New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-25
GREAT MEETINGS IN ELHIRA.
ROOSEVELT REVIEWS THE FlNANClAL
RECORD OF HIS PARTY IN
THIS STATE.

Elmira " y Oct. 24.-The mass meetings In
this city tonight that closed a tremendous days
work for Colonel Roosevelt were largely at
tended two halls being filled. Colonel Roose-
welt spoke at both meetings, did Chauncey
NJ Depew and John r. McDonough, candidate
for Secretary Of State. Colonel Roosevelt natu-
rally reiterated what he had said at many
other places. He devoted some attention 10 the
tax rate and its probable reduction II he should
be successful. saying:
There has been a large increase In commissions
and public officers in the last ten years. not only in
the State, but in the country. The effect o. this Is
to make cumbersome the government. and believe
a great reduction be made II elected. shall
endcavor to make such a reduction in the interest
OF economy and good government.
The tax rate has improved. however, under Re
publican administration. Just take look at what
We have done in this line The tax rate has hecn
lowered 2Os mills. which is actually the lowest In
the history of the State. The rate of this year
is 5000 of Il mill one-nfth less than that of lss3
This lowest OF taxes has been established despite
the large Increase in the States expenditures. not
only by means of new laws devised to increase the
States receipts but by a rigid enforcement. Of the
old revenue-raisng laws.
The increase in this States expenditures 10 which
| have alluded has been caused by the States taxi
ing upon itself the entire care of the dependent in
sane "A n annual cost OF over SoVN,Hb ana tnefe
has been ar increase in the cost OF the maintenance
Of the State prisons by the wise abolition OF the
revenue raising contract system. We have en-
larged the eleemosynary institutions (some Of
which, under Democratic CONTROL had been butt at
a cost of 81 90 for each unit OF accommodation so
as TO make 1t possible for the State properly TO
care for all the unfortunate. the deaf dumb. blind.
cr,pp,cd aged and inirn. well for all the
worthy sailors and soldiers Of the Nation belonging
10 us as a State and have also me. the ex-
pensos caused by the with Spain and have
purchased lands for forest preservation
Deducting all these extraordinary expenses,
which aggregate 81 374,3Gi. the figures show the
cost OF the State government this year TO be $751;
800 less than in 1899. deductinS extraordinary ex-
pord,tures for that year. The revenues OF the
Stote hare been increased to meet these additional
burdens by raising $l.Go0,Oo0 more from the IN
heritance tax during the last five years than was
raised during the five years preceding. and By rais
ing So 800 900 from the tax corporations during
the last five years more than was obtained curing
the preceding five years. a total of about 100000
in five years. SlO00,OOO per annum ms mas
been accon, plshed not by imposing a heavier in
heritance or corporation tax upon each individual
and each corporation but by making all pay in
equal proportion when before thousands were per-
mitted TO escape taxation altogether and with the
assistance OF the present excise law, which has
turned into the treasury OF the State and the
treasures Of the counties SS3 100000 in three
years and over S12OOO.OOO during the last year,
Of which the State Treasury received be-
tween 81 600 do and S. o00.OoO and your county a
share triple what it did under the old law. That
is the record of the party | ask you TO uphold by
your vote