The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-26
S3,299. Is.

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July /, 1906 the tax levy had been
farther increased to 81 40 or what IL
is at the present time, or sitxy cents
higher on the hundred dollars than 1t
was at any time under democratic
administration. BY referring To the
last abstract of the county clerk
which was gotten ont the first OF
this month, Ii Is found that the
apparent iloating warrant indebted.
ness amounts to the grand total OF
SIS, 7i7.5i. with cash In treasury ZAP
plicable to same -, 4ga,'' which still
left a fioating warrant Indebtedness
Of $l6 254, 35. II would be we'll to
add to this the amount OF warrants
Issued at the term OF the commits.
sioners, which adjourned Just last
week, which amounted to Ss, 565. IS.
Adding to this amount the indcbt-
edness OF sl6, ,254. 30 at the beginning
OF the session. 1t leaves the present
actual Indebtedness In iloattng war
rants OF s2l, ,sls. 93. 1t is a trite say
ing THAT figures will not lie", but
figures will often do so, but we
challenge a refutation OF the authen-
ITCHY OF these ngures.
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So we must conclude that In four
years the republican administration
that was going TO decrease the taxes
have not only increased them sixt,
cents on the dolIar during the pas,
four years. but before the present
board ret re, they will more than
likely Increase them again forty cents
on the dollar. In auy event during
the past four years the taxes baye
administration or during the tiWe
we were engaged In war.
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The Dingley tariff is a direct Tax
upon the people, and II is impossible
10 conceive why there should lie any
jollilication over the fact that the
people have been taxed an amount
equal 10 229 millions more under the
Dingley act than they were taxed un.
deI the Wilson German act. IL Seems
To be a doctrina point with the high
protectionIsts that all that is neces
sary for the people TO become rich II
TO tax them 10 death, aud they vii
accumulate wealth without any ei.
fort on their part.
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This system of euricbing the peo-
pie has been carried out In LemhI
county TO about the same extent IN
the past few years as IL has in ma
tional affairs. Four Yeas ago the
republicans made the campaign ia
this county on the grounds that tn,
democrats had raised the taxes from
~. 60 to $500 during their incum
hency OF the county Offices. IL is no,
necessary To state The reasons glveu
in the campaign by republican heal
ers for this Increase In the taxes.
The voter was told II the county af
fairs we're turned over To the repub
licaDs they would not only decfcas,
the taxes but would cut down tb,
county Indebtedness This plea un
doubtedly influenced large number
Of voters as board OF republican
county commissioners were elected.
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As stated before the democrali
turned over the affairs OF tie couDtl
Ia the republicans January /. leU.
with a raise Of the taxes from a.. q
TO 500 during their term OF Office
with apparently floating warrant
indebtedness OF 81, $50 G3. In the alb
strsct of the retiring clerk 1t can b'
7 found that there Was cash 10 tb'
treasury. applicable to this deb
, a., 753 IS" which would leave an actu
J al Indebtedness Of ~, 2t3. ~. by pay
, ing a close attention To these figure
the reader can readily see that II I
not such a bad showing after al
. ahen it is compared with condition
, moi only very materially Increased
but the floating warrant Indebted
ness has increased 10y the eDormou
sum OF ~. 5S5.s5. more than the
, we're under a democratic ADMINISTERS
tion.
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. In this connection II might b
s5welI TO remember that the time q
-tEbe present board does not expire 70
sfSiA months yet, and the floating war
<3sant Indebtedness all siill he yer
..5materially increased. ApproKimat
81 ing the October term of pfeviou
years IL is safe To assume there wi
he warrants issued at the Octobe