New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
SOME FIGURES WHICH LIE.
MISLEADING DEMOCRATIC STATEMENTS
ABOUT THE TAX RATE.
ERRORS IL THE TABLES PREPARED BY THAT

ERRORS IN THE TABLES fhEfNisfD bi '''i
rARTy's STATE COMMITTEE EXPOSED.
prom TIE RrGrLAR CORRESPONDENT or THE 1rrBusF.
Albany, April o4.--The leaders OF the Democratic
party have swiftly realized the dspeasure OF the
people with tho action OF the Democratic Legislature
In increasing the state taxes, and they IRE now
attempting by falsehoods to deceive the people as "
the extent OF this increase.
A table, evidently prepared by the Democratic state
Committee. appeared In "The New-YOrk sum OF yes
,erdov and rhe New-York World" OF today, In Which,
n series of false statements made with the plas
motive OF misleading voters Fer instance, Inv uio"-
lated statement speaks OF =" the Democratic Lessia
trc, OF 1891 and points TO the low taY rate vi TIA.
year-the lowest In thrty-sIx years. The sefate OF
1901 was Republican and only the Assembly WIS
L.mocrntic The Republican State Committee there
for. with equal truth might have said mat '"'
Republican Legislature OF 1897 gave to the voters
fine ,west rate OF taxation IN thrty-Sx Years imS
ono misstatcmcn destroys both series OF taDes coi
ros,inc Republican and Democratic Legislatures ana
the tax rates produced by them
Nut there Is an greater error. The TAX rate
n, this wear IS stated 2.24 mills AS nus Twice
boon shown IN The Tribune. the actual rate Is 2oo
,,iis Controller Campbell having Intentionally lett
out OF the state tax rate the onethiru ci mi ''A
imposed for The support OF the lhd'g'"' n's'''
This onc-third Of mill tax, by the way VIII '"'e
81 500 600 out OF the pockets OF the taxpayers Vi 'e
state, that II was considerable ohhi''ioh i' VII
trollrr Campbell 10 make.
I'm, .von tho fax rate OF c.5S mills does not dis
,ose all the extravagance OF the Democratic LeeiHla-
iurc The Controller. In his estimates OF 'he H'a.
income from the Corporation Tax Ia" anu III, ~
hcriianrc Tax law says that no believes nv WIFI oo'"'
g. 600 900 additional from these sources III ''' oo,'
Inc fiscal veor In other words, he said to the
Democratic leaders IN the Legislature wheh 'nS W.T.
fixing the state rate this year 10" "'''
made humping appropriations. but VIII Try 10 COR
ccal - 10000 OF them by pretending 'nat 'i"
,, a.. ,r.oronco Tax law. This
e. coo 900 / may got or may not GET pu' "' '"''
we shall be able TO keep down tho STATE 'aA la'c ~
% "a mills whereas n we should include this f.
coo coo In olir tax levy, as the wicKed h'Puo'"''
would doubtless wish 10 do. the state TAX ia'c
would On I'M TO nearly or quite ? mills, and stch
ratio almost three times much "a In 1891, wh'h
the Rcpublicans had II majority In the state SENATE
would scare the voters
Controller Campbell Is bold nan 10 say 'lat III
will get $500 OOO more out OF the Corporation LIN
,,, and - 800 900 more ont Of tn" Inheritance Tax
law g. tho coming fiscal year. The income OF the
tate from the Corporation Tax law In recent years
has been follows:
Eear sai" i? sis e l hs1T i
i $40 ,.....'.." i.S7e Sas 81
r,.-o T.. no increase here in any one year OF
1900 900 I'm the receipts.
II Is true that there was Increase last year III
the Inheritance receipts, but good many "e'
az enormous wealth. died. Tho receipts OF 'he
state from this tax sine" 1888 have been as i'no"'
1923 t5s,Cs. ss 1901 .::.. ssS rs n, =
is95 ............i Ii7O37 20
The astonishing Increase in the receipts rom 'i'
tax In 1902. rs Is well known, was due 10 .ne 'n
forcem.nt Of the law in many counties where u
hod not be,ore hcen observed and 10 tho coiiecuoh
n ,,Xes from many estates which had attempted 10
Int viii Controller campbell be able to squeeze
81 500 900 additional out Of the Inheri.ance LIZ
i,v,, n Il much 20 no doubted In 1921 perhaps:
10 neonle will have 10 this SeOOoOoo bill OF
the ecisatnrc 81 1893 Perhaps the DehocrIuc
lenders arc attempting to shove or us payment upo'
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