The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-03
yhe state school Tax

a
49, ",hey are rubbish hut does not AZ
temu, ~ prove his position la tsvor 81 ''
reduction by any figures.
rhs ,i,hi editor saws "reAnce the
schonl lax 10 ia former limits We
.ay "a. $50 and agree with him on lhi-
Main, TIE former limit was II c'n's
III zach one hundred dollars worth o.
,ax,hie. ana that n cent lew We want n
retained. But Mr. Jacob Damn under
talxestu blind his own people D, ms
r.pre.enting the former limit. The 10
cont STATE school levy can not possibly
liucreasa The taxes of those that had AL
ways listed their property honestly
,hev ~, not listed any higher now. nm
laer the so called new tax law, than theN !
lthav were under The oli. The ma
tioriiV OF the tax pay ~. % me slate ulsN
10 classea among the honest kind. Bni
lhe,o j. kind that wa not honest;
laneci.l law had 10 he made for them
III force them % list their property hon
estly This class only can DO affected
Now jacob Dunn wants 10 come 10
their relief by declaring Tor horizon
tai rehuction OF sacred fund. and Saws
ava will lust give YOU hack. IN the
way ~ q reduction OF . state levy, 10
campensate youifor your Increase
= None hnt the dodgers pay more
, many OF the dodgers are citizens OF
n England aud other foreign countries,
' and of the wealthy eastern cities Boston
i Aud New York Naturally enough they
e are MOI interested in the Indiana school,
children
\ Jacob Damn. Of the Sentinel. ssys "the
- increase OF school iAX was due 10 the
y increase OF nssessmen, under the ne "
r tax hwn lie il wrong again. We
y lclaim that the school tax must have
y necessarily been jn~i the same. not Que
\ sent more or less. but tie same levy.
o. nut there was more collected from tax
~ dodgers from heretofore pnrpnselt
?, omitted aud escspel property, the bnik
r. OF " Mich rests on foreign corporations
Dunn, OF The Sentinel. SAYS further
call that j. proposed to be done IL -
put tie tax Just ~ u WAS under the orc
a. a-ses.nent' Under the old assessment
49, The levy wa Is cents Two thirds o
J., lth- honest TAX payer. OF the sfa'e OF IN
~ diana. who were not Increased. So
lei il stand II does not affect " I; u doe
not hurt The tax dodgers. As ihe'
nave escaped fncir just proportions e"
wears they NAV apply the l"lrr'si ac
for cumulsted from the escaped principal e
re- paw the increase.
Ia Jake Avs the Legislature Of Is 4 ha
'un no intention OF increasing ne schnu
tel TAX" or course not. II they had the
the would have raised tie school lew
TAX Bat dos Jake think that the Legi'
the ltslure VI 1891 was actually 20 dull
TO not 10 understand that the collection
would be increased. Nv an increased n
No. -essment OF heretofore escaped prol
an l., 4 hot h.. "A,
eat Wss merely incidental the result ~
jug not contemplated That means that
hiei Legislative body j. machine that turl
lul' out its gri-t without figuring result
MI rhis assertion should sdmonish I
III present assembly 10 contemplate ~
wa figure. before attempting To reduce
Ie-- -t,te school lew. as advised bv the 30
iced ,inef-cl. they will be accused for
line same dereliclion ~ duty not hs -
srge pnnn either. but by the indignant ~
To. ple IS the state OF Indiana.
eavt The night editor further saws that
erai levy ~ LII cents will raise more mo"
b itlnow, Than levy OF 10 cents dill 10 ~
la and HAT j. al that Is nee, = ~, III
-kei n the kew TO the controversy q
/ he viii give the practical snawe
pre- IAN that il necessary" u 20, "
be- the Local tuition levys by townships =
lame corporations? For the proof call on
pom State Superintendent. and ascertain
the amount of local tuition collected
lar II there l. more State school tax
alive lerted why il it, and WHO has to pay
iring The heretofore tax dndger paysit
l. here any relief for the honest
hsp- payer by reason OF Increased ,
man. school tx, and how may the relief
knew applied
; ~ Yes. the first and greatest relief il
IencA know that the tax dodgers have to
a airl, the practical business relief
wa abolish local tuition levys. TO make "
some Tor the states increase. The honest
e nol payer will be reimbursed by the
i-hed dodgers present tax Tor former out
Ar'od for the dodger.
} the The night editor Of the Sentinel
Ger. tirularly attacks our County Supe
an b, lienaept. Geo X wilson. for his end
rm.n ORE in behalf OF the Indians school
: 10 lran. and intimaies AZ to his of
paign character, thinking thereby 10 inn
the Assembly, aud the putlic. that
client was doing so for self interest.
chooi might with the same proprieiy and Z
. biz lplsnsibility, say that the nigh. edito
conn. advocating reduction Of the State
and thinking that he would strike poi
wer, vein in pubic opinion or he nigh
.ssage doing the bidding OF the foreign COZ
,tion magnatesl Who knowsf =
quite has never given any practical hgur'
a. ca the subject in the Sentinel.
day The whole thing IN nutsneli ma
oppo- summed up as followT: me ota'e %
ia on lana levys State school tax Tor its
othci ireDs education; parents raising
nd 10 dren with care and trouble, but not
-es-ing great wealth, are aided by
nv X. chillless wealth. The State OF In
needs both children and wealth.
are essential. Poor parents have
innate expenses in raising children for
opposed taste Childless wealth should pa