People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
More Evidence Against "tho Men
Who COntrOI.O

W AO NpGbAOAe
In a series of articles during thi:
week we have shown that "the mer
who control have shamefully mis-
managed the states finances. That
they have used the states money fol
the private benefit Of their own mem
,bers and their pets.
"The men who consrop' aud then
heelers pirate about the redemption
of our state government from repub-
lican rule by their predecessors.
That they got possession of all the
departments Of the government VIC
admit. That the republicans were
turned out is true. That they re-
deemed it from anything is not so
clear.
About twenty years ago r. B.
Bullock and his government was
turned out Of power by a tax ridden
exasperated and indignant people.
TLcir indignation was SO great
that Governor Bullock fled the state
to escape their wrath.
What we're the charges made by
them What were the burdens
they bore, burdens so great that
they would not stnnd their further
ilaposltion?
The tax rate in the year 1870
during which year Bullock was gov.
ernor, was 40 cents on the hundred
dollars. The total amount of taxa.
bic property In the state was $210,-
GJ2,2Il. Governor Bullock's gov
eminent spent that year 81, i44,-
8lG.73, and, contrary to the notion;
OF Che average democrat, left a sur.
plus in the treasury Of SlG2,447.24.
1t will be seen by this that Cover
ernor Bullock taxed the people only
about enough to raise sufficient funds
to run the government.
lie did not tax the people to raise
an enormous surplus to loan out to
~the men who control" and their pets,
as do "the men who control in
our day.
At that time cotton was worth
about 500 for q five hundred pound
bale. In that day if man owned
and gave in $4,000 worth OF prop
erty he could pay his taxes with one
bale of cotton and still have ten dol
lars i'll his pocket.
For these things was Governor
Bullock run out Of the State. But
it must be borne in mind that al
though Gov. Bullock was charged
with almost all the crimes on the
statute books, he was never tried ion
any crime whatever, and lives in At
Ianta today.
How was it in 1898, which is the
last year we have official reports FLOR:
The democrats have had charge for
over twenty years, and 1.-The men who
control" for part of that time
Let us appeal to the record, that
record which they have made and
which is such a powerful witness
against them.
In 1898 the tax rate was forty-siy
cents and onoluill on the hundred
dollars. This year it would have
been the same if it had not been for
mistake made by the last legisla-
laturc by which two cents and three
mills on the hundred dollars, which
is to provide for the final payment OF
the state debt, was left out OF the
tax rate.
You viii have it to pay next year
in addition to paying the regular
tax, so nothing is gained,
The total value Of all property in
the state assessed for taxation in
1898 was al52,GlA907.
Gov. Northcn's government spent
in 1898 50, lGl,1SS,12.
lie began the business year with a
surplus OF money, loaned out to the
banks on the usual terms OF course
Of $74S,0j1,63. The states income
rom all sources was $2,855,971.2+.
q Hos@aer lst 1898 there was on