The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20

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And that to pay for these appropria-
lions the various counties were taxed
as follows:
l9Ol 1871 -
1902 .................. 1,131, 124 Gil
1903 ................... l,523,3l6 80
1914 ................. l,76S,675 "a
Total ..................s5 So, 655,5O7 IS
Cut out your school levy and add
your miscellaneous receipts, the one
practically offsetting the other, and
will you please explain how the in
come can equal the expenditures. when
the expenditures for the four years ex-
coed the income by $960,03226? Your
four tax levies 1901 to 1904-exceeded
that of the fusionists' four (1S97-1900)
by 81 ,688, 1921. What did you do with
it? We have statement from the
auditors Office stating that $605, 063
went for permanent improvements.
Did you say that ss455GG,GG9999 was for the
relief of the drouth sufferers? What
year was that drouth, and where was
lit? TWO hundred and ninety thousand
dOll&fs los. Ia busted banks! What
banks and what veal fp.-.sss~..
IF you were honest and fair and not
Intending to deceive" why do you not
tell the people that in the three items
state officers and employees, state
boards and commissions and state in
situations your appropriations for
four years we're larger than that of
the fusionists by $1,566, 934.4O, as fol-
lows:
Officers and employees 20,545 90
Boards and commissions. 1894 IS
Institutions $3.50. 1855. 1881 ,445 81
Total ....-............ 81 ,566, 1874 40
Are you not aware that the increase
in the item of state officers and em-
pyoyes is largely made up Of increased
salaries to political heelers, like you
and your ilk?
Do you mean to say that this state
could not be run without the aid Of
q lot of fool boards and commissions
costing over $450,000, and created
mainly for the purpose of providing
snug sberths for political parasites?
And do you still further claim that the
state institutions require $1,3SI, 455. 81
more under republican administration
than fusion? Antilles says $605 900
went for permanent Improvements.
How about the balance?
H you were honest and fair, and not
intending to deceive do you mean to
say that taxes are higher only tem-
porariIy. when the levies for the four
years are less than the appropriations
hKwss96Q .06226?
The peUpifc' ~rill he 4Ggeatly Interested
in many OF your statements. Here -
gem: 1T remained for the republican
party to pass legislation to control the
people to be honest to pay their taxes"
Does this also apply to the railroads?
Have you any authority to say that
this state can not be run on appropria-
tons less than $3,740,2S0.70 for the
biennium? If you have, then the is
sue is clear. The fusionists ran the
state on $2,335, 843.40 during 1S97-1S93.
and with probably slightly higher fig-
ures can do so again. John M. Gill
christ, in the World-Herald.
The World Herald is under obliga-
ton to Mr.. D. w. Patrick, deputy
county treasurer for Butler county for
the following statement, making a.
comparison between 1903 and 1904 of
the taxes on all farm lands in Butler
county. The total increase in Butler
county amounts to $41,1S1.14. Of
this increase, the farmers of Butler
county are paying an increased tax
amounting to $30.54240, which is in
fact more than 70 per cent CT the total
increase. The statement follows:
Township. 1903 1904. Increase.
Read .....$4 999.90 $7.662.07 $2,662.1 II
Ulysses -. 5,04677 6,567.77 1921 90
Plum Creek 4,S39.13 6.1S8.60 1.349.47
Richardson 3,74460 5.04o.07 1.297.47l
Reading ). 4,73241 5.991.03 1,25S.62
Union -. 4818.67 7220.72 2,412.05
Center -. 4So614 8,005.53 3.179.39
Oak Creek. 445S.61 659S.S9 2.140.2
ci,u,u,if A7Q ~ 900 en- ON 90