The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-10-21
OHIO REPORTS
GOOD RESULTS.
Republican Rule Results lr
Reduced Taxation.
OVER s3,oO0,o00 A YEAR SAVED.
More Than Half the State Tax Rate
Taken or the People and Put Upon
Corporations Under Laws Resisted
by Democratic.

Corporations Under Laws Resisted
by Democratic.
Governor George X. Nash IN his
speech at Sidney talks entirely about
state affairs, making a most complete
report of the results of Republican
rule. Other parts will be printed
later, the present quotation being OF
the part Of the address relating di-
rectly to taxation. Governor Nash,
upon this point. stated these facts,
which are absolutely beyond all con-
troversy:
In the Democratic platform Il 10 as
serted that under the long continued
control Of the Republican party In this
state. monopoly has been fostered
and protected. the farmer and the
small home owner have been bur-
dened with excessive taxes, that the
beneficiaries and favorites Of that
party might be permitted to escape
their just share Of the public bur-
dens." AS to how much truln there
is in this allegation, let US Judge by
the votes and acts of the Democratic
members of the general assembly Of
Ohio at the session of that general
assembly commencing on the first
Monday in January of this year and
ending on the 18th day of May. A
scheme Of taxation was devised by
the Republican members of that body
and put In force by th4 ,naetment Of
various laws by which II was possible
10 reduce the rate OF taxation for
state purposes upon the personal prop
erty of the citizens of Ohio. and upon
the real estate. including the lands OF
the farmer and the small home own
er," from 2s $40 cents per 500 to
13h cents. BY this reduction Of the
state levy the owners Of personal
property. the owners Of real property,
of farms and small homes in Ohio.
will be relieved during each OF the
ensuing two years Of paying the enor-
nous sum Of $3.0s0.o0o.
This was made possible. partly by
not raising more money than the state
actually needed; partly by COMPEL.
! ing the insurance companies doing
business In Ohio to pay 2h per cent
of their gross receipts into the state
treasury; partly by levying upon do
nestle corporations q tax of one-tenth
outstanding capital stock; partly by
levying upon foreign corporations q
tax of one-tenth Of / per cent upon
their capital stock employed In doing
business in Ohio, and partly by an
excise law which will compel. during
the next year, electric light compa-
nies, artificial gas companies. natural
gas companies. street railway compa.
nies, waterworks companies. express
companies. telephone companies. tele
graph companies. sleeping car and
freight line companies and railway
! companies to pay l per cent Of their
gross earnings. which will this year
-, amount to the sum Of 81 .429, ,S18, to
the support Of the state government
Every one OF these bills was made q
law against the solid vote of the
Democratic members Of the house OF
Representatives except three.
That part Of the Democratic plat
form which have just quoted Is un
true. During the last session of the
general assembly the burden Of tax
atiton upon personal property and
real estate. upon the farm and upon
r the small home, was materially re
lduced, and the burden was transfer
red in great part to the corporations
tiotns. All this was done against the
protests and the votes of the Demo
cratic members OF the general assem-
: bly,.
e I regret to say that all the people
of Ohio do not receive the benefit Of
the reduction made by the state o.
r Ohio. Is 40 cents upon the 500. In
her rate of taxation. In the city ol
cleveland during the ensuing yea
the rate Of taxation per 500 will b.
s3.05; in the city of Toledo II will bt
s29s: in the city Of Columbus 1t viii
be s2.75. and in the city of Cincinnati
lit will be S2.31. In Cleveland. wher'
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson reigns su
lpreme. the rate of taxation last yea
was s2.67 upon the 800. Under hi
management the Is 4-10 cents upoI
the 800 has been entirely consumed
by local taxation and has been In
creased 3S cents upon the 800. II
lone year local taxation In Cleveland
L has been increased 50 40 cents upol
the 500.
sl In Toledo the rate OF taxation las
lyear was s304 on the 800. in Colum
bus s2S5 and In Cincinnati $2.4S. Il
Toledo. where Samuel NJ. Jones.
u Simon pure" Democrat Of the ne'
school. is mayor. the rate OF taxation
: for local purposes has been increase
Is Z 40 cents upon the 500. and all bu
cents upon the 500 given by tn
state has been consumed. In Colun
}" bus. where J. n. Hinkle. Democra,
Ie is mayor. local taxation has been In
II creased 5 cents upon the 800. an
the people have been deprived OF a
d but 10k cents upon the 500 OF tn
NJ benefit conferred upon them by tn
= state. In Cincinnati. where Juliu
Fleischmann. Republican. is mayor
surrounded by Republican officials
Is the people get the benefit OF all tn
re reduction made by the state. and l
sr addition thereto the local TAXATION