The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-06-15
1t is a Lesson They Should Heed.

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age of money in the treasury-that
Governor Stone uses as his excuse
for cutting down the school appro-
priation they might look upon this
wrong i'll different light, but I'M
fortunately for Governor Stone,
they understand the reason of that
shortage, and because he attempts
to make them bear the entire bur
den of replenishing it, is where the
shoe pinches.
If, i'll the effort to meet the eX-
travagances Of the Republican man
agement of state affairs, they in
creased taxation there could be no
cause for complaint, other than that
of these extravagances. But when
these are continued, and even in
creased, without either excuse or
reason, it is not to be wondered at
that the individual taxpayers are
rising up in revolt against the effort
to take from them, alone, the
amount necessary to meet these
pIOHlSate expenditures.
The cold facts Ill this case are
that to meet the increased expenses
of the state government the total
amount is to be saddled upon the
shoulders of the farmers and work
ingmen of the Commonwealth.
millions of dollars that have here
tofore gone to aid them in maintain
ing the public schools are to be de-
voted to other purposes, and they
are compelled to make it good, by
taxing themselves so much more to
make it up.
But this is the way of the Repub-
lican party. 1t adds to the ex-
penses of the government by Great
ing useless offices, multiplying Of
fetal positions, increasing salaries
, and extravagant expenditures for
the benefit of favorite contractors,
and then in place Of frankly levy
. ing tax upon those who are al
ready over-burdened with local tax
alton robs them of million dollars
> > and forces them TO tax themselves,
i additional, to this extent, thinking
e it is hiding its work and fooling the
q masses.
He must be woefully blind OF
h bigoted taxpayer who cannot sec
d and understand this.
e Had Governor Stone and hi.
e Republican hackers desired to dc
/. that which is right, they woulc
'r have attempted to reduce all un
necessary expenditures first. l
e this would not have made the reve
y nues meet the expenditures they
y, would have then tried to have raiset
u the additional amounts needed from
sources not now paying an equit
h able amount of state taxes.
, 81 But no effort was made in eithe
/, of these directions.
n n In place Of decreasing the ordi
- nary expenses of the State the
ot were increased by additions to tn
e official salary list of high salarie
er clerks who have neither work no
or desks; of messengers without mes
rs rs sages to carry; of janitors wit
or nothing but themselves to kee
r. clean; of fireman with no place t
ne keep warm, and with other useles
m m officials without either Office {
duties to perform. And when it wa
IS. attempted to meet this increase ,
y expenses, and provide, for the dt
a ficit or seven millions now existin
nd by making the brewers, who Sc
We their beer within the State, an
al foreign corporations, that al
growing fat off our people, pay
IA IA small share of the necessary ia,
n mt alton, Governor Stone opposed j
if and every mother son of a Senate
al and member who wore the collar
,n 80 boss Quay voted against the pro,
ali osition.
1t was the very gang who a
y, now attempting to place the respol
ss .s' sibility of their work ON the cond
to ton of the treasury who made tn
70. condition possible-by refusing
Id allow the beer brewers and corpo
.o'' aticns to be taxed. 1t was tn
lis refusal that made it necessary
her rob the school fund and, indirectl
to the local taxpayers Of the State
-. has been done.
es. Is there any hope that those u
lit on whose shoulders this addition
no mo burden of taxation has been place
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