The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-16
lore FACTS
ABOUT TAXES
NoCRATIc STATE GOVERN.
<MENT COSTS LESS THAN
cARPET-8Ao RULE
[POSURE OF REPUB-
LICAN FALSEHOODS

S'N" wat oAdNt Levy IoI
E9Is Months is Less than Terrific
al Levy for Twelve Months.
Pr nineteen counties in old Okla.
ma whose boundary lines were ul.
hinged by the Constitution, there
but four where the state tax for
b months is not several hundred
lars less than the 1907 levy for
itorial taxes for ~ months.
considering the following fig
s, which are taken from the Off.
n records OF the state auditor, the
should be borne I'm mind that all
appropriations made by the first
e legislature were for a period Of
months, and that the first state
levy must be sufficient to pay the
ense of the state government for
2 months. The territorial levy for
was to meet appropriations that
re made to cover the territorial
benses for only twelve months. or
fiscal year. II should also be
me In mind that when the demo
tic state officials got possession
the records from their republican
decessors, they discovered out
hiding warrant Indebtedness of the
8ritory of Oklahoma aggregating
host S1,000,000. The records also
u bw that the greater part of this
100000 debt was contracted during
last two years of the carpet-bag
Elme.
Blaine County.
Here are the official figures for
bine county. In 1907, under repub-
hn territorial administration. the
al valuation of Blaine county was
ed at S2,677.SOS. Under the terri
ial levy OF 51a mills Blaine county
$ required to pay toward the sup
1T OF territorial government s14,-
.44.
This year under a democratic state
vernment the property OF Elaine
Inty is valued at S9.657 ,407. The
tie levy is fixed at l IA mills. and
kine county will this year pay $12,-
5.25 toward the support OF the
tie government This amount, II
ist be remembered, is for 1914
bnths expenses, but still is $2,615.75
than was assessed against Blaine
9 unity to support the territorial gov
hment for IL months. Taking the
al state taxes of $12,OS4.25 levied
ainst Blaine county this year and
vide II by 1914 and you will obtain
l970, the proportionate amount
ich Blaine county will have to pay
support the state government one
bnth. Multiply $6i9.7O by 12 and
u have s7,436.40. the amount which
Iaine county under statehood will
I've to pay to support the state gov
nment one year, as compared with
,70044 under republican territorial
e.
Beaver County
IOld Beaver county, embracing the
-ritory now included in Beaver,
xas and Cimarron counties, was
ued last year by the republican
rritorial board of equalization at 49,.
{7,947, and under the territorial tax
NY OF 5k mills paid s17,36S.7s taxes
support the territorial government.
his year the three counties EN-.
laced In what was old Beaver coun-
have been given an aggregate val.
ton OF 1897 .465. Under the state
NY Of 1 Ia miles they will be re.
Hired TO pay s14,621.S3, toward the
I pport of state government for 1917
|onths. This is s2,746.SS less than
aver county paid under republican
. rritorlal rule to support the terri
/ rial government for IL months. Di.
4 <ding $l4,621S3 by 1917 you secure
4 1888, the amount which Beaver
exas and Cimarron counties will be
4 quired TO pay to support the state
4 vernment for one month. Multiply
is by IL and you have $S.997 .96
fhich Is the amount that the thres
unties will pay to suppol state
[bvernment for one year as compared
] ith s17,36S.7l, the amount which the
/ me territory paid to support the ro
Iblican territorial regime for II
onths.
Caddo County.
| In 1907 the total valuation OF Caddo
bunty was fixed at $3,326,756, and
nder the territorial levy of jh mills
ddo county was required to pay
|S.297.1G toward the support OF terri
4 rial government for one year
/ This year Caddo county is valued al
4 |3.G37.52S, and under the state levy
/ IA mills will pay $17.O46.91 to
lard the support of state government
| |Dr 1917 months. This is $1,2502G
SIS than Caddo county paid in 1907
1r the support Of territorial govern
ent for one year. Taking the tota
ate tax OF Caddo county for this
ear. OF s17,046.91 and dividing tha
1874 you will obtain sS74.20. which
| the amount Caddo county will pa,
support the state government fol
: b. month. Multiply this result b,
+ I'D you obtain s10,494.40. tn,
,ug: winch Caddo county must pa!
~ ~,,i he state government fot
comp'red with s1S.9H7,ll
cauty v'-s last year re