New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-22
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Minister created by the joint act Of the Presl-
dent and the Senate?
I'D COES TILE TIX RITE.

Democratic rllo in this State comes high.
Tho Democratic party has had entire control
Of the legislative department OF our govern
ment during the last two years. There was
Democratic majority in the Senate and AS
sembly of 1892; so there was IN the senate
and Assembly of 1898. And the direct con-
sequence is large increase OF the tax rate
The tax rate for 1891 was 1.3S mills Inc
tax rate for this year. as fixed by the corrupt
and extiavagant Legis allure which has Just ad
iourned. is 25S. Nor does 2.5S, large as 1t
is. measure the extent of the raid on the treas
ury at the expense of the people OF which the
Democratic majority has been guilty. For IL
is stated on entirely Trustworthy authority ,h''
"thc tax rate was kept at LBS mills only %!
Controller Campbell promising that ne wouio
soueczc 50, 100000 more in the coming year
than he did the present year out OF the cor
rorations and the inheritors OF property All
;r,,o;nary increase OF income from certain tax
Iovs Tins enables the Democratic Legislature
70 conceal a part Of its extravagant appropria-
TONS" 49,.
Az we remarked, Democratic rule in TINS
State comes high. Republican management Va
tho public finances means low taxes Dei'o-
cratic management Of them means hIgh taxes
M one conyerSant with the history OF New
York will deny these statements An examine W
t;op Of the ledgers in the Controllers olilce
demonstrates their accuracy. The Legislature
of tso3 like its immediate predecessor, was
nm Inv incompetent and INSCRIPTIONS men, VINO
were lavish in their expenditures OF o'her po
ples money When the greedy bosses ue,'''i,"
cd that an appropriation should be maue .no
Democratic majority in the Senate ana AS
scmbly mcekly obeyed orders, no matter ho"
UNNECESSARY or how extravaganza the appropr,a-
,;or might be. The a1montlOns OF those WIZ
had regard to economy were sneered az. Inc
III, roliticaI strikers we're allowed to have l'li
swing. Naturally enough, the gang "h'ci p"'
up the lob that led to the theft OF thrco Va '..o
senate seats were willing to see inc .ed'"'!
numbered to advance their schemes Ia ."o
circumstances, the wonder Is not lhao '"o va
,oto is IBIS. but that such Legislature iei'
ANYTHING at all in the public purse
There can be no doubt what the voters WIN
nav taxes will do about it. They VIII vo'''
lima FIR their own protection. They Will go
- tbo uolls next November determined 'hao
,ho Iocislaturc of 1894 shall be Republican,
They cannot as sensible men DO other"ise'
They cannot afford another Democratic Les's
lature at Albany-not just yet we commend
70 them. and to all the citizens OF New DIX
who desire to see the government honestly ao-
ministercd. few trenchant remarks when were
made bv senator Saxton when the tax rate WIS
under consideration:
The end OF the whole matter Is tnat me o".e
., I,nnos,d hy this Democratic Legislature i ne'iN
,ico a. great as II was when there was hepu''i
cam senate bere two years ago. linen III 1871 ~
- "A mills Now, two years later. "i'n
n.mocr,iic LEGISLATURE It Is 2.5S mills Ihere are
nut, ~, difference lou have doubled the state
ro,e a. compared with two years ago, IN the lace
., ,h. fac, ~ YOU have been Informed DIV t'e WI
,rolIcr that be expects to Increase 'ne "'"'' '
,,e from the inheritance tax and corporation ~AeS
oyor :. 600 OOO The States additional ihco'he 4"
,,. % be uscd IN paying your bills IL Is an open
o,sston NJ tho cxtravagance OF this LEGISLATURE
s,rce the Democratic party came into power Ill inns
., tho STATE tax rate has been steadily increasns'
M, ,.rlaps should not BE- surprised mat ,nis nus
occurrod II /, invariably the case that WIZ" 'Ho
democratic party Into power II oegihs u 'u'
ND the state taxes.
This arraignment Of the Democracy Is as "h'
or.yvorahle As il is grave and wcghV. inde-
rordcnt Of any other considerations, the record
made nv the Legislature on the tax quesuS Il
OUGHT 20 insure the defeat OF that party next
fall by an overwhelming majority.