The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-20
MORE FACTS
ABOUT TAXES
DEMOCRATIC STATE GOVERN.
MENT COSTS LESS THAN
cARPET-BAc RULE
EXPOSURE OF REPUD-
LICAN FALSEHOODS

Figures for 10 Counties Of Old okla
homa Show that state Levy for
1914 Months is Less than Terrific
rial Levy for Twelve Months.
OF nineteen counties In old Okla
homa whose boundary lines were un-
changed by the Constitution, there
are but four where the state tax for
19h months is not several hundred
dollars less than the 1907 levy for
territorial taxes for ~ months.
In considering the following ng-
nres, which are taken from the offi.
cial records Of the state auditor, the
fact should be borne in mind that all
the appropriations made by the irst
state legislature we're for period OF
191t months. and thag the flrst state.
tax levy must be sufficient to pay the
expense Of the state government for
1sh months. The territorial levy for
1871 was to meet appropriations that
we're made to cover the territorial
expenses for only twelve months, or
one fiscal year. II should also be
borne In mind that when the demo
cratic state officials got possession
Of the records from their republican
predecessors. they discovered out
standing warrant indebtedness OF the
territory OF Oklahoma aggfegating
almost 100000. The records also
show that the greater part Of this
$1,000 600 debt was contracted during
the last. two years Of the carpet'hag
regime
Blaine County.
Hero are the Official figures for
Blaine county In 1907. under repub-
lican territorial administration, the
total valuation OF Blaine county vas
nxed at s2.eTT sos Under the ieryh
lorial levy Of 5h mills Blaine county
was required 10 pay toward the sup
port OF territorial government t1L-
go0.44.
This year under a democratic state
government the property OF Blaine
county is valued at ss667.407, The
state levy Is fixed at IA mills. and
Blaine county will this year pay $12.-
0s5.25 toward the support OF the
state government This amount. #
must be remembered. Is for 1919
months expenses, but stili IS s2.6f5.75
less than was assessed against Blaine
county TO support the territorial gov
ernment for IL months. Taking the
total state taxes OF s12.0s425 levied
against Blaine county this year and
divide it by 1919 and you will obtain
s61e.70, the proportionate amount
which Blaine county viii have to pay
10 support the state government one
month Multiply s6ls.7o by u and
you have s7,436.40 the amount which
Blaine county under statehood will
have to pay 70 support the state gov
ernment one year, as compared with
I14,70o.44 under republican territorial
rule.
Beaver County
Old Beaver county embracing the
territory now included in Beaver.
Texas and cimarron counties, was
valued last year by the republican
territorial board Of equalization at So.
I57.o47. and under the territorial tar
levy Of 5ik mills paid s17,s6S.7s taxes
TO support the territorial government
This year the three counties en-
braced in what was old Beaver coun-
u. have been given an aggregate val.
uation OF t11.e97.466 Under the state
levy OF IA miles they VIII be re-
quired to pay s1a.621sS, toward the
support OF state government for 1914
months This is tz.7l6.Ss less than
Beaver county paid under republican
territorial rule to support the terri
torial government for IL months. Di- |
vidirg s14,ea1s3 by 1sh you secure
s749.g3, the amount which Beaver,
Texas and Cimarron counties will be
required to pay to support the state
government for one month. Multiply
this by IL and you have sS,se7.ss,
which Is the amount that these three
counties win pay to supper state
government for one year as compared
with s17 1881. the amount which the
same territory paid to support the re
publican territorial regime for IL
months.
caddc County.
In 1907 the total valuation ef Caddc
county was fixed at sS,s26,75e, and
under the territorial levy Of 6h mills
Caddo county was required to pay
a1s.2sT.16 toward the support OF terri
torial government for one year.
This year Caddo county Is valued at
sIs. s.6S7.62S, and under the state levy
of l IA mills will pay s17.O46.S1 to
ward the support Of state government
for 1sk months. This Is s1.2B0.25l
less than Caddo county paid IN 1907
for the support Of territorial govern.
mept for one year. Taking the total
state tax Of Caddo county for this
rear, 81 s17O46e1 snd dividing thai
by 1871 you will obtain sS7l2O. whIcA
is tho amount Caddo county wall pag
to support the state government foe
one month. Multiply this result b.