The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-06

the state of Intlisna.
pEAR SuR--ln Your report on Firs"-
&c. OF the state. I notice that in regard
!, the State school tax levy you ere
wrong in recon menhinx . Reduction.
Your abatement that the estate school
t,vy under the old assessment was aie-
au .,e sni highly satisfactory" 10 wrong,
.ui sou cannot prove your assertion -
having been true in . msjof''y Of the
counties Under the Old assessment sv-
ery township and corporation 10 Dubo's
county had local tuition tax Of from
10 Is cen,s, and local tuition levles we're
made in the msjority Of tue counties o.
me state II YOU will take the pains TO
look into the matter YOU will find that
The majority OF the counties In the State
receive more school money from the
i State thu. they pay. ] am under the
lim,Fe.sion that q law that benefits the
majority, and especially the poor snd
common classes. aud the school children,
j. Democratic.
: The new tex Law and the State school
tax lac were issuss beiure the people
= Turing the campaign; the people under
u stand them thoroughly, and Will not De
) deceived by your proposed reduction o;
h the State schoui lew, when they know
y m a they have 10 reach down In their
. pockets aud pay two aud three fold over
e The amount Of the reduction because
OF il.
l. We fought Capt. Coons on the ones
}. ton Of reducing the State school levy
!" Now YOU come aud SAY that Coo"s
Of vas right Ia his figures! Can 1t he pp-
z sib.e that You are Ignorant Of the tact
D. tha, by reduction OF the State schoo
lew YOU lay burden on the msjority 0
= the counties? II you are really not al
l. yised in the manner OF school fund up
~ portionment, il j. vet time TO reconside
50 and prevent political suicide by your en-
TO deavors.
Ut Az sure as the State school levy
~ tempered with aud reduced, just a. SUI
~ viii there be . political revolution.
e. II Marion county, aud several NOR
counties in the state, have 10 pay NOR
n than they receive il il because they hsv
nd more wealth, and eau afford TO do q
n and BY their surplus help their poore
nd sis,sr counties in educating the children
-. The rnral counties must help pay b
he wav Of taxation for public buii'iing
L. costly monuments. aud other publ
ia works erected in Indianapolis, whir
,ol are q source OF pride and pleasure
gu them. Marion county, aud other favore
ed counties, should cheerfuily return "a
ms compliment by paying over y Iitile -u'
RI. plus school tax in return. The rxilrosh
I'm and other wealthy corporations. can sl-
M sdord 10 pay their part o, he surplus Il
w ward. educating the common p~opI
so and in return TOR their extra outlay az
OF rive greater profits in their nusine'
ng. tran sections. An illiterate, uneducatt
w peopie. wiil not do much business OF al
RI, kind.
I'VE In reducing he State school tax le'
90 you are not ntiing . burden from ~
in masses OF the ttxpayers; ON the CO.
md trsry YOU are laying burden on tnrf
To- We have not figured snd toiied
We solve the true problem, and promulgN'
,eir the advantages gained by leaving y
lcs- State tax levy a. il ~as. 10 catch NE
The creased valuation. in our local new
rich p.pers, and IN pamphlet iorm, untii =
her ery voter il thoroughly posted, 10 nc
admit that We were practically wrOi
the No. Won cannot delu lie ia into the
hid .iet ina, We will receive benefit by
mi reduction OF the State school tax. VII
re- that y III force us TO double our local
,wni i,ion levy. Neither do We believe q
iflthe State school collections under
lone oil tax law we're adequate aud satisf
in tory. when We know Ut our local TUT
lew lev ies under that law. Further we
anne not believe the state school levy OF II
uuId under the new law . burden on the
PAYERS. when we see the local tui'
1872 I.vies wiped out BY virtue Of its OPT
rom ton. M, we are not ready to pay
state cents tor . nickel. When the 4
the comes. that We are forced 10 make .
onld an uneqnsl exchange. to our de'ri"
s7.- aud loss. by . democratic legi-lat
. .ht you will shear something drap,
local in old democratic Dubois. You
ouId find thst e are not 'mschine democr
~ that cnl, require to be wound up
y an mani pulated by an engineer; but
rteen v III lind US praciic Il business democl
up with the tirnes. believing IN the
case coed to the greatest number"
bolo- Respectfully.
CLAY JoVS GgAMELsPACHER