X. tax, l,3S6.U0
The increase X. X. valuation,
enabled the County Board
TO decrease county levy l,425.6O
Aud Township Trustees 10
decrease TIP. levies, 7o4 W
Total $4,000
Leaving . total increase Of tax.
alton, Of only $50 Y
For which balance OF es25. Duboi
county gets from the State an additionl
school revenue Of $l,36Oo
Making . clear profit Of 1858
The tax duplicates further show thi
farm lands and improvements 10 Duboi
county pay esa4.78 less taxes, oil tolt
under the new law, as properly at
ministered according to its true in ten
than they did under the old law.
Mr.. Coons stated that the State c0llecte
S750,000 more taxes from the peOpl
than under the old law. II 10 crafty In
TO know that the taxpayers Of Dubo
county. aside from the railroad, onl
paid $s25 Of this amount, and receive
from the State 10 exchange 81 ,36O
more school revenue. Dubois cOunl
can afford to keep it up at this rate unit
the State debt is wiped out.
Mr.. Coons also made . false stat
mcnt when he said "You farmers we
again raised t23,0O0,OO0 In 1892"
knew this was false. too. ss no real Z
tate Was appraised in 1892, the apprai
ment Of 81 standing Tor four yea
The increase made wac on addition
improvements and personal propert
where men bad grown wealthier. II
was clear case Of intentional misrep
sentstion. Another misrepresentation
made, and his only sllusioD 10 the
creased H. II, valuation. was when
stated part Of the increase was
lands, Railroad property IL not kno'
Atland, bot a. 20 many "mi,es of mi