The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1900-08-09

the entirely suitable State House
which she now has at Tallahassee
and incur an unnecessary debt of
over million dollars, which will
bear interest, to be paid by the tax
payers of the State, for a long term
of years, just to build more i'm
posing Capitol, which is. not needed,
to please comparatively few people
who would profit thereby. =.
Should. $1,000, 100000 of State
bonds be issued, as is intended by
the remoValists shall be done, there
can not be; and is not, any: denial
that before these bonds mature and
can be retired, another million dol.
lars must be collected; from the tax
payers of Florida to pay interest on
the bonds. -. = :,
Because the State has ayery small
public debt is no reason why that
debt should be more dan doubled,
if no necessity or good reason is
shown therefor.
The present excellent and CRAFTY
ing condition of the States finances
is extremely creditabIe. to the sew
eral Democratic administrations,
whose consistent practice of economy
and opposition to every form of ex-
travagance have made this satisfactory
conditOn possible. e.
IF Florida had been investing in
tnilljon dollar buildings, in hadsome
E4loyerHor'S Mansions and similar ex-
traVaganees, Sqrj9g past years, does
any one suppose hsrD public debt
would now be only 3L032, 5O0:06, or
her taxes for State purposes as small
ashley are? ..:
Considering the present embar-
rassed condition of "a very large pro-
portion Of Florida's. payers,
wouldn't it be a better, PsIicy, if they
must be taxed further at tlfsssiIme on
account Of the States public aebt, to
apply the taxes collected to a reduce
ton and cancellation Of that debt,
rather than to Inc support oF,an III
crease III It's amount?
/ The present debt can net be re-
duced at any time. in thS'future I'M
less a sinking frtad is collected to
take up the bonds, This must be in
addition to the other taxes collected
for Stale purposes No part of the
public debt, eriderced as 1t is by
boIHis, cay be .Raidesff6m The gen
reraffeTerue fu:fds Of the Stars, Ee=
cause 20 APPROPRIATION therefor has
been made by the Legislature.
Are the Tx payers OF Florida
ready at this time 10 add *Sr, 10000
or even *GO,CO0.G0 to their annual
tax burden, when there is absolutely
10 necessity for it? Isit reasonable:
Is it business? Is it Democratic
If not, vote against Capital removal.
When the money in the several State
school funds is invested in bonds of
the State Of Florida, this does not
pay or take up or salty or redeem OF
cancel the bonds SO invested in. On
the contrary, tA& State|merely be-
comes the debtor to such school funds
instead of. being TIE debtor of indi-
yiduaIS. The bonds. held bv such
school funds continve o. bear. inter
est, which the AOorte are :tS9ed to
paw, a,@ they must ultimately be. re-
aetmed in full by the State. 1t Is
nonsense to argue that the indebted
ness to the State is decreased by the
investment of school funds in Florida
bonds. Such investments do not de-
crease taxes single penny.
Because one of the most populous
and prosperous counties of the State
desires an additional tax levy for the
erection of handsome State buildings
within her borders, furnishes no rea-
son why all the other counties of the
State should desire or authorize an in
crease of their taxes when they will
get no corresponding benefit there
from.
Because the railroad and telegraph
companies will have to pay One-ffth
of the great expense incurred in the
erection of unnecessary new Capitol
buildings is no reason why citizens
should have their taxes materially in
creased to meet the other four-ffths
required.
The pleasure and convenience of
travellers and sight-seers have been
urged as substantial reasons for
changing Florida's seat of govern
ment to a more easterly town. In
answer to this, it may be said that
Tallahassee's transportation and no.
tel facilities are frst-class and con-
stantly improving; the hospitality and
courtesy of her people are proverbial,
her natural scenery and natural ad-
vantages are unequaled in Florida,
and all persons desiring to do so can
see the Legislature in session, the
Supreme Court sitting, and all the
other officials, from the Governor
a