New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11

STATE TAXES AND THE REPUBLICANS
The Republican administration at Albany mas
hccn COMPELLED to increase the tax RATE 10 pro
vide for the expense entailed on the STATE u!
prcvious legislation. As was 10 be expected, inc
Democrats. who are responsible for such par' Oh
the increase as IS not due TO the provision ior
thc state care Of the Kings and New-iork couh
~ insane. which Ill agree is proper eNpcndi
turc. are making great noise about Rcpupncah
cxtravagance They appear to thlhK mat 'ne
ncoplc are so dull and so ignorant that they VIII
not understand or appreciate the reasons 'na'
made the increase necessary. The lax rare 'his
wear Is | O6 mills larger than last year vi 'h'S
OG7 mill is levied for the state support OF 'h'
insane The last Democratic Controller mace
nm estimate Of revenues from indirect taxes l"r
last wear largely In excess OF IN" sum reaiiZ'n
the fax rate was made too small, ana inc S"'c
* having for his mistake now by adding about
02S mill 10 the tax rate 10 meet the d'hc'' l"
addition 10 This the Legislature or last year
found II cxpelicnt. in view of this mistake I"
defer certain necessary payments unul new
fax levy should b. made and these expenses ada
OH mill 10 the rate, thus accounting for the III
crease and proving that II results from no fauIt
of the present State governments.
ON the contrary. the administration has Zone
everything possible lo Increase the ind'r''' wv
nucs Of the State and hold expenditures no"" u"
the lowest limit conSstcn, with the nrrds 81 nv
nuhlic service No one has don" more NIi"'"'
work in this direction than Controller ho"'r'S
lie has taken great interest In the operation 81
fine corporation taN law AMI In inc last ''S"'
months has made collections largely In excess "f
thc whole income from that source AlS' !'''
who, no cam, MO office on January !. lS'H
,hcrc were 2Ul2 corporations on the tax DOORS
a.. u,h,, "a nay the CORPORATION tax During III"
wear ending September 30. 1873. 10 corpora
lions. never before assessed. were added 10 Inc
IT,, and rron ,h,m tnx,., were collected amount
inc 10 s2G5177 - Since October ], lN'' Ms
,ic,,,nc, has resulted in placing tine names OF
-nc moro CORPORATIONS on 'hc books. who have
,,,J S1o3 ooS - into the Treasury. thus making
,o,,, ~ $40 osJ 81 gained 70 the State 10y Con
,r,rcr Roher,s since the beginning of his term
from corporatlons that had previously escaped
,o,oNon In addition 10 this ~ new corpora
rons have hecn assessed this year. but have not
vet mid their taxes. During the hscal year 'hu-
,r, Sen,cmb.r 30 1894 the total capital stock
-, amounted 10 s1O57 232 -. while In eight
months ont OF the twelve in this fiscal year II
aggregates Sl1J2.555 IS, an excess Tor '""'
thirds Of the wear ~ $4,000 and II the ra'' o'
y,in is maintained through the year. the excess
y.iu he over $4,000 Since tho beginning OF
his fern Mr.. Roberts has by systematic WORK
increased the number ~ corporations on inc ''A
u from, = little over two thousand 10 nearly
sixteen thousand. and arrangements are o''nS
r,,lo IN carry the law concerning them rigidly
;,,n oyect and assess them as fast as possible
This work could not be made TO show IN III" 'aN
rate This wear. but II will bring great RELIEF 10
the people hereafter
Governor Morton has done equally valuable
work for the taxpayers by standing III me way
OF all extravagant appropriations Some Spots
mon I'm the Legislature seriously enlDairhs>eu
the party In the matter 81 financial. as well ~
az reform legislation. by pushing local eraps'
Some of these reached The Governors hands, pu'
No has rlcldlv resisted all pcrsuasions 10 allow
Tho ncoplc's money to be used 10 hcneht local III
forests or further the fortunes Of politicians.
From the beginning of his term he has hah
husiness mans eye for financial reforms. In
his message he advised the creation OF fund
70 ne drawn on for expenses In advance Of III"
collection Of the taxes levied 10 meet them The
lack Of such fund has been serious neon
vcn,ence. The failure Of New-York CITY TO turn
,ts insane over TO the State FOR the care OF whoih
taxes haze been levied will leave in the treasury
money which may well be turned TO thnf pur-
nose Otherwise II viii be on hand next year
for current expenses, and the taxes VIII bc
corrcspondingly lower. 1t was Impossible 10
forcsec tina. this money would not he imnedi
atcly needed or the possibility OF clamor might
have been avoided But In lcvying the increased
fax as II did. the Legislature did lis plain duty
and the people cannot in the face OF the Efforts
of the Governor and Controller to protect their
interests. be fooled into mstaking necessary ex-
| ncnditurcs for reckless extravaganza.