The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-10-31
MILLIONS YEARLY.
Vast Sums saved to State Tax
Payers by Republican Acts.
OVER 100000 BY LATEST LAWS
Secretary Of State Laylin Reports
His Party's Achievement, All Of
1t Against Opposition-No Democrat
Dare Deny These Ofhcial Facts.

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His Party's Achievement, All Of
1t Against Opposition-No Democrat
Dare Deny These Onicial Facts.
Over $4,000. 900 . year taken on the
general tax duplicate of the state and
put upon the corporations by the pre-
sent legislature through enactments
made by the vote Of every Republican,
and opposed by every Democrat, ex-
cept three representatives. Is a record
no voter should forget. 1t is a COM
plete answer to the falsehood told
deliberately in the Tom johnson
Cedar Point platform. wherein 1t
declares that under the long contin-
ued control Of the Republican party In
this state, monopoly has been fostered
and protected. the farmer and the
small home owner have been burdened
with excessive taxes. that the bene-
ficiaries and favorites OF that party
might be permitted to escape their
Just share of the public burdens"
The present general assembly has
only been carrying forward the good
work OF its Republican predecessors.
Instead of lodging their party record
in respect to state taxation and state
administration the Republicans are
proud of 1t, while no democrat has
dared to tell the truth about It
throughout the entire campaign.
Governor Nash has made this the
subject of all his speeches and not one
statement therein. after weeks and
months Of scrutiny. has been chal-
lenged or disputed by any Democrat.
Secretary Of State Laylin has been
heard with marked attention on this
theme wherever he has spoken, and at
Frankfort, Ross county, the other
night, he spoke by particular request
upon "The Finances Of the State OF
Ohio" His speech was clear. calm
candid summary Of the results accom-
plished by the Republican party In this
matter. and its array of official facts
completely sustains his declaration
that "the Republican party has accom-
plished more in the last decade to
equalize the burdens Of taxation than
Il
ceding history Of the state"
Under Democratic administration
the state treasury was constantly over.
drawn and that party left a state deb
of $2.795 900. That debt has all beer
paid except 5000. 900. not due until mex
July, and fully provided for. with {
growing balance in the general reve
nue. fund of about $4,000 al thii
time. This is the record of Republican
results stated In IL: speech Of Secre
tary Laylin. and the Democratic par
in It all along has been after the fash
ion of this paragraph:
Under economical administration
and the operation Of the nev
revenue laws enacted last winte
the state levy was reduced b,
the general assembly from 2.Ss mill
to LBS mills on the dollar. No lev
at all was made, and none was needed
for general revenue, by reason Of tn
increased receipts which will be rea
lied from these new laws. The lev
of 1.35 mills will provide for the SUI
lport of the common schools, the un
versities and the sinking fund tn
reduction of LEA mills of the stat
levy will result in an annual saving G
50. .0s0. 900 to the real and persons
property taxpayers Of the state. Ever
county will receive its share In thi
Production, and every acre Of land an
every dollar Of personal property wi
be relieved to that extent Of the bu
dens Of taxation
The administration Of Governc
Nash and the Seventy-ffth general y
sembly have accomplished more in th
way Of relief to "the farmers and th
small home owners" than was eve
before accomplished in . like perio
In the history Of the state.