The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-12

S5I0,y411g, ,wr-l Is tie s0ws amount
Of money to be raised this year by
direct taxation for state purposes.
The appropriations for this year, be-
catse OF the delay in securing state
hood and the setting up Of a state
government, had to be made for
period OF nineteen and half months
instead OF for twelve months as will
be the rule In the future Divide
1910, 0,341i9 by nineteen and q half
and the result is s46,6S4.i6, which Is
the proportionate amount OF direct
taxes needed to pay the expenses of
state government foy one month. Null
tiply this sum by twelve and you OBJ
tain $500 ,209.92. which is the proper
tionate amount under democratic
state rule which will be raised by di-
rect taxation to pay all of the ex-
penses OF state government for one
year.
In 1907 the total assessed value of
all property in the territory of Okla
homa, as equallzed by the republican
territorial board was 100000. 900. The
territorial levy was 81 mills Multi
ply s105,O00,00O by 51s mills and you
obtain a result of s577500, which was
the amount raised under the last year
OF republican territorial rule by direct
taxation to pay the expenses of ter
ritorlal government. The appropria-
tions which this levy was made to
cover, were for period of twelve
months, or one fiscal year Subtract
from $577500 the amount 1t cost the
tax payers to maintain territorial
government in 0klahoma one year,
1850, O,2Os, the amountIt viii cost the
FAX payers to maintain a democratic
state government for one year, and
gou have left $17,291, as the saving
which democratic extravaganza" has
worked to the taxpayers of Oklahoma.
In addition to this 1t must be re-
membered that under republican ter
ritorial rule the railroads of Oklaho-
ma paid only 1915 per cent Of the
total taxation, while under democrat
lct state administration the railroads
will pay 23.9 per cent Of the total d.
rect taxes Of the state.
There is one other proposition on
which the republican newspapers are
to deceive credulous peo-
pie. They are seeking to make the
voters believe that the democratic
state administration is responsible
tor all the taxes that are levied in
the state. This state levy OF IA
mills is the only tax with which the
democratic state administration has
to do or is in any way re-
sponsible for. All of the money ap-
by the first legislature to
pay the salaries Of state officials, and
all other expenses Of state govern
ment are covered by this levy Of / IA
mills. In addition to this state tax
every tax payer will have to pay his
portion of the county, township and
school district expenses. The levy
for these various items is not made
by the state board, nor is it subject
In any degree to the control of the
state officers. The levy of all taxes
except the IA mills Tor state pur-
poses Is made by the board OF county
commissioners, the township board,
and the school boards In the various
districts. There ID moi 4 county In
old Oklahoma where the ar1ount of
taxes levied for state purposes will
not be less than the same county paid
for tho support of territorial govern
ment In 1907. II the taxes on any
piece OF private property are higher
tnan they were in 1907, the respon-
sfbility Tor such raise does nUt kyst